Hello and welcome back! It's been waaaaaaay too long since I posted but I was inspired this week by a couple of challenges.
I have several packages of this Botanical Butterfly paper from Sale-A-Bration, but hadn't yet opened it. When I saw that the colored butterflies matched the ones on the black and white paper, I knew I had to do this. The colored butterfly is simply fussy cut and layered on top! I glued down the center and popped up the wings with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The trickiest part of this technique was figuring out where to cut the black and white paper so the colored butterfly would be well placed on the card front.
As you can see, there are lots of options depending on how you cut the paper. I also added some of the Gingham Gala ribbon from Sale-A-Bration to coordinate with the colored butterfly.
Another trick I used was to edge the cut out butterfly with the Basic Black Stampin' Write marker to eliminate the white edge of the paper and to cover up any mistakes in my fussy cutting.
I think I'll be cutting some more of these butterflies tonight just to be prepared for the many cards I need to catch up on!
I'm entering these cards in the challenges at The Paper Players, What Will You Stamp?, and Stamp Ink Paper.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamp set - Butterfly Gala
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock, Botanical Butterfly DSP (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Highland Heather
Accessories - Gingham Gala Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack (retired)
Tools - SNAIL, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the color challenge at Can You Case It.
And here's my entry:
My son is headed to a wedding this weekend and this card is for the newlyweds. I was inspired by their wedding invitation, which you can see part of in this picture:
With the shades of green in the invitation, it was perfect for this challenge. I built my card on a Wild Wasabi cardstock base. The main layer is Watercolor Paper stamped with the "vintage" Distressed Dots background stamp. I inked the stamp with Wild Wasabi and then randomly sponged on some Garden Green and Island Indigo. I stamped it onto the paper, then spritzed it with water to soften the background. The hearts from the Watercolor Words stamp set were stamped in Island Indigo onto Watercolor Paper and spritzed, then fussy cut. The Wild Wasabi ribbon was wrapped around the layer and tied in a knot and the hearts were attached with dimensionals. The "love" was cut from Island Indigo cardstock using the Expressions thinlits and attached with the mini stapler. A few sequins were added for a bit of bling.
I wish I were going to this wedding - I have a feeling it will be unique!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the design team at Can You Case It? We've got a sketch challenge for you this week.
The design team has lots of great ideas - here's mine:
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I've been wanting to ink up this stamp set ever since I got it! The Sweetie Pie set with the little girls was cute (and sold out very quickly!), but since I have boys, I was much more drawn to this one. This is also the first time I've used my Blendabilities alcohol markers. The Skin Tone Assortment is perfect for coloring in these little guys!
To make the framed picture, I stamped the round frame on Baked Brown Sugar cardstock with BBS ink and punched it out with the 2-inch circle punch. I stamped the head with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the face with the Ivory marker and the hair with the Mocha marker. I'm planning to put together a "cheat sheet" with the different skin tones and hair colors for reference, so watch for that! I used the 1-1/2 inch circle framelit to cut out the head and glued it onto the frame circle. I stamped the picture wire with Baked Brown Sugar onto the DSP, added a silver mini brad for the nail, and popped up the frame with dimensionals. Doesn't this DSP look just like wallpaper? All in all, a pretty simple card, but stinkin' cute, don't you think?
I look forward to seeing what you will create!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
