Graciellie Design

Hello and welcome once again... The card for today was made using dies that were altered in one way or another to create new shapes. For example, the upper corners are actually the corners of a square die; the layer they frame is part of a grand label die; the doilies are in fact one doily cut in half and layered one over the other; the distressed square, was a long rectangle hand cut and rebuilt to fit the center of the card; the main center piece was stamped to frame the sentiment with two half doilies; and finally the pin, was handmade using jewelry materials and authentic crystals ( DIY pins ). I got the stamp set used with this card precisely because of a sentiment, that expresses so much of what is on my mind all the time: " It would be so nice if something made sense for a change" -Alice in Wonderland. I was born in the 80's, but I feel the world has changed wildly in just a few decades, for good and/or worst. And if that wasn't enough, everything in my perso...

Bonjour! jajaja... It's all romanticism and love sentiments, with Valentine's Day around the corner! I have been wanting to make a card for my husband, a male but still elegant card. And I came up with a beautiful design that I knew he'd like! But guess what? He came to my desk and saw it! Augh! I was keeping it a secret, and was not going to post it. There's no case in hiding it anymore... LOL. I decided it would be a 5x7 card, with a fold that would appear as a faux pocket. The swirls I hand cut from a Spellbinders Gold Elements One die. I lined the inside of the card, and to finish it I added some ribbon, cristals and a stamped sentiment and tag. Materials Spellbinders: - Gold Elements One - Ornamental Iron M-bossabilites Justrite Ooh La La French Frills Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo Memento Dye Ink in Rich Cocoa Merletto stickers Other generic materials 3/8 Gross grain ribbon in light brown Heavy weight paper in cream Pearlescent ...