Butterflies

It has been really cold here and I really am not a winter person.  Even though it is still January, I am so ready for spring.  The cute little butterfly and bright flowers from Just For Fun were so appealing to me this week in place of a snow scene.

The Porto die from Sue Wilson Designs’ Portuguese Collection was cut out of white.  The middle section was stamped on the edges with JFF's Hibiscus Flower and one of the flowers from the 4 sided Floral Block, using Abandoned Coral and Mustard Seed Distress Ink.  

The JFF sentiment, If nothing ever changed..., was stamped with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink in the center and the whole die was layered on blue and white striped cardstock.  The JFF Line Butterfly was colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on the corner.

Those of you getting snow this week, just come on back to visit and think spring!

Just For Fun March Challenge

It is time for a new challenge at the Just For Fun blog.  The March challenge is so easy – use a die cut! 

I chose to use the Delicate Garden Frame die from Sue Wilson.  I love her dies.  I cut it out in white and used it to surround the JFF Brushed Floral image.  The image and background were colored with Copic Markers, along with the small die cut flowers.  A glitter pen was used to add a little sparkle to the middle of each flower.  The butterfly is also part of the die set.

Pull out your dies and stamp images and show us what you have created.  You can find all the challenge info here.

E. Marie

Spread Your Wings and Fly...

It has been a cold and dreary weekend and, even though it is still January, I am starting to wish for spring.  With spring comes flowers and butterflies.  Using Just for Fun's Collection image, I made this simple card from a colorful background.

I have had some fun playing with my Color Bursts and Brushos lately.  My friend and fellow JFF designer, April Williams, shared some fun techniques with me a few weeks ago and I created some lovely backgrounds just from picking up all the extra color left on my craft mat.  This is what I used for this card.

The JFF Collection stamp was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on top of another piece of this colorful background.  I trimmed around it, leaving just a little of the color around the edges.  This was layered on white and the Spread Your Wings and Fly... sentiment, also from JFF, was stamped with Salty Ocean Distress Ink at the bottom of this layer.

I hope your week is great and come back soon for more inspiration.

E. Marie

Summer Floral Cards

I am sure almost everyone is tired of the summer heat so today’s cards focus on summer flowers.  Just For Fun's Nature's Bouquet is featured on both cards, along with some new Distress Oxide inks.

This card starts with a background of Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Inks.  Using a rectangle template, these colors were picked up from a craft sheet.  The Nature’s Bouquet image was stamped on top.  This was added to layers of green and pink, along with a butterfly border, punched with a Martha Stewart Border Punch.  The sentiment is from the JFF's Sentiments 1 Unmounted Sheet.

This second card uses the same inks, but this time they were sponged on and a die cut was used as a stencil.  Once again the Nature’s Bouquet was stamped on top.  The sentiment is from JFF's To My Friend Word Block.  Small pink butterflies, created with the same Martha Stewart Border Punch, were added.

Try to keep cool.

E. Marie

Just For Fun July Challenge

Where did June go?  July snuck up on us and it is time for another challenge at the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps Blog.  The challenge theme for July is “Wedding”.

I had this cream and black coordinating cardstock that created a lovely background for Just For Fun’s Wishing You Joy sentiment.  After stamping it with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, it was die cut with Spellbinders’ Label Four.  The edges were sponged with ink and it was centered on the card front.

To add a splash of color, I fussy cut the JFF Brushed Floral image and colored it with watercolor markers.  I popped it up along the bottom of the sentiment and added a die cut butterfly to the top.

We would love for you to join the challenge.  You can get all the details on the blog, here.  You will enjoy seeing the beautiful projects from my fellow JFF designers.  

E. Marie

I entered this project in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Double D Challenges – Anything Wedding

Sparkle N Sprinkle and Die-Versions Awareness Campaign Joint Blog Hop

 

Sparkle N Sprinkle and Die-Versions are partnering up for a very special joint blog hop, called the Awareness Campaign.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the newly released Die-Versions dies and the stamp sets revealed in the joint blog hop will go to help with cancer research.  

Almost everyone has been touched by cancer in one way or another.  Either you or a family member has had cancer or you know someone who has had cancer.  The Designers from both teams are joining together to help the fight to eradicate all cancers by inspiring you.

Die-Versions

Die-Versions is debuting NINE new Die-Versions low profile dies (July 2015 Reveal - scroll down to the end of the reveal) and Sparkle N Sprinkle is revealing THREE stamp sets for this Awareness Campaign.  All stamp sets will be 20% off until Aug 3.  

Sparkle N Sprinkle

Pink Ribbon Background 408  (digi version DIGI408)

Survivor 713    (digi version DIGI713T)

Awareness 714   (digi version  DIGI714T)

A Grand Prize winner will be chosen from comments left on the Designers' blogs and will be announced on August 4th.  You won't know who the Mystery Designer is until after the Joint Blog hop, so remember to leave a comment with each of the Designers.  

 

 The Winner will be announced on the Die-Versions Facebook page, the Sparkle N Sprinkle Facebook page, the DV Blog, and on the SNS Blog and will receive a $25 gift certificate from BOTH Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle.

We hope you enjoy the Awareness Joint Blog Hop as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  We also hope that we have inspired you as well.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  (We love reading them too since your comments also inspire us.)  

I have had several friends and two sisters touched by cancer.  One of my sisters is a survivor and the other passed away.  I created these cards in honor of my sisters.  It was a bitter/sweet experience, rejoicing and grieving.  In the midst of creating these, my father passed away, which was very difficult but I know he is now with my sister.

I have two projects to share with you.  This first card was created using the Die-version’s Whispers Awareness Square die and Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Pink Ribbon Background digital image.  After printing the background, I used the die in the center to create a window and layered it on a piece of cardstock covered with Super Adhesive.  The Glitter Masking technique and a strip of lace were used to create the borders on each side with Pretty Princess glitter and all remaining adhesive was covered with Black Ice glitter.

For the center, I cut the die from white cardstock covered with Super Adhesive and covered it with Pretty Princess glitter.  I wanted this popped up so I cut it twice from black fun foam and used this to give it the dimension I wanted.

For my second project I decided to create a larger piece that could be displayed.  I used a piece of designer cardstock and layered it on a slightly large piece of white.  This was popped up with dimensionals on a piece edged with “Tear-ific” Tape and covered with Ballerina Velvet glitter.  All of this was layered on more white and a black base.

For the flower, I stamped the image from the Survivor Stamp Set five times with Versamark ink on vellum and heat embossed with Lana Pink embossing powder.  After heat setting each one, they were cut out and arranged around a circle.  The sentiment was also heat embossed with Lana Pink EP on top of a circle of sticker paper covered with Ballerina Velvet glitter.  This velvet glitter is so smooth it is easy to emboss on it.  This was layered on a white scalloped circle and popped up in the center of the flower

The butterflies were created with Die-version’s Whispers Awareness Butterfly.  I love how they came out.  I traced the die onto white cardstock and cut them out.  I used the Glitter Paper technique by covering them with Versamark ink and Sparkle EP.  After heat setting, I covered them with more Versamark ink, added Ballerina Velvet glitter, and heat set them again.  Next I cut them from vellum and adhered them.  A lovely pearl is added to the center (this helps cover up the glue).

 

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today with lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Find out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist with special recognition on the SNS Facebook page as well as the Creative Challenge Winner's post.  From time to time, we also have special prizes just for Featured Artists.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

Hopefully you came from Mary’s blog.  Your next stop on the Awareness Campaign Blog Hop is Lori’s.  If you get lost along the way or have a problem with a link, the complete list of Designers is located on both the Die-Versions Blog as well as the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog.  Happy Hopping!

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge – Bingo (Pearls, Sentiment, Flowers or Embossing, Sentiment, Punches or Dies)

Corrosive Challenge #229 – To “Die” For

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 144 - Things With Wings

Fan-TasticTuesday Anything Goes With A Twist...Make it Feminine

4 Crafty Chicks Crazy Egg Challenge #257 - Anything Goes

Little Claire Monthly Blog Challenge #59 - 'In Bloom'

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #58 - Anything Goes!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #194 - Anythying Goes/Family Friendly

Repeat Impressions Challenge ~ Anything Goes