Just Flutterin' By

Hi Everyone,

Well, we are 7 days into July, already. This month is flying by so fast and so is this year. Pretty soon we will be looking at Christmas cards and such. I already have a class scheduled this month for Christmas cards. I will be sharing those cards with you after the class is held.

Over at Craft-Dee BowZ, the theme this month for the designers  is "Out of Shape - No Square or Rectangle Card". Boy that really opens the gates up pretty wide. Well I took the easy way out I guess. I made a circular easel card.

A few things you will see on this card are items I  have had in my stash for a while but have never used, Time to get them out and use them.When I decided on a butterfly then a few things just came together.

Let me share with you this card:

Here is the card closed

And here is the card, opened

Here is a closer view of the inside sentiment.

A close-up of the bow.

I just made a double loop bow for this card..

I used two stamp sets from My Sentiments Exactly. I used the lines and swirls to make my background, it was perfect for the background. I also used another My Sentiments Exactly set for my sentiment and that smaller typed butterfly shape. 

I have to address that large butterfly. That was made using a Tim Holtz die, Fanciful Flight. I also used some papers that I made a while back, using my Gelli Plate. After looking at the black cutouts of the butterfly wings, I thought of my Gelli Plate papers. Thought they might be the perfect paper to use as the background for the wings. Let me show you,

This is just a pull from left overs from other Gelli Plate designs. 

This will make a great background for a card.

OK let me show you this paper with a wing sitting on it 

If you move the wing around you will get a slightly different effect for the wing background. 

So that's how the butterfly came to be.

OK all you Gelli Plate lovers  start using those sheets you are hoarding.

Stop in next Tuesday at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog for a post by Vicki.

 I wonder what she has in store for us???

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: My Sentiments Exactly - Graphic Backgrounds, Garden Faire Sentiments Paper/Card Stock: Creamy Yellow CS, White Paper  Ink: Black Dye Ink Dies Used: Sizzix Tim Holtz Fanciful Flight Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Amusing - Anything Goes (all month) (#13)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  #13 Anything Goes (W1 of 2) (#25)

Robyn`s Fetish - W - #271 Anything Goes (#30)

Stamping Sensations - July - Feature A Creature  (#21)

Crafty Friends Challenge  - Anything Goes (#75)

Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes (#37)

Artbymiran Challenge - No.35 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes (#98)

Crafty Catz - #286 - Anything Goes (#181)

Simply Papercraft - No. 8 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes (#89)

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.

True Friends

Hi Everyone

Do you love those different step cards that are out there in blogland?? I know I do.

I found a great card with the steps in the center. This design is known as a double sided step card.  I found this card quite easy for me to cut. Click Here for a great post with instructions in case you want to try this yourself.

On the side panels, I used DP and over that I used some 5X7 HOTP Color Me Floral Card Toppers.

They were too long for my side panels so I trimmed them so they would be just the right length.

For the center area, I used a clear heavy transparent sheet for the back step. I attached the stamped oval with the sentiment stamped on the top and a lace die cut was used at the bottom of that piece..

On the front step, I used another transparent sheet with that lace piece at the bottom and them I used a stamped butterfly on the top of that piece.

The sentiment is a little hard to read, so here is what it says,

"True friends grow seperately without growing apart."

What a great sentiment

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Sentiments Exactly - True Friends Paper/Card White CS, Pink CS, DP, HOTP - Color Me Floral Card Toppers Ink: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm   Accessories: Spectrum Noir Markers, heavy transparent sheets.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge lots of layers (#201)
• Catch The Bug  anything goes (#34)
• Crafty Calendar  Feb - Anything goes (#64)
• Hiding in my Craft Room Wild blushing rose (#7)
• Inkspirational   rose colours - (#89)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #66  anything goes / something with wings (#20)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Anything goes with Patterned Paper (#145)
• The Sisters of Craft Anything Goes (#82)

Thanks for stopping by today,