Butterfly Explosion

Hello Everyone:  Today I have a treat for you - a beautiful Butterfly card created by our very own Candie!

 

Candie started by  using a die cut in the center of white mat.  She then adhered the white mat to a slightly larger purple mat.  The beautiful purple butterfly (63126 Butterflies) was adhered to the white mat over the die cut image.  Before adhering the mat to the white card, she then created three different sized lovely purple flowers using our Large, (60700) Medium (60601) and Small (60501) Pastel Sheer (60700) Blossoms and Leaves in purple.  Different size brads (Pastel Rounds and Pastel Mini Rounds 90192) were used as the center and to put the blossoms together.  Then a small hole was punched through the mat and the brads were threaded through it.  The entire piece was then adhered to the folded card.

I hope you love this card as much as we do!

Happy Crafting,

Susan

Summer isn't Over Yet!

 Hello Everyone:  Even though many kids have returned to school, Summer isn't over yet!  Here's a simple slimline card to enjoy:

You may recognize these images from several previous posts.  I used Creative Impressions Red Rubber Stamp  (U116).  Using dark blue ink, I stamped the seahorse, shell and starfish onto large white die cut circles.  It didn't matter if all of the image fit onto the circle.  I set these aside.  Then I did cut a larger circle and used "Sending You Happy Little Thoughts" from our stamp  E170.  I also die cut a few smaller circles to intermingle with the others and, using the cap from a ball point pen, I created little bubbles onto the smaller circles as well as the sentiment circles.

I also die cut some foliage from navy blue cardstock and punched out some small pine branches from white scraps.  All of this was set aside which I worked on the background.

To create the background, I used light blue card stock and ran in through water embossing folder.  I had to run it through twice so that the water embossing pattern would cover the entire panel.  This panel was then adhered to a white slimline card.

All that was left to do was to lay all of the previously created pieces into a pleasing pattern on top of the card.  Once this was accomplished I used foam tape in differing heights to adhere the circles.  The foliage was adhered with liquid glue.

As  you can see, there was no coloring, so this piece comes together easily and is a great way to use up scraps.  

Enjoy the last weeks of Summer!

Susan

Christmas in August

Hello Everyone!  Don't tell me you haven't heard of Christmas in August?!   Well, this is for all of us who didn't get a head start on Christmas cards in July.  I know there are a lot of us!  So, here is another Christmas card which just might be my Christmas card this year!

I wish you could see this card in person!  It was created with our Silver Bells Stamp (YY230-A) and Creative Impressions                      paper.  The paper itself has many different holographic colors to it.  I decided to see how the silver bell would stamp onto acetate.  Well, much to my happiness, it stamped very well.  I stamped the bell with dark blue permanent ink onto a piece of acetate.  I then cut around the bell and adhered it over the paper by placing a bit of liquid glue at the top and at the bottom where it wouldn't show.  Finally, I cut around the paper so that it was even with the acetate.  Set aside.

After cutting a piece of patterned paper and adhering it to a dark blue mat, I die cut a pine bough and adhered it to towards the top of the piece.  I wrapped a piece of our beautiful Lt. Silver Gray 1/4" Glimmer ribbon (70267) and wrapped it around the top of the piece.

All that was left to do was adhere the bell to the center of the pine bough.  I used a piece of Silver Leafy Vine (70226)  and created a bow with our 5/8" Silver Organdy  Satin Edge Ribbon (70470).  Using a Silver Snowflake  (92007 ) brad,  I punched a hole through the silver bow and leafy vine and finally through the top of the bell and mat to secure the brad to the mat.  Using some more liquid glue, place a bit behind the bell clapper to secure it to the paper.

This was so easy to put together and yet, with the fabulous paper behind the acetate, the bell makes such a statement on the card.  Not much else is needed except for a sentiment on the inside and you're done.  Easy to make lots!

Merry Christmas in August!

Susan

Another "By the Beautiful Sea" card

 Hello Everyone:  This week I would like to share with you another card I made using Creative Impressions By the Sea Rubber Stamp (U116):                .

I wanted all of you to see what a versatile stamp this is as you can achieve so many different looks!  

I began by stamping my image with dark blue ink onto a piece of white cardstock.  Using a blender brush, I then blended different colors around each image and then the entire piece.  I rounded the corners and adhered a dark blue piece of cardstock with the corners rounded as well.  Set aside.

For the background piece,  I adhered a piece of patterned paper to a darker color mat and ran the whole piece through an embossing folder that looked like waves..  Towards the bottom I wrapped a piece of our White on White Swirl Organdy Ribbon (70316) towards the bottom and adhered to the back of the panel.  I then added a Pewter Metal Frame (84500) which was adhered with turquoise mini round brads (90194) and placed a scrap piece of cardstock stamped with "beautiful sea" in the center.

To finish the card, I adhered the embossed piece to a white card and finally my stamped panel to the top above the ribbon and over the embossed piece.

Easy peasy!  Now it's your turn!

Happy crafting

Susan

By the Sea, By the Sea..."

 Hello Everyone:  In keeping with our Beach/Ocean Theme, I have another card to share with you:

I began my creating a watery background using Distress Inks and Salt.  you can easily find these techniques on the internet.  You can also use water instead of salt.  Set aside.

This stamp (U116) is a rubber stamp with all three images on it.  I stamped and embossed the seahorse with white  on a scrap of blue card and the shell and starfish on a rusty background.  Both stamps have wonderful words on them but this time I wanted to see what would happen if I blurred them a bit to look like texture.  Mission accomplished!  Finally, I cut them out and set them aside.

I adhered a piece of our wonderful Cork Paper onto the bottom of my ocean background and stamped "By The Sea..." separately on the cork.  Stamping on cork gives a beautiful result!  (This sentiment is from the same rubber stamp, making it more versatile as well) I used foam tape to adhere my shell, seahorse and starfish slightly over the cork.

This panel was adhered to a slightly larger white panel, then a dark blue panel, a patterned paper panel, another dark blue panel and finally to a white card.

I wanted something to look like seaweed to finish this composition, so I turned to Creative Impressions 1/4" Grid Ribbon in Green Apple 70278.  I love this ribbon as it curls so nicely when you want it to and looks like the seaweed I was looking for!

Hope you like this undersea card!  Check out our blog next week for another card using the same set!

Happy Crafting

Susan