Butterfly

Back in January when we went to the first SU workshop we were making this card

told them that instead of cutting the whole butterfly and glue the body we could just cut the wings as I had done it before, well I tried teaching them how but it wasn't working right...first I have small cutting mats which makes it easier and second I used the other butterfly :0) it only works on butterflies that the body is centered...no wings. This is the card I had made with that butterfly I cut. You can see the cut lines around the wings...the rhinestones are just about where the cut start

Shoebox Tuesday

I wanted to try one of the new sets I got recently...continuing with my New Year's resolution. This time was Wondrous Wreath. The first thing I wanted to do was make sure it would stamp perfectly as you know I have a bit of OCD so stamping two step (or more) has to be perfect for me to pass on to other card otherwise I would have to keep messing with it until it looks right if it doesn't after several times, more likely it would be a stamp that I won't use again or it won't be use as two steps :0) I won't say it was easier or quicker but it worked for me, stampingwise I got a perfect matching stamping. Sorry I don't know how to create a video tutorial but probably don't want to hear my voice either :0)

This was my project for today's shoebox

St Patrick's Day is coming up so wanted to do my project with that theme. Since I was on the lazy side my panels were done with just scoring...didn't feel like cutting the panels to make it more 3D. What I did was using a gray ink (London Fog) I stamped off on scrap paper then on the card stock, if you've noticed most doors after they're painted you really don't see the woodgrain...you see more the brush strokes LOL so I wanted a very light touch that it was barely show. Then turned my paper over and using my score board did the panels; I added gold brad as most of my doors have the handles that color :0) then I mounted it to my card base which was 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (5-1/2" x 11" score in half)...the top part was 1/16" smaller all round (4-1/8" x 5-3/8") also being on lazy mood I didn't have dimensionals by my desk so I just mounted the wreath flat on door. The 3 leaf clovers are punched out from a very old EK Success punch.

One of my girlfriends asked where was the wreath hanging from? well...on one of my doors Bret put hooks that on most wreaths you don't see them so this wreath was the same :0) As I have said in the past I have wreaths on two of my doors year round for every holiday and they're all different and sometimes is not really a wreath as they are up and down instead of round.

Anyway except for the framelits die that don't know if it's my die or just my OCD as it didn't align perfectly, the stamping did so I can live with this card :0)

Shoebox Thursday

Today for our shoe-box project Kathy had us decorate a Valentine's treat jar...it's one of those canning jars. For the tag we had our choice of stamps I decided to use With Love.

We removed the lid and she had some padding already cut and set on the lid that when you do the canning it melts on the other part anyway we put the fabric in between, closed and decorated. We added some rhinestone jewels all around the rim

Added a few stickers by Martha Stewart on the jar itself

Shoebox Tuesday

I have way too many acetate sheets and every time I see a card with acetate I want to do something with it so for yesterday's shoe-box project I finally did. The original tutorial of the similar card was with Deb Valder, obviously she use SU Thinlits die. I decided to use what I had on my desk or right there, I know was in the lazy mood I guess :0) that meant scraps of pink and black paper for base card. But for my butterfly I use a die from a set by Spellbinders that I hadn't used since I bought it years ago. Still trying to use new supplies.

Since I have a thing about wet glue or glue showing I first made my sticky paper :0) I cover my pink paper with scor-tape then cut my butterflies out. Then I cut my card base to fit the butterfly which ended up being 4.75" x 5.5" I used the pink butterfly to decide where to cut the butterfly on the card base which gave me black butterflies left over for another project :0) I cut a whole layer of acetate that was about 3/32" around smaller than the 4.75' x 5.5" and then I cut a frame that was about 1/16" around smaller and about 1/4" thick. Added scor-tape around both pieces glued the acetate on the back of the front and then added the frame that was meant to cover the adhesive of the acetate. Then on the front I stuck the pink butterfly. So it looks nice and finish on the inside :0)

At first the top of the butterfly was staying flat but somehow the second card I did, didn't so I added a black rhinestone and violà problem solve

For the inside I did a little scene using the butterfly basic stamp set by SU, which you can see through the butterfly

The words are stamps from a Heartfelt Creations set

last valentine card

And this is the last card for 2014. I had seen some cards with similar layout with the new sweetheart punch even made a card at the SU workshop but I decided to use their retired heart punch which is the punch I have. The ribbon is from JoAnn's as well as the heart jewel. The message is by Holly Pond Hill

one more Valentine's card

As you know I love Tilda from Magnolia  so of course had to make a card using one of their images. Since my favorite color is purple that's the color I use...after all no one said Valentine's have to be red & pink :0) the dies are by Spellbinders and the corner stamp is by PSX. Colored my image with Copic markers

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Another Valentine's card

Another of the cards I made for this year for valentine's day.The heart chain die is by Memory Box. The message is by A Muse Stamps, I don't know who makes the heart rhinestones maybe Recollections??