Swallowtail Anniversary- Out of the box with Framelits

I've been busy the last few days getting ready for a craft show on Sunday.  It's a big weekend, as it's Canada's birthday so there should be lots of tourists around - well, hopefully anyway.

This is one of the cards I made for the occasion.  It features the Swallowtail stamp partially extended outside the framelit.  I used the tutorial from Splitcoaststampers here

Part of the image was stamped on a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Memento ink.  I then used an oval framelit and laid it over the image to determine where I would like to die cut it.  Then, following the tutorial, I cut out the image of the butterfly that would extend outside the oval die cut, and then die cut the oval. The oval was matted first with a Coastal Cabana oval, and then an oval die cut using Silver glimmer paper.
I coloured the image of the Swallowtail using Coastal Cabana blendabilities.

Stamps: Swallowtail, A Word for You (retired)
Inks: Black memento, Coastal Cabana blendabilities, Coastal Cabana ink
Papers: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Accessories: Just Saying' framelits, Oval framelits, Modern Mosaic folder, dimensionals

Lovely as a Tree - Swap cards

I belong to an Ontario group called ORSA - Ontario Rubber Stamping Artists - and every month I participate in a swap of 3 cards.
These are the 3 cards for this month's swap, the topic of  which is "Trees".

Stamp: Lovely as a Tree, A Word for You
Inks: Basic Black, SU Markers (Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Brown)
Papers: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Retired DSP
Accessories: Script folder, Circles framelits, Apothecary accents framelit, 3/8" stitched Primrose Petals ribbon, Clay Buttons

Wildflower Meadow

Over the next few days I will be focusing on using the stamp set Wildflower Meadow and/or its coordinating embossing folder in several different ways.  This is in preparation for a class on July 25th.

The first card is almost a CASE from the catalogue Pg. 83

I started with a base card of Pear Pizzazz which I layered with Whisper White which had been embossed using the Wildflower Meadow folder.
Then I inked up one flower from the stamp set using markers and stamped the image onto a scrap of Whisper White paper.  This image was then cut out and superimposed over the embossed image.  I used a dimensional under the flower and curled the ends of the flower a bit.  On a separate scrap of paper I stamped the image of the hummingbird which had also been inked on the stamp using a marker.  After cutting out the bird it was adhered hovering over the flower.
A small pearl was placed in the bird's eye, and a larger one in the center of the flower.
To complete the card I attached a piece of stitched Raspberry Ripple satin ribbon across the bottom with a bow at the base of the stem.
The sentiment was stamped using Raspberry ripple ink and punched with the 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch.

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow, A Word for You
Inks: Raspberry Ripple, SU markers (Raspberry ripple, Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush)
Papers: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Accessories: Wildflower Meadow folder, stitched Raspberry Ripple satin ribbon, Pearls, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, dimensional.

Walk in the Wild Birthday - Technostamper #268

What a beautiful day it was today!  One almost wants to take a walk in the wild!

This card is for the Technostamper challenge here

 

Note:  All edges are sponged with Soft Suede ink

The base card is Soft Suede layered with Very Vanilla card stock.

I started the card by stamping the image of the moose in Soft Suede onto Whisper White card stock. 

Then I took 3 strips of retired designer paper and made them into banners and attached them under the moose image.

A strip of Soft Suede taffeta ribbon was laid across the seam.

A Soft Suede marker was used to isolate the words of the sentiment from the rest of the stamp, and the sentiment was stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock.  This was layered with Soft suede card stock and attached across the 3 lower banners.

Here's a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps:  Walk in the Wild, A Word for You

Inks: Soft Suede, Soft Suede marker

Papers: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Retired DSP

Accessories: 3/8" Soft sueded taffeta ribbon.

 

Summer Silhouette Anniversary - Try Stampin on Tuesday #117

We had another gorgeous day yesterday and it looks like the start of a great day today.  Rain is in the forecast, but we need it.  The plants are really growing fast, unbelievably so, and I've been kept busy moving perennials, and splitting them.  I have a plant sale every Spring, and this year it's the last weekend in May.  Rather than throwing the split perennials out, I repot them and sell them.  I had a late start this year because of the cool weather, but the sudden spurt of summer like conditions has kept me hopping.
This sudden burst of plant and tree growth has caused an increase in the pollen count - and you know what that means - allergies!  I can't seem to stop sneezing or rubbing my eyes.  It's definitely anti-histamine time!

I'm participating in a fundraiser the end of May.  I'm donating some of my cards for the cause.  My craft shows are also starting next weekend.  So I am making a variety of cards.  This week it's Anniversary cards.

This anniversary card is made using the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday here 

 

 I seem to be in a monochromatic frame of mind, and this card is no exception.

The base card is Marina Mist, layered with a Whisper White card stock upon which I stamped a large flourish image.

The focal images are from the stamp set Summer Soltice.  I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to put 2 layers of Marina Mist flowers on the Gumball Green stems.  The image panels were matted with Marina Mist card stock and then attached to the card using dimensionals.  A bow made with 1/8" taffeta Marina Mist ribbon was attached to the stem of both flowers.

Three rhinestones on the upper left corner added to some bling, as well as some Dazzling Details on the flowers.

Instead of the upper left area, I placed the sentiment on the lower right.

Here's a list of materials and supplies used:

Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Flowering Flourishes, A Word for You

Inks: Marina Mist, Gumball Green

Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White

Accessories: 1/8" Marina Mist taffeta ribbon, Dazzling details, rhinestones, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label punch, dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Best of Butterflies Anniversary - Technostamper Challenge #259

What a gorgeous day it was today.  I almost expected to see the flowers blooming and the butterflies flitting overhead.  But, of course, I didn't see that, so I created a card with butterflies on it.
This card is for the Technostamper Challenge here

I started with a Primrose Petal card stock base, which was layered with Whisper White card stock, then a layer of 2 patterns of the Birds of a Feather DSP.  A stitched satin ribbon in Primrose Petals was placed over the seam of the 2 DSP.

To create the focal image, I first stamped an image from Everything Eleanor in Crumb Cake - stamping off once so as not to make the colour too strong.  This I cut out.

The butterflies were stamped using the rock and roll technique - with Primrose Petals and Island Indigo inks.  They were cut out, and attached to the cut-out Crumb Cake piece using glue dots.  A strip of 4 rhinestones were attached to their bodies.

This unit was attached to the DSP using dimensionals.

For the embellishments at the top right of the card, using an Itty Bitty Punch, I punched out 3 Primrose Petals flowers.  These were attached to Itty Bitty buttons with glue dots, and a rhinestone was attached to the top of each button.

Here's a list of materials and supplies used:

Stamps: Best of Butterflies, Everything Eleanor, A Word for You

Inks: Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals, Island Indigo

Papers: Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Bird of a Feather DSP

Accessories: 1/4" stitched satin Primrose Petals ribbon, Itty Bitty flower punch, Itty Bitty buttons, rhinestones, dimensionals, glue dots.

Hope you enjoyed the card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Happy 4th Blogaversary Unscripted Sketches #206

This is a very special card for a very special event.  It is the 4th Anniversary of Unscripted Sketches.  I think I have been following this blog or doing the sketch challenges for at least 2 of those  4 years.
Congratulations!  Here is my card:

Close up of the stamped background with the word "four" randomly stamped.

 

The card base is Baja Breeze, layered with Whisper White.  The next layer is DSP made by stamping  the word "four" randomly all over the surface of a piece of Whisper White card stock. - using  Baja Breeze ink and the new Photopolymer stamp set. The stamped paper was then embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. All edges were sponged with Baja Breeze ink.

The focal image was stamped with Black Stazon ona piece of Whisper White.  The image was painted using ink pads and an Aqua painter.  The edges of the Whisper White were sponged with Baja Breeze ink and thie piece matted with Baja Breeze card stock.  Some dazzling details was applied to the flower centers and edges.The two layers were adhered together using dimensionals and then  attached to the top left of the card.  

A strand of Baja Breeze seam binding was adhered across the top of the card with a bow placed at the right edge of the focal image. The sketch placed the bow on the left side, but it would have covered up the image so I moved it to the right.

Stamps: Bordering on Romance, A Word for You, Photopolymer stamp set

Inks: Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Old Olive

Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: 5/8" Baja Breeze seam binding, Aqua Painter, Dazzling details, Square lattice embossing folder, dimensionals.

Papillon Potpourri Birthday - Sunny Challenges & Creations

There is no sketch at Sunny Challenges & Creations here  just the topic - birthday.  So, I made a birthday card as I have 3 birthdays next month.

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, A Word for You
Inks: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Black Stazon
Papers: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Brocade folder, Scallop trim border punch, Elegant butterfly punch, rhinestones

The butterflies were stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink onto Whisper White cardstock and the 2 larger ones punched with the Elegant butterfly punch.  The smaller one had to be cut by hand.  They were attached to the Whisper White panel with tombo glue, and rhinestones applied to their bodies.

The base card is Cherry Cobbler layered with Crumb Cake embossed with the Brocade folder which was sponged with Whisper White ink.

Serene Silhouette Happy Anniversary - Unscripted Sketches #194

Today is a snow day.  We got dumped on last night - but now it's starting to rain.  I wish the weather would make up its mind!
Regardless, it's a good day to stay in and make some cards.
This card is for the challenge with Unscripted Sketches here .  It's a piggyback challenge i.e. we're to use stickers with the sketch.  Unfortunately I didn't have any stickers, so I made some using a stamp.
I put the sketch upright to make my card.

 

Stamps:  Serene silhouettes, Button, button, A Word for You

Inks: Melon mambo, SU markers (Melon Mambo, Old Olive)

Papers: Melon Mambo, Whisper white, Watercolor paper, Old Olive

Accessories: Brocade folder, Pearls, 1/2" circle punch, 1/8" Old Olive taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, Pearlized smooch.

Technique:

Here's how I watercolored the focal image:

1.  Cut a piece of watercolor paper

2.  Color the stamp with SU markers

3.  Lightly spritz the watercolor paper

4.  Huff on the stamp and stamp on the damp watercolor paper.  The image will start to "bleed" and blur

5.  Clean stamp and reink with the markers the same as before

6.  Lightly mist the inked stamp

7.  Stamp over the image on the watercolor paper.  Lightly spritz the image if you want more blurring of the edges.

8.  Allow to dry.

The stickers I made were stamped images from Button, button.  They were punched with the 1/2" circle punch and covered with Pearlized smooch and then run through the xyron.  A pearl was placed in the middle of each button

Horse Frontier - For You from Me - Unscripted Sketches #168

It's time for the monthly piggyback challenge with Unscripted Sketches here  The challenge is to use an animal in the sketch challenge.

 

Stamps:  Horse Frontier, A Word for You

Inks: Soft Suede

Papers: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe designer paper

Accessories: Mat pack & Paper piercer, Neutrals buttons, Early Espresso baker's twine, Square Lattice embossing folder, 1/2" Very Vanilla seam binding, 3/8" Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

Thanks Big Time - Sketch Frenzy Friday

What wonderful Spring weather we have had for the last couple of days.  I must admit I I have been spending time in the garden rather than making cards or doing any blog posts.  So, if you have missed me that's where I have been.
However, I have taken the time to make a card for this Friday's mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday.
This week's sketch is by Kim Innes

Here is my card (see my passion for flowers!!!)

Here is a close up of the flower:

To make the flower I punched 5 pieces of Summer Smooches designer paper using the Blossoms punch, put a brad in the middle and scrunched them all up.  Patty Bennett did a video on this method.  Here is the link: http://youtu.be/p8U_9Z9CKPk
I then sprayed Vanilla shimmer smooch spritz on the flower to help it hold its shape and give the flower a big of glam.

Here's the recipe for the rest of the card:
Stamp: A Word for You
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black
Papers: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Summer Smooches designer paper
Accessories: Finial Press embossing folder, Flower brad, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Crimper, 3/8" , Blossoms Punch,Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon,Lots of tags Sizzlits die

Now let's see what you come up with using Kim's sketch.  When finished upload it to the Sketch Frenzy homepage here
Your next stop on the blog hop tour is Patrice's blog here
Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other team members and leave them comments.

Stay well, and I'll see you next week.

Bringing Baby Home - Unscripted Sketches #137

Where do babies come from?  How did the baby come here mommy?
Did your children ask those questions when you brought your new baby home?
More and more we give explanations other than "the stork brought your sister home", but that explanation is still out there.
This card depicts a stork bringing a baby girl home and uses the sketch challenge from Unscripted Sketches http://unscriptedsketches.com/2011/12/unscripted-sketches-137/  I chose not to do the piggy back challenge which was to use No Flowers on the card.  What is a baby card without flowers? Besides it looks like the baby is waving and throwing flowers while comfortably ensconsced between the wings of the stork.

Stamps: Bringing Baby, A Word for You
Inks: Black Stazon, Basic Black, Watercolor pencils, Blush Blossom marker
Papers: Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Nursery Nest designer paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Corner rounder punch, Scallop oval punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Oval punch, Square lattice embossing folder, pearls, Flower itty bitty punch, dimensionals, 1/4" Pretty in Pink ribbon, dazzling details.