Colorful Parasols

Hi crafty friends!

Is Nicoletta , @nicolettaporcu.design, here today sharing with you a colourful card featuring the Spring in Kyoto collection by Spellbinders designed by Alex Syberia Designs. !

To make my card I started by  using  the Parasol Better Press plate  on a Neenah paper and hot foiling it in gold using the New and Improved Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders.

Next up I colored the hot foiled design using the coordinate  stencil set included in  the Spring in Kyoto BetterPress & Stencil Bundle, and  the Distress Oxide Inks.

I continued by gluing the Parasols image on a white base card.

Then I made a  shaker frame by  using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set. I die cut a some paper fames and a foam one , I glue all together adding  a clear acetate rectangle to cover frame, Inside I added the gold shaker tiny hearts and I glued it over the card center.

As a last thing I added the hot foiled  sentiment I made  using It's Your Birthday Hot Foil Plate and die set; To add dimension I die cute a frame shape and I glued all together over the shaker frame.

And that's it!

Products I used:

Spring In Kyoto Betterpress and Stencil Bundle

Nested Scalloped Frames die set

It's Your Birthday Hot Foil Plate and die set

Parasols Betterpress plate

You could find all of them on Alex Syberia Design shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all product on the UK store too here.

 

Hope you like my card!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Ciao Ciao

 

Floral Fans

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here today, to share with you another card featuring the  amazing "Spring in Kyoto" collection by Spellbinders, designed by Alex Syberia Designs.

To make my card I started by the background ! I first, embossed a white rectangle using the amazing Floral Fans 3D Embossing Folder  I glued it over bigger white base card. I used a 4"x5" heavy cardstock between the base and the embossed background to add a little bit of  dimension.

I continued by die cutting and assembling  two  lovely fun using the Fan & Bow Etched dies.

Once them are glued on the top of the card I added little gold beads to embellish the fans.

Next up I used the Large thanks die,  to die cut  the large sentiment in metallic gold cardstock  outlined in violet; I glued it on the card and as a last thing I added some little flowers  ( from the Fan & Bow Etched  die set) with  gold beads  in the center.

And that’s that !

Here a recap of products I used:

Fan & Bow Etched  die set by Spellbinders designed by Alex Syberia Designs.

Floral Fans 3D Embossing Folder by Spellbinders designed by Alex Syberia Designs.

Large Thanks die set.

You could find all of them on Alex Syberia Designs shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all products on the UK store too here.

 

Hope you like my card!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Ciao Ciao

 

Bloom And Smell flowers

Hi crafty friends!

I have a new card  to share a new card with you, today!

To make it I used the amazing Summer Flower Press Plate as a background, I stamped it using the Milled Levander Distress Oxide ink.

Once I die cut it with the largest dotted rectangle from the Nested Scalloped Frames die set , I framed it with a ultra violet cardstock and next up I glued them over a white base card.

Next up I die cut the lovely Butterly Bliss  elements from metallic gold and Bondi Blue cardstock , and once it was assembled I glued it over the lilac summer flower.

As a last thing I added the sentiments: the big one is made using the Bloom die : I die cut the base layer in ultra violet and the top one in lilac. To add dimension I glued all together 5 layers of lilac bloom word.

Next up I stamped the string sentiment from the Hoppy Easter Stamp set , and I die cut it using the Hoppy Easter Die set  coordinate dies. I doubled it with a metallic gold die cut.

Ant that's it"

Here a recap of all the Products I used:

Butterfly Bliss die set

Summer Flower Press Plate

Nested Scalloped Frames die set

Bloom die 

Hoppy Easter Stamp set

Hoppy Easter Die set

You could find all of them on Alex Syberia Designs shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all products on the UK store too here.

 

Hope you like my card!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Ciao Ciao

 

Peony Blossom For Sending Hugs

Hi crafty friends!

I'm  here today, to share a new card with you!

As you know we had a new release at Alex Syberia Designs and I hadn't used the Peony Blossoms Press Plate yet, so  it's the focus of my card.

It''s a very clean and simple card with an elegant touch!

To make mu card I started by impress the Peony Blossoms Press Plate on vellum end embossing it in white. I die cut it in a rectangle using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set, and I glued it on a large dark  blue-green rectangle.

Next up I glued the top card on a white base card using foam pad to add dimension. As a last thing I added the sentiment I made using the new Essential Sentiments Press Plate and dies. I stamped and embossed it in white on a black cardstock.

As a last thing I added some silver gems and that's it!

I hope you like my card!

You could find all of them on Alex Syberia Designs shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all products on the UK store too here.

 

 

Ciao Ciao 

 

Butterfly Bliss - Alex Syberia Designs New Release And IG Hop

Hi crafty friends!

As I already told you in the previous post Alex Syberia Designs  is launching their brand new July collection, you’ll find fun floral press plates and beautiful butterflies and today we are celebrating with a fun IG hop to give you the chance to win fabulous prizes and to see the beautiful Design team inspirations.

Here the card I made for the occasion:

I started by die cutting my background using the beautiful Meadow Magic Cover die.

After some corners blending with a green ink I glued it over a white card base.

Then I used the amazing Bufferly Bliss die set as star of the card.

I started by die cutting it in two layers and then blending all the elements to compose my Butterly and obviously all the flowers and the leaves included,

I used  Rustic Wilderness and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide inks and some Copic markers, Atyou Spica Glitter gel pens and white gel pen for details .

As all the elements was placed I glued the butterfly in the center card, using some foam adhesive pads to add dimension and then I arranged all around the flowers and leaves.

Than I added the white embossed sentiment from the Essential Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set.

and as a last thing I glued some rhinestones to have some light points.

That's it !

Hope you like my card and the new Alex Syberia Designs Products! 

You could find all products on Alex Syberia Designs shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all products on the UK store too here.

Check my Instagram account @nicolettaporcu.design,  to join our  IG  hop to whin fab prizes.

Ciao Ciao

Alex Syberia Designs July Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello crafty friends!!!

Today, we are celebrating the launch of  Alex Syberia Designs new release !

The July release   is amazing and includes   dies and press plates  you will love for sure

You could find all products on Alex Syberia Designs shop. I want to remember to our European friends that you could buy all products on the UK store too here.

Joining with us  you will see many inspiration projects made by the AS design team in the ASD blog post,  so you could appreciate the amazing collection. 

Now let me share the card I made for the occasion using the amazing Summer Flower Press Plate!

This plate is absolutely stunning and the card making process is so fast and satisfying

Really easier said that done!

To make this card I started by placing the Summer Flower Press Plate on my Betterpress tool and inking it using the Nocturne Versafine Clair ink ( I found that Versafine Clair works beautifully  with press plates) and I run it through my Spellbinders Platinum 6 machine to press the image into the cardstock.

As a last thing I added the sentiment  I realised using the Essential Sentiments Press Plate & Die set. I embossed in white the sentiment on a black cardstock and to add dimension I die cut it in five layers.

And that's it!

Next up I colored the flower using my Copic markers. For the disk florets  I also used Prismacolor Pencils and gel pens.

Here the Copic colors I used

R29/R27/R24/R17/R14/R05/Y19/15Y02/RV99/RV69

G94/G28/G43/G24/G20/G46/YG25/YG45/YG61

Once everything was colored I die cut the image using a  rectangle die from the Nested Scalloped Frames Die set and I glued it over a black base card.

I hope you would join us I this fun blog hop to see all the beautiful creation of our design team and for the chance to win fabulous prizes.

The previous stop is : Nicky

 and the next stop is : Raquel

Blog Hop order:

Alex Syberia Designs

Bobbi

Brenda

Carly

Emelie

Erin

Kelly

Lea

Lien

Nicky

Nicoletta ---- you are here

Raquel

Sandi

Sylvie

As I said before   fabulous prizes are waiting for you:

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 (or £15) gift card to four lucky winners. 

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST July 10th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on July 11th, 2025.

Grateful For You Always

Hi crafty friends!

Today I have  to share a new card with you featuring the Alex Syberia Designs products.

To make my card I started by die cutting  all  the elements I needed!

I  specifically used the Cheerful Meadow Die set for butterflies and flowers and  Andalusia Wildflowers die set for the greenery.

I die cut the butterflies  and flowers in white and I colored them using Copic markers and Distress Oxide inks. I assembled them and next up I die cut the greenery.

I continued by die cutting a salmon pink rectangle using the  Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set and by gluing it over an A2 white base card adding a heavy cardstock rectangle between them to add dimension..

At that point I arranged the greenery and the flowers on the card  and next I glued them on it. To be sure everything is glued on the right position  using the Press'n seal to pick up the die cuts and gluing them.

Next up I added the butterflies using foam tape to add dimension and then the hot foiled sentiment I made using the Classic Sentiments Press Plate and die set.

As a last thing I added some gold gems and that's it!

I remember you  all products are available on the alexsyberiadesigns.com  store for US  and  on the alexsyberiadesigns.co.uk   for rest of the world. stores.

Thank you for stopping by!

Ciao Ciao

Japanese Blossoms

Hi crafty friends!

Today. here I am,  to share a new card with you!

To make my card I started by  using  the Abstract Background Press Plate to emboss in white the image on a piece of Neenah paper and create my background. Then using the coordinate Abstract Background Stencil set I added color to the  background using various blue-green and dark Bkue of  Dye Fresh Inks by Altenew,

I die cut the background into an A2 rectangle using the largest die of the Nested Scalloped Frames die set and I glued it over a white A2 base card,

Next up I stamped the blossom from the Blossoms & Sentiments BetterPress Plate & Die Set , on a watercolour paper,  I watercolour them and  die cut them using the coordinate dies and I nicely arrange and adhered them on the card using foam tape .

I then stamped the Thanks sentiment from the Tulips in Bloom stamp set ,  I die cut it using the coordinate dies. and I added to the card using foam tape to add dimension.

Lastly I added some rhinestones and that's it!

I remember you  all products are available on the alexsyberiadesigns.com  store for US  and  on the alexsyberiadesigns.co.uk   for rest of the world. stores.

Thank you for stopping by!

Ciao Ciao

 

Spring Tulips To Celebrate

Hi crafty friends,

I'm back today with a new card to share with you,

For this card I chose to featuring the Spring Tulips Layering Stencil set from the Spring release mixing them with some products from the previous releases, Hope you like it!

To make my card I started by die cutting the a floral background using the Floral Splendor Cover Die and gluing it over a red blended rectangle I die cut using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set and then over a white base card.

I continued by stencilling the Spring Tulips using Distress inks and Distress Oxide ink. As all layer was completed I refined the tulips using Prismacolor pencils and some white gel pen lines. I die cut them  by hand and I glued the image over the card.

As a last thing I added the "Celebrate" sentiment that's part of the Classic Sentiment Press Plate & die set.

 

And that's it for today too!

Thank you for stopping by and reading me!

Ciao Ciao

 

So Glad We'Re Friends

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here today sharing with you a colourful card featuringthe Spring in Kyoto collection by Spellbinders designed by Alex Syberia Designs. ! Hope you like it

To make my card I started by  using  the Parasol Better Press plate on a Neenah paper and hot foiling it in gold using the New and Improved Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders.

Next up I colored the hot foiled design using the coordinate  stencil set included in  the Spring in Kyoto BetterPress & Stencil Bundle, and  the Altenew Fresh Dye Inks.

I continued by gluing the Parasols image on a white base card and as a last thing I added the sentiment.

The XOXO word is from the LOVE & XOXO die set; I die cut in 5 layers, 4 in white and the top one in metallic gold. I assembled them and I glued the letters over the card.  The string sentiment is from the Tulips In Bloom stamp set and coordinate dies.

And that's it for today too!

Hope you it!

Thank you for stopping by

Ciao ciao