Be Yourself

It's been so long since I last posted any artwork. I just haven't been in the creative mood lately.

Here is a 5"x7" card using the May09 SOTM, Be Yourself.
Colors are black, white and Watermelon.

I also used the big flower from the Constant Campaign for this month.

Butterfly Wings

This is a 5x7 Sympathy card made for my niece Barbara whose husband lost his 21 yr. old son.

Papers are from the Unforgettable paper pack.

Colors are Sorbet, Juniper and Desert Sand.

The flowers are from the Aspirations Stamp Set.

Butterfly Wings

This is another 8 x 3.5 card.

Colors are Desert Sand & Sorbet CS.

Juniper & Sorbet Inks.

B&T is from Unforgettable.

The flowers are from the Aspiration Stamp set and the stamp kissing is using the Intrinsic Backgrounds stamp set.

Butterfly Wings

This is an 8 x 3.5 size card.

Unforgettable paper pack used along with Aspiration Stamp Set.

Cocoa ink for the wording and VersaMark Pad and white Embossing powder for the butterfly.

The inspiration for this card came from a similar card made by Bren Yule.

Butterfly Wings

Here is another 5.25 x 5.25 card.

Paper is Creative Basics Emporium Collection.

Ink colors are Twilight and Sweetleaf.

Butterflies are cut out and Prisma Glitter added to wings.

Butterfly Wings

Here is a card that I made for a Workshop/Gathering.

The size is 5.25 x 5.25. I wanted it to be 5.5 x 5.5, but I bought the wrong size envelopes.

Anyway, the paper is "Creative Basics Emporium Collection". The sweetleaf paper is from Emporium Level II paper Pack.

I first inked the butterfly with VersaMark ink, then Sweetleaf ink and tamped on the green B&T. I then covered with clear Embossing powder and heat set.

I stamped the wording with twilight ink and heat embossed.

This is a card from a technique challenge from SCS last Monday. It took me a whole week to get around to trying it. I thought my club members would enjoy making it.

The directions are on my technique page.

Stamps used are Easter Eggs (Feb.09 SOTM), Bunny Love & March Word Puzzle.

Colors used are Tulip, Sorbet, Juniper and Desert Sand. also used a cotton ball to apply blue chalk to the background to look like the sky.

The eggs are stamped and then clear EP is applied and heated, then cut out. If I make another, I think will also heat emboss the tulips on the front of the card also.

This picture is my original sample so please excuse any flaws.

Here is the fourth Bunny from the stamp set "Bunny Love".

This one I used as a Valentine. The bunny is actually blowing bubbles, but I used the punched out hearts from my heart border as the bubbles.

The Heart with "Some Bunny Loves You" is actually two solid eggs from the "Easter Eggs" stamp set, stamped together to make a heart.

The paper is from "That's Amore" paper pack.
Colors are Chocolate, Tulip and Blush.
I used Liquid glass on all the punched out hears and liquid applique heated for the bunny's tail. I used card sketch 214 from SCS.

Easter Eggs/Card Commentary

Here is another card using the fantastic February SOTM, Easter Eggs.

I just love this stamp set so much because it is such a versatile set. It can be used for any occasion.

Here the flower is made using one of the eggs and the masking technique. The center is one of the flowers cut out of a scrap piece of the B&T.

• The word "dream" is from the Card Commentary set and the background for it was stamped with another one of the eggs with a crackle finish in second generatio
  
• Ink used were Sorbet & Cocoa.


• Paper is from the Unforgettable paper pack.


• Ribbon is from the Sorbet ribbon collection.


• Colonial white & Juniper brads.


• Chocolate embroidery floss from the Neutral Assortment.

Bunny Love & Easter Eggs

Here is the third Bunny in the series.

• Stamp sets used are Bunny Love, Easter Eggs-Feb0 SOTM, and March Word Puzzle.
• Paper Pack is Unforgettable.
• Ink used are Juniper, Tulip & Cocoa.
• Bunny was colored with the Fall Color Pallet of chalks. The egg and ribbon are Juniper and Tulip and a water brush.
• Liquid applique was used & Heated for the bunny's tail.
• Sorbet Brads are in the egg border.
• Nestabilities were used for the scallop circles.