Create With Wonder

One Die - 3 Ways and highlighting sentiments

Hi All,

another sunny day here in Hoylake, it looks as if Spring is finally on its way! Today I've done things slightly differently, as you can see ...

I worked with a sentiment only and did some inlaid die-cutting with a 3D effect. The stamps from STAMPlorations' Bold Sentiments and the Sentiment Builders ranges are perfect for this hence I made this my DT project for their Inspiration Post today.

I die-cut a pierced rectangle and sponged it with Strawberry Slush, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay inks before stamping my sentiment from the Bold Sentiments: Create set in black Archival and die cutting the butterfly flourish from it. I then cut the flourish twice more from white card which I used to layer up my flourish to achieve an embossed look after filling in the gaps with my coloured off-cuts.

Here are a couple more photos to show the card from different angles.

 

Next up are a tag and matching card using the same die, an almost two for one ...
Basically I used a ready cut and folded card which chopped in two provided me with the bases for my card and tag. Next I used a white die-cut butterfly flourish and attached it to a white die-cut pierced rectangle using repositionable adhesive before sponging all over using Heyda pigment inks and removing the flourish once finished. I sponged another flourish using the same colour and fuzzy cut two butterflies and a flourish from it.

For my tag I added a punched border to my piece of yellow card and layered my rectangle on top. I the traced one of the butterflies and coloured it using alcohol marker and sparkly gel pen. I stamped my sentiment from the Bloom Sketches set and finished off by adding some gems and doodled border.

For my card, I attached the butterfly flourish to my yellow base card, added the extra bit of flourish to its right hand side and the two butterflies as shown. I then stamped my sentiment from the Fond Expressions set, added a doodled border and finished with yet more gems.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog for more inspiration from my very talented teamies and to leave a comment for your entry in their monthly prize draw.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Bold Sentiments: Create, Bloom Sketches, Fond Expressions
  

butterfly flourish die - cover gift issue 150 Quick Cards Made Easy
Die-namics Pierced Rectangle dies - My Favorite Things
Xcut border punch - docrafts
Heyda Pigment inks AQUA - Buddly Crafts
Strawberry Slush, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay inks - Stampin'Up!

Butterfly Arc Revisited

Hi All,

Here is another card for your Inspiration over at STAMPlorations using the butterflies from the Winged Things set which I arranged in an arc. As soon as I saw the set I wanted to make something using vellum with glitter ...

Let's start with the background ... I used the left over silver metallic acrylic paint from my card here and roughly painted it down the center on a piece of white card. Once dry I blended Milled Lavender all over it rubbing the excess from over the paint off with a piece of kitchen roll. I then stamped my butterflies using matching archival ink and stamped them again on vellum and fuzzy cut. I stamped my sentiment from the Bold Sentiments Discover set in black archival, distressed the edges and layered it to my base card before attaching my vellum butterflies with a little glue and finishing off with liberally applying glitter glue all over them. I love this technique, it makes the vellum crinkle and adds some lovely dimension. Here is a little close-up ...

You can also see the random brushstrokes of the metallic paint adding some subtle interest. The acrylic paint acts as a form of resist when used with dye inks and the two complement each other well.

I am entering my card at:
Craft Stamper - Anything Goes with a stamp

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the fabulous projects my Teamies created. There is always such a variety for you to take inspiration from.

That's it from me for today. Off to finish clearing the craft room, having guest staying overnight ...

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

Here is what I used, links are in the above text:
 

Journey Without Limits

Hi Everyone,

First of all, if you are looking to help us celebrate the arrival of baby Catherine by joining the 'Shery's finally popped' linky  party, you can find it here.

It is time again for some more inspiration over at the STAMPlorations Blog. This is where the girls from the Inspiration DT showcase their creations and invite you to CASE. You can link your creations up with the Inspiration CASE Playground the link to which can be found at the end of each Inspiration Post.

To play along you can either CASE any of the Inspiration DT's projects or the one we chose as our inspiration for the month. You also don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to join the fun, however we would be thrilled if you did. Why not have a go??? You don't have to exactly copy, it is simply about taking inspiration from a project. We would love to hear what inspired you....

For today's project I used one of STAMPlorations' newest sets, Frames And Flowers, and combined it with the Trendy Birds and the Bold Sentiments Journey and Imagine sets.

I stamped my sentiment, masked the strip around it, stamped the birds, leaves and flowers, removed the mask added some doodled lines, layered on my base card and finished off with some pearls.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the gorgeous projects my teamies created and of course to link up your CASE too.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

what I used:
sets from STAMPlorations, links are in the above text
   

Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Soft Suede inks from Stampin'Up!