Get Better Butterfly

This butterfly is so versatile.  It can be colored or left black and white.  Here I decided to just eave it and cut out one of the wings.  I glued the edge near the body flat on and added a triple stack of dimensions to the outer edge.

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Details:

Stamps: Swallowtail, Express Yourself

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Paper Size: A2 4.25" x 5.5"

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

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Butterfly Tile

I had stamped this butterfly a few weeks ago and it just didn't go with the  card I ended up making.  I keep an old clam shell case from an old set and I put pieces I made but never used on a card.  So one day I grabbed the clam shell and told myself I must make at least 2 cards out of there before I can start from fresh.  So the butterfly found a home. 

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Details:

Stamps: Swallowtail, A Round Array

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim

Stacked Butterfly

This is something I have wanted to do since I first saw this stamp. It is a great technique that makes a card wow.  The sentiment is popped up on Dimensionals...boy, do I go through a lot of them!

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Details:

Stamps: Blessings from Heaven, Swallowtail

Paper: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla

Ink: Midnight Muse

Accessories: Artisan Label Punch

Calypso Butterfly

      I love this stamp!  It is so pretty and elegant.  I found this idea from AmyK.  It was simple to put together and I really get stuck on monochromatic cards.  The front is sprayed with a shimmer spray to give it a bit of a shimmer.  The sentiment is on dimensionals so it does not get lost in the other layers.

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Details:

Stamps: Swallowtail, Occasions Alphabet

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral

Ink: Calypso Coral

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Ovals Collection Framelits, Oval Punch, Linen Thread, 5/8" Crochet Trim,

Monarch

I love this butterfly stamp!  I have done numerous cards of the partial butterfly but have never done a full sized or have I ever colored it in....today was that day!  I stamped it and then cut it out.  Of course the antenna were too hard to cut just as they created them so I cut them a bit wider and colored the extra in with the marker.  I colored it all in with re-inkers and the aqua painters,  then I went over some choice areas with the markers.  I sprayed the whole thing with glimmer spray, after it dried I curled it up and glued the center and the corners down.  I added the sentiment and it is ready to go.

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Details:

Stamps: Swalllowtail, Loving Thoughts

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango

Ink: Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango Markers-Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

Mother's Day

A little behind on getting things posted....This was the card I sent out this year for Mother's day.  I still had very little strength at this time so I not only took it with my cell phone but I did not wait for it to get the colors right so it does not line up right.  If I had been thinking I would have had it all done prior...duh!

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Details:

Stamps: Swallowtail, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Early Espresso Core'dinations Cardstock, Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dazzling Diamonds, Simply Pressed Clay, Blossoms Mold, Basic Rhinestones, Bird Builder Punch- leaves,