SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES

I know I have said it before, but I LOVE the background stamp SWALLOWTAIL.  It is so large it covers the whole card if you want it to.

Today I have a card to show you with a new technique for me.

 I used some printed designer paper and stamped my swallowtail butterfly with versamark.  Then I put early espresso embossing powder on it and heat set it.  Very striking, don't you think?

I also put a small amount along the edges so it was similar to a background layer behind the paper.  I like that look.  And I put a small strip of the designer paper on the inside for continuity.

My second card is emboss resist.

 Stamp with versamark and then use CLEAR embossing powder.  After heat setting it, use sponges and ink to rub color around the stamped image.  Clean off with a clean rag and VOILA.  Ink is in the unstamped impressions and around the outside of the butterfly.  LOVE IT>

Here are both cards side by side.  Different techniques but both are beautiful.

What do you think?  Have you used both of these techniques?

Thanks for stopping by.  STAY CREATIVE MY FRIENDS!!

SIMPLY PRESSED CLAY SNEAK PEEK

Making buttons and flowers with the NEW SIMPLY PRESSED CLAY AND MOLDS.

Two ways to create your items (probably more but two I have used so far):
1.  put clay in a baggie and add a few drops of ink
2.  close up baggie and massage the clay until the ink is evenly distributed into the clay
3.  press into molds and let dry

OR

1.  just press clay into molds, let dry and color with markers, ink pad, etc.

The blue buttons had the ink massaged into the clay before I molded them.  The white ones are just pressed and dried.

 If there is any remnant of clay outside of the shape, you can just snip it off with scissors.  It is very flexible like fun foam.

The holes are slightly closed on the buttons when you mold them.  After they are dry, just poke the rest of the way through to make the button holes.

Here is a card again I made with the white rose and then I colored with markers:

I used a soft color on this rose.  I tried my aqua marker and some ink, but it wasn't intense enough in color.  The marker seemed to work much better.

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BEST OF BUTTERFLIES

I am LOVING this moth type butterfly.  I originally came in the breast cancer donation stamp set.  It is one of the butterflies in the BEST OF BUTTERFLIES 25th anniversary stamp set.

Best Of Butterflies Clear-mount Stamp Set #133345 Price: $14.95

 I chose my colors by FIRST choosing my designer paper.  Then I chose the colors that match it. Here I used melon mambo and gumball green.

 After I adhered the designer paper to the card base, I used the new ARTISAN LABEL PUNCH and punched thru both layers on the front of the card.  I then punched a piece of melon mambo and glued it through the window I created with the punch.

 I used the A ROUND ARRAY stamp set for the K IS FOR KINDNESS sentiment inside the punched out window and popped it up with a Stampin' Dimensional. (It was punched out with the 7/8" scallop circle punch)  I made little shutters for the window with some more melon mambo.

Melon mambo ink on whisper white card stock and fussy cut out the butterfly image.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals and then drew on the two antennae with a soft suede marker.

I saw this idea on Jason Kreiger's blog.  Thanks JK.  He goes by JK and I am also  JK (Jennifer Kay) so I always check out his fun ideas on his blog.  GREAT CARD!!

Stamp set:  BEST OF BUTTERFLIES, A ROUND ARRAY
Card Stock:  Gumball Green and Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Other:  Artisan Label Punch, 7/8"Scallop Circle Punch, Soft Suede Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals, DSP

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I appreciate your kind comments.

I entered this card in:

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge
Papercraft Star

SMALL SIZED THANK YOU CARDS

Howdy Bloggies,

I am still stamping with A ROUND ARRAY stamp set and this time I also used OH HELLO stamp set.
I saw an idea very close to this on Yvettes Paper Garden blog.  Thanks for the idea Yvette!!

 I used basic gray card stock 6 x 3, scored at 3 and the polka dots embossing folder.

I used the newARTISAN LABEL PUNCH after I stamped the chevron stamp from OH HELLO with gray ink on whisper white card stock.  I also punched out some white to layer behind the label.  Then I used real red with the 1 1/4" scallop circle punch to layer behind the THANK YOU from A ROUND ARRAY stamp set to give it a pop of color.

The two cards on the outside are folded so they open from the bottom.  The one in the middle opens on the right.  They are all the same size, just facing different ways.

I hope you try some of these smaller 3" square enclosure cards as thank you cards.  They are quick and easy to make and FUN!!
STAMPS:  A ROUND ARRAY, OH HELLO
INK:  basic gray
CARD STOCK: whisper white, basic gray, real red
OTHER:  polka dots embossing folder