Frosted Butterflies...

I saw some beautiful vellum butterflies stickers frosted with glitter. This was my attempt to create something as beautiful. The sketch was from the HA sketches. I am missing the sentiment from the sketch. I tried to think of how to incorporate it and I decided I liked the card without a sentiment. :)

Here is a close-up of my butterflies...


Here is the final card...


Recipe:

1. Cut 5" x 7" light blue cardstock. Stamp lace flower across the card using versamark. Heat emboss using iridescent/kaleidescope clear embossing powder.
2. Stamp 5 snowflakes on vellum using versamark ink. Heat emboss the snowflakes using iridescent/kaleidescope clear embossing powder.
3. Die Cut the snowflakes in the shape of the butterflies. Take iridescent chalk (blue) and rub it across the butterflies. Be careful as I bent my poor butterflies wings several times because I didnt' keep them flat. I rubbed with my fingers to make sure I removed the excess at the end.
4. Cut a strip of kraft paper using a scalloped rotary cutter blade.
5. Layer the lace and butterflies on the kraft paper.
6. Add another strip of scalloped kraft paper and accessorize with the tiny light blue gems.
7. Add pearls to the butterflies. Cut 1/4" of the light blue embossed cardstock to attach to the inside of the card on the end.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Lace Flower Cluster
• Hero Arts - Grand Snowflake
• Lace, Gems, Pearls Unknown
• Spellbinders Butterfly Die Cut
• Stampendous - Kaleidescope Embossing Powder
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Fiskars Rotary Cutter - Scallop Blade
• Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalk

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Let it Snow... (Not)

This card was made as an entry into the Hero Arts weekly blog challenge. The theme this week was about giving. Challenge Link: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2008/09/01/tis-the-season-to-give/ .

Recipe:

1. Smear Distress Ink - Broken China all over a transparency.
2. Mist until the water bubbles across the entire transparency.
3. Spritz purple Glimmer Mist in multiple places on the transparency.
4. Place white cardstock on the transparency. Pull off and lay face up to dry.
5. Line up clear snowflakes in a row alternating heights. Ink with StazOn Royal Purple.
6. Stamp rows of snowflakes across the background paper.
7. Clean snowflakes thoroughly. (hint... I didn't do this properly and will have to clean my Brilliance Ink Pad)
8. Ink snowflakes with Brilliance Moonlight White and stamp them slightly off-center from the purple row. Continue this for each row.
9. Versmark entire stamped background. Heat emboss with Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder.
10. Punch Circle from the original background piece. Make sure the circle is big enough to fit the penguin.
11. Curve the clear design sentiment to follow the outline of the circle. Lay the acrylic block over the circle and lay the clear stamp on the acrylic block to align to edge of the circle.
12. Stamp Sentiment two times around the circle edge using the StazOn purple ink. Stamp baby snowflakes in between the sentiments.
13. Versmark the circle and heat emboss with Kaleidoscope ebmossing powder.
14. Stamp penguin with StazOn black ink. Color hat scarf with purple watercolor pencils. Smooth color with aquabrush.
15. Apply glitter to the stomach using a glue pen and white glitter.
16. Apply fun flock to the hat ball using glue pen and fun flock.
17. Wrap ribbon around penguin neck and glue dot ends onto stamped scarf.
18. Cut ribbon in half and length of brim of the hat and glue it onto the hat.
19. Apply stickles on the hat snowflakes.
20. Apply black gems for eyes. Use Signo White uni-ball pen to add white to the eyes.
21. Assemble the card.
    

Products:

• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• Signo Uni-Ball White Gel Pen
• StazOn - Black, Royal Purple
• Brilliance Ink Pad - Moonlight White
• Hero Arts - Sparkle Design - Birdhouse
• Hero Arts - Clear Design Warmest Winter Wishes
• Hero Arts - D5081 - Cap and Scarf Penquin
• Stampendous Stamp N Stuff Kaleidoscope Transparent Embossing Powder
• Hero Arts Black Gems, Light Blue
• Marvy Uchida Scalloped and Circle Punches
• Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist - Purple
• Ranger Distress Inks - Broken China
• Ribbon - Unknown
• General Kimberly Watercolor Pencils
• Ranger Stickles - White

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