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!

Mini Tote by Mr Big Shot

Hi stampers,

As promised here is the second of our projects from my Big Shot and Creative Craft day - a very cute Mini Tote made with the Stampin' Up!® exclusive Top Note die. This die is one of our most versatile and popular shapes, and can be used in so many ways. (check out other ideas using the Top Note label on the sidebar)

And aren't these cute? 

You can see the embossed fabric sides to the mini totes and we created the ribbon flowers and fabric tags too! All products used (except the fabric) are from Stampin' Up! although some are from my stash and are no longer available. The fabric is cotton based from my vast collection of fabrics - I used to do lots of sewing before I discovered stamping!

We lined the Totes too. It is all so easy.

To show the girls different methods of adhesion, we used the fantastic Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (Autumn/Winter Mini p. 9) on the outer sides of the tote and the Anywhere Glue Stick on the inside. Both work equally well for projects like this. 

Another of our projects was to create some tiny envelopes to pop inside these little totes.
Again, the fabric was adhered to card stock, then the shape was cut out with the Big Shot - this time using the Stampin' Up! exclusive Scallop Envelope Die (p. 154 Idea Book & Catalogue) and then the shapes were placed inside the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, and wound through the Big Shot to achieve the texture you can see in the photo.

Just imagine these as a cute little Christmas bag or something purpose made for a special occasion. Change the fabric and width of the tote base and the potential is unlimited. 

If you don't have loads of fabric you can use some Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers that give delightful results too. 

If you'd like measurements for this bag just contact me via my Demonstrator Business Website and I'll help you out.

There are still a couple more projects from our Craft Day, but I'll post those later - maybe tomorrow. It's my regular day with my grandson today and we have swimming classes to attend! 

Until next time

Stay Crafty!