Pop Up Butterfly Birthday

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest made by Rachel Tessman.  She used the Dragonfly for her card.  I changed my card up a bit, but I used the same DSP (Petal Garden - which is retiring)

I used Thick Whisper White as my card base folding it in a horizontal fold. On the inside I adhered a 4 by 5 1/4" of Petal Garden DSP

A 2 3/4" strip of the same pattern of Petal Garden DSP was added about 3/4" from the left edge of the card front.  The Classic Label punch was used to punch an aperture in this DSP through which the butterfly would would pop through.

I die cut the butterfly using Basic Black card stock, and the Butterfly Thinlet -  the Framelit was used to die cut the same size butterfly but in Vellum..

The two butterfly layers were adhered together using glue dots.

Glue dots were added to the butterfly unit, the wings folded up and the butterfly inserted through the punched aperture and adhered to the DSP on the inside of the card.  When the card is opened, the butterfly slips through the opening in the front.  On closing the card, the wings are pinched together and inserted back through the aperture and pop back up through the front.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Better Together
Inks:  Black Memento, Rich Razzelberry Bendability
Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Petal Garden DSP, Basic Black, Vellum
Accessories:  Butterfly Thinlets and Framelits, Classic label Punch, Pearls

Water Color Wings Note Card and Envelope

This is my last card using the Water Color Wings stamp set and coordinating framelits.
In this card I wanted to show case the retirement of two more ink colours.  The note cards and envelopes are being carried forward.

The two colours that are retiring are:  Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant - and that includes the inks, card stock and DSP.

For the note card I stamped the smaller butterfly on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock using Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant as my colours.  The floral image from Wood Words, stamped in Wisteria Wonder provided the background for the butterfly.  This same image was stamped on the envelope flap. The butterfly was then die cut using the Bold Butterfly framelit.

Here's a close up and side view of the butterfly.

The flower in the center was fussy cut from the background image that I had stamped on a separate piece of paper and adhered to the butterfly with a small dimensional.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Water Color Wings, Wood Words

Inks:  Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant

Papers:  Whisper White Note card and envelope, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder.

Accessories:  Bold Butterfly Framelits, small dimensional.Stamparatus

Water Color Wings with Fancy Fold

Okay, the spoiler alert has been lifted and I can tell you the name of the retired colours and stamp sets - in this post anyway.
One of the retired colours - Soft Sky, so that means the Ink, DSP and card stock.
In a previous post I informed you about the retirement of the Water Color Wings stamp, the Bold Butterfly framelits and the Butterfly Thinlets.
This card features these retired colors

The base card is Soft Sky; the butterfly is stamped with Soft Sky ink, and layered with a Butterfly thinlet die cut with retiring Iridescent glimmer paper.

Here's how to make the fancy fold.

The Soft Sky DSP (size 4 by 5 1/2") is cut 2" on the 5 1/2" side about 1/2 way down.  The two ends are then folded in on themselves and creased well with a bone folder.

This folded DSP is adhered to the card stock back with the edge flush with the spine.

The sentiment is stamped onto the card stock about midway down and the layered butterfly was adhered at an angle at the angle of the fold.

No card is complete without embellishments, so I added another retired item - Tutti Fruittie adhesive backed sequins.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Water Color Wings

Ink:  Soft Sky, Black Memento

Papers:  Soft Sky, Whisper White, Soft Sky DSP, Iridescent Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  Stamparatus, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterfly Thinlets, Adhesive backed sequins (Tutti Fruitti)

Watercolor Wings - Just for You

Yes the retirement list is out, and one of the stamps on the list is one on my favourites - "Water Color Wings" on Pg. 134 as well as the accompanying "Bold Butterfly Framelits" on Pg. 213.  I do so hate to see them go, so today I am making a card with this favourite of mine

The Stamparatus makes triple stamping so much easier, so of course I used this new tool to stamp the butterfly.  I stamped it in now time!

Colors for the butterfly, in the order stamped:  Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Tranquil Tide
Sentiment stamped in Tranquil Tide.

The butterfly was die cut with the retiring Bold Butterfly Framelit, and adhered by the body of the butterfly only, to a delicate doillie which  was placed on top of a Lots of Labels framelit which I embossed with the Striped Embossing Folder.

Some glitter enamel dots were added to the bottom and top butterfly wings.

The base card is Berry Burst, layered with Whisper White and then Fresh Florals Specialty DSP (Berry Burst).  Some 1/4" Metallic Edge Berry Burst was added to the left side of the card , wrapping it around the Whisper white and DSP layers.  A bow was added at the top.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Water Color Wings
Inks:  Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Tranquil Tide
Papers:  Berry Burst, Whisper White, Fresh Florals DSP
Accessories:  Bold Butterfly Framelits, Labels Framelit, Stripes Embossing Folder, Glitter Enamel Dots, Stamparatus, Doillie

Shimmer Butterfly card - To Cheer You

I made this 5 by 7" card at the request of a student who has a fellow worker aged 26 diagnosed with cancer.
I did not want to make a card that looked like a sympathy card, nor did I want it to look too cheerful. This is what I settled on.

After making the butterfly in the previous post, I decided to experiment making another butterfly this time using the more detailed framelit and thinlet as my mask and Prussian Blue Brusho crystals along with the Shimmer Texture paste. I had to be careful I did not use too much of the Prussian Blue Crystals as this is a very intense colour.

After taping the butterfly framelit and thinlet onto watercolour paper, I sprinkled only a tiny amount of Prussian Blue Brusho Crystals onto them, followed by the application of a generous amount of Shimmer Texture Paste.

The result was a lovely pale blue.  After the paste dried, the butterfly was die cut using the corresponding framelit die.

Then using the Iridescent glimmer paper  from the Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper Pack, I die cut a butterfly thinlet and adhered it to the die cut butterfly which was now dry.

The excess coloured paste was applied to a piece of Whisper White card stock, and when dry, I punched out 4  scallop circles (1 1/4").  The butterfly were mounted on these.

The butterflies were mounted on some Whole Lot of Lovely DSP edged with a strip of Iridescent Glimmer Paper.

This was adhered to a Whisper White layer embossed the Scattered Sequin Embossing Folder, which in turn was adhered to a Soft Sky cardstock base.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Friendly Phrases (non SU)
Ink:  Black Memento
Papers:  Watercolour, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP, Iridescent Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterfly framelits, 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, 3/8" Pool Party shimmer ribbon, Scattered Sequin Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, 1/2" circle punch, Shimmer Texture Paste, Brusho Prussian Blue Crystals

Gorgeous Butterfly - Brusho and Glimmer Texture Paste

Today I played - using the new Shimmer Texture Paste with Brusho crystals.  I used various dies and decorative masks, but the one I like the best is this butterfly I created.

Using the Bold Butterfly Framelit taped to a piece of Watercolour paper, I sprinkled a tiny bit of red and yellow Brusho crystals within the confines of the framelit.

Then, using a palette knife, I added some of the new Glimmer Texture past and mixed the paste with the Brusho - the paste being wet activates the Brusho crystals.

When I was happy with the result, I removed the butterfly framelit and set it aside to dry.  While it was drying I washed the framelit thoroughly.  This last step is very important.

Using Basic Black cardstock, I die cut a Butterfly thinlet the same size as the framelit.

When dry, the butterfly was die cut using the butterfly framelit.

The two were adhered together at the body only using tombo glue.

Butterfly Pop Up with Watercolor Wings

This card has been inspired by several demonstrators who have made different versions of the butterfly pop up card.
For this card I used the Watercolor Wings stamp set with the Butterfly framelits.

The front of this pop up card features a 3D butterfly, a sign of things to come.

On the Basic Black card base, I place a layer of Lemon Lime Twist card stock, and then a Whisper White layer stamped with the Definitely Dahlia stamp (second generation stamping) in Crushed Curry.

A scallop Rich Razzelberry circle provides a landing place for the butterfly.

A piece of 1/4"  Lemon Lime Twist ombre ribbon was added to the left side.

Colors for the butterfly on the front:  Tangerine Tango (second generation, Tangerine Tango, Black Memento.

Open the card, and magic happens:

Five butterflies pop up.
Below the butterflies is a sentiment from "Sunshine Wishes"

All the butterflies were stamped the same way, with one color.  The first layer was second generation, aka stamped off; second layer full strength of ink color; third layer also full strength of same color.  The body is stamped in Black Memento.

Colors for the butterflies: (from left to right)
Butterfly 1:  Lemon Lime Twist
Butterfly 2:  Tangerine Tango
Butterfly 3:  Dapper Denim
Butterfly 4:  Crushed Curry
Butterfly 5:  Rich Razzelberry

The butterflies were folded in half (color side in), and then attached to each other at the wing side edges only (not the entire wing).
After all butterflies attached together, attach one butterfly to the front inside near the top about 1 1/4" in.  Then add adhesive to the butterfly at the other end, and close the card.  Leave the card closed until adhesive has set.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Watercolor Wings, Definitely Dahlia
Inks:  Black Memento, Lemon Lime Twist, Tangerine Tango, Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzelberry
Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry
Accessories:  1/4" Lemon Lime Twist Ombre ribbon, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterfly thinlets, rhinestones, Sunshine Wishes thinlet dies

Little Moments Matter - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #324

The challenge this week with Try Stampin' on Tuesday, as well as a sketch challenge, is also a theme challenge - to use  shades of one color.

I used various shades of mauve/purple, The sketch is courtesy of Kaylin.

The base card is Wisteria Wonder, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Fluttering Wings  embossing folder. The  edges of this embossed piece were sponged with Wisteria Wonder ink.

A fancy scalloped circle with tiny flowers around the edge was die cut and adhered to the lower  half of the card front.

On top of that I adhered a 1" strip of  Wisteria Wonder DSP, followed by a 1/2" piece of Perfect Plum card stock.

The butterfly was made using triple stamping using the "Watercolor Wings" stamp set - using  the following  colors:  Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant. This stamped butterfly was die cut using the "Bold Butterfly Framelit".  The same size butterfly was die cut with Perfect Plum cardstock using the "Butterfly Thinlet" die and adhered to the stamped die-cut butterfly in the center of the butterfly only.

This butterfly unit was adhered to a Whisper White scallop circle, which was adhered to a Perfect Plum circle.  A dimensional was used to  adhere the circles to the middle of the die cut scallop circle.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Watercolor Wings
Inks: Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant
Papers: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder DSP
Accessories Fluttering Wings Embossing Folder, Bold Butterfly Framelit, Butterfly Thinlets, dimensionals.

Now it's your turn to create something using Kaylin's sketch and you have 2 weeks to do so.  When you are finished, upload it to the Try Stampin' on Tuesday blog or Facebook Site.  I am looking forward to your creations.

Butterfly Tulle Shaker - Sunday Stamps #153

The challenge at Sunday Stamps this week is a color one.  The challenge is to use a minimum of 3 of the colors, plus a neutral of my choice. that I will post below the picture of the card I have made.

On a piece of Whisper White card stock embossed with the Fluttering embossing folder, two small butterfly were die cut. using the Bold Butterfly framelit.  This was to reveal the watercolor wash below.

The watercolor wash was done on a piece of watercolor paper using the following colors :  Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, and Tranquil Tide with Whisper White as my neutral.

The butterfly die cuts were converted into shakers by using glitter tulle instead of window  sheet
Small pearl flowers were used as the shaker elements.  If you look closely you can see some of the floral shaker elements in the picture below.

Some dark blue dimensional glimmer glue was dotted from each butterfly to mimic antennae.

This art piece was adhered to  Tranquil Tide card stock.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Happy Happening
Ink: Tranquil Tide, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist
Papers:  Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Watercolor
Accessories: Glitter Tulle, Bold Butterfly Thinlets, Nuvo dimensional glue, Fluttering Embossing Folder, Pearl floral shaker embellishment

Watercolor Sunset - Fab Friday # 112 & SUO challenge #174

I have always loved the colors in sunsets  Nature has such a wonderful color palate!

For this card I combined 2 challenges - the colors of the Fab Friday challenge - Rich Razzelberry, Calypso Coral and Pacific Point with the watercoloring technique with  SUO Challenges. 

I used 2 different water coloring techniques - the first using a wash to create the sunset; the second a stamped image to create blended colors for the die cuts. Both use water color paper.

Creating the butterfly and flowers:

1.  On a piece of watercolor paper I used the large blotch stamp  from the "Happy Celebrations" to stamp the 3 colors, as shown below.

2. The stamped images were spritzed generously with water allowing the colors to run and blend together

3.  After drying with the heat tool. the butterfly image and 6 flowers (from Seasonal Layer thinlets) were die cut.

The Butterfly Thinlet was die cut in Pacific Point card stock and adhered to the die cut Butterfly framelit die cut (in the middle only).  Some pearls were placed on the body of the butterfly.

Watercolor Background: 

Water was applied to the surface of a piece of  White Shimmer paper.  Each color was then applied in a wash one color at a time.  An Aqua painter can be used, but I used a wide brush.

The watercolor background was cut to 3 3/4 by 5". embossed with the gently falling embossing folder,and then scored 1/2" all the way around. It was matted with Whisper White and then mounted on a Calypso Coral card base.

Completing the Card
 
After placing the butterfly on this piece I realized I needed something else on the card.  So, I die cut a tree branch with Rich Razzelberry card stock (Seasonal Layer Thinlets), adhered it to the card front and clustered the die cut flowers around it.

The sentiment is from Colorful Seasons.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Colorful Season, Happy Celebration
Inks:  Calypso Coral, Rich Razzelberry, Pacific Point
Papers: Calypso Coral, Shimmer White, Watercolor Paper, Pacific Point, Rich Razzelberry
Accessories:  Pearls, Gently Falling Embossing Folder, Seasonal Layer Thinlets, Bold Butterfly framelits, Butterfly thinlets, classic Label punch, dimensionals, Home made shimmer mist.

Butterfly on Faux Tile background

I really wanted to place this butterfly on a brick background, but my brick embossing folder has not arrived yet, so I made a faux tile background instead.

The Faux Background:

• One inch score lines were drawn across a 5 by 3 1/2" piece of Whisper white cardstock, first in one direction, and then at right angles to the first lines.
• A scrap piece of printer paper was placed close to each score line, and with a sponge dauber and Smoky Slate ink, a very light layer of Smoky Slate ink was applied first above, and when finished, the paper was turned upside down and ink was applied below the score lines.  This is done in both directions.  Then, taking the spong dauber, the edges are sponged lightly with Smoky Slate ink.
• Using the fern stamp from Butterfly Basics and Old Olive ink the fern  was stamped twice from the right lower corner.

The Butterfly:

• On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, using the triple stamping technique, the following colours were used to make the butterfly:  Soft Sky, Marina Mist, and Island Indigo.  The body was stamped with Black memento ink.
• The butterfly was then die cut using the Coordinating Bold Butterfly framelit.
• A second butterfly was die cut in Vellum, using the Butterflies framelit.
• The Vellum butterfly was adhered to the die cut butterfly using tombo glue.  Both were then adhered to the Faux Tile background at an angle, and the wings fluffed up.

• The sentiment was stamped with Island Indigo ink, punched with the small oval punch and matted with the Word Label punch in Island Indigo.
• Some rhinestones were placed in the upper right corner.

Supplies Used:

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Watercolor Wings - How to and a card

I had a lot of fun today making sample colours for the new stamp set "Watercolor Wings".  Going through this exercise reminded me of the SAB Lotus Blossom stamp set where 3 colours were used to stamp the flower.

First of all, I'm going to start with a card I made using this stamp set,

•  The basic cardstock is Tip Top Taupe layered with Whisper white cardstock.  Before adhering the Whisper white cardstock to the card base, a piece of 1" Tip Top Taupe dotted lace ribbon was attached.  A second piece of ribbon was ruffled using a needle and linen thread and attached on top of the first ribbon with glue dots.
• The image panel is Go Wild DSP  matted with Tip Top Taupe.
• The butterfly was stamped first with Tip Top Taupe (stamped off), then Tip Top Taupe (full strength), and finally Black Memento.  The body is Tip Top Taupe, as are the antennae.  Some white dots, using a white gel pen were applied to the black dots at the bottom.
• The butterfly was die cut using the new coordinating "Bold Butterfly Framelits.  A second butterfly in Tip Top Taupe was die cut and the two were adhered in the middle, so the wings can flap.

•  A piece of Whisper White cardstock was die cut using the new "Lots of Labels Framelits".  Before matting it with a Basic Black framelit, it was embossing using the Boho Chic embossing folder.  This unit was then adhered to the DSP panel near the top.
• Tip Top Taupe ink was used to stamp the sentiment from "Another Thank You".  It was punched using the small oval punch, layered with a 1 1/4" Tip Top Taupe circle and finally a Basic Black modern word label punchie.  It was adhered at the bottom of the image panel.
• I will put my supply list at the bottom of this post.

Now, for the "how to"  Watch Patty Bennett's video.

I learned a lot watching it.  She has some neat ideas, so rather than reinvent the wheel, I am going to embed the video in this post:



I have made my own colour samplers, some of which are the same as Patty's, but some are different.

Any colour combination can be used.  I actually went to Pinterest where I have a folder on butterflies, and they were useful in stimulating some of my colour choices.


Have fun!


Supply list for my card:

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