Heart Embossed Butterflies

Hi there, I'm back to share with you a monochromatic card that I made for the Dies R Us Design Team, using the Memory Box Large Circle Burst die and the Poppystamps Embossed Heart Butterfly. I want to give a shout out to Lori Kobular for this gorgeous die - I won it over on the recent Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop! Thanks so much Lori - I love it!!

I had a piece of purple card stock laying on my desk that I had die cut with the Circle Burst last week. I was thinking monochromatic for my card today and I was thinking pink, so instead of using it as a die cut, I used the piece as a stencil. Using a finger dauber, I applied Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick through the stencil.

I then die cut the Embossed Heart Butterfly and after cutting, I ran it through the machine again with an embossing pad to emboss the hearts. Leaving the die in place, I daubed the Worn Lipstick to the little raised hearts. I repeated this three times. 

Fuchsia metal antennae were attached to the back of the butterflies with tape. The sentiment from Sparkle N Sprinkle set Pansies was stamped with Versafine Claire Morning Mist. I used my stamp positioner for this, to be able to stamp a couple of times to get a clear impression.

The sentiment was then heat embossed with  Sparkle embossing powder.

The three butterflies were attached with foam tape for dimension. 

Below are the products that I used on my card today:

SNS Pansies Set 826

Poppystamps Embossed Heart Butterfly

Memory Box Large Circle Burst die

Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick Ink

Versafine Clair Morning Mist Ink

Sparkle (EP107) 

Fuschia metal thread

Mounting Foam

I hope you've enjoyed your visit today!

I'd like to join in the following challenges:
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #2: Anything Goes
Cut it Up Challenge #194: Your favorite color
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #204: Add a Heart

See you next time!

Shona

SNS Butterfly Sympathy

Hi there,

Well, unfortunately I'm back today with yet another sympathy card. .... and even more unfortunate, is that it is for the same person. After losing her older sister just three week's prior, a dear friend has now lost her father. Absolutely devastating for her mother and the remaining family. This is what I came up with for my friend.

Using the Poppy Stamps Clara Corner die, I die cut and embossed two of the corners out of white cardstock. I inked one of the corner pieces with Memento London Fog ink. They were placed kitty corner to one another on a black cardstock square, popping up the center flower with a foam square, for a little dimension.

The sentiment (from Sympathy Set 579) was stamped in the top left corner with Versamark and then heat embossed with White Detail. The butterfly was die cut using the Memory Box Lunette Butterfly die from white cardstock. I applied Versamark to the antenna and heat embossed with Belgian Cream. The butterfly body was applied with Versamark and then heat embossed with Black Detail. More Versamark was applied and then I heat embossed from underneath the piece with Magic Speckle to give the mosaic look.

A piece of sheer, white ribbon was attached to the left hand side, before being layered to the white card base and the butterfly was added to the bottom corner with a foam square for more dimension. I decided to leave the card just like that, simple and clean.

I also made a card using the same Corner die, for my friend's mother. I used silver butterfly stickers for this one, and the sentiment is from the same Sympathy Set 579.

That concludes my share for today. I am trying to get several cards taken care of, before we leave on Friday for Scotland. We have my eldest son, Struan's graduation next week in St. Andrews and then David and Calum and I are headed to Italy for a week, back to Scotland for a few more days and then home the 4th of July. I'm going to try to schedule another blog for next Thursday, then you won't hear much else from me 'till my return.

Till then,

Enjoy the beginning of summer,

Big hugs,

Shona