Butterfly Rainbow

Hi there!  This past week has been extra busy at work so I really didn't get into the Craft Cave at all but today I managed to make a card for two challenges - Curtain Call and The Heart Desires.  Lots of butterflies popping up in challenges these days which gave me a reason to ink up this Papertrey Ink butterfly with these yummy Altenew inks.  A rainbow of butterflies...  ahhhhh!  4 of them are stamped directly onto the card and the other 4 are popped up for some dimension. I finished it off with my go-to Mama Elephant thanks die covered with a generous coating of Glossy Accents and a sprinkle of gems.  Hope you all had a good weekend!

ETA:  Also meant to play along with the photo inspiration over at the Fusion challenge - How pretty is that butterfly surrounded by the rainbow of watercolors?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Butterfly Hope) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Paper Bag, Warm Sunshine, Forest Glades, Lagoon, Persian Blue, Purple Wine, Evening Grey) Altenew

Die:  (thanks) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

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You Make My Heart Full

Hi there!  I've got a quick and easy CAS card today inspired by the maps over at The Heart Desires challenge.  I thought these Lil' Inker stamps needed to be paired with car themed paper and I found this perfect piece in Crate Paper's The Open Road 6x6.  I stamped the fuel gage on a Taylored Expressions heart and popped it up on foam tape over the paper then I added the sentiment and some gems.  Easy peasy and I love it!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (The Open Road 6x6) Crate Paper

Stamps:  (All from Clean Lines: For the Guys) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Gems:  (Black) Doodlebug, (Clear) Recollections

Merry Trees

Hello!  I'm back today with another Christmas card.  Usually by the time Christmas comes and goes I want a long break from holiday cards but for now the ideas are flowing so I'm going with it.

I started this card by using the layout from Freshly Made Sketches.  I then took inspiration from the colours and the trees over at The Heart Desires challenge.  I paired up Reverse Confetti tree and sentiment dies with these fun Fancy Pants papers that I've been hoarding for far too long.  I framed the trees with a cool dotted square die from Lil' Inker Designs.  The middle tree is popped up on foam tape and the Merry is covered with a nice thick coat of Glossy Accents.  Love it!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Papers:  (Happy Holiday 8x8) Fancy Pants

Stamps:  (Christmas from Winter Words Coordinates) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Trees, Merry) Reverse Confetti, (Dotted Square) Lil' Inker Designs

Gems:  Recollections

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger 

A Trio of Challenges

I had some unexpected time to play in the Craft Cave yesterday so I got to join in with some last minute challenges.  I've been admiring the gorgeous inspiration picture at The Heart Desires (I love the turquoise and oranges!) and all the fabulous DT cards.  I used all the challenge elements for my card - the colour palette, a sea creature and geometric shapes.  I inked over a My Favourite Things stencil with VersaMark ink and then clear embossed the little triangles before watercoloring over it.  Then I just stamped and fussy cut the whale and stamped the sentiment on three different orange cardstocks and popped everything up on foam tape.  I'm really please with how it turned out and so glad I managed to join in with the challenge even if it is at the last minute.  :)  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Whale & sentiment from Keep Swimming) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts

Stencil:  (Tiny Triangles) My Favourite Thing

Gems:  Recollections

Next is an entry for the colour challenge at Just Add Ink.  I combined a Reverse Confetti flamingo with a My Favourite Things sentiment and a Lil' Inker Design sun.  This actually came together pretty quickly so I made another one in reverse pinks.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flamingo legs & face from Fabulous Flamingo) Reverse Confetti, (Sentiment from Tickled Pink) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Crushed Curry) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flamingo) Reverse Confetti, (Stitched sun) Lil' Inker Designs, (Stitched Rectangle) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

Finally is a card for the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.  I used some oldie but goody WPlus9 images and an Altenew sentiment to create this celebration card that is perfect for the 4th of July but could work for other things too.  Bastille Day anyone?

That's it from me.  Have a wonderful day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Pocket & stars from A Pocketful) WPlus9, (Sentiment from Dodecagram) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Night of Navy) Stampin' U

Gems:  Recolections