Birding and butterflying have long been popular. With the advent of easy-to-use field guides and common, colorful name
Hi Everyone! Today I am sharing a pretty card that I designed for my recent team make & take using the beautiful Spotlight On Nature Bundle I also used the fun skeleton leaf die from the Friend…
It's time for week 9 of the Colour Creations Blog Hop. Every week the Art With Heart Team have been featuring on of the fabulous Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. This week we are featuring Basic Gray from the Stampin' Up! Neutrals colour family. Basic Gray is a colour a I often choose for stamping outlines when I want something a little bit softer than black. As Basic Gray ink is water based it can still be used for outline stamping when colouring with Blends Markers. For tonight's card I used the Sketched Butterflies Bundle. I stamped the butterflies in Basic Gray on Basic White card stock. I coloured the butterflies with Petal Pink and Bubble Bath Blends Markers. Colouring with Blends Markers has become my favourite way to colour images. I cut out the butterflies with the coordinating dies. The circle hole in the card front was cut with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. I cut through the DSP and the Petal Pink layer at the same time and then transferred the location of the hole on the card base with a pencil and then cut out with the same die. The Basic Gray circle around the hole was cut with two of the Stylish Shapes Dies. For the threads behind the largest butterflies I cut up a strip of Silver and White Sheer Ribbon. I love the silver threads with the Basic Gray tinted wood grain DSP from the Country Woods DSP pack. I stamped the greeting from the Sketched Butterflies set in Silver Embossing Powder on the inside of the card. I also stamped two sets of the tiny butterflies in Basic Gray on the inside of the card. One more pic of the inside of the card. Those tiny butterflies are so cute! I also added a couple of the coloured tiny butterflies to the inside of the card. Now it's time to see what my stamping friend Kate Morgan has to share with us. Please follow the hop to all of the blogs to see the beautiful Basic Gray inspiration. If you have any issues with the links in our blog hop please head to Cathy Proctor's blog as she is the wonderful host of our Colour Creation blog hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants. Be sure to hop around and check out all of the other blogs. Come back next week when we will be featuring Berry Burst in our projects. Thanks for visiting, Rachel Product List Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English) [163492] $87.25 Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393] $21.75 Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $20.25 Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75 Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $20.25 Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00 Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $19.25 Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161675] $19.25 Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [162149] $15.75 Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00 Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75 Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00 Add All to Cart
Honestly, I think dragonflies and butterflies are overdone in artwork and jewelry. I'm thankful that at least *some* insects aren't totally ...
In honor of our magical friend, the dragonfly, we created these simple, sweet little crafts. Here's what you will need ~ twigs ~ beads for the eyes ~ maple keys ~ glue gun ~ glitter (if that appeals to you) I highly recommend Martha Stewart's gem stone glitter ~ it is the queen of glitter, with superb sparkle! First we collect twigs that caught our eye and held that "dragonfly quality" ; ) We had maple keys stored from the fall so we pulled them out and began... So simple ~ kids choose their sticks, maple keys, glitter and bead (eye) colors ~ I then glue gunned on the wings and beads... The girls took the glue and either edged the wings, gooped it on or painted it on...then shook on that sparkle! What started out as a quick craft soon became a world of creating entire families of dragonflies ~ complete with names and personalities. I love how children throw themselves completely into creation and imagination. These rainbow dragonflies were ready to take flight in the garden... This project was done in the earlier part of a VERY hot day. We then headed to the beach for a cool off... this fine glitter sparking unexpectedly off our skin the rest of our beach long day! Thinking we may make a mobile out of these magical creatures or perhaps save them for my envisioned christmas tree this year ~ a tree sparkling with and abundant, natural, handmade decorations. I must dedicate this post to my sister Emily who loves dragonflies and adopted her own one afternoon when we were young, naming it "sporfy". The adoration must run in the family. I love watching them at our favorite beach, as they elegantly swoop and glide, filling our space with magic. Luna recently had one land on her finger and in quiet excitement, she sat in awe for over twenty minutes watching this delicate creature perched on her. Such delicate grace... In the sparkle our our majestic friend ~ Shanti ~
Hello and Welcome! I’m back again today with a new tutorial created for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Creativation Booth. As some of you know, the theme that Sizzix had for the show this year had to d…
Hello and Welcome! I’m back again today with a new tutorial created for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Creativation Booth. As some of you know, the theme that Sizzix had for the show this year had to d…
If you're looking for a seasonally appropriate "just because" card concept, try making this lacy butterfly card. 🦋
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Daily Angel Oracle Card: June Companions, from the Sacred Geometry Oracle Card deck, by Francene Hart June Companions: “Transformation” “Dragonflies and swallowtail butterflies ad…
The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies & Dies, Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse Stamp Set, Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, and Spotlight On Nature …
