Butterfly Love You

My 2nd post this evening! Here is another card for the same challenge as the last one, but this time I used the colors instead of the sketch. I couldn't find a print background paper that I liked so I made my own using one of the butterfly stamps and th esame blue ink. Again, almost all the supplies I created with are from Fun Stampers Journey! I'm a Coach with the FSJ company and have been gradually adding to my stock of their products. Below, I'll list what I used.

The color requirements are these:

Looks like my blue is a little "off".....hmmmm. Not sure what I did there. Must have picked up the wrong one. Oh well. Its close!

The challenge can be found at www.creativebloomsjourney.blogspot.com - #6

My list of ingredients:

From FSJ: Inks, whip cream cardstock base, Sparkle Dust fine glitter, stamps from 3 sets- "Enjoy the Journey", "With Love", "Wonderful Day" and dies called Journey Circles.

Also used other cardstock, adhesives and foam squares...from my stash!

If you are interested in Fun Stampers Journey...in their products or in becoming a Coach yourself (!)...please check my sidebar; there is information on the company, and a website to visit. Or leave me a message so I can contact you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Painters' Tape Technique

I tried a new technique this evening...using painters' tape to make a textured background in wide undefined bands. I also wanted to try some clear embossing as part of the background, but I used the wrong kind of embossing powder...I grabbed the one for bonding materials not just the plain clear. So I added some very fine glitter to take care of the stickiness. Now I'm glad it worked out that way!

The sparkle and the tape texture show up a bit better in the photo below.

The butterflies are colored with a variety of alcohol markers and have a bit of glitter glue along the wing edges.

Ingredients:

Stamps - Stampabilities "All things are possible", Sky Kids "Butterfly"

Inks - TH Distress Inks, Memento "Tuxedo Black", Top Boss "Embossing"

Embossing Powder - Stampendous "Stamp N' Bond"

Challenges:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com - #42 "Sky"

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - July "Painters' Tape Technique"

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca - #115 "Photo Inspiration"

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #139 "Anything Goes"

http://www.ipalamountain.com/2014/06/sketchbook-saturday-challenge-125 - #125 Sketch

Best Wishes Border Card

The theme for the challenge at SweetStamps this week is "Borders" so I used an unusual (& unbranded) stamp I picked up at a garage sale for 50 cents. It looks like half of a border so I stamped it in both directions, end to end and I'm actually happy with the result! Both stamped images are colored with colored pencils.

The pretty butterfly stamp is from SweetStamps called "Crown Butterfly"....a favorite!

The "Best Wishes" is a cheap little generic that doesn't stamp well.

The die cut border is Spellbinders "Fleur de Lis Accents" and the

 circle die cut is "Exquisite Circles".

Ivory cs is Cryogen, print is Imaginesce.

Rhinestones are KaiserCraft "Ice Blue".

Ribbon and twine...from my stash.

Challenges:

SweetStampsblog.blogspot.com - #137 Borders

SentimentalSundays.blogspot.com - #174 Sketch

WordArtWednesday.blogspot.com - #100 Anything Goes

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! If you have a minute please leave a comment...I love to hear from fellow bloggers/cardmakers!

Butterfly Birthday

Today I got to spend just a little time in my craft room...so I came up with this fairly simple card.

I say "fairly" simple because when using heat embossing and glitter, things usually get a little messy, and it did! Part of the sentiment didn't emoss completely so I had to go back in with a toothpick and glue to make the letters readable. But I love that fine glitter...it makes such a feminine card.

The border stamp used as the background is from SweetStamps called "Elegant Scrollwork Frame" and the sentiment stamp is PSX F-318. The butterfly stamp I picked up at a garage sale a few years ago...it is from Sky Kids Inc.

Other ingredients:

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder, clear

Pastel Glitter Ultra Fine, Mint from Mark Enterprises 

Colored pencils

Card stock form my stash

Challenges:

Sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - #133 "Butterflies"

Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #96 "Anything Goes"

Butterflies in a Jar

Happy Sunday!

So far, quite a lovely day!

The past few days I have spent several hours creating one special card...

this one, for my grandson Clayton who "graduated" from 5th grade on Friday.

Clayton is very much an outdoors boy...he loves to fish, catch frogs and toads, and collect insects. So while looking through my Magnolia stamped images I found this empty jar, the butterflies and Edwin with the butterfly net. I wanted to put some of the butterflies in the jar somehow and came up with a clear round window...the butterflies are really mounted on the inside of the card. Lining it all up correctly took a little work (and LOTS of trial and error!) but I'm happy with the results.

Edwin and the butterflies are colored with Spectrum Noir markers, Memento markers, and a few colored pencils. The Congratulations is stamped in Memento "Tuxedo Black", the sentiment on the inside is computer-generated, the Bible verse is in a generic royal blue ink.

Here are the challenges this card was created to"fit" into:

http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com - "Male Card + Use Metal"

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com - "Use Your Scraps"

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com - #157 "Prayers, Blessings Encouraging Scripture"

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com - #22 "Stripes &/or Plaid"

http://thedutchmagnoliachickies.blogspot.com - #46 "Circles"

http://Tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com - #201 

Ingredients:

Spellbinders dies - "Standard Circles Large"

Sizzix embossing folder - "Tim Holtz Dot Matrix"

Card stock (scraps) -American Crafts "Soho Garden" & DCWV "Nana's Nursery"

Foil - coffee can seal

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Congrats stamp - Stampabilities

Magnolia stamped images - Edwin with Net, Jar, Butterflies

Verve Bible verse - 1 Peter 5:7

Tilda with Butterflies

This is my newest Magnolia stamp, called "Will You Be My Valentine Tilda" and I thought her bouquet would be nice for a Mother's Day card. I can't decide if I will add "Happy M-D" on the front or just put it on the inside. And now that I have it posted I also see that I forgot to add some Stickles for a little sparkle. What I DID get done correctly was have lots of butterflies! I made my own background paper so I could get the colors to match.  The butterfly stamps are 2 sizes of the ones on the "Tab Basics 1" set from StampingScrapping.com. I stamped both sizes on vellum too, trimmed them and colored in a couple of them. They are colored with a Memento marker and colored pencils. Tilda is also colored with Memento markers and colored pencils but I used my Spectrum Noir markers for her skin and shoes. The die cuts are from Spellbinders "Anglaise Lace Circle Dies". The die cuts and the butterflies are raised a bit with Pop Dots and Stix 2 Anything mini squares. The little Bible verse stamp is from Prairie Peddlers.

This card meets the requirements of 2 challenges:

http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ - #135 "Use Something Transparent"

http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com/ - "Butterflies"

Magnolia Mother's Day

I'm still making Mother's Day cards for the fundraiser, so here's another one!

This one will also be entered in a couple challenges, one that requires motion and the other that requires using Basic Grey cardstock. So that's what I did.

The "motion" is the 3 little butterflies that are on springs so if you touch them they "boing" a little bit.

Here is my list of ingredients:

Cardstock - Basic Grey, the "Ambrosia" collection

Spellbinders dies used - Labels 15 and Standard Circles Lg.

Magnolia stamps - "Tilda with Butterfly" and  the accessory stamps "Butterflies"

(all coloring is done with colored pencils)

Rhinestones and flatback pearls - Pizzazz Aplenty

The challenges:

http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ - #133 "Motion/Interactive"

http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com/ - "Use Basic Grey"

Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Please leave a comment if you have a moment!

May each of you have a very blessed Easter!

Butterfly Message

Pretty butterflies and a message of encouragement for someone going through a difficult time. Just to know that others are thinking of you...and praying, too! can be so very encouraging.

This card features the following ingredients:

Cardstock is "Sweet Owl" by First Edition Paper*

Border punch is "Doily Lace" by Martha Stewart

Butterfly stamp (doubled) is from the "Tab Basics 2" set from StampingScrapping.com*

Sentiment stamp is a generic

The square die cuts are Spellbinders "Classic Scalloped Squares"*

Ribbon is "Ribbon Trends" from Paper Studio

Ranger Stickles "Star Dust"*

ALL *'D  ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE @ STAMPINGSCRAPPING.COM

This card is being entered in one challenge:

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - #196 "Get Well/Encouragement"

Birthday Butterflies

 This card was time-consuming yet fun to make. The double-layer butterflies look almost real, don't they?
They are all stamped images from 2 sets of Cindy's StampingScrapping Design stamps, Tab Basics 1 & 2*. The rhinestones on them are from Pizzazz Aplenty, and the Magnolia image* is called "Edwin Chasing". I've colored the butterflies and Edwin with my new Spectrum Noir markers*...and one Letraset Promarker (the blue). The DP is Paper Studio and Generations Stackers, the "Pastel Color Collection".
All of these *'d items/brands can be found at http://www.stampingscrapping.com/

The border of little butterflies matches the other ones so nicely! Helped to carry through my butterfly theme. The Edwin image I colored while traveling last week. We went to Gulf Shores for about 6 days and spent a couple days on the road each way. So I took along my markers and several images so I could practice. I think I'm getting a little better! One image I actually threw away because it looked like I couldn't stay in the lines...the ink bled really bad...I think the paper was the wrong kind. I'm learning!

I am entering this card in 3 challenges:

http://dutchcardlovers.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #129 "Butterflies"

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #193

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #63 "A Sketch"

Here is the sketch:

A Sympathy Card

A quick sympathy card which I will enter in the MOJO Monday Challenge #227 @

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/

Ingredients:

Cardstock- K&Company, "Black & Ivory Fusion"

and Cryogen

Spellbinder Dies- Labels 15 & 4

Stamps by StampingScrapping.com - "Tab Basics 1" & "Swirled Hearts"

Ranger Stickles- "Star Dust"

Rhinestones & ribbon- from my stash

Oops! My time conversion was off...I'm an hour too late! Oh well, this card went together quickly and I do need a sympathy card this week. And I actually like it myself. I love using K&Co. DP...always gorgeous designs.