Colour Me Sunday

Happy First Day of the Week!  I hope you are having a great weekend :)
It's time for a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps...this time it's a monochromatic scheme...

...and here is my Design Team project:

Birthday card featuring the Watercolor Wings stamp set with sentiment from Butterfly Basics

I began building this project on a Basic Gray card base.  The background layer is also Basic Gray and is embossed using the Elegant Dots TIEF.  The two pieces of DSP are from the Timeless Elegance pack...so many gorgeous patterns to love in there!  To stamp the butterfly, I used the large solid butterfly image from the Watercolor Wing set in Smoky Slate ink.  Then I stamped the detail image in Basic Gray (retired) and finally I heat embossed the border in silver.  The finished butterfly was die-cut using the Bold Butterfly Framelits. I layered the die-cut butterfly on a silver metallic doily.

The sentiment, from the Butterfly Basics stamp set, is heat embossed in Smoky Slate (retired) embossing powder on a strip of Basic Gray card stock. I added some pearls to the sentiment strip as well as the body of the butterfly, and used some silver satin ribbon for added texure and shine.

 On the inside I stamped the sentiment, from the Butterfly Basics set,  in Smoky Slate ink.  The small butterfly was stamped using Smoky Slate ink for the solid image, Basic Gray for the border and I heat embossed the detail in silver.  This one was die-cut using the Butterflies Thinlits.  Once again, I added a few pearls reminiscent of the front of the card.
This monochromatic, neutral colour scheme is super versatile.  Be sure to check out the other Design Team members' creations and then give it a go yourself.  Happy stamping!

Ahhhh...Friday!

Happy Friday!  I'm sure you're as happy to see it arrive as I am! 
Last night I held a product-based class where I featured the Watercolor Wings stamp set and coordinating Bold Butterfly Frameilts.  Designing the projects for that event inspired me to play with even more ideas for this awesome bundle of products.  I did some research (on Pinterest!) and found a video by Dawn Olchefske on how to make a tunnel card.  Here is my CASE of her project:

Any-occasion tunnel card featuring the Watercolor Wings Bundle.

Now, the front view isn't all that exciting...but check out the inside:

Cool, huh? Here's a better shot of the middle...

I had seen other versions of these cards before but had never really tried to make one and was surprised at just how easy it was! I used thick Whisper White card stock for the card base and regular Whisper White card stock for the front panel and the inside of the card. The front panel of the card was partially embossed using the Fluttering TIEF, leaving a portion at the bottom smooth for stamping.  The butterfly was stamped in Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder inks and them die cut using the Bold Butterfly Framelits.  I used Watermelon Wonder Dotted Lace Trim, some silver metallic thread and a few rhinestones by way of embellishment. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

For the inside, the butterflies were stamped using the same shades of ink as for the front.  I used Calypso Coral ink to stamp the border along the bottom.

Be sure to stop by on Sunday for a new challenge from Sunday stamps...till then have a fabulous weekend!

Grateful Wings

Happy Hump Day!  Half-way to the weekend...woohoo!

Today I have a card I made a few weeks ago in preparation for an upcoming class.  Check it out:

Thank you card featuring the Watercolor Wings and Endless Thanks stamp sets.

I began by die cutting the solid butterfly image from a piece of scrap card stock using the Bold Butterfly Framelits.  Then, using the negative die cut as a stencil, I sponged the butterfly on a piece of Whisper White card stock using Lost Lagoon ink and a sponge dauber.  I then stamped the detail image from the Watercolor Wings set over top of the stenciled butterfly using Island Indigo ink.  I die cut the stenciled butterfly using the Bold Butterfly Framelits and then rubbed my Versamark ink pad around the edges of the die cut.  I embossed with silver embossing powder...love the look of that technique!

The butterfly is mounted on a panel of silver DSP from the Neutrals Collection DSP stack that I matted on a piece of Island Indigo card stock.  I added some Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin ribbon before adhering the panel to a Lost Lagoon card base that I embossed using the Fluttering TIEF.  The sentiment, from the Endless Thanks stamp set, is stamped in Island Indigo ink.  I added some Bermuda Bay sequin trim for the body of the butterfly and scattered a few loose sequins randomly for additional sparkle.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from the Endless Thanks set using Island Indigo and Lost Lagoon inks.

Have a great day...hope you get a chance to get inky today!

Wonderful Watercolor Wings

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend.  Mine was terrific...perfect weather, quality family time and lots of stamping :)
Today I have one of the projects we'll be making at my Watercolor Wings class this week.  It uses one of my favourite techniques...

Thank you card featuring the Watercolor Wings stamp set and using the Emerging Colours technique

To create the background panel, I began with a piece of Whisper White card stock on which I sponged patches of Lost Lagoon, Rich Razzleberry and Mint Macaron ink.  Then I stamped the solid small butterfly image from the Watercolor Wings set several times using Versmark ink and heat embossed using clear embossing powder.  Then I sponged Night of Navy ink all over the panel.  The embossed areas resist the dark ink and allow the lighter shades to show through the clear embossing.  I love this technique, but even moreso with the butterfly images.  I completed the front panel of the card with a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock that I embossed using the Fluttering TIEF and layered it on a card base in Mint Macaron.

To create the focal image I first stamped the solid butterfly in Mint Macaron ink.  Then I stamped the outline image in Lost Lagoon and finally the detail image in Blackberry Bliss ink.  I die cut the stamped butterfly using the Butterflies Thinlits.  The top layer of the butterfly is die-cut from Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper using the Bold Butterfly framelits.  The sentiment, also from the Watercolor Wings set, is stamped in Night of Navy ink.  I used some silver metallic thread behind the butterfly and some rhinestones coloured with alcohol markers to add even more sparkle. The ribbon is the 3/8" Silky Taffeta that is currently available on the Clearance Rack.

On the inside I stamped more butterflies using the same inks I did for the focal image on the front of the card.

I wasn't too sure about this colour combination, but am really liking the way this unusal combo works together!