Butterflies

 Hi everyone

Boy, I have been busy working on some projects that are due very soon, so I haven't been able to post here. So Sorry.

I recently picked up a new border punch and played around and got a few different looks. This card has been on my table for a week or so. Thought I'd take a break and share this card with you. 

No sentiment on the front but I will add one when I get ready to mail it out. I made another card using the same punch and butterfly but got a different look. I will try to get that posted in a few days.

In the meantime, here is my card

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Rubber - Heartfelt Creations Small Floral Butterfly Paper/Card Stock: White CS, DP, Purple CS Ink: Memento -Dandelion  Dies Used: Heartfelt Creations Small Floral Butterfly Accessories: Glitter; Outline Sticker Border; EK Success  LRG Edge Punch - Monarch Butterfly; Glue Pen

I just love the way this turned out. Hope you do too.

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft  Always Anything Goes (#57)
• Ally's Angels  Always Anything Goes (#100)
• Classic Design  Challenge  Always Anything Goes (#36)
• Crafts Galore Encore  Always Anything Goes (#46)
• Magnolia Forever   February - Anything Goes (#1)
• Papercraft Challenges  #90 - Anything Goes (#187)
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge (M, P1, E3) #81 - Anything Goes (#15)
• QKR Stampede  #460 - Always Anything Goes + DT Call (#17)

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back soon.

Butterflies and Swirls

Welcome back, Everyone!!

I was sitting in my spot in my studio and was wondering what card to make for my Inspiration Tuesday post for Craft-Dee BowZ. Well, I had been reorganizing a tad and I found my template for a double fold pleated card. 

I had recently picked up two rolls of pretty handmade paper and wondered if that would be easy to score and cut on my trimmer to make the double fold pleated piece.

Well, it cut great and scored so nice.

After I put the base card together I wondered what I should add to the card (other than my bow).

I decided to add some butterflies using outline stickers and ultrafine glitter to color. I hadn't used the ultrafine glitter in a long long time so I dug the glitter and the outline stickers out. 

Let me share my finished card with you

And here is a close up of that bow.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Black CS, DP, Handmade paper Accessories:Ultra Fine Glitter, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Outline Stickers, Hug Snug seam binding

Sometimes a card doesn't need a stamped image. 

It just needs a focal point and I chose my curtain fold to be the focal point.

The butterflies and the bow is just the icing on the cake.

I am submitting mt card in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations -  #195 ANYTHING GOES  (#20)
• Crafting from the Heart - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#25)
• Use Your Stuff - #302 ANYTHING GOES (#17)
• Dragonfly Dreams -  (March) All that Glitters (#1)
• The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes (#28)

Thanks for stopping in today  I hope you have been inspired to join the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge this month.The theme is always "anything goes". 

Well I hope you join in the fun.

See you soon!!

Butterflies

Hi Everyone

Today I want to share a card I made for my monthly club. We meet each month and we have a challenge item that we are given and it is up to the individual members to come up with a card/project  using that item and bring it to the next meeting. 

Last month we were given a few die cut butterflies, cut from black CS.

Well since foiling is so big right now I decided to use 2 butterflies and foil them,
but foil them two different ways.

This butterfly was foiled using a glue pen, I added the glue all over the butterfly and I then laid the pink foil over the butterfly and mushed ( that word is one of my Barbara-ism words...  LOL) the foil down on top of the butterfly. I made sure to push with a little force and then I pulled the foil up and presto - it was foiled. Easy peasy

I liked the fact that it wasn't foiled all over - it looks kind of distressed. Just the way I wanted it.

OK, for the smaller butterfly  I decided to use my laminator and a Heidi Swapp toner pen. 

The laminator I have is electric and has 2 heat settings and I ordered it off Amazon and only paid $20.00 plus shipping. What a bargain.

I used the HS toner pen and applied the toner over the butterfly . Since the toner is black and the butterfly is black CS, it was somewhat hard to see if I had toner over the majority of the butterfly.I placed a gold foil sheet on this butterfly and then fed  it into the laminator 

Here is  what I got.

Again a distressed look and that's what I wanted. That laminator works great. BTW, I used a Heidi Swapp transfer folder to feed the butterfly thru the machine. Works like a champ.

Here is the completed card

I cut the front panel and used white paint and sponged it over stencils to make the  interesting background, My strips on the side and  bottom  of the panel are from a watercolor paper piece I made a long time ago using various sprays. 

I just cut the water color paper into strips and laid them over the panel.  

The Stamp is a two step stamp from Rubbernecker. 

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Rubbernecker - Field of Poppies, Freehand Border Paper/Card Stock:Pinkish Purple CS, Yellow CS Ink: Black India ink Dies Used:Butterflies - were given to me so not sure what die was used. Accessories: Heidi Swapp Gold Foil, Pink Foil, Royal Soverign Laminator, White paint, various stencils

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes (#77)

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #128 Anything Goes with a twist: Spring is in the Air (#31)

Lemon Shortbread -Always Anything Goes   (#40)

Retarte  - #72 - Anything Goes (#36)

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#86)

Try It On Tuesday  -  Nature (Week 1) (#22)

AuroraWings Challenge -  My Favorite Season (#29)

Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes (#157)

Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#169)

Ooh La La Creations -  (Week 1) Spring is in the Air (#26)

The Crazy Challenge - (Week 1) Flowers (#47)

Thanks for stopping by today. 

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Just Fluttering By

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today.  The Design Team's theme for Julyhas been tags with flowers, but I tweeked my project a tad and added the flowers to the card, not to the tag.

Let me show you.why

I designed my card with a vellum pocket that is the perfect tag holder.That vellum pocket has flowers in one corner area.

The vellum pocket lets the tag and the stamped images show thru with a gentle softness.

The tag is perfect for a bookmark.

My Bow was made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. It makes bow making so easy!!!

Have you submitted a project to the challenge this month? You still have a few days to get one in. You never know, you could be our next winner.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  MSE (My Sentiments Exactly)  Garden Faire Sentiments  TT235 Paper/Card Stock: Celery Green CS, DP, Vellum, Purple Shimmer Paper Ink: Memories - Sweet Plum Dies Used: Joy Crafts - Border 6002/0256 Accessories: Ribbon, Petaloo Flowers,Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #82 Anything Goes w/optional use a sentiment
• Glitter n Sparkle - #95 Add Some Purple
• Penny Black and More –  July –Dies and Punches
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin -  must Stamp Take Flight
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - #21 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in today, have a great week.

Hugs,

Happy Spring

Hi Everyone,
Happy Sunday!!!. Thanks for stopping in today!! Hope you are having gorgeous weather today in your area. It's really pretty here in my area. I just noticed that my burning bushes in the back are starting to bud out.And  I am seeing lots of birds, so spring has finally arrived!! Hallelujah!!!!

On my last post, I made a card and used a cloud (part of the rainbow digi image) to make the icing on a cupcake. (Thinking outside the box.) Well, today, I have a card using the full digi image of the rainbow. The rainbow digi is courtesy of Back To Paper. Check out all the details over at Crafters Digital Art Center

I have a gorgeous embossing folder that I used for the corner and the full right side on this card. It includes butterflies and swirls. Two of my favorite things to add to a card.

Those clouds in the background, I made them using a template. Easy peasy. I flocked the clouds on the rainbow and used  glitter and a Permopaque pen on the swirls. I had fun making this and I think this is a great spring card, don't you.

Have a great day and I'll see you soon.

Sparkle N Sprinkle's Monochromatic Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for joining the Sparkle N Sprinkle Monochromatic blog hop.If you have arrived here from April's blog then you are in the correct spot.If you haven't and you want to be eligible for prizes, then please start at the beginning at the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog to be eligible for some fabulous prizes.

Our theme for this blog hop is monochromatic and I am so excited to do a monochromatic card because I hardly ever do them. I guess I really never think of a card in all one color family. Each and every time I see one done that way, I just love the look and the outcome. So the first card I chose to do in the  monochromatic theme is in the green family.

When I designed this card  I decided to punch (or you can cut) 1 1/8" squares. I stamped 3 of them using the brocade stamp in set 398. I also stamped 2 more on the 1 1/8" squares using the small swirl butterfly in set 437. And last, I stamped the verse ( in set 437) onto one more 1 1/8"square. I stamped and glittered  the butterfly and fussy cut it out. For the complete instructions to make this card, click here.

You know, summer will be here before we know it so I used stamps that are in a beach theme. This next card showcases some of the Ocean Treasures stamps in set 404 using a beautiful blue card stock. I decided to use embossing powder on the sea grass and I used the poolside ep (ep393) and was really pleased with the way it turned out. I cut squares and used a corner rounder on opposite corners to add a different look to the squares. That  twine adds an additional element to the card, too.Click here for more info on this card.

Well that wraps up what I have for you today. Just a reminder to leave a comment to be eligible for the fabulous prizes that are to be awarded.  There are prizes "hidden" in some of the blogs, so the comment you leave just may be one of the winners.

Next on the blog hop agenda is none other than the most talented Shanna Sands, So hop on over to her blog to check out her wonderful projects.

Here is the list of the all of the designers in case you get lost.

** April Williams ** Barbara Bruder (That's Me) ** Shanna Shands ** Jackie Smith **  

** Marie Berquist ** Dawn Bennett  ** Julie Zippel ** Keri Brown **   

** Brigita Skopas ** Karalee Ingram  ** Cammy Vietzke  ** 

** Anne Temple  ** Shona Erlenborn  ** Karin Martin  ** Brenda Smalle  **

Thanks for stopping in so I could share with you some fun designs today

It became a butterfly

Hi Everyone
I have a card I want to share with you today using a beautiful butterfly punch,punch 901, from Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions.
I received a new stamp set the other day and it ties right in with the butterfly punch.

The great thing about these punches is the fact that they punch borders, corners, circles, they do what ever you want the punch to do.

I also used a great circle cutter that is available from Just Imagine Crafts as well.

You can see that punch used on this card punched in the corners showing 2 different corner presentations and I used the same punch to punch around the edge of the circle.

I added glitter to the various punch out areas and that makes the punched areas really stand out.

That is it for today. Thanks for stopping in and I will see you soon.

Barbara