A Summer Time Butterfly Posy - #CI19

Welcome back everyone 😊

I am so happy you have decided to stop by my blog for a visit today.

I have been trying to use up some scraps that I have created over the last few weeks

So I decided I would create for Colour Inkspiration today.


I have been super busy these last few weeks with school holidays and then creating flat out once they went back to school.
Sometimes getting work done with the bairns at home isn't all that successful hahaha.
So I am just fitting this card in by the skin of my teeth 😅 .
I am creating a video for a International blog hop tomorrow and now must also go and prepare my pieces for that.

#CI19

 The colours for this challenge are as follows.

Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate and Garden Green.

These colours just scream Spring and Summer to me 😊

And summer means Butterflies and flowers where I live
(I live in a very temperate climate)

Butterfly Posy

#KOCreationscards #Watercolorwings #Butterflybasics #Inpiredbynature #Easternmedallions #Cardmaking #Stampinup #CI19

I pulled out some all time favourites stamp sets for this card, Watercolour Wings and Butterfly Basics!

My card base is Thick Whisper White with a layer of Basic Gray under the card front.

The back ground of my card came from some stamping off I was doing for another card.

The medallion was from my play with the Eastern Palace when I first purchased it.

I punched the flowers from some scrap Daffodil Delight using the blossom builder punch.

The little fine pieces of white are the trimmings from my card lol. 

I love how delicate they look, don't you?.

Angled View

#KOCreationscards #Watercolorwings #Butterflybasics #Inpiredbynature #Easternmedallions #Cardmaking #Stampinup #CI19

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Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Jenny Hall

Welcome Back everyone 😊

Today I am hopping with the Crazy Crafters Team and special guest Jenny Hall

We The Crazy Crafters have each chosen a project of Jenny's to CASE (Copy And Selective Edit)

You are currently here me me (Kim Oliver) and I have a full list of all participants closer to the end of my blog.

Here is the project I have chosen of Jenny's to CASE.

Jenny created her card using the Cracked Glass technique using layers of heated embossing powder.

This was something I haven't tried before, I thought...

Why Not!

Here is my card.

I used the same layout for this technique as it has an old world feel with it that this technique deserves.

Dragonfly Daze

#KOCreationscards #Crackedglasstechnique #Dragonflydreams #Butterflybasics #Inspiredbynature #Cardmaking #Stampinup

I am over the moon with my first attempt!

Before my next attempt I MUST order some more embossing powder though 😲 lol. I just need to do this some more! It's so much fun hahaha.

I followed Jenny's instructions and layered the embossing powder 11 times, but my crack wasn't sharp. I ended up with more of a crazed effect. 

Which I quite like BTW 😍

HERE is Jenny's video showing how she made her card.

Angled View

#KOCreationscards #Crackedglasstechnique #Dragonflydreams #Butterflybasics #Inspiredbynature #Cardmaking #Stampinup

To create the scene I used two stamp sets. Dragonfly Dreams and Butterfly Basics.

I used the Shimmery white card stock to stamp my scene onto.

I masked over the dragonfly after the original stamping. I then stamped the fern leaf over the top. Being masked this gives the effect of having the fern fronds behind the dragonfly.

I coloured the dragonfly using the NEW STAMPIN BLENDS!!! 

To continue through this fabulous blog hop please click the name directly after mine 

If you are looking for any of the items I used to create my project with, then please use the carousel below. 

It has all items listed and is linked directly to my store.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. 

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Butterfly Basics - Wishes - #GDP096

Welcome back everyone 😊

Yesterday I played once again with embossing paste. 

I found some colour inspirations from Colour Inkspiration lol I have a post to write tomorrow for that challenge.

I ended up making a silly amount of backgrounds just from using 1 tspoon of embossing paste for each colour!!! So you will see a few of these backgrounds over the next few posts hahaha

My first project using the backgrounds is with just a small piece used for #GDP096 

The challenge there this week is CASE the designer.

Tanja Kolar

Just click her name to be taken to her CASE of her own card

I chose to keep the basic layout from Tanja's card and used the Butterfly Basic's stamp set.

Here is my card

Wishes

#KOCreationscards #butterflybasics #boldbutterlflies #sendingwishes #GDP096 #splatter #colourinkspiration

I used the layering squares framelits to cut my background and ass the white layer behind. I distressed the edges and mounted them together with dimensional.

Using Watercolour paper I blended Wild Wasabi, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist and Sweet Sugarplum. Once dry I cut the butterfly using the Butterflies Thinlits and the solid butterfly fro the Bold Butterfly framelits.I glued them together and added metallic silver thread behind. I mounted this to my squares using dimensional. 

The colours for the embossing paste square are the same as the butterfly.

For my background card front I splattered the same colours over the card stock, also distressing the edges before mounting onto thick whisper white.
To finish the card I glued a couple or three of silver metallic sequins randomly.

Open and Angled view

#KOCreationscards #butterflybasics #boldbutterlflies #sendingwishes #GDP096 #splatter #colourinkspiration

To carry the theme through the inside, I stamped the fern leaf in wild wasabi and the little butterfly with words in basic black.

I do hope you enjoyed my card today.

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Touches Of Texture PPA314 - A Sketch by Amy Lazzell

PPA314 – A Sketch by Amy Lazzell

Hello!

welcome back to my blog

I have had a little break from creating for a while and am now ready to jump right back into the thick of things.

I was umming and ahhing a little as to what to create when I found this gorgeous sketch over at Pals Paper arts

 I kept the basics of the above design for my card, just flipped it on it's side. 

I had been using the gorgeous Cherry Cobbler colour earlier, so I thought I would keep with that colour & use it as a base for this design.

Well enough chit chat

Here is my card.

'Touches Of Texture'

#Butterflybasics #Touchesoftexture #Gorgeousgrunge #KOCreationscards

How I made 'Touches Of Texture'

• I cut my base card to 10.5 cm x 15 cm
• Added a layer of Vellum stamped with the 'Gorgeous Grunge' Splatter stamp in Versa Mark and Silver embossing powder. This was adhered to the card base using my Snail Adhesive.
• I then chose Very Vanilla to use as the top layer to display my stamping and layout.
• For the first line going horizontally across the design I used the netting stamp from the 'Touches of Texture' set. This was inked using the colour Basic Grey. I centered it then stamped a little to the left leaving enough room for the second stamp.
• I used the fern from 'Butterfly Basics' to lay the vertical line stamping in Pear Pizzazz.
• I thought that the horizontal lines needed some more texture so I added a piece or Burlap ribbon. To get the effect I have used above I pulled a thread from one end holding the other end quite firmly to gather, then glued all in place using a hot glue gun.
• I stamped the Bee from Touches of Texture and used my Stampin Write Markers to color.
• I used the flower from Butterfly Basics for this card. To get this effect for my flower, I started by stamping in Versa Mark. Then without wiping the stamp, stamp again into Black Stazon. Dust the image quickly, using the Clear Embossing Powder. This makes the Black lines look dusty. After tapping off the excess, gently with a light tap on the back of the card with your finger nail, heat with your heat tool until all is clear again. This makes delicate items like the flower stems easier to fussy cut. It can also stop colour from spreading where you don't want it.
• I wanted to bring the base colour to the fore again, so I used  my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write marker and Aqua Painter to colour the flowers. Layering the colour for depth. I added Clear 'Wink of Stella' to each flower petal for that little bit of zing and pizzazz.
• I finished this card by stamping on a small piece of Vellum the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from 'Butterfly Basics' in Versa Mark then Cherry Cobbler. Using the same method as above.
• Using Stampin Dimensionals I placed the front onto the Vellum. To finish this pretty design I used mid size 3 Rhinestones in the top right corner of the Very Vanilla front..

#Butterflybasics #Touchesoftexture #Gorgeousgrunge #KOCreationscards

I hope you have enjoyed my creativity.

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