Classic Florals & Regal Details: Card Making with the Regal Reflections Collection

Hello Spellbinders Fans! It’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing these three cards featuring the Regal Reflections Collection.

I did a bit of homework regarding the famous Staffordshire dog ceramic figures. They are from the early 17th century and started as gifts that could be purchased on the street from local artists. They were popular Victorian mantelpiece decorations inspired by Queen Victoria’s King Charles Spaniels. When these figures moved into canvas art, artists recreated their recognizable forms in still lifes and decorative paintings, reflecting their popularity as cherished household symbols, even though the originals were porcelain or earthenware rather than paintings.

A DAY TO REMEMBER

I love fresh flowers, and the Regal Blooms set makes it so easy to build a gorgeous bouquet. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for Spring. I picked colors that remind me of my favorite season.  This color palette can easily work for any recipient.

• Die cut the Arch Punch & Pierce Plate in Coral and Chiffon Colorwheel cardstocks. The A2 cardbase is Coral.
• Die cut the vase from Regal Blooms in Bellini, the stems in Mint, and the blooms in Coral and Bellini. Glue the blooms together.
• Stamp the sentiment from Lasting Impression Sentiments onto Mint cardstock and use the vase outline to cut it out.
• Assemble everything onto an A2 card base.

TIP: I like to keep my color palette to about three colors. For this floral card, it is Chiffon, Bellini, Coral, and Mint.

HELLO FRIEND

Out of the trio, this was the first card that I designed.  I knew that I wanted to use the dogs as a duo and for them to be black and white. I think this is my favorite from this set of cards. I’m a huge fan of white space. I love Spellbinders’ attention to details, like those pillows and the trim/tassel piece.

• Start with a Chiffon A2 panel.
• Using the Regal Lattice 3D Embossing Folder, I used the bottom design with white cardstock. Trim the panel by .75 inch all around.
• Cut the medium rectangle in the Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag set in both white and Blossom. Cut a Mint panel to go on top of the Blossom. Using the rectangle die, cut the white frame out and add it on top of the Mint and Blossom.
• Die cut two Mint pillows and coordinating gold glitter trim/tassles.
• The two dogs were cut in white with black details. The cheeks are copic colored R22. The harness is cut from Dahlia Colorwheel cardstock.
• Stamp the Hello Friend sentiment from the Lasting Impression Sentiments stamp set in black.
• Assemble all the layers onto an A2 folded cardbase.

TIP: Adding texture in white doesn’t take away from the black contrasting details.

SIMPLY, THANK YOU

I wanted to have at least one of the dogs in Cosmic Sky cardstock. That shade of blue reminds me of the popular blue and white Asian porcelain.

• Using the Regal Lattice 3D Embossing Folder, I used the top design with white cardstock.
• Cut Coral cardstock with the Arch Punch & Pierce Plate. Use the two smaller arches. Adhere them together with adhesive on the backside.
• Using the Regal Pair, cut one pillow in Raven and use gold glitter cardstock for the trim/tassel.
• Cut the dog using Cosmic Sky and White cardstock. The harness is Dahlia. Glue all the pieces together.
• Stamp the sentiment from the Lasting Impression Sentiments stamp set in black. Cut it into a strip.
• Assemble all the layers onto an A2 folded cardbase.

TIP: The Regal Lattice 3D Embossing Folder has two different designs. This makes it a great deal since it is two patterns that are normally one.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired by the Regal Reflections Collection! You can visit me over on Instagram @craftee1 or www.craftee1.com.

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