Eureka! Stamps challenge

Hi crafty fans!

It's time for another Eureka! Stamps challenge.

For all the particulars go to the Eureka! Stamps Blog.

This weeks challenge is to use

2 images (one can be a sentiment)

2 designer papers and

2 embellishments.

For my 2 images I used

"Sm Lacy Butterfly" (#58902) and

"Happiness Like a Butterfly" (#40403)

I colored the butterfly with FlexMarkers then fussy cut it.

I used glue to adhere only the body of the butterfly to the card front.

I bent the wings of the butterfly out from the card giving dimension.

 

I hate to say it, but I have no idea which company made these 2 papers,

I got both of them from my scraps folder. 

For my 2 embellishments I used a button and embroidery floss. 

I used the  2nd image as the sentiment on the inside of the card.

 

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you got some inspiration and will join the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

 



Butterfly note card

Earlier this week, I posted my card for the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

which I used this butterfly image on.

It is "Sm Lacy Butterfly"  (#58902) from

Eureka! Stamps

When I was working on the card for the challenge, I colored this butterfly with water color crayons and I liked how it turned out.

But when I went to put it onto the card, I didn't like the colors in combination with the papers I had used.

So I put it aside and colored a new butterfly for that card.

You know my motto

"There are no mistakes, only chances to be more creative"

So I decided to make this little note card.

I embossed some lines onto the yellow piece and the card base using my Score Buddy.

Then simply glued the body of the butterfly to the card.

The wings were left unattached and curled out from the card.

I drew the 'trail' with a Zig pen.

I guess that "mistake" turned out just fine after all, didn't it?

 

I'm glad you stopped by today!

Leave a comment and let me know you were here.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

Hello everyone!

Today is the kick off of the last

Eureka! Stamps Challenge for this design team. 

The good news is that I will be continuing

on for another 6 month term with Eureka! Stamps.

Wooooo Hooooo!

This weeks challenge theme is

"Something old,

something new,

something borrowed,

something blue"

For all the particulars and to join in the challenge, check out

The Eureka! Stamps Blog.

When I thought of this theme,

 I immediately thought of a wedding card,

but then decided to do something a little different.

For my card I used

"Sm Lacy Butterfly" (#58902)

My something old is the image. 

This is one of the first stamps I got from Eureka! Stamps.

Something new is the embossing folder I used to emboss the white card stock. Sorry I don't have the name of the folder.

Something borrowed is the technique I used to emboss the white panel.

I made my own diffuser to leave the un-embossed

circle where the butterfly is mounted.

And something blue, well that is obvious,

the butterfly (colored with FlexMarkers) and the blue paper layer.

 

Here is a picture where I upped the contrast

so you could see the embossing

and the area that was left without the embossing. 

 It's still hard to see, but that area

where the butterfly is mounted is a circle

without the embossing.

Of course, upping the contrast changed the colors, 

the first picture shows the actual colors. 

Here is a link to show how to make and use a homemade diffuser.

I hope you have been inspired in some way and will stop over at the Eureka! Stamps Blog

and join in the challenge fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 



Fussy cutting edges.

Are you a Pinterest fan? 

I am and I have found some wonderful cards there.

I seldom copy the card as is, rather I take an idea from a card and put my own twist on it.

That's how I came up with these cards.

I love the fussy cut edges and the one image done differently.

For this butterfly card I used

Small Lacy Butterfly (#58902)

from Eureka! Stamps

For this rose card I used

Rose (#17505)

from QKR Stampede

To stamp the edge, I first stamped onto scrap paper and cut out the image.

I used this as a mask.  I stamped one image at the bottom of the card, covered it with the mask, stamped another image overlapping the first, removed the mask and covered the image I had just stamped and continued this process up the edge of the card.

I then stamped one more of the image on white cardstock.

Now the cutting begins.  I fussy cut the edge of the card.

I then fussy cut the one stamped on white cardstock, the butterfly was colored first with FlexMarkers.

The cut out image is simply adhered over one of the images on the edge.

I stamped a very simple "ENJOY" onto the butterfly card, I believe this is a Close To My Heart stamp that I borrowed from a friend.

(Thanks Jen!)

The entire card front was then adhered to a white card base.

I'm thinking that I want to make another rose card and color the "different" rose.  What do you think?  Do you like the colored one or the plain one better?  If I do another one with a colored rose, I'll post it for y'all to see.

Why not stop over to QKR Stampede and Eureka! Stamps and see what images you may want to try this technique with.

It's fun and makes a beautiful card.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Leave a comment if you will and come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!