Watercolour butterflies

Here's my post for the Make The Day Special blog  this week:

I have 2 cards to share with you today using butterflies by Layers of Color. I stamped the butterflies using Stazon on to watercolour paper before colouring them using Derwent Inktense pencils (for the pink butterfly) and Reeves watercolour wax crayons (for the pastel butterfly).

I then cut the butterflies out and added them to the cards (made using watercolour paper) before stamping sentiments using Unity stamps. 

This one uses a stamp from Insightful Meadows and I've used watercolour pencils around the edge.

The second one uses the sentiment stamp from the Unity/ Webster's Pages Itty Bitty stamp - Dream Big . I added a few rhinestones at the bottom of this card.

Materials used: watercolour paper, Layers of Color stamps, Unity stamps, black Stazon ink, Reeves watercolour wax crayons, Derwent Inktense pencils, MAMBI rhinestones.

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC8

Here's a card for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge which is "getting edgy" using torn edges, border punches etc:

Here's my card:

Materials used: Kraft cardstock, Papermania Rose Garden paper, Layers of Color Flutterescent butterfly and sentiment stamps, black Versafine ink, Fiskars border punch.

If you're in the UK the stamps can be purchased from Make the Day Special.

Back with another one later!

MTDS catch up

Here are my last two projects for the Make The day Special blog.

My first is a card using the Layers of Color stamp set - Flowering Gems.

Materials used: DCWV cardstock, American Crafts Thickers, Layers of Color stamp (as above), black Versafine ink, Papermania adhesive pearls, American Crafts rub-ons, Kars pin.

Also used: paper (unknown make from my scraps box), satin ribbon, cotton lace.

My second project is a set of tags using the My Cute Stamps set - Space Ships and Robots.

I stamped on to patterned paper and then embossed with gold sparkle embossing powder.

Materials used: Making Memories paper, My Cute Stamps (as above), Versamark ink, PI gold sparkle embossing powder, American Crafts rub-ons, Doodlebug ribbon, American Crafts ribbon, KI Memories ribbon, black Signo pen.

Also used: cardstock scraps.

Wonderfully Flutterescent

Here's a card I made for the Make the Day Special blog using the gorgeous Layers of Color stamp set - Flutterescent available from Emily in the shop here.

I stamped on to patterned paper and then cut out the butterflies before sticking them on a K&Co tag.

Materials used: Papermania cardstock, SEI Jocelyn papers, K&Co Wild Raspberry tag, Layers of Color stamps, black Versafine ink, Fancy Pants ribbon, black Signo pen.

Make The Day Special Design Team Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog on this, the first, Make The Special Design Team blog hop!!! If you haven't come here via Lesley's blog then make your way back to the beginning at the Make The Day Special blog where you can see Emily's make and the fabulous prizes that will be won by the lucky few!!

Anyway, on to my project(s). I decided to work with the gorgeous Layers of Color Reindeer Waltz set and make some Christmas cards...yes I know it's June and stinking hot but I thought it may cool me down a bit.

I started by making tags using techniques that I saw first when Tim Holtz was demonstrating the 12 tags of Christmas last year. I was originally just going to make the one card but as you can see that plan fell by the wayside LOL!

The tags were inked with distress inks before stamping the flourishes on. I then stamped a frame on the tag before embossing with distress embossing powder and then stamping the reindeer in the centre of the tag. The edges of the tags were then distressed and inked again.

The card bases are all 5" x 7" and the background papers were stuck on before adding the tags and embellishments. I have used Prima flowers and some of my (rather large) button collection.

Materials used: Papermill cardstock, Papermania papers, distress inks and embossing powders, Layers of Color stamp set - Reindeer Waltz, black Versafine ink, Studio G stamp, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft rhinestones.

Also used: vintage glass and plastic buttons, organza ribbons.

Right then - now on to the prizes. To be in with a chance to win one of the fab prizes on show over at the Make The Day Special blog you'll need to leave a comment. Winners will be chosen at random from comments left on all the design team members' blogs. All comments need to be left by 10.00 BST on Monday 28th so be sure to check back or become a follower to see if you win!!

We also decided to give away our makes so if you fancy winning this set of cards pictured above....yes all 4 of them......leave me a comment here!

Right then....you should be off to see Jane next and thanks for visiting!!

2 MTDS cards

Here are 2 cards which have been shown on the Make The Day Special blog recently.

The first one uses a set by My Cute Stamps called Ashley's Blossoms. I stamped the main image in different colours using Marvy pens and the butterflies were stamped with Memento ink before cutting them out.

Materials used: DCWV cardstock, K & Co papers, My Cute Stamps - Ashley's Blossoms, Marvy Le Plume pens, Memento ink, Scrapworks rub-on sentiment, Kaisercraft rhinestones.

Also used: gingham ribbon, pins.

The second card uses two of the butterflies from the Layers of Color set - Flutterescent. I just love these butterflies!

I stamped the butterflies on to patterned paper using the Essential Glue Pad and then added black flocking powder before cutting them out.

Materials used: Bazzill card, Laura Ashley paper, Layers of Color stamps - Flutterescent, Essential Glue Pad, Studio G flocking powder, American Crafts rub-on sentiment.

Also used: organza ribbon and adhesive pearl.

Card Patterns sketch #69

Here's my card for the Card Patterns sketch this week. It's a while since I played along there but as I seem to be more in to cardmaking than scrapbooking at the moment I'm doing the rounds of my favourite challenge blogs:

The circular frame was cut on my Craft Robo using a free file by Monica.

Materials used: Papermill cardstock, DCWV kitchen Mat Stack papers, Layers of Color butterfly stamp, Memento ink,  Stickles, Prima flowers and flower centres, Wild Orchid paper roses, Scenic Route chipboard sentiment, Hobby House rhinestones, Crafty Notions Rainbow Drop.

(Layers of Color stamps can be bought in the UK from Make The day Special).

The Play Date Cafe - PDCC32

This week's colour challenge over at The Play Date Cafe was definitely a challenging one for me as peach and yellow are 2 colours I hardly ever use:

I did try to limit myself to just the 3 colours and neutrals but found that I had to add a few leaves in green. All the flowers and leaves are stamps by Layers of Color from the Flowering Gems set. I stamped them in Memento ink and then coloured them with Promarkers before cutting them out, adding gemstones and layering on the card with different depth foam dots.

Materials used: Bazzill cardstock, Provocraft paper, Papermani paper, Layers of Color stamps, Heidi Grace sentiment stamp, brown Memento ink, Promarkers, Martha Stewart border punch, Hobby House rhinestones, Crafty Notions Rainbow Drop.

If you're in the UK and want to buy Layers of Color stamps go to Make The Day Special.

The Play Date Cafe - PDCC31

This week over at The Play Date Cafe the colours are:

Here's the card I made. The butterfly stamp is one of the Layers of Color stamps from the Flutterescence set which is available in the UK from Emily at Make The day Special:

Materials used: Bazzill Bling cardstock, DCWV Latte papers, Making Memories alphabet stickers, Maya Rd ruffled ribbon, Layers of Color butterfly stamp, Memento ink, Stickles.

Also used: paper roses.

Christmas in May?!

I've been playing with some of the gorgeous Layers of Color stamps from Make The Day Special. On the hottest day of the year (so far) I decided to make a few Christmas tags ready to go on presents.

I stamped the gorgeous reindeer stamps with Versamark on white cardstock and then embossed with metallic embossing powder before cutting out the stamped image and placing on the tag:

Materials used: scrap cardstock, DCWV papers, HOTP paper, Layers of Color stamps, Versamark ink, Creative Beginnings embossing powder, Strano ribbon, Creative Imaginations rub-on, Dovecraft silver ribbon.

Also used: organza ribbon, pompom trims, gingham ribbon.