Live like a Butterfly....

Hello & Happy Friday Crafty Friends!!

Another week has gone by and I'm excited for the weekend!!!

Still very busy running around and hope one of

these days things will lighten up!

I've had this card sitting on my desk for

a long while - It's a FOILED CARD!!

You guys know I LOVE to FOIL!!!

But I just never put it together, so I

finally sat down and put everything together and

I gotta say... I LOVE the way it turned out!!

I'm using Digital Images from Polka Dot Orchard

So I used my Laser printer and printed out the sentiment & Butterflies

on a piece of vellum -

Then I grabbed some Pink/Gold Foil and placed it through

my laminator and everything came out beautifully -

I hand cut the butterflies, cuz I wanted 1 for the inside of my card

Then I Laser printed this fabulous design on a piece of 

Neenah Solar White cardstock and grabbed a piece of 

Pink Fushia Foil and put it through my laminator as well

I made sure to leave enough space on my vellum to over hang on

my white cardstock piece and attached the two together

so no adhesive would show through - Then I cut a piece of

Gold Foiled Cardstock out and attached them all together

and added some Fun Foam to the back for Dimension

and adhered it all to a White Card base -

The Butterflies were attached with Multi-Matte Medium glue and

I just added glue where the foiled design is so it wouldn't show through -

I added a piece of Gold foil strip to the inside to complete

my card - I also added a couple of Lucy's Cards Gems -

This looks so elegant up close and in person!!!

Floral Flourish Background 3

Live Life Like a Butterfly

**** And just so you know... I took the image (Above)

and enlarged it so I could just get the butterfly

images... then I erased what I didn't want

and sized my butterflies accordingly -

That's one of the benefits of digital stamps

they can be sized up or down and you

can remove sections you don't want - 

Most regular stamps you can't do that with -

so it's a nice way to get even more creative with what

you have!!! ****

Have a Magical Weekend!!

Theresa

Trendy Twine - Trendy Treat

Hello and Happy Thursday Crafty Friends!

 I'm back as Guest Designer for Trendy Twine!! 

This month they are featuring Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine

Here's what I created for a Teacher at Work -

I wanted to make a sweet treat for my Awesome Co-Worker - 

So I found this To-Go box in my stash and dressed it up 

I used a Stitched flower layered Die and a couple of butterfly dies -

The Tag Die is from Jaded Blossom and 

the sentiment is from  Annie's Paper Boutique

 Smile

If you are new to Trendy Twine, you will want to

check out these fun places:

Shop for Trendy Twine HERE

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Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Trendy Baker's Twine - Flip Flops

Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

 I'm back as Guest Designer for Trendy Twine!! 

This month they are featuring Classic Navy Trendy Twine

I created a Fun Summertime Card --

What do ya think of my Flip Flops??

The Flip Flop die set I'm using is from Stamps of life

I put adhesive on a small piece of white cardstock then proceeded to

add the Classic Navy trendy twine across it in rows - once I got

enough twine on I put the flip flop dies on it and put it through

my Sizzix machine - They cut out beautifully - 

I used navy cardstock for the top portion of the flip flops, 

then I used some designer paper for the flowers that sit

on top of the flip flops!

I'm using a Digital Image called: Summer Days Digital Cluster

The DP is from Recollections (Pool-Riffic) 6x6 pad

I've got some Doodlebug Sprinkles on my card and I'm

using a stitched rectangle frame die from MCT

Of course, I had to dress up the inside for ya too!

I used some Navy Cardstock for the Flip Flop and then

I die cut out the strap to the Flip Flop with some Classic

Navy Trendy Twine and then added the flower on top of that!

The Sentiment stamp is from Annie's Paper Boutique

It's called SMILE

 it has such SWEET sentiments and I love the

variety - This is a must-have for crafters!

If you are new to Trendy Twine, you will want to

check out these fun places:

Shop for Trendy Twine HERE

Follow Trendy Twine on FACEBOOK

Twine it Up! Facebook Group

Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Square Birthday Ombre....

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone! Yay it's the weekend!

*** This is a Pre-Scheduled Post ***

I made another lovely Birthday card

for a co-worker...

I don't know about you guys... But, do you have a stash of stamps & dies

you haven't even used yet? But HAD to have when you saw them on

a video at let's say... Jennifer McGuire's Youtube Channel??

Raising hand very slowly to say MEEE!! I order them, I organize them

and then I eventually get around to using them! 😛

This beautiful die is no exception! It's a pretty Memory Box die called

Sensational Butterfly Collage

And I SOOOO LOVE IT!!!

I have to tell ya... I DID NOT Distress the paper either! WHAT?

Yup... I found this PRETTY Ombre Designer Paper in the

Silhouette Store! So, I HAD to print it out and it's sooo pretty

when printed out on white smooth Bazzill cardstock!

My card base is a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 square card using (Neenah Solar White)

Then I used a Lawn Fawn stitched square die on

 my ombre digital paper and added some Fun Foam behind it

I attached the butterfly die cut on top of that and added

some glitter to my butterfly with a Sakura glitter pen

Then I sealed the glitter in with a Clear Glaze Sakura Pen

Not wanting my Butterfly to hid I used a strip of Vellum to place

across my card front and Die Cut out the "Birthday" word 4x's

in some black cardstock backed with Stick it adhesive

Layered them all together then worked on placement

I wanted the "wishes" word to stand out too, so I decided

to use Black Embossing powder on that word -

I added some lovely clear adhesive gems...

and that's my card!!!

As my vacation comes to an end

I'll be getting ready to play

Blog commenting catch up -

So please be patient while I try to leave you

wonderful crafty peeps some love!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

Happy Butterfly Heart....

Hello & Happy Wednesday Everyone!
How's your week going? Mine is Crazy busy -
School starts back up in 2 1/2 weeks! YIKES!
I've been cleaning like crazy trying to get the school
in order - Teachers keep Popping in (Driving me Nuts)
and Stressing me out! Everyone wants their room done!

Ummm... I know this already and can only clean so fast!
It's not like we have a huge staff of cleaners roaming the building
It's just ME and my Son - THAT'S IT!!  

So, I ask them to be patient and 
tell them to come back to school on
 Aug. 1st - That gives them 2 weeks to get their
stuff in order and hopefully I might get a small break
before school starts! Geesh! 

I'm actually looking forward to school starting - 
I feel like that's when my vacation starts! hahaha

Anywho ... can you tell I'm stressed?? 😨

I made a couple of Birthday cards for the staff
I thought you might like to see them-

I made a 2 for 1 card! I like those! How about you?

I'm using some Tim Holtz Watercolor paper and Distress Inks
Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feather, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet
I'm also using the Butterfly Heart Stamp from Victorine Originals

I heat embossed the Butterfly Heart first with some Fine White

Embossing Powder - Then I did the Smooshing Technique

I Let my Acrylic block sit longer on my watercolor

paper so it could give it the vibrant color that you see -

I let it dry completely before I cut it in 1/2 to make 2 cards -

Then I took another piece of White cardstock and colored it
in the same colors (Blending them this time) So I could
Die Cut those Stitched butterflies to match -

The backgrounds on both cards were made using the Distress Spray Stains
Mowed Lawn, Blueprint Sketch, Mustard Seed, & Wilted Violet

I added some Black strips behind the main image
and then die cut a couple of stitched banners out and
used some white embossing powder on the Happy Birthday 
Sentiments - Then I added some Clear Adhesive gems
Popped both up with fun foam onto white card bases -

Butterfly Heart (Victorine Originals)

 I also wanted to remind YOU

We still have our Challenge going on over at

SumMore Fun Stamps

  Here's our Mood Board 

I'm sure you ALL can make something
with this awesome board!! --  You don't have to use
a stamp from SumMore Fun Stamps if you don't have one!
We have 1 random winner - Prize is a $20 Gift Certificate to 
the SumMore Fun Stamp Store! AND if you do use one of
our stamps and win, you'll get a $40 Gift Certificate to the store!!

All the rules for this fun challenge are RIGHT HERE!

The Challenge ends Thursday, August 2nd!!!

So make sure to join us!

If you're interested in any of the

Products from SumMore Fun Stamps

I have a Discount Code you can use

THERESA10

It'll get you 10% off your order!!

New to SumMore Fun Stamps??
Check out the SumMore Fun Store
SumMore Fun Blog
SumMore Fun Facebook Page

You can find me at these links 
Facebook - Pinterest

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME Day!!

SumMore Fun Mood Board Challenge #33

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

Today... starts another FUN Challenge over at: 

SumMore Fun Stamps

Our Mood Board is - 

 You can use the theme, pictures, or color combo
 You don't have to use
a stamp from SumMore Fun if you don't have one!


All the rules for this fun challenge are RIGHT HERE!

Here's what I created to inspire you --

I went with the Butterflies & some of the colors in the photo.

I heat embossed my Butterfly Heart with some Ultra
Fine White Embossing Powder on a piece of Tim Holtz
Watercolor paper. Then I took 3 Distress Oxide Inks in
Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, & Seedless Preserves
and blended them on a Clear block with some water -

 Then I laid it on top of my watercolor paper and let 
it sit for about 3 minutes (so I could get the vibrant colors.
I let it dry completely before running it thru my Gemini Machine
with the Rounded Corner Stitch Die. Then I grabbed the
Kindness Sentiment and a piece of Black Scrap CS.
and Heat Embossed that as well - I used my Lawn Fawn
Long Banner Die to cut it out -

I adhered everything together on a piece of White Cardstock
then added some Fun Foam to pop up
onto my Black square Card Base! For a finishing touch
I added some Ice Cube Jewels from Lucy's cards.

PRODUCTS USED FROM SumMore Fun Stamps

Butterfly Heart (5091-S)

  

Elegant Sayings

Just a reminder that if you play along, the Random
winner wins a $20 Gift Certificate to the 
SumMore Fun Stamps Store AND if you use a
SumMore Fun Stamp on your project 
 you'll get a $40 Gift Certificate!!
This is such a wonderful prize!!

I hope you guys can join us --

 I would LOVE to see what you create!

If you're interested in any of the

Products from SumMore Fun Stamps

I have a Discount Code you can use

THERESA10

It'll get you 10% off your order!!

New to SumMore Fun Stamps??
Check out the SumMore Fun Stamp Store
SumMore Fun Blog
SumMore Fun Facebook Page

You can find me at these links 
Facebook - Pinterest

DCD Challenge! Butterfly....

Hello & Happy Tuesday Everyone!

It's Challenge Day over at Die Cuttin Divas!

The Theme this week is Butterfly!!

We also have an AMAZING Sponsor for this Challenge!

SVG Cutting Files

They are giving away a wonderful Gift Certificate!! 

How AWESOME IS THAT!!! Thank You SVG Cutting Files!!

-- Here's what I created to inspire you --

I created my cards in the Silhouette Program using Some Digital

Papers from Down this Road (Live, Laugh, Play) Collection

Then I die cut everything out with my Cameo - 

My Stitched Rectangle dies are from My Creative Time

I added dimensionals under the butterflies to make them POP

and added some Clear Adhesive gems for some sparkle.

The sentiment Stamp is from Jaded Blossom called 

(Sweet Birthday Wishes)

I needed a second card, so I made another one, without the

Butterflies this time - I added some Clear Gloss to the centers

of the Flowers and both cards are spritzed with Sheer

Shimmer Frost. They sparkle & shine! :)

The Thanks word die is from Pink N Main cut 3x's

and then layered on top of each other.

Now that you've seen what I've created - Head on over to

Die Cuttin Divas , join in the fun and create something

with this Theme! Make sure to leave some Blogging Love

for ALL those Fabulous Design Team Members

over their - They work really hard to make FUN

Challenges for you & ME! 


Have a FABULOUSLY CRAFTY DAY!!!

Theresa