Butterflies and Cotton Balls

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  I have a technique to share with you today I learned by watching a video created by Deb Valder, a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  I am grateful for my Stampin' Up! family and the inspiration we share with each other.  Thank you, Deb, for your creativity!

I have done this technique before without the cotton balls.  However, the cotton does add some extra dimension and some 'staying power' over time.

Here is my first creation and I'm guessing it won't be my last!

Of course, the photo does not do this card justice.  But in real life, it beholds amazing dimension.  There are cotton balls behind the center of the sun and each of the butterflies.  I used my stylus to dry emboss the sun, butterflies and the grass. The grass does not have cotton under it but it still adds a fun texture!  The grass is stamped with just the edge of the sun stamp in Mossy Meadow!  It's always fun to find a use for a stamp other than what it is created for!

This card is in the process of finding its way to a Stampin' Up! Sister in a 'far away land'.  She has a special love for butterflies and I sure hope it brightens her days.  She has brightened so many of mine!!

Thanks for looking and if you have questions, please ask!  Feel free to leave a  comment.   Each and every one is much appreciated!

Blessings ~
RaeDeen

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Kinda Eclectic, Papillon Potpourri
Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon
Other: Blendabilities (Pumpkin Pie, Skin Tones, and Color Lifter), Stylus, Piercing Mat, Cotton Balls, Sponges, Tombow liquid glue

Distressed Meadow

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  Today I have another Morning Meadow card to share with you.  I have distressed it for a 'vintage' feel.  

               Butterflies, birds, and flowers....God's beautiful creations spoken into existence!  They are also a few of my favorite things!

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Trust God, Wildflower Meadow, Papillon Potpourri
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Black
Ink: Versa Mark, Crumb Cake, Black
Extras: Embossing Buddy, Black embossing powder, Clear embossing powder, Elegant Butterfly punch, Artisan Label punch, pearls, black ribbon from my stash, dimensionals, Tombow liquid glue, distressing tool, sponge

Feel free to leave a comment!  If you have questions, please ask.

Blessing ~
RaeDeen

Amazing Hardwood

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  I love the Hardwood stamp.  The possibilities with this stamp are endless.  I have seen so many beautiful cards created with this stamp.  I have put together one of my own beauties!  It has been such a long, cold winter and we are all ready for the blessings of Spring.  The calendar says it is Spring, the robins have returned, and it rained yesterday instead of snowed!  Praise the Lord for His simple blessings of faithfulness.  The flowers and butterflies will come...

The Smokey Slate Hardwood provides a beautiful soft background for flowers and butterflies!  The butterflies were stamped with Black Stazon, colored, punched out, pressed into the Versa Mark pad, covered with clear embossing powder, and heat set, and shaped.  They almost look real!

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Hardwood, Stippled Blossoms, Papillon Potpourri, Amazing Family
Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White
Ink: Smokey Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Black Stazon, Versa Mark, Watercolor Pencils (retired) for butterflies, Pool Party marker for shadow around roses and leaves
Tools: Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, pearls, clear embossing powder, Stamp a ma jig , sponge

Feel free to leave a comment.  If you have questions, please ask!

Blessings ~
RaeDeen

In Memory of Victoria

Yesterday Stampin' Up! lost a demo and I lost a precious friend. Victoria's favorite color was orange.  It is only fitting that I created a sympathy card for her husband and family using orange.  I will miss her deeply as will those who knew her as "Ethel", Mom, "Nana", sister, aunt, and friend.  She loved the 3D challenges and was always trying to teach me to make a box or bag of some sort.  This is my idea of 3D....and a loving tribute to someone who came into my life unexpected, shared a piece of my heart,  left unexpectedly, and still holds a piece of my heart...."Love you, Ethel!  Luc"

Cherish today....and those you love.

Blessings ~
RaeDeen

Marvelous Potpourri Wildflowers

Hi there Stampin' Friends!  I have another sneak peak using the Wildflower Meadow stamp. I colored it with my Stampin' Write markers, huffed (like you would on a pair of eye glasses you were going to clean) to moisten the ink and stamped onto Whisper White card stock. I used the Sahara Sand marker to outline the stamped image and sponged the background before I ran it through the Big Shot in the Lattice embossing folder.  Added a few rhinestones, a butterfly and a banner and here it is:

Stamp Sets: Wildflower Meadow, Bloomin' Marvelous, Papillion Potpourri
Card Stock: Whisper White
Ink: Island Indigo, Primrose Petals, Wisteria Wonder, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Sahara Sand markers; Versa Mark, Midnight Muse and Baja Breeze ink pads

Stamp a ma jig (to change the layout of the greeting), Bitty Banners Framelits, Elegant Butterfly Punch, clear embossing powder, Lattice embossing folder, rhinestones

Please leave a comment.  I would love to hear what you think of this card.  If you have questions, please feel free to ask!
Blessings ~ RaeDeen

Poppy Label for Mom

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  I pulled out one of my favorite stamp sets, Pleasant Poppies, to create today's card.  I stamped it in Black Stazon on Very Vanilla card stock and colored with Stampin' Write Markers and a blender pen.  A simple outline with Sahara Sand bring dimension into the picture.

A different angle to show the dimension of the butterfly...

Stamp Sets: Pleasant Poppies, Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green
Ink: Black Stazon, Versa Mark (butterfly), Primrose Petals, Gumball Green, Early Espresso and Sahara Sand markers

Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, 3" Circle die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Elegant Butterfly Punch, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, clear embossing powder, Champagne Shimmer Mist (alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint mixture), liquid Tombow multipurpose glue

Blessings ~ RaeDeen

Serenity Prayer Easel

Easel cards are a beautiful way to display a work of art.   I have used the Serenity Prayer (computer generated) with the Labels Collection Framelits on this card.

Here is a close up of the beautiful butterfly whose job is to keep the card open for display.

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Established Elegance, Prayer is computer generated.
Card Stock: Watercolor, Primrose Petals, Basic Black
Ink: Stazon, Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils, Versa Mark
Labels Collection Framelits, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Aqua Painter, Blender Pen, Glossy Accents, Clear Embossing Powder, dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Shimmer Mist (Champagne Shimmer Paint and alcohol)

Tulips and Butterflies for Mom

 

 Tulips and Butterflies for Mom

As I was creating this card, the further I got into it, the more I realized this was something my Mom would have loved!  Two of her favorite things were Handmade and Handpicked!  The bouquet reminds me of all the times I picked flowers for her and brought them to surprise her.  Pansies, Lilacs, Violets, Peonies...she loved each and every bouquet...sometimes it was just a cluster of weeds from the pasture mixed with columbine, dutchman's breeches, and jack in the pulpit.  Each one was special to her.  The banners are hand written.  Sweet, precious memories of a woman I loved and cherished!

Card Stock: White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade

Ink: Black Marker, Gumball Green and Melon Mambo (for sponging), Stampin' Up watercolor pencils

Stamp Set: Papillon Potpourri

Fancy Fan embossing folder, Labels collection framelits, 5 Petal Flower Punch (retired), glossy accents on the butterflies, Champagne Shimmer Mist, Lucky Limeade ribbon (retired)

Here is my video showing how I made the tulips:

Blessings ~ RaeDeen