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

You Make My Heart Flutter

Hi crafty friends!

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

I'm in love with the Tulips In Boom set, and I had already used it but there is another  amazing tulips image  I wanted to play with.

To make my card I- started by die cutting a white rectangle using the Good Day Quilted Rectangles die set  and gluing it onto and  white A2 card base.

I blended Wilted Violetand the Mustard Seed Distress Oxide  inks one onto a white cardstock and then I die cut from  it some tiny stripes using the Tiny Stripes Cover die. I glued them in the center of card.

Next up I create a stencil using the Alhambra Arabesque Cover die, and with that die cut I stencilled the pattern over a white cardstock using the  Wilted Violet and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide inks.

I continued by die cutting the stencilled paper into a smaller rectangle using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set,  and gluing it in the card's center with an heavy cardstock between them to add a little bit of dimension.

At that point I stamped the Tulips Bloom  and the butterflies image in the Tulips In Bloom stamp set  onto a white cardstock using the Morning Mist Versafine Clair. This time I tried a new cardstock with a linen textured and I'm really happy about the result. I first colored the images with my Copic markers and then I continued with Prismacolor pencils the make the texture pops out.

Once I finisce the coloring I die cut the images using the coordinate dies Tulips In Bloom die set and I glued it on the card using foam tape to add dimension.

As a last thing I added the sentiment; It is also from the Tulips In Bloom stamp set;

I stamped it with Versafine ink on white paper and I add it at the bottom of the card.

Here a recap of the products I used

Alhambra Arabesque Cover die

Tiny Stripes Cover die

Nested Scalloped Frames die set

Good Day Quilted Rectangles die set

Tulips In Bloom stamp set     

Tulips In Bloom die set

 

And that's for today too.

Hope I gave you some idea to make a card with these products.

Thank you so much for stopping by .

ciao ciao

@nicolettaporcu.design

Japanese Aesthetic

Hi crafty friends!

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

It's a very elegant release inspired by the Japanese aesthetic and you could find it at alexsyberiadesigns.com  and alexsyberiadesigns. co.uk.

To create this card , I first stamped the lovey parasols on a rose-cream cardstock using the Sand Versafine Clair ink and the Parasols Betterpress Plate.

I die cut it in a  4 1/4x 5 1/2  panel and a cover it with a  vellum rectangle,.   I then glued it on a black base card.

I continued by die cutting and assembling  the lovely fun using the Fan & Bow Etched dies ; I then used the Blossom & Sentiments Betterpress Plate & die set  to create some  blooms.  I  hot foiled in pale gold the blue and red ones and I stamped in black on cream the others.  using the Press Plate .I also  stamped,  white embossed   and die cut the "For You" sentiment from the same set.

 

  

Next up I adhered the fan,  the blooms  and the sentiment on the card using for some of them foam tape to add dimension.

I used the Kokeshi Dolls BetterPress Plate & die set and I hot foiled the beautiful Kokeshi Doll in a pale gold.  Then I coloured the image with Copic marker; I die cut it and I added the kokeshi in the card using foam tape.

To finish the card  I added some black and gold gems.

Here a recap od all products I used:

Blossom & Sentiments Betterpress Plate & die set

Kokeshi Dolls BetterPress Plate & die set

Fan & Bow Etched dies

Parasols Betterpress Plate

That's it for today!

Than you so much for stopping by

Ciao Ciao

 

Kokeshi Doll in Kyoto

Hi crafty friends!

So excited today to show the card I made with the new Spellbinders collection with Alex Syberia Designs: Spring in Kyoto. It's a very special collection designed by Alex!!I'm a big fan of Kokeshi Dolls and I'm in love with everything about Japan so you can image how much I adore  this release !!

Here the first card I made mixing some  new products :

To make my card I started by the background ! I first, embossed a fawn 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,

Next up I stamped  the cherry blossom images on Neenah paper using the Cherry Blossoms Betterpress Plate & die setand a light pink Memento ink; I colored all with Copic markers adding some touches of Prismacolor pencils and white gel pen and I added them on the card using thin foam dots.

I continued by die cutting the Kokeshi Dolls Etches dies; I used Neenah paper to be able to color the various elements with my Copic markers and once the Kokeshi Dolls was assembled I added her on the card.

I added the sentiment I made by using the Blossoms & Sentiments Betterpress Plated & Die set. I heat embossed the thank you word in white and then I die cut it using the banner die included.

As a last thing I added some little pink flowers and some beads and that's that.

Hope you like my card and this amazing collection!

You could find it on the Alex Syberia Design Shop and on the Spellbinders shop.

Thank you for stopping by!

See you soon with a new card.

Ciao Ciao

Somebunny Loves You

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here today with a new card to share with you! and this is the time for the Hoppy Easter stamp set ... I know the Easter Holiday has just passed but , this set is so versatile and it can be used for many occasions.

To make my card I started by  creating a rectangle window on a white cardstock using the masking tape; Next up I stencilled   the Abstract Background stencil set using Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade  Distress Oxide inks and I sprayed it with water and white acrylic paint.

I let it dry and then I gently removed the masking tape and I die cut the cardstock in a  A2 rectangle using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set.

I glued it over a little bit bigger yellow cardstock and then all together over a white base card.

Once my card's background was done I thought about the top elements.

I die cut 4  white layers of the big sentiment XOXO using the Love& Xoxo die set, I glued all together but before  I blended the bottom of the last one using  Distress Oxide ink.  I glued it, slightly staggered  over  one more xoxo sentiment in Charming Pink  to create and ombre effect and then I glued the completed sentiment on the card.

Next up I stamped the images I needed from the Hoppy Easter stamp set, I colored them using copic markers and then I die cut them with the Happy Easter coordinate dies and I glued them on the card all around the XOXO sentiment.

As s last thing I added the string sentiment  from the Hoppy Easter stamp set, gluing it with am adhesive string mousse to add dimension.

And that's it

Here a products' reacap you could find on the Alex Syberia Designs shop:

Hoppy Easter stamp set

Happy Easter coordinate dies

Abstract Background stencil set

Nested Scalloped Frames die set

Love& Xoxo die set.

I absolutely love the Hoppy Easter set and I hope I  really hope you got some ideas.

Thank you for reading me!

Ciao Ciao 

Wishing You A Beautiful Day

Hi crafty friends !

I'm here here today, with a new card to share with you featuring the new release products by Alex Syberia Designs.

To make my card I started by die cutting all the elements from the Spring Clover die set : the foliage in two shades of light blue and the flowers in white. I assembled the flowers and I glued them on A2 blue rectangle cutting out the excess parts.

Next up I glued the decorate blue cardstock on a  bigger white base card to frame the tops card. I used an have rectangle cardsotck between the top card and the base card to add a little bit of dimension.

As a last thing I added the sentiment: I used the Essential Sentiments die set to  die cut the Hello word and  for the string embossed sentiment the Tulips In Bloom stamp set and Tulips In Bloom die set.

Ant that's that !

Here a recap of all the products I used:

Spring Clover die set

Essential Sentiments die set

Tulips In Bloom stamp set

Tulips In Bloom die set

I hope you got some ideas to make cards with this beautiful products!

Thank you for stopping by!

See you soon

Ciao, Ciao

I Wish You Happy Birthday

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing with you my  card featuring the Lenten Rose Para-dies from the latest release.

To make the card I  first,  die cut the Lenten Rose on a acetate sheet to use as stencil to trace the image on a watercolour paper.

Then I watercolored the flowers using my Schmincke  Horadam  Acquarell and I glued the colored rectangle on a white card base.

Over the  watercolored image I  added  3 white layers of the  Lenten Rose die cut.

 

As a last thing I added the sentiments: the big one is made using Gilded Expression stamp set and Gilded Expression coordinate die and the string one is from the Moments Hello stamp set.

Here a recap of the products I used:

A2 Lenten Rose para-dies

Gilded Expression stamp set

Gilded Expression coordinate die

Moments Hello stamp set

and that's it!

Hope you like it and hope you would join us at our Instagram hop @nicolettaporcu.design.

Thank you for stopping by

Ciao ciao!!!

Hello Spring

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here today sharing with you a new card made mixing some products of the latest Alex Syberia Designs release .

It't the time for the Spring Meadow die, the Cheerful Meadow die set  and  the  Spring Meadow Stencil set, 

It's very fun make a card using these sets!

To make it I start by die cutting my aground panel using the Meadow Magic cover die and gluing it over a white base card, using a heavy cardstock panel between them to add a little bit of dimension.

Next up I die cut the floral  top panel with the Spring Meadow die, and I lightly colored it by using the Spring Meadow Stencil set, and Distress inks .

I continued by die cutting the elements from the Cheerful Meadow die set   and after I colored  some of them I added the choose pieced  on Spring Meadow die cut.

At that point I glued the Spring Meadow panel over the card and as a last thing I added the little "Hello Spring" sentiment I made using the Hoppy Easter stamp set and coordinate dies.

Ant that's it!

I love soo much these sets and I hope I have given you some inspiration about them!

Thank you for stopping by!

See you soon!

Ciao ciao

Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello crafty friends!!!

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

The Spring Meadow release  is amazing and includes  clear stamps and dies 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 Spring Tulips Stencil set and the Cheerful Meadow Die set.

I started my card by stencilling the Spring Tulips Stencil set  on a Neenah cardstock. I placed my  5 1/2 x 5 1/4 white cardstock on the sticky mat and than I stencilled the tulips using Distress inks.

Thank I create some glittered effects on tulips using the Atyou Spica glitter pens and a white gel pen.

Once the coloring was finished I glued it on white card base.

Next up I die cut a white frame using the Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die and  I glued it over the card using foam stripes to add dimension.

I continued by die cutting the lovely bunnies from the Cheerful Meadow Die set and after adding some shades I added them on the card's bottom.

At that point I added the sentiment I made using the Classic Sentiments Press Plate & Die for the "Hello" word and  the Hoppy Easter stamp set and coordinate dies for the little string sentiment.

As a last thing I added some gold beads on the card's bottom.

And 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 : Lien

 and the next stop is : Nicky

Blog Hop Order:

Alex Syberia Designs

Amanda

Bobbi

Brenda

Carly

Colleen

Emelie

Erin

Lien

Nicoletta ---> you are here

Nicky

Sandi

Sylvie

As I said before fabulous prizes are waiting for you:

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a £30 (or $30 for U.S. winners) gift certificate to one winner, and a £15 (or $15 for U.S. winners) gift certificate to three lucky winners.
This giveaway is open internationally. Prizes will be awarded in GBP (£) for non-U.S. winners and USD ($) for U.S. winners.

All four winners will be drawn from participants who enter this Blog Hop by midnight BST  April 27th, 202.

Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page  on April 28th, 2025.

You Are Wonderful

Hi crafty friends!

TodayI'm  sharing with you a new card made mixing some products of the latest Alex Syberia Designs release and other from the previous ones .

I like so much to create using products from different releases because I can make something new every time !

Today I focused on the Elegant Blooms Press Plate & Die set, and this is the card I made!

To make my card I started by using the Abstract Background Press Plate as an embossing folder running it throng my Spellbinder Platinum 6 machine. I found the perfect sandwich to embossed the image without scratching the paper.

Next up I lightly blended it using Pink Flamingo Distress ink and then I glued it on a white card base.

I continued by die cutting  a big frame using the Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set, and a smaller frame using the Nested Scalloped Frames die set, and I glued them on the card ; the bigger one to frame the card and the smallest one in the center,

Next Up I heat embossed in white on the vellum the  Grateful For You Stamp set , I  die cut it using the coordinate dies Grateful For You die set,

And then I glued it over the card.

At that point I worked on the main element of the card : the Elegant Blooms Press Plate & Die set.

I  Inked the press plate with Memento ink and I run the Betterpress on my Spellbinder Platinum 6 machine to impress the image on a X-Press paper. I colored the image using Copic markers and once I finished I die cut it with the coordinate dies and I glued it over the vellum bouquet.

As a last thing I added the the sentiment, I made using the Classic Sentiments Press Plate & Die set,  and some black enamel dots,

ant that's it!

Here a recap of the products I used

Elegant Blooms Press Plate & Die set

Abstract Background Press Plate

Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set

Nested Scalloped Frames die set

Classic Sentiments Press Plate & Die set

Grateful For You Stamp set

Grateful For You die set

And here the Copcic markers I used to color the flowers:

RV00/RV09/RV52/RV55/RV66

Hope you like my card!

Thank you for stopping by and reading me!

See you soon

Ciao Ciao