Group of Seven Cardmakers - Feb 2025 Technique - Floating Frames

 This month, the Group of Seven Cardmakers are playing with the technique - Floating Frames.

There are several tutorials for this on YouTube -  two of them are linked to over at GO7.  I looked at both of them and because I just happened to have Press N Seal Glad Wrap in my cabinet - I went with this tutorial. Floating Die Cut Frame by Jennifer McQuire. 

Side view to see the depth of the 'floating' frame.

I used Antique Roses stamps and dies from Altenew.  I chose 3 shades of green ink for the leaves and 3 shades of blue and black for the two blooms.  I used my Misti and stamped all the layers of leaves and blooms on a white panel - four times so I had 4 panels of each bloom and leaves to use on my card.

I die cut all the pieces and laid them over a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white panel.

I laid a piece of Press'n Seal over the panel and pressed over all the pieces with my fingers - it is slightly tacky on one side (be sure to have the tacky side down!) so holds all the pieces in their places on the white panel.

I cut around the edges of the white panel so nothing went over the edge..

I removed the white panel and the pieces remain stuck to the Pres'n Seal

Then I die cut a rectangle out of the center of the panel - So I had two pieces to work with - still stuck to the Press'n Seal.

I added pieces of thick foam tape all over the back of the pieces.  Thick foam makes the frame 'float' higher off the card base.

I removed the backs of the foam tape, flipped over the panel and carefully pressed it onto the white panel, removed the Press'n Seal and there's my floating frame!  I adhered the inside of the frame cut- out onto a white card front for my 2nd card and removed the Press'n Seal!  I added 3 clear Fairy Drops to each card.

A couple of days after I made the above cards - I was looking through my box of cover dies and came upon this Flower Field Frame die from Poppy Stamps - I've had this for at least a year and it's the first time I've used it!

A faux floating frame so to speak!  It's all one piece - just has to be colored and adhered to a card base with lots of little bits of foam strips!  I used Metallic Water Color Paints to color the blooms and added gems to the center of some of the flowers.

Notes:  

1.  Depending on what stamps you choose (my first card blooms had 4 stamps for each bloom to create the 3D look) it can take a couple of hours just to stamp everything and then die cut the pieces for these two cards.   But it does create a beautiful look for a special card for someone.  I would suggest you do all the stamping one day - die cutting the next day and placement the third day and to stamp/cut enough for several cards!

2.  You could hand color your stampings or stencil the colors over your stampings depending on what kind of sets you have in your craft room.  That would save a lot of time.

3.  Maybe you'll find a cover die similar to the one I used for my last card that works as well!  Check out all the corners of your craft room!

We'd love to see what you do with this technique and to let us know what was easy/difficult for you.  You'll find some beautiful inspiration from the rest of the Group of Seven as well as Mr. Linky to show us what you do over at Group of Seven Blog!

 

I'm sending my one piece floating frame card to:

NBUS

first time using the Flower Field Frame die

Little Red Wagon

something tiny/small   My flowers are small on this floating frame. 

ends 3/4

Sending  my You're Amazing card to:

Cardz 4 Galz - embellishments

clear Fairy drops   ends 3/4

Antique Roses Card
Stamps: Antique Roses - Altenew, Isaiah 30:15 - Impression Obsession
Paper: White, True Black - Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Light Spruce, Medium Spruce, Dark Spruce - Gina K Designs, Persian Blue, UIltramarine, Sapphire - Altenew, Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Other Supplies: Antique Roses Dies - Altenew, Rectangle Die - Nestabilities, Press'n Seal - supermarket, foam tape, Fairy Drops - Memory Box.

Flower Field Card

Stamps: Antique Roses - Altenew, Isaiah 30:15 - Impression Obsession

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Other Supplies:  Flower Field Frame Die - Poppy Stamps, Metallic Water Colors Paints - Yasutamo, paint brush, water, foam strips, gems - Park Lane, Clear Fairy Drops - Open Studio

Inkspirational Challenge #305 - Celebrate: Nativity

 Inkspirational Challenge #305 has just posted! 

and here is the DT card I made for the challenge.  I am celebrating the birth of Jesus with my card.

I bought this beautiful Nativity Triptych from Tutti Designs at least two seasons ago and this is the first time I pulled it out to use it. I love this beautiful scene!

I die cut the triptych out of metallic gold and then cut out a panel of black with it. I inserted the gold die cut into opening in the black panel.

I created my background using the Smooshing with Cling Wrap technique.

I recently did a post with The Group of Seven Cardmakers on this technique. Click here if you are interested in seeing my blog post on the technique.

So how do you interpret Celebrate?

We hope you will link up your card so we can see it over at Inkspirational!

You have until 12/29!

linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using the Nativity Triptych die.

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

Anything goes

ends 1/7/24

Jingle Bells

last minute Christmas Cards

ends 12/23

Cut it Up #293

Celebrate

Little Red Wagon

Christmas

Stamps: Simple Strips: Christmas - Taylored Expressions.
Ink: Nocturne- Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Festive Berries, Rusty Hinge.
Paper: Bristol Smooth Mixed Media Paper, True Black - PTI, Metallic Gold - Parklane (JoAnn).
Accessories: Nativity Triptych Die - Tutti Designs, Cling (Saran) Wrap, water mister, craft mat, foam dots.

Sometimes Prayer is the Only Gift - Eileen Hull's Chapter 2 Dies - Tiny Book Case and Tiny Book

This is another project I made earlier for Eileen Hull to take to Creativation in January showcasing her just released Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case dies.  My theme for this one is a book of prayers and Bible Verses.

 It certainly speaks to the times we are living through these months.

I used the tag from Eileen's Credit Card Sleeve and Tag die set for the cover.

I covered the Tiny Book Case with patterned paper .

I added a little rectangle of the paper on the top of the inside tab that is exposed above the bottom panel of the box.

and gold embossed the edge of the front flap and the tag using Eileen's Golden Rod Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder.

I looped a piece of gold elastic cord through the tag to use as a closure for the case.

I also tied a piece of the gold elastic cord around the Tiny Book inside so it was easy to remove the book by pulling on the knotted end.

I made the face using Model Magic from Crayola and a mold from Sculpey.

 I adhered the face to the corner of the front of the Tiny Book Case.

 I embossed the edges of the Tiny Book cover with the Molten Embossing Powder

I stamped various Bible Verses and prayers on white card stock and sponged the edges with Tattered Rose Distress Ink.

Here are all the pages.

The back of the Tiny Book

For the pages, I cut a panel of patterned paper 11" x 2 7/8" and scored it at 2 1/4", 4 1/2", 6 3/4" and 9".  I cut another strip 9" x 2 7/8" scoring at 2 1/4", 4 1/2" and 6 3/4".  I cut another panel

I adhered one piece to the other to make one long piece, see the glue on the right hand piece, I adhered the left piece over it.

Leave the end pieces free, and glue the pages together under the 'hills'.

It ends up looking like this.

A sweet gift of comfort for a friend or relative who is going through a difficult time.

Be sure to check out Eileen's blog every Wednesday in April where she will gather the Inspiration Teams projects using her sweet new Tiny Book Case and Tiny Book dies!

Stamps:  His Mercies, Make Them Possible, Deuteronomy 28:6, She is Clothed 1 John 3:18 - Rubbernecker Stamps, Beautiful Blessings - Papertrey Ink, Sometimes Prayer - The Stamp Pad Co.
Paper:  Little Sizzles Matboard - Sizzix, white card stock - PTI, Pattern Paper - Modern Metallic 12x12 Pad - DCWV.
Ink:  True Black - PTI, Hero Hues Black, Versamark, Ranger Distress Tattered Rose.
Accessories:  Tiny Book Case Die, Tiny Book Die, Credit Card Sleeve and Tags - Eileen Hull/Sizzix,  Golden Rod Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder - Eileen Hull/Emerald Creek, Red Line Tape, Tombow Glue, Gold elastic cord, Cropadile, Sculpey Face Mold, Crayola Model Magic Air Dry.