Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Love and Kindness


Recently, Darlene DeVries had a video tutorial on Live Love Cards. She showed how you can create a "pop up" butterfly with three of the same stamped image. She also inspired the design of my card with one of hers for the January challenge.

I began by stamping a butterfly (stamp set source unknown) 3 times on Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Then I heat embossed it with Recollections Clear Detail embossing powder. I colored each the same with my Zig Clean Color pens, and fussy cut them out. Then I glued them together to create the pop-up.

Detail of butterfly


Detail of butterfly

For my background, I stamped the "Wood Plank Background" by My Favorite Things onto a piece of white cardstock, using Ranger Archival Watering Can ink. I then inked over the panel with Hickory Smoke & Weathered Wood Distress inks. After marking which way I wanted the panel to face, I cut two 1/8" strips from the background. (It was important to mark the back of the panel, so the pieces would be oriented in the same direction.) I adhered each remaining background piece to a panel of black paper, leaving a gap between each strip, and a 1/16" border all around.

I stamped my greeting, from Hero Arts' "Acts of Kindness" set, onto another piece of white cardstock, and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Detail White embossing powder. I inked over that with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink. After trimming the length of the strip down some, I punched the left side with the "Apron Lace" border punch by Fiskars. I adhered it to my background, and stapled twice with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. After gluing down my butterfly, I mounted the card front to a white A2 card base. I will be sending this card in for the Lasting Hearts Card Drive.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge: Create with Critters
Open-Minded Crafting: Try Something New (pop-up technique was new to me)

24 comments:

  1. Your butterfly card is stunning! The colors just seem to glow! I must try that technique!

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  2. Wow your butterfly is so pretty! It looks so nice on that great looking woodgrain.

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  3. I love love love that butterfly, it's beautiful. It stands out so well against the gray background. Thanks for joining us at Open- Minded Crafting Fun!

    Monica- DT

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  4. WOW!!! gorgeous!! the butterfly looks like it is glowing :) thank you for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!! I'm also going to share this in my {creative chick} studio share facebook group! http://shurk.us/creative-chick-fbgroup

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  5. Clever use of back ground stamp .great effect . Love the butterfly too. Thanks for sharing with us at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

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  6. In addition to echoing the other comments, I honestly think the butterfly seems lifelike. The cool or 'winter' colors are so appealing to my senses. Now that I receive your blog posts, I know the likelihood of seeing more dramatic colors has now greatly increased. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.In addition to echoing the other comments, I honestly think the butterfly seems lifelike. The cool or 'winter' colors are so appealing to my senses. Now that I receive your blog posts, I know the likelihood of seeing more dramatic colors has now greatly increased. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

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  7. Great choice to put your brilliantly colored butterfly on the grey-planked background. Beautiful card!

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  8. Beautiful card the image is simply striking. Thanks for joining in on the fun over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. We look forward to seeing you again.
    Hugs    
    Berni,DT
    open-mindedcraftingfun.

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  9. Absolutely gorgeous. Great work.
    Thank you for entering the Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
    Annette DT Member

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  10. This is beautiful! I love that you used the new technique. I really love the colors you used for the butterfly and how they pop right off fromt hat wood background you created. This is absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges!!! Good Luck! I hope we see you again!!

    - Susan, Owner @ Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges
    {Scrap A Thousand Words}
    {Sentimental Susan - Etsy}
    {Sentimental Susan - Zibbet}

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  11. Love how you popped up that butterfly... it matches perfectly on your woodgrain paper!! Thanks for joining us at Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenges! Hope you come join us again!!

    lovies, =o) kel
    Open-Minded DT

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  12. Beautiful! :) You make it look so easy, and then I read the steps, and I'm sure I couldn't do it! :)

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    1. Thank you, Janet! It really isn't that hard; just time-consuming. :)

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