A Bevy of Butterflies

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I have two butterfly cards made for the Color Hues Challenge.

First up....

...a slimline card with a stamp that has been sitting in my NBUS box for 

way too long!

I stamped all the butterflies with black ink and heat embossed with black powder.  Then I

used 4 shades of orange to color them.

I did some subtle background stamping with gray and orange inks before mounting

on a narrow black frame and onto a gray panel cut just a bit smaller than the base.

Next up...

Time totally got away from me a few weeks ago and by the time I had this card

finished the Color Hues Challenge #63 had been and gone.

Oh well, I have a card for my stash.

The background was done by inking and spritzing  a Penny Black floral stamp

then adding some subtle script stamp over that.

The butterfly was in my UFO box.  He was stamped, embossed and cut from vellum.

The color was added on the back of the vellum with alcohol ink then blended 

around with some alcohol and an ink blower. 

Hopefully I can get the orange butterflies posted in time.

Challenges:

Color Hues - Orange & Slate Grey

NBUS #50 - Never Before Used Schtuff (butterfly stamp)

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Butterflies (Kaisercraft), Butterfly Basics (ret SU), Scripted Background (W9)), Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Rusty Hinge (DM)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Smoky Gray (SU)

Other:  Black EP, Mini Slimline Double Stitched Rectangle Die (Kat Scrap)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Butterfly Garden (PB), Passionate (PB), Smile Today (PB), Scripted Background (W9)

Ink:   Patina, Glacier (AI), Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum, Hot Pink (?), Back of Mixed Media Pad Cover

Other:  White EP, Butterfly Garden Die, Elegant Stitching Frames Die (PB)

Enjoy!

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Birthday Chicks

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I'm Guest Designing again for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

It's always Anything Goes using Penny Black items with an optional theme.

This month's theme is to Use Patterned Papers.

This is a card we made in our last class and we all agreed that this image is lots of fun.

Actually Jack colored these chicks and let me put them on a card.

I've used almost all of this pad of patterned paper now.

 

Thanks to Helen and the team for the opportunity to Guest Design with them.

It's always a pleasure to join these talented ladies.

Do check out their awesome inspiration at Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Cluck, Cluck, Cluck (PB), Many Everyday Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gingham/Linen Rainbow Paper (Doodlebug)

Other:  Copics (or Ultrafine Sharpies for class), Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrap), Party Confetti Fancy Die (HA)

Enjoy!

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Patchwork 3D Embossing Folder

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Now that my May 3D embossing folder is on the way, it's past

time to have a play with last month's Patchwork embossing folder.

I love all the different designs in this folder!

I cut a half piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and embossed.

Then I cut out the largest design in the middle and the different designs that

surrounded it.

For this card, I colored the largest section with detail brushes and ink, matted

it with a matching pink cardstock and mounted it onto an A2 embossed piece.

I used one of the side designs to add the sentiment to.

I used another of the edge patterns for the second card.  This time I colored another

piece from the edge and popped a die cut and colored flower behind.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG Embossing folder with twist of floral

The Flower Challenge #80 - Pretty Pastels

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bee Kind Toile (PP)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette, Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Patchwork 3D EF (Spl), Yana's Wonderful Scripted Sentiments Die (Spl), Detail Brushes (Alt)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette

Other:  Patchwork 3D EF (Spl), Envelope Accessories Die, Bouquet Accessories Die (both HA), Caran d'Ache Supracolor Pencils (Dk Carmine, Yellow, Sapphire Blue, Olive Black)

Enjoy!

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Another Patterned Paper Butterfly

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When I was making this card, I stamped this butterfly with black on another piece of

the same patterned paper.  Heat embossing made the black really intense!

I decided to set it off the edge of a watercolor piece from my background box.

I added the delicate Airy die cuts and a few black gems to jazz it up.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Spring

Penny Black Saturday -  Patterned Paper

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Trio, Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Expressions in Ink DSP (SU), Watercolor (TH), Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Black EP, Airy Die (PB)

Enjoy!

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More Tuberose Washi Cards

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I am really enjoying this Pinkfresh Studio Washi Tape!

We used some of the Dahlias in my class last week and they were a big hit.

I had to get some more and I think this Tuberose is the prettiest they have designed so far.

First up has some die cut leaves tucked around a foiled circle.

I stamped and embossed a sentiment and added a few of the die cut flowers.

Then comes my favorite so far...

I used Pinkfresh's Sparkling Diamonds coverplate for the background and

die cut a slim stitched rectangle for the sentiment. It was so easy to add a few of

these gorgeous flowers tucked behind and on top.

and I added another bloom to the previous card using these cuts.

Several of you have sent me some Washi die cuts and now that the class is over,

I hope to get some on cards.  They are so much fun to play with.  I love to color, but

sometimes it's nice to have the coloring done for you.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Spring

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Scripty Sayings (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Tuberose Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Essential Duo Lines Circles Foil Plate (Spl), Infinity Circles (HA), Subtle EF (ret SU), Leaves Die (?), Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Tuberose Washi & Die (PFS), Sparkling Diamonds Coverplate (PFS), Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrappiness), Perfect Sentiments Foil Plate & Die (PFS), Gold Foil (Spl)

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