Eclipse Butterfly

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Do you like optical illusions?  If so, this technique is for you.

CAS Mix Up is asking for Eclipse cards this month.  I don't know about you, but I often

need to stop and really look to see the subtle die cutting on these cards. I've done this 

technique before with words and numbers.  I was wondering about using a shape instead.

So I picked some pretty floral patterned paper and die cut a butterfly from the 

center, glued some foam behind him, and popped him back in.

He's really hard to spot.  Maybe this angle shows him better?

Let's go over to see what other ways this technique was used.  The fabulous Design Team

has wonderful examples and inspiration and there are some links to tutorials too.

And I used some of that hoard of patterned papers!

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Eclipse Technique

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG using pretty patterned papers

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Everyday Sentiments (SB)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Flowers in Garden (AZ), Neenah Solar White 

Other:  Stitched Butterfly Trio (PS), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), White EP

Enjoy!

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Lemons

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The last week we had lots of much needed rain and very little sunshine.

So I have another sunshiny card.

I used some lemon dies from Papertrey Ink and a sweet piece of gingham 

patterned paper that was a gift from a friend.

I used different flowers than were in the die set.  I thought these were better

for the scale of this card.

Challenges:

Double D - Fruit

Four Seasons - Summer (See Mood Board below)

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Sunbeam (SSS), Gumball Green (ret SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Yellow Gingham (?), Lemon Drop (GKD), Cinnamon Cider (SU), Watercolor Note Card (ret SU)

Other:  Lemon Blossom dies (PTI), Seaside Wishes small starfish die (SU), Ruffles & Dashes dies (CP), Blossom Punch, 1/8” Circle Punch, 1/4 scallop circle punch, Wild Wood dies (PTI)

Enjoy!

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Sunflower Birthday

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Another new week.  I hope you had a lovely weekend with some crafty time.

I had a play with some new to me ink and paper.

I die cut Sunflower Serenade from Neenah Solar white and used 

Buttercup ink from Concord & 9th to add color to the petals.

I am really happy with the color and how it blends.

I used their Eucalyptus and Rainforest ink for the leaves and to stamp

the sentiment and was happy with how the ink works with stamps too.

The base of the card and outer circle were cut from Buttercup cardstock.

The inner circle is new to me too and Jen's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

gave me the perfect opportunity to try it out.

What's your favorite kind of ink?

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #746 - See sketch below

NBUS #88 Mutual Appreciation Challenge- Never Before Used Schtuff - Decorative Circle die

Seize the Birthday #331 - Square Card & Not White Base (or ATG Birthday)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Many Everyday Messages (HA)

Ink:   Buttercup, Eucalyptus, Rainforest (C9), Early Espresso (SU)

Paper:   Buttercup (C9), Milk Chocolate (MFT), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Sunflower Serenade dies (SB), Spotlight on Nature die SU), Infinity Circle die (HA), Burlap EF (HB)

Enjoy!

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Three for Fun

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I found an envelope with some fun crab die cuts that a sweet friend had

shared with me some time ago and they became my fun for this week.

No challenges, just fun to create.

I also found this fun border that was perfect to put one of the small crabs in.

I used a new to me technique that I'd seen on Leslie's blog.  We adhered a piece of

vellum to colored cardstock with a double sided sticky sheet and then embossed.

It makes such a dreamy background!

For the second card, I used a technique that I'd seen on Michele's blog.

We scrunched up a piece of wax paper.  Really scrunched it up into a tiny little

wrinkled ball.  Then we flattened it back out and put it between 2 pieces of 

white cardstock.  After covering it with a piece of copy paper to protect the iron

from any bit sticking out, we pressed it good with a hot, dry iron.

It didn't look any different to me until I started brushing some Distress Ink

over top.  It's like magic and doesn't it make a nice background?  This

waving crab thinks so.

Lastly, I used a favorite embossing technique.  After embossing the kraft piece,

I patted over top with a full size white pigment inkpad.  It's important to keep the 

pad even so it only touches the raised parts.

I computer generated the sentiment.

That's it for me today.  I hope you have a crab-ulous weekend!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps: Seahorse Garden (SB) 

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Real Red, Glacier (SB), Thin Vellum, Neenah Solar Whitet

Other:  Seashell Frame SEt (WF), Happy Crabs dies (WF), So Swirly EF (SU), Double Sided Sticky Sheet (S.C), White Gel Pen, Googly eyes

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt)

Ink:   Prize Ribbon (DI), Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Paper:   Real Red, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Wax Paper & Iron, Happy Crabs dies (WF), Splatter Stencil (KC), Mirrored Arch Labels dies (SB), So Swirly EF (SU), White EP, Googly eyes

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Paper:  Real Red, Neenah Desert Storm, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Happy Crabs dies (WF), Seabed EF (SU), Stitched Circle Die (SSS), Splatter Stencil (KC), White Gel Pen, Googly eyes

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Fuchsia with Hummingbird

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

This is my last week Guest Designing for Just Us Girls.

What a lovely team!  I've enjoyed being a part of it this month.

This week's challenge is to use any stencil.

I've used an Alex Syberia embossing folder and stencil to do this

very bright card.  After I had it done, I checked out fuchsia on Google

and see that I have reversed the dark and light pink.  LOL!  Too many birthdays!

This hummingbird doesn't seem to mind though.

Thanks so much to the JUGS team for such a warm welcome!

I hope you'll pull out your stencils and join this week's challenge at

JUST US GIRLS

Card Recipe

Stamps: Cheers to You PP (SB) 

Ink:   Betterpress Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Soft Seafoam, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Distress Re-inkers (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany, Shabby Shutters, Magical Fuscia EF & Stencils (AS), Rustic Wilderness), Elegant Rectangle STAX (MFT), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Olive, Dk Carmine)Subtle EF (ret SU), Hummingbird die (?)

Enjoy!

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