Easel

Easel idea copied from Mixed Up Crafts

Pennant dies by Phill Martin

Sentiment die is Creative Expressions

Butterfly dies are Memory Box

Embossing folder is Crafters Companion

 

Love

A quick card just using scraps from my desk.
Butterfly dies are by Memory Box
Tag die is Sue Wilson

Large Butterfly

To try and keep my card club ladies motivated during lockdown I decided to set a challenge every week.
This was easier said than done because I had no idea just what sort of craft stash and equipment they have at home.

One week I drew a quick sketch so the challenge was to make a card matching my layout idea. After I'd sketched it out I made a sample card myself. It was at this point that I realised I didn't like the placement of the two strips (top left) and should have dropped them down to the next square, never mind!

I used patterned paper and a large butterfly die set, both by Crafter's Companion. To give an idea of scale the card is 8 x 8 inches so the butterfly really is quite big.

Happy Birthday

Card is 7 x 7 inches

I've used patterned paper from my scrap bag. I stamped over it with a 'bubble wrap' stamp (Kaisercraft) using glue instead of ink, then added gilding flakes. I've used the same technique round the edges of the patterned paper too.

I've torn a strip of vellum to lay across the middle of the patterned paper, before adding the die cut sentiment (Sue Wilson dies).

Other dies are a butterfly by Memory Box, and the thin bow across the bottom is by Tattered Lace.

Delicate Wings

Butterfly dies are a set by Crafter's Companion called 'Delicate Wings'
I added a very light touch of ink and some fine glitter
Sentiment die from AE, cut twice and shadowed.

Card is A5 sized but with the fold at the left, I really must try and buy more of these, much prefer them to tent-fold for this size.

Fancy-fold card

I saw this style of card on Pinterest, I'm not sure what it's called. I could only find measurements in Imperial and I needed metric due to having a UK paper trimmer, so I made my own measurements to suit. The finished card is 15cm square.

I used papers, embossing folder, and stamp by Stampin' Up!
The butterfly dies were a magazine freebie.

W-Fancy Fold Card

I saw a fancy-fold card on Pinterest quite a while back and kept meaning to try it out. Unfortunately it was one of those dead-end pins that doesn't lead you to the original website/ blog so I couldn't figure out who'd made it or what measurements they'd used.

Eventually(!) I would have figured it out but a week or so ago I noticed another similar pin that did actually lead somewhere: Jan B's blog where she's made a helpful video tutorial.

I pretty much copied Jan's card on the inside but I changed the front cover design. Gingham paper, butterfly stamps and punch are all Stampin' Up!

Foliage stamps are Woodware. Sentiment stamp from eBay.

Butterfly Frame

Thought I'd test some of my card club ladies with this one. I have an on-going joke that I only make easy cards so this one has a few more steps than usual.

I used a cream hemp effect card and stamped it with SU En Francais.  The butterfly stamp is by Indigo Blu, I stamped and then embossed with black powder. I coloured it with Cosmic Shimmer gilding polish that I'd watered down to make a sheer wash.

I used an Elizabeth Crafts die to make the 3-D frame, first time I'd used it and was pleased with the effect.
Pebeo gilding wax was then dabbed sparingly around the frame and also round the edge of one of the mats, it looks gold now but started off as tan card. Sentiment die by Tim Holtz.

The finished card is 7 x 7 inches.

Good Luck

A 'happy accident' card.

I used distress inks for the yellow background, it was originally for something else but I made a mistake on it. Then I stamped the black frame (Phill Martin stamp) and made another mistake - there was a big black ink smudge in the middle...used a square die to cut that out...then tore the frame...so used a butterfly die-cut to cover the tear! I mounted the yellow frame on foam pads.

I wasn't sure what to use on the inside of the frame but could see a small pot of bronze gilding flakes on my desk, I decided to stamp a Lili of the Valley greeting with tacky glue and added the gilding flakes.
To say it was all a "make it up as I go along" card I am pleased with how it turned out :)

Celebrate

Dies and embossing folder are Crafter's Companion
Card is copied from an idea by Sarah Jackman-Read in Papercraft Inspirations magazine.

Butterfly

7 x7 card
Stamps are by Chloe, I've used silver embossing powder on shimmer card.
The panels are edged with Glamour Dust, diamante slider is from China.

Butterfly

Card is 7 x 7 inches

Newspaper patterned paper is by SU

Butterfly stamps and die by Crafters Companion, coloured using Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish 

Butterfly Birthday

Butterfly stamp is from China, I've embossed with gold and copper embossing powders
Birthday die is by Marianne

Wiper Card

Excuse the horrendous pics, as usual as I was in a rush for card club!

This is a wiper card, lots of tutorials on YouTube/ Pinterest. I couldn't find one with the measurements I wanted so I made them up myself to suit a 5 x 7" envelope. If you watch a tutorial video and get the gist of the basic card here are my measurements:

two pieces of grey card 10.5 x 5" and scored at 2" and 4"
'wiper' is 4" x 2", marked at 2" and a diagonal score from here.

When things have calmed down I might actually have a go at some videos as I have to make card projects anyway, just that I don't like my speaking voice...

Border punch is by Martha Stewart
Sentiment die by Tonic
Butterfly is K&Co

Called a wiper card because it folds flat into an envelope and then when you open the card (by pulling each end) the butterfly slides up like a windscreen wiper!

Best Wishes

More playing with spritzing inks.
Sentiment is by Hero Arts

Butterfly dies are by Memory Box and I've used Glitter Kiss (Creative Expressions) on the die-cuts.

Mum

I made this one for my mum for Mothering Sunday.

Scallop square die is by Tonic, Butterfly by Spellbinders, and the leaves/ fronds are Sue Wilson.
Flowers are old Primas with a touch of glitter added, letters are a Sizzix alpha.

Card is 8 x 8 inches and ombre background paper is by Craftwork Cards.

Celebrate

One of our club projects

We used Sue Wilson dies on plain white card and then placed this on self-adhesive sheet, then completely covered in fine glitter/ Glamour Dust.

Sentiment die is by Crafters Companion and the butterfly dies are by Quickutz

Stampbord

More playing with Stampbord and this card is very unusual for me because I never normally use orange (cards, clothes, home interior, anything really)

This time I tried two tiles and used washi tape to hold them together at the back while I inked and stamped.

I used a mix of four Distress Inks to colour the tiles before stamping (I think it's a Hero Arts stamp but could be wrong).
The Distress Inks gave a much more vivid, intense colour than the Colour Cloud Blending Inks but the Colour Cloud went on much smoother. The problem with the Distress Inks is that because the tile has depth to it you can't slide the applicator tool off a silicone sheet on to the tile like you would with a flat piece of card.

The Papillon sentiment is from a JustRite set. After stamping the tiles I took the washi tape off and separated them a little before mounting.

Stampbord

I mentioned last time that I wait quite a while before trying something out/ using new stash.
Well I bought some Stampbord ten years ago...

Actually I did take it straight out of the packet at the time and made a couple of tiles, thought it was fun, but didn't actually progress to making a card with the decorated tiles.

I'm always looking for new techniques for my card club so dusted off the bag of Stampbord again recently and had a play.
The tiles are quite thick but light-weight and you can basically apply inks, stamp them, punch holes in them etc. You can also use an etching tool to scratch off any ink you have applied so you get very fine detail white lines. The Range sell etching tools with the children's art/ toy section.

I used Colour Cloud ink on this one, then stamped a magazine freebie butterfly stamp. I scratched some small white pieces but it's not hugely noticeable - I think because the lilac ink is very pale anyway.

I then tried adding some silver Frantage embossing enamel but it was quite hard to heat as normally I hold the heat gun underneath the card to stop the enamel blowing away and with this being a thick tile you can't do that. I think it maybe would work better using normal embossing powder with a grunge-texture stamp or similar.

A little 'darker' than the kind of thing I normally make but it was fun having a play.

Butterfly

I've seen this style of folded card on Pinterest but never really took any notice on how to make them, I have the attention span of a goldfish and struggle to sit and read instructions. The other night I was watching Create and Craft and one of the guests showed how to make one, the way she explained it was quite simple so I made it pretty much straightaway  -  very unusual for me because normally I wait years weeks before trying something out (see my next blog post for proof of that)

I used two dark purple 6 x 6 card blanks
Butterfly and sentiments are SU
I've used Colour Cloud ink for a bit of blending, love these inks and find them so much smoother and easier to use than Distress Inks.