Wednesday, July 27, 2016

essentials by ellen: pin-sights challenge

Hi there!  I'm sharing a card that I made using the Wild Garden dies by Essentials by Ellen. The sentiment comes from Mama Elephant's Many Thanks, which I know I've said before, is my most frequently used stamp set ever.


To make this card, I die cut the flowers and leaves from scraps of colored cardstock samples that I've had for over 2 years (hoard much?).  I stamped and cut out the sentiment.  Then I adhered everything down to the card base using glue and foam tape.  Lastly, I glued on a few black sequins to match the banner.  With minimal stamping and basic techniques, this card could be mass produced quite easily.

I'm submitting this to the Essentials by Ellen's pin-sights challenge, or rather call for guest designers. Fingers crossed my card will catch someone's eye!

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

thank you so much

I'm back from a wonderful time spent with my family in California.  My mom had her 50 year reunion from medical school and my brother got married while I was out there, so my time was filled with celebrations, family, and so much love!  Still feeling the love, which inspired my creation.

I'm submitting this card to the CAS(E) this Sketch #182 challenge.  This is the sketch:


And, this is my card:

A close-up:


Please come by the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog this Thursday, July 28th to see my process for making this card.

Thank you for taking a look!

Supplies:
Stamps: Avery Elle Banner and Wreath
Dies: Avery Elle-ments Banner and Wreath
Inks: Copic markers; Memento (tuxedo black); Versafine (onyx black)

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

hello, beautiful girl

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm sharing a clean and simple card I made using the Beautiful Girl stamp set from My Favorite Things.  I'm submitting it to the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.  

The sketch:


My take on the sketch:


The little ballerina is as sweet as can be!


And there you have it!  Thank you for taking a look!  Please come by the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog to see my process for making the card.

Supplies:
Stamps: My Favorite Things - Beautiful Girl
Inks: Copic markers (various colors); Memento (tuxedo black); Tim Holtz Distress (squeezed lemonade); Versamark (onyx black)
Other: foam adhesive, masking tape

Thursday, July 7, 2016

go to your happy place

Happy Summer all!  I'm back with another card which I'm submitting to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  Here's the photo inspiration:


I used the blue, yellow, and grey color palette to make my card:


Come by the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog to see my process for making this card as well as the products I used.

Thanks for stopping by!