Showing posts with label Springtime Butterflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Springtime Butterflies. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

It's your Birthday - Paint the Town!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a bright and cheery card to share for my design team post.  I used one of the intricate dies from the Spring die release.
I cut out the largest butterfly from the Springtime Butterflies die set and opted to leave all of the negative space pieces intact.  The butterfly was inked up with some Oxide Inks.  The doily is from the Nested Stitched Doily Set.
I used a rainbow of Oxide Inks to create the background for my card. Once the ink was dry, I splattered it with some water.
I waited for the water to dry and then splattered the card panel with some white paint.  Next, I embossed it with a butterfly embossing folder.
The doily was adhered in the center of my card base breaking up the rainbow background.  The white doily also helps to bring out the paint splatters.
The butterfly was nestled inside the doily.  A heat embossed sentiment on some vellum was the finishing touch on my card.
Here are the dies used on my card, available in the store:

Saturday, April 04, 2020

Good Things Ahead

Hi Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today with a Saturday post.  Things have been very busy for me this week so Mary and I switched our posts.  I have card with a sentiment I love and find inspirational - "Good things are sure to happen."  This card uses two of the new Spring dies to accentuate the stamping and give the card its focal point.
To start, I cut a piece of mixed media paper to 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches and taped it to a masonite board for watercoloring.
I used a large watercolor brush and a light green ink to create a wash on the upper right and lower left corners of my paper.
I then used foliage and typography stamps with both the green and a light brown ink.  I stamped while the wash was damp and also after drying it with a heat tool.  This is a very loose process and there is no one way to do it.  Things come out differently every time but that is part of its beauty!
I cut my panel to 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 then stamped my sentiment in the brown.  I used a sponge with brown ink to go around the edges.
I mounted the the panel to a brown 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 inch panel and this I mounted to a top fold 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card base.  Because the mixed media panel was a bit buckled, I used heavy books on top of the card to weigh everything down for a few minutes.  This got it nice and flat.

Now for my dies.
I cut all the butterflies (Springtime Butterflies) and some foliage (Spring Blooms) from gold foil cardstock.  I cut more than I needed but wanted some extra to play with the layout.
I ended up using just one butterfly.  I put some foam tape across it's body so it would stand up from the card.  This really makes the butterfly stand out and "pop" against the background.
Finally I added some gold foliage in the lower left along with gold glitter enamel dots.

Dies:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzspringtimebutterflieselite.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzspringblooms.aspx

Be sure to visit the online store where the new Spring dies are on sale for a limited time!

Thanks for joining me today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!


Thursday, March 05, 2020

Bright Butterflies

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

I am finishing up my Easter cards for my family and friends.  Today, I am using the new release Butterfly die that has some beautifully detailed butterflies.

Design Steps:


1.  Using the Springtime Butterflies die cut out two of the large butterflies in black cards stock.  Also cut out 2 Happy in black using the Expressions die Happy


2.  Cut a piece of white card stock 4 x 5 1/4 and using some TH inks sponge on the colors of your choice.  Next use a spray bottle with water spritz the paper to create small water spots
3.  Postion the butterflies onto the card as shown glueing down just the bodies leaving the wings free. Next glue the two Happy cut outs together then adhere to the card.  Just below happy add the stamped word Easter layered onto black card stock.  Add your rhinestone flight trail and your card is complete

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The new release dies are still available so don't miss out on these wonderfully detailed dies! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Blessings
Pam