On Butterflies Wings

Hello friends - I have been having a lot of fun working on tutorials and articles for publication, but every now and then I just head to The Studio to create for creating sake - I am sure you know what I mean - for the sheer enjoyment of it- I also try and use of some of the things gathering between projects - and these stamped butterflies by Penny Black Inc are some of those images designed by the very talented Laura Kirste Campbell

The three butterflies have been stamped using Imagine Tuxedo Black and have been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon Inks in Electric Yellow, Electric Pink and sponge daubers.  Next they have been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors and popped up onto a layer that has been cut/embossed using the third largest die from the Spellbinders A2 Modern Stationery Card Creator Etched Dies.  On a side note - I do love this Die set and was in Phoenix at the Spellbinders Office with the other Designers and we got a sneak peek at the next release - and this die was one of them - always been a favourite!

The  A2 Modern Stationery Card Creator has been stamped using a rose stamp set - I am not too Sure who it is by but thinking it may be Viva Las Vegastamps - please let me know if you are able to help with the company name.  The butterflies have been glued to the Die cut, at the bodies and the wings been popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares for dimension.  A Little Birdie Crafts Handmade Flower Khloe - Pearl Pink, has been popped up onto the centre of each butterfly and a White Gel Pen has been used to add marking on the butterflies wings.

The card front has been created using two different patterned papers that have been glued to card stock.  A piece of thick pink spotted ribbon has been adhered around the centre, over the join.  Net the card front has been cut/embossed using the largest die from the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine; and then    popped up onto the slightly larger pre-cut white card front using Scrapboook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. 

The sentiment has been trimmed and layered onto slightly larger pink card stock and adhered to the card base using E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  Want2Scrap 250 Count - White Pearls have been adhered to each corner.

This card is for the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - ALWAYS COLORING & ANYTHING GOES 

Imagine That Creative Playground - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - ANYTHING GOES 

Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Moving along with the Times - Add A Sentiment

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: LOTS OF LAYERS

Creative Fingers -  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - Dies or Punches

Scrapy Land Challenges-  Always Anything Goes with Die Brand SL sells

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless yo

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Social Butterflies

Hello friends - I have been having a lot of fun working on tutorials and articles for publication, but every now and then I just head to The Studio to create for creating sake - I am sure you know what I mean - for the sheer enjoyment of it- I also try and use of some of the things gathering between projects - and these stamped butterflies by Penny Black Inc are some of those images.

The base has cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator on pink card stock that has been folded in half, making sure the folded line is inside the cutting edge.

Three butterflies have been stamped using Imagine Tuxedo Black - from the smallest at the top to the largest at the base of the card.  They have been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon Inks in Electric Yellow, Electric Pink and Electric Orange and sponge daubers.

Imagine irRESISTibles Pico Embellisher in  Electric Yellow has been added to the centre of the butterfly  and a computer generated sentiment popped up across the lower butterfly.  The postmarks have been added using Imagine Radiant Neon Ink in Electric Yellow.

This card us linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes link-up - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - Shades of Red

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Things with Wings

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft - Always Anything Goes

PIP Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Add a Butterfly

Artistic Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Animals

Cfreative Craft Cottage Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge - Anything Goes

Take care friends - thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting

Social Butterflies

Hello friends - always nice to have you visit.  Today I am sharing a card created Mixed Media card using Penny Black Inc. Social Butterflies stamp set - these are some of my favourite butterflies - designed by my lovely friend Laura Kirste.

I am really enjoying creating my own backgrounds - patterned or collage.  For this card I have stamped the butterflies first, then sponged the layer using Imagine Crafts Inks and stamped random images on it.  The butterflies have been coloured using the beautiful summertime colours of Radiant Neon Inks and a Sponge Dauber - so easy, as well as being effective.   Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam Squares have been used on this card. I think this card would be suitable for so many occasions - or just because!

This card is linked to the following challenges

Crafty Boots - Summer

Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Feature a Creature

Our Crafty Corner - Always Anything Goes

Elliebelles Creative Moments Critters and Creatures -  Linky Party #5

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Summer + a Stamp

Bunny Zoe's Crafts June Challenge - Summer

The Mixed Media World Challenge - Glam Grunge

Artistic Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with Dragonflies - Card with Dragonflies or Butterflies 

Lacy Sunshine's Challenge - Anything Goes

Hannah & Friends - Butterfly

Simon Says Stamp - Animal Magic

Stampaive and More - Summer

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Summertime

Take card friends and Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy creating

Imagine Crafts and Rubbermoon Art Stamps Inspiration Week

IMAGINE Crafts and RubberMoon Art Stamps are excited to share with you the amazing projects that our design teams have created to kick off the Holiday Season! Over the next few days, we'll be sharing with you inspiration and techniques using IMAGINE Crafts' line of ink products featuring rubber stamps from RubberMoon. Be sure to visit the IMAGINE Crafts and RubberMoon blogs daily for more projects and ideas!

Here is a little Sneak Peek of my project - I have fallen in love with this stamp by Sunny Carvalho and need to get  more of them - co cute and such fun to create with.  You can see the full project and the Step by Step Tutorial on the Imagine Crafts Blog HERE

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

{{{Hugs}}}

 

Darkroom Door - For You

Hello Blog Friends,, I hope you are having a good week - we have been in the middle of a heatwave and are enjoying a few cooler days - but definitely not cold! The Studio is a great place to 'chill out' on days like this! 

I have been using some tags I had started as samples for a Workshop, but decided they would make pretty cards - this one being the first one completed.  The Stately Circles Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Decorative Elements has been cut using the Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine and purple card stock.  A strip of Washi Tape has been added!

The image is from Darkroom Door and is one of the first Darkroom Door sets I owned - still up there among the favourites.  I have stamped the wings twice, coloured them using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Radiant Neons in Electric Yellow and popped them up using 3D Foam Squares. The lace panel is stamped using Memento™ Dye Ink in Teal Zeal. 

  The Nestabling is from Want2Scrap.   I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Creative Moments - Anything goes/ Sparkle

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything goes

Little Red Wagon - Washi

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes

Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenge - Anything Goes with Twist - use glitter

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap -  Say It In Color - Sentiment stamped, printed, or die-cut in color NOT black and white

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Love and Laughter

Hello Blog Friends, it feels like days since I have been here, but you will have seen Sneak Peeks and links to my Tutorials on other Blogs - I hope you get the opportunity to pop over and check them out.  I will add that I am busy working with new products and more sneak peeks - and just quietly - I am loving everything - just sayin'! 

In saying that...this card is not a tutorial on another Blog, it is a card I created using one of  The Crafter's Workshop Stencils and ImagineCrafts/ Tsukineko Radiant Neons in Electric Blue and Electric Yellow.

The butterfly is from the Wonderful Wings Spellbinders® Shapeabilities®, it has been layered into the Captivating Squares Spellbinders® Nestabilities Decorative Elements, using Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares, followed by Rounded Squares  Nestabilities®.   My Dies have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine. 

The sentiment is from Penny Black Inc - Eloquence Transparent stamp set - one of my favourites for sentiments and the divine black rhinestone swirl is from Want2Scrap.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Artistic Expressions Challenge - Anything Goes/ Opt.Thankful

Sentimental Sundays - Bling It Up

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting At the Weekend - Anything Goes 

Anything Goes with a Twist - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge - Anything Goes

Left of Center Creative Challenges - 3 or More Layers

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge - Things beginning with B - Butterfly,Bling and Blue

Avenue 613 Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Radiant Neon Blog Hop

 
Welcome to the Radiant Neon Blog Hop where we are joining together with the ladies from CardMaker and showcasing the divine Radiant Neon pigment inks.  If you came from the lovely EmilyLanham 's Blog you are in the right place - if not then start at the CardMaker Blog and then go in order to the next blog.

Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat; Radiant Neon Ink:Electric Coral, Electric Pink; Electric Yellow; Sponge Daubers; irRESISTible Spray - Black
• Spellbinders: Grand Calibur Machine; S5-217 A2 Modern Stationary Nestabilities® Card Creator; S4-425 Elegant Ovals Nestabilities Decorative Elements, Metal Shim plate
• Penny Black Inc.
• The Crafters Workshop: Mini Fifties Clock stencil 6x6
• Want2Scrap: 72 Count Black Gems - self adhesive
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner
• Miscellaneous:  liquid glue; Button

Directions:

1. Place Stencil onto white card, secure with masking tape.
2. Apply Electric Coral to the center of the Stencil using a Sponge Dauber.
3. Repeat using Electric Pink
4.Followed by Electric Yellow
5. Add extra touches of colour where you want using the daubers without adding extra ink.

 

6. Cut/emboss the stenciled card using the Grand Calibur Machine and the Modern Stationary die.

7. Stamp the sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black on the lower right corner.

8. Cut card base using black card that has been cut using the largest Modern Stationery Die,making sure the folded line is just inside the top cutting edge of the Die to form card base.

9. Adhere stenciled layer to the base using double sided tape.

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10. Cut/emboss one (1) butterfly from the Wonderful Wings Grand Nestabilities in black card.

11. Adhere to the center of the card using liquid glue.

12. Glue the button into the center of the butterflies body

13. Adhere a black bling to the center of the button

14. Finish by adding bling to the opposite corners of the card

Here is my card with two other samples I have created using the Radiant Neons - they live up to their name and make your projects shine!

* Your next stop on the Blog Hop is  SharonMorrison 

Here is a list of the Blogs for this Hop - incase there is a glitch along the way.

CardMaker Magazine * SylviaBlum * NaghmaHusain * Jeanne Streiff *
  MaureenCronin * AllieGower * IshaGupta  * KathyMartin * EmilyLanham 
* LindaLucas  (you are here) * SharonMorrison  * KristieHartfeil  * EllenTaylor   
 * TaylorUsry * PennyWard  * KristineReynolds  * CathyAndronicou  * BaerbelBorn * 
 Savannah O'Gwynn  * SabrinaAlery  * KazukoKocho   * NancyHawes  * VeraYates 
* DebbieGaetz  * JohnPetersen  * ImagineCrafts

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}