Graciellie Design

Our February Digi Release had some amazing floral stamps! You know how much I love flowers! And I have been playing with different mediums to stretch the use of my digital stamps. My card for today features floral stamps from -You are Loved-. To view the entire Graciellie Design digi collection click  here .  This color combo ruled my craft room this month! I love the contrast! I colored the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The trick to get a clean foiled finish without any stains from the markers is to actually colored the flowers first and foil them once they're done. (Images were printed on laser printer and foiled with Deco Foil on a laminator.) I hope you have a chance to try out this super easy tip! We have now over 40 digital stamp sets available and our shop continues to grow, so I know you'll find something to suit your cardmaking style so you can experiment with all these fun techniques we've shared along the way. For more inspiration ...

As you may know I am now part of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps creative team, but today I'm also sharing a new stamp set I had the honor of creating for the company:  Floral Greetings .  I had the absolute joy to put together this set for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps that includes two beautiful floral images and a collection of greetings for every occasion! My card for today is very clean with a striking color palette. I wanted the flowers to stand out more than anything else. I colored them -guiding myself by dog roses pictures- in two tones of pink and decoupaged them to add more dimension. To create the decoupage effect I stamped the dogrose branch twice to the background and colored the images. I also stamped the flowers on another piece of white cardstock and colored them. I then fussy cut them and adhere them on top of the previously stamped background, offsetting the flowers a bit to make them look fuller. I also added some sparkle to the images with a shimmer spra...

Happy Valentine's Day! Welcome to our first Valentine's Blog Hop at Graciellie Design . Today the Creative Team and I will be sharing lots of inspiration using our new Love & Friendship stamp collection! We also have an awesome giveaway for you so stay with us 'til the end for a chance to win! The designers and I have all been creating non-stop throughout the month making projects that include our new stamps, even for fun! Today I'm sharing 2 sets of Valentine's cards I made this year, one of them similar to a design featured last year using stamps from - Love Ya! - and another one to which I added a beautiful verse from - Everlasting Love -.  These fun 4 x 4" cards are perfect to go along with Valentine's treats. This year I made my son's teachers these fun lollipop "milkshake" arrangements. Classmates will be getting candy bags with custom made tags. The team too has lots to share with you! Today we are welco...

It's the cutest month of the year, with oh so many hearts, chocolate and candy and cupids bringing a smile to everyone's faces. That being said, today I have a post full of fun tips and gift ideas for Valentine's day using Deco Foil. Therm O Web Suppies:   Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheets • Summer Rainbow 12" Foil Laminator Deco Foil™ White Foam Adhesive 3D White Foam Squares • Combo Pack iCraft Adhesive™ Tape • 1/2 in iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive 2.1 fl oz Zots™ Roll • Small Other Supplies:   Free Digital Confetti Hearts Patterned Paper Papers: Vellum, acetate, kraft, tissue, patterned scrapbooking paper. Also, corrugated cardboard. Tools: Scissors, Paper trimmer, die cutting machine, Laser Printer, Heart dies (Large and small), Pillow box die Other: 7/8" hot pink grossgrain ribbon / Turquoise and pink paper twine / Iridescent thread These projects were created with some of the new products released at CHA just recently! Be sure to check them ...

I've been working on a few mixed media projects behind the scenes. I love to add different textures with simple supplies I already have in my stash. Today's card is a reflection of where my creative mood has been lately. This beautiful  Lotus Flower  by  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps   was actually digitally stamped. (It is also available as a clear stamp and is currently on SALE  here !) I printed the image on a laser printer and foiled it using a laminator with a beautiful Amber Watercolor Deco Foil transfer sheet. Once the image is foiled it will allow you to play with resist techniques since it works just as an embossing powder would. I went ahead and painted the flowers with Colorbox pigment inks, picking up the inks with a waterbrush. After the ink dried I added a few accents to the petals using Magenta and Pink Pan Pastel, applying it directly with my fingers. To soften and add a subtle shimmer to the images I applied a tad bit of Metallic Silver Pan Paste...

Welcome to Graciellie Design's first stamp release for 2017 ! We are so glad you're here! Today we are starting off with not only new stamp sets but also a new team of designers that will make your day with the beautiful projects they have made for you! This new release includes 4 brand new sets with inspiring images and sentiments that you can resize, recolor, foil, decoupage and much, much more! As you follow along today's blog hop you will have a chance to see each of our new stamps used in creative ways. I know you will be inspired by the designer's project ideas. Today I'm using stamps from - You are Loved -. I couldn't resist foiling this romantic rose on vellum. To give the card a soft contrast I used one of the new watercolor Deco Foil, that actually has different tones of lilac and purple allowing the image to really glow and stand out. I colored the back of the vellum with magenta using a Spectrum Noir alcohol marker. The sentiment was also foile...