ATC's - Delightful Little Pieces of Art Using Stampin Up Products

Let myself go a little last night and used some retired Stampin' Up!® stamps to create some ATC's for a swap. The topic is "Things With Wings" and I have some gorgeous, very old stamps that just flashed into my mind. 

ATC's are tiny little swap cards - little bits of art that crafters swap and collect. 

They measure 3 and 1/2 x 2 and 1/2 inches, so are quick to create. 

I wanted to create something colourful, with a bit of texture and drama, so envisaged the colour scheme and hoped that I'd got it right as I was making 9 of these little fellas. 

Here is the finished product using heat embossing, sponging, stampin' off and hand colouring techniques. 

The colours are a little faded in this picture, but you get the idea. 

After stamping the butterfly image with Versa Mark and heat embossing with black embossing powder, I built up layers of sponged colour (starting with the lightest - yellow). Then I stamped the leaves from French Foliage over the top around the perimeter of the card. Finally I added some Melon Mambo with a Stampin Write Marker and blended it a little with an Aqua Painter.

So much fun  - my fingers were covered in ink, but it was nice to create something just for the sake of it.

Once again I reverted to using the most versatile stamp set I own - French Foliage by Stampin' Up! You can find it on p. 86 of the Annual Catalogue and if you see anything else in there you want you can place an on-line order via my Demonstrator website. All you need to do is select the SHOP NOW  button in the top right hand corner and your products will be sent to your doorstep. 

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Until Next Time,

Stay Crafty!

Butterflies and Hope

Hello everyone, 

I have been doing a series of Butterfly cards lately. 

Most of the cards use one or more stamps from the Strength and Hope stamp set from Stampin' Up!® This is a very versatile set that includes a gorgeous butterfly and a beautiful scroll that can be used in so many ways. There is also a lovley medallion "Hope" stamp and some encouraging words that work beautifully as a background or as a focal point. 

Stampin' Up! has committed to donate $2.00 from the sale of each stamp set to the cause of Breast Cancer research so it is a Win Win situation. - You get a lovely set of stamps and at the same time help in the fight against Breast Cancer.

My card today is one I created using an embossed fabric butterfly. I am loving working with fabric and card stock together. 

The textures, colours and patterns add a different dimension to my cards and the technique is so easy. 

I adhere the fabric to a piece of card - usually Crumb Cake or Natural Ivory

using the Anywhere Glue Stick,

Run the lot through my Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up! exclusive Bigz Die.
 Choose an embossing folder and pass the butterfly image through the Big Shot again.

Add some pearls to highlight and your butterfly is complete.

The words are stamped twice on an angle and the shape is punched with the Decorative Label XL Punch

And here is the final card.

Colours are Always Artichoke and Rose Red - they matched the fabric perfectly! 

Card stock is Confetti White, Whisper White and Always Artichoke

Ink is Rose Red

Embossing Folders used are: Lattice Square, Elegant Lines and Vintage Wallpaper

Punches: Decorative Label XL Punch, 3.2 cm Circle, Scallop Trim Border.

Accessories: Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Twill Tape. Stampin' Sponges.

Stay tuned for some more butterfly creations - now that Blogger is letting me load photos again I should be able to catch up on some posts.

Until next time

Stay Crafty!