Butterfly Kisses

It is time for a reminder for the CAS Watercolor Card challenge:  LOVE:

I cased one of my cards that I made several years ago - this is a valentine that I made for a friend to give to her daughter. I used water color pencils to color the image and Stickles on her wings. The heart die cuts are from Spellbinders and I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background.
I am looking forward to seeing your creations in the gallery!

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Love

Today's SCS WT532 challenge was to use red and white only to honor the founding of the Red Cross.  I used this new to me Spellbinders Card Creator Card Front die which cuts and embosses the white part of this card.  I layered it over a red cardbase.  I die cut the "love" sentiment with Winnie & Walters Cutaway three times and glued them together for dimension.
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ATCAS #60 Cute As A Button

It's time for a new challenge at the Addicted to CAS challenge blog.  Loll is our hostess and she chose the code word:  CUTE.

Our sponsor for the challenge is Create A Smile Stamps:

and our quest designer again this month is Birgit!  Check out her sample as well as all of the DT's samples on the ATCAS challenge blog.

As soon as I saw this code word I thought of "cute as a button".  So I made a baby card and included that saying as well as two buttons.  The images on the squares are Studio G $1 stamps as well as the sentiments.  The buttons are from my stash.  The main panels were cut with Spellbinders dies as was the tag.  I used my old and favorite Cuttlebug dotted swiss embossing folder.

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Cards from Scrapbook Expo

I attended the Scrapbook Expo in Pleasanton last Friday and Saturday.  I took a few classes in between shopping!  The first class I took was from Spellbinders and these are the cards I created:

The next class that I attended was Fun Folds by Rubber Cafe - we created a card in a box and a matching greeting card to go with:

This was very fun to make!

Lastly, I attended a class from Bee Creative that covered coloring with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers with colored pencils and Gamsol.  This is the card we created:

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PTI Blog Hop

This is for the PaperTrey May blog hop.
The theme of the hop is a color challenge:  aqua mist and melon berry:

I used the Pretty Peonies stamp set - love these flowers and the two step stamping.
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Another Faux Hand Painted Card

I have to say that I am very proud of this painting.  It did take me two hours to complete the flower panel.  I used the technique that Tasnim shared in class.  I started with one flower (from Technique Tuesday stamped in Antique Linen) ) in the middle, painted with the wet on wet method with Distress Inks and paint brushes and really liked how it came out so I decided to mask that off and do a few more.  Three didn't look like enough so I did five!  I cut a Spellbinders frame from gold paper to mat the panel.  I added a touch of Wink of Stella to the flower centers.

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ATCAS 38 - I Thank My Lucky Stars!

Welcome to another challenge at ATCAS!  This week our hostess is the talented Marie and she chose the Code Word(s):  Off the Edge:

Our sponsor, StampArt Design by Kathryne, is offering a prize of 5 digis to our CAS Perfectionista!

Please go to the ATCAS Challenge Blog and welcome our guest designer, and my friend, Darnell from DJkardkreations.

My card is a case of a card that I saw on Pinterest.  I made the card base 3 3/4" by 5 1/2" so that I could have the star go off the edge and still fit in an A2 envelope.  The raspberry striped star and the black star are embedded into the card base and were created with my Spellbinders Star Nestabilities.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

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FBW263 - Thanks/Thankful

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday 236.  This week our challenge is the theme Thanks/Thankful.  Don't forget to include a butterfly or a fairy on your project.  For great inspiration please go to the Flutter By Wednesday blog and check out what the rest of the DT created!
All products used here are from PaperTrey with the exception of Spellbinders Classic Circle dies.
Thanks for coming by and I hope my US readers have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

FBW254 - Sketch Challenge; DD#71

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday #254 - we have a sketch challenge for you created by our Flutterby Kathy:

Don't forget to include a butterfly or a fairy in your project.  There will be a prize up for grabs if we have over 100 entries!! So link up your project to the Flutter By Wednesday blog and check out the samples by the FBW DT while you are there!

I used the colors for the Dynamic Duos challenge:

The fairy image is from Layers of Color (no longer in business).  All papers and the border die are from PaperTrey.  The ovals were created with Spellbinders Nestabilities.

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Danni's BD Flutter By Hop - Day 2

Today is the second day of fluttery hops to celebrate Danni’s (owner/creator of FBW) birthday! Yesterday was the friends hop--you fluttered along didn’t you? If not, be sure to visit the Flutter By Wednesday Blog for all the information!! Today is the Flutter By Team’s turn to inspire you!!

You should have fluttered here from Denice's blog! if not--start at the beginning of the hop at the Flutter By Wednesday Blog.

Be sure to leave comments at each stop that you flutter to as there are some surprises hidden! You have until September 9th, 2013 at midnight CST to flutter along!

We hope that you’ll also join in this week’s challenge at Flutter By Wednesday which is anything goes with a butterfly or fairy! A little butterfly told us that if the challenge gets over 100 entries there will be a prize!!

Here’s my project for today:

I used the colors from this week's SCS color challenge and the Monday Lunchtime Sketch TSSC278. This week's SCS CAS challenge was to use a stencil. I used a Crafters Workshop dotted stencil with three colors of blue Distress Inks and then cut out the banner. The butterfly is from Verve, inked with the same 3 blue inks and cut with a circle Nestability. The sentiment from layers of Color was stamped onto a banner die cut from Spellbinders.

Now you should hop on to Jenee's blog! Happy Fluttering!

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A Sweet New Year!

I really like the new Apple set from PaperTrey and the companion dies.  These apples are made with the smallest dies.  The sentiment is from PTI Mazel Tov set and the embossing folder is from LifeStyle Crafts.  The bee is a brad that I've had forver and the tag was made with a Spellbinders tag set.
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FBW250 - Shaped Cards And DD67

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday 250!!  This week's challenge is to create a shaped card - and to include a butterfly or fairy.  Wait until you see what the FBW DT created over at the FBW challenge blog!
I used my Spellbinders Butterfly Nestabilities to create this Easel card.  I followed the directions on Splitcoast Stampers using a Butterfly Die instead of a rectangle.  The card base was cut from a 4" square folded card.  All papers are from PaperTrey.
Here is a front view:

And here is a view with the card folded and ready to be mailed:

I also created this to submit to the Dynamic Duos challenge:

Don't forget to go to the FBW challenge blog to upload your shaped card!

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Summer Camp Week 1 Day 3

I am already falling behind on my homework assignments!  I started out trying to take Day 4's homework assignment which was to take the challenge of making a card in 10 minutes.  Since they gave us the colors and gave us sketches I thought that shouldn't be too difficult though it usually takes me forever to make a card unless it is a CAS one layer!  Anyway this card took me over an hour so I am using this for Day 3's homework which I hadn't done yet anyway!
I did have a lot of fun with this and used some new product that I've had for a while.  The sentiment, bee and honeycomb images are from MME The Sweetest Thing stamp set.  The "You" die cut is from Simon Says Stamp.  I used a Spellbinders Embossability folder on vellum as a mat and the sentiments are stamped on banners that I cut with a PaperTrey double ended banner die.  The inks are all PaperTrey are the papers.
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ATCAS #8 WINGS

There were great Masculine cards the last two weeks at the ATCAS challenge blog!!  This next challenge, hosted by the very talented Florence is about WINGS - anything with wings!  We also have a wonderful sponsor, All That Scraps:

This week we are sponsored by 

CHRISTINE IS OFFERING OUR WINNER 3 RUBBER STAMPS FROM THE CC DESIGNS RANGE OR 5 DIGITAL STAMPS OR YOUR CHOICE AVAILABLE AT ALL THAT SCRAPS!!!

 

Here is my take on WINGS:

I love this technique of sponging in the negative space of a die cut and then stamping inside it.  This is a negative cut of the Spellbinders Butterfly Nestabilities.  I used SU! Almost Amethyst and Sage Shadow inks and then stamped the music background from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black and then removed the mask.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.  I added some light green and light purple rhinestones to finish off the card.
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ATCAS #5 Heart

Welcome to a new challenge for Addicted To CAS (ATCAS)!  Challenge #5 is hosted by our awesome CAS cardmaker Loll and she has selected the code word HEART for our challenge - just in time to get us making Valentine cards!  This week our challenge is sponsored by

so go over to the ATCAS challenge blog and get the full details for this challenge!
I made this card so that it can be used not only for Valentines Day but also for an anniversary or just because!  I used my Crafts Concept Heart embossing folder for the card front.  The rhinestone Heart is a sticker from the Michaels $1 bin.  I cut out a banner with a Spellbinders die and stamped the Hero Arts sentiment on it with Memento ink.
I hope you get a chance to play with us!
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FBW#223 - White on White

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday #223.  This week's challenge is one of my favorites - white on white - and be sure to include a butterfly or a fairy.  I love the elegance of all white cards!  I started out with die cutting two of the Memory Box butterflies and bodies and glued them together to create a thick die cut.  I did the same with the Cheery Lynn Fancy Flourish die cuts but cut off the leaves first.  I wanted an embossed background but it couldn't be too busy or the butterfly would be lost so I picked my Sizzix lattice embossing folder and used a Tim Holtz Oval Diffuser on top of my folder so that the middle didn't get embossed.  I then adhered the butterfly to the flourish and then glued a few parts of the butterfly and flourish to the card front.  The little butterflies are from a Spellbinders Circular Butterfly die that I thought I would use but didn't.  I stacked three of them together for dimension.  I added a pearl to the butterfly as a little bit of bling.
I can't wait to see what everybody makes this week!  Just remember to include that butterfly or fairy on your project and link it directly to the Flutter By Wednesday blog!
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Happy 2013!!

I know - the title of this post doesn't have anything to do with this card!  I just wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year.  I made this card for this week's SCS color challenge: silver, white and gold.  I used the negative heart die cuts with the white layer being the largest, the silver layer the next size down and the smallest cut from the gold paper.  The white heart in the middle is actually the card front.  I used gold pearls to embellish the card.
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A Tough Color Challenge

The CAS197 challenge on SCS this week is to use the following colors: plum, lavender, gray and tan.  I thought this was a challenge for sure!  The above picture is the first card that I made.  This is a reverse masking and blending of colors.  I cut the Memory Box Modern Landscape border from silver card stock - had a hard time finding a good gray color.
I really wanted to do some stamping so I made another card with some supplies that I had laying around on my desk:

Another reverse masking card - sponged the colors inside the Spellbinders butterfly die negative space.  Then I stamped the image and sentiment with Memento Gray Flannel ink.  The image is from Paper Angel and the sentiment is from PaperTrey.

I still wasn't thrilled with either card so I looked through Pinterest and decided to try this card with today's colors.  This is the result:

I like this one the best.  The papers are from DCWV Linen Closet and PaperTrey's Bitty Boxes patterned papers.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Daisy die.  I left room for a sentiment when I decide what I will use this for.

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Poinsettia for Carolina

This is for the SCS Featured Stamper (FS).  It is a case of two of Carolina Little's cards.  The background is embossed iwth the Cuttlebug Allegro folder.  I used the Fanciful Flourish die with gold paper and created the poinsettia with the Spellbinders set of dies.  A gold pearl embellishes the center of the flower.
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Just a Little Note

This is for the Freshly Made Sketches 39:

I have been in Iowa and now Minnesota stamping with my Yahoo Stamping group friends.  This is our 6th year that we have gotten together to stamp, eat, laugh, have fun, shop, laugh, eat.... Anyway, I had created this tri-fold card while in Iowa, using a friend's embossing folder and left it blank to do something with it later.  Well I thought it was perfect for the FMS39.  I added the scallop and plain circles and the cut and embossed Spellbinders bird and branch that I found in my  friend Lynette's card parts box. The sentiment is from a Technique Tuesday stamp set.
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