Two Cards featuring Butterflies

I'm really pushing the clock today with my Butterfly cards for the July Twofer Card Challenge #29
I used a very old wood mounted stamp to create my cards.

For my first card I teamed the stamped, white embossed and fussy cut butterfly with a background die cut that I lined with pink paper, and a lovely rose stamped image sent to me by friend Linda... because of course you see butterflies hovering around the flowers in your garden.... and especially here at the moment because all the mango trees are out in flower.
I die cut the white front panel down with a stitched die  and sponged Distress Oxide ink in pink shades over the embossed butterfly, then I added some pearl antennae as well.  To finish I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment and attached the flower and butterfly with foam tape.

With my second card, I stamped the butterfly randomly over a white card panel with Distress Ink in Tattered Rose to create a background.  Then stamped and gold embossed the butterfly and fussy cut it out.  On a scrap of matching card I stamped and gold embossed the sentiment and to finish added a matching layer to frame the panel and added a few gems for some sparkle.

I am also playing along with Penny Black Saturday July challenge - Optional Nature.
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Card Recipe 

Card 1

Stamps: Penny Black - Quiver (butterfly), Power Poppy - Simply Camellias (sentiment)

Dies: Sizzix - Mixed Media #2,CUTplorations - Crazy Running Double Stitched Nesting Rectangles.

Inks: Versamark, Distress Oxides - Worn lipstick, Victorian velvet, Seedless preserves

Other: white embossing powder, silver embossing powder

Card 2

Stamps: Penny Black - Quiver (butterfly), Chocolate Baroque - Amazing Birthday (sentiment)

Dies: 

Inks: Versamark, Distress Ink - Tattered rose

Other: gold embossing powder, gems

Split 3 Sweet Pea cards

Hello there today and how are your creative juices flowing... mine have been inspired by my friends Loll and Marcia with their Split 4 cards.... mine were meant to be four but as you can see I had a mishap with the stamp on one corner....    you should check out this neat technique if you haven't seen it - a great quick way to create 4 cards.

I used a Sweet Pea stamp set to stamp the four corners and then after cutting the A5 sheet down to 3 cards I used a combination of coloured pencils and Distress Ink water wash to give me three cards in different colours.

I used a dotty stamp and the red DI to add interest to the waterwashed background, and stamped and clear embossed the sentiment. Then finished off with a red card layer to frame the panel and a white card base.

To finish the purple card I flicked DI over the water coloured background, stamped the sentiment and clear embossed it and framed with a purple card.

I used the dotty stamp and grey DI to add interest to the pink water wash background, stamped and clear embossed the sentiment and framed with pink card.

I am playing along with The Flower Challenge #46 - Summer/Winter flowers.  I checked google and see that Sweet Peas (my MIL favourites) flower at different times of the year across the world and in Australia flower from Winter into Spring.
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Card Recipe 

Stamps: Power Poppy - Sweet Memories, red card - a freebie sentiment, Kaisercraft - Fading dots, purple card - Penny Black - Every Day sentiment, pink card - PSX - Happy Birthday
Dies: 
Inks: Versamark - black, Distress Inks - Candied apple, Seedless preserves, Pickled raspberry, Shaded lilac,
Other:Coloured pencils, clear embossing powder

Relax and Restore

I'm thinking we all could do with a bit of a break to ease our restricted lives these days... 

so my card is for you my friends 

To get my mojo flowing sometimes I'll just get out my coloured pencils and an image and I'm off..... for this orchid I first stamped the image in Distress Ink Old Paper and then gave it a light water wash - green on the leaves and light pink on the flowers, then with the pencils added depth and detail.  I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a circle die and then a larger grey circle to highlight it on the card.  To put it all together I used a green card base and a darker green layer to frame the panel.

I am playing along with Watercooler Wednesday WWC279 - Helen's Challenge: All about Occasions   ----   and  ---   Penny Black Saturday July challenge - Nature

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Card Recipe 

Stamps: Penny Black - Gentle Whisper, Power Poppy - Good Thinking: Renewal 

Dies: Spellbinders - Nesting circle dies

Inks: Distress Oxide - shabby shutters, tattered rose, Versafine - black

Other:  coloured pencils

Sending a Smile Your Way

Here we have the granddaughters having some beach cricket fun with mum and pa - this week we took a break during the school holidays for a few days and even though the weather wasn't brilliant the girls had a wonderful time.

 

My card today is showcasing the use of a stencil.... on our return from our little holiday there was a lovely surprise from a special friend in the post... this fabulous leafy stencil ... I used a brush to blend ink over the stencil along one side of white card and then used a white gel pen to trace freehand around the leaves and then added rows of dots.  I stamped the sentiment, attached the panel to a matching card and to finish added a scattering of white Nuro Crystal drops.

I am playing along with CAS Mix Up July challenge - Stencil Tracing
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Card Recipe  
Stamps: Chocolate Baroque - Amazing Birthday..
Dies: 
Inks: Distress Oxide - Carved pumpkin, Versafine - black
Other:  Simon Says Stencil - Tumbling leaves, Nuvo Crystal Drops - white, white gel pen

Christmas Nativity

Pleased to find that I do have a nativity stamp set and have used this on a smooched watercolour background from my stash.  Stamped the image with black ink and then gold embossed the star.  I used shiny gold card to frame the panel and help highlight the star and attached to a white card...a nice QCAS card.

I am playing along with CAS Christmas July challenge - Nativity and as this silhouette stamp is fairly new to my collection and I haven't used it before, I am joining in with the NBUS challenge #16.
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Card Recipe 
Stamps: Sentimentally Yours - Silhouette Scenes
Dies: 
Inks: Versamark, Versafine-black, Distress Oxide - blues
Other:gold embossing powder, gold metallic card

Hello friend

Today I have a pretty card featuring a Protea... I love these unique flowers which come in a wide range of shapes, colours an sizes and when I found a die for these flower - just had to have it.  I cut the flower with the die and then traced around it onto white card so I could fill in the outline die... watercolouring both pieces with Distress Oxides.  In my stash I found this smooched background on pearl metallic card (not sure of the ink or colour - leftover ink from my work sheet)  and die cut it with a stitched die... then I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment and to finish found some matching blue green card to frame it and being a larger shape created the card base from white card stock.

I am playing along with the Watercooler Wednesday challenge WWC278 - Michelle's Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist.
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Card Recipe 
Stamps: Ranger - Letter it stamp set
Dies: Kaisercraft - Protea, Poppy Craft - stitched nesting rectangles
Inks: Versamark, Distress Oxides - Tattered rose, Carved pumpkin, Ripe persimmon, Shabby shutters, Mowed lawn, Distress Ink - 
Other:  silver embossing powder

Wishing You Beautiful Day

Time to share the card I sent to Mia in Greece for the June Card Chain Challenge

I used the theme for my beach scene card, the colours and the sketch.

I inked bubble wrap with Distress Oxide to create a sandy base on my white card front and ran it through the Cuttlebug with a tan mat and stitched die to create a border.  Stamped my shell and silver embossed it before watercolouring it with DOs and fussy cut it  out.  Then from scrap backgrounds I die cut some leafy pieces and coloured up some muslin to add to the little scene....with sequins and gold micro beads.  I stamped the sentiment in black and clear embossed it on a terracotta strip and mounted all these with foam tape.  To finish I sponged some light blue ink to the sky and added two die cut birds.

And this is the gorgeous card I received from Suzanne in USA... thank you so much Suzanne

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    THEME OPTIONS:    The Beach

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Print Blocks -shell, Sheena - Sea View Collection (sentiment)

Dies: Kaisercraft - Leafy branch, Sizzix -Wildflower stems #1, Paper Roses - Flying birds, small, CUTplorations - Running double stitched nesting rectangles

Inks: Versmark,  Versafine - black, Distress Oxide - Tattered Rose, Mustard Seeds, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Salty Ocean

Other:  clear embossing powder, silver embossing powder sequins, micro beadsm muslin

It takes a long time to grow an old friend

Just a short time for the June Rainbow Card challenge #18- Pastel Rainbow, to close.... so I put together this card.   I blended soft rainbow shades of Distress Oxide inks over a white panel and then embossed it with a flourish design.  In my stash was this wildflower die cut so I used the same colours to colour it rather than leave it white.  And to finish from my stash of stamped sentiment I chose this one - trimmed it and sponged the edge with blue ink.

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Card Recipe 
Stamps:   sentiment unknown
Dies:  Sizzix - Wildflower stems #1
Inks: Distress Oxides - Twisted citron, Squeezed lemonade, Carved pumpkin, Worn lipstick, Milled lavender, Shaded lilac, Salty ocean, Versafine black
Other:  Mpress embossing folder - Flourish,