Vellum butterflies

Good Morning everyone

After making my last card i had some left over pieces and off cuts so decided to use them up on 2 little cards.

4x5" cream card base.  I layered a peace paper onto the base.  I then tore a piece of the printed vellum, layered onto a piece of torn cream card by gluing the ends of the vellum behind the cream card so no adhesive on show, then matted onto a different printed paper and then added to the left hand side. 

I die cut the 3 lacy layers of the butterflies from the printed vellum and the base layers from more cream card and added to the card with just a dab of pinflair glue gel under their bodies so the wings are free.  By adding the cream card behind the patterned vellum it helps keep the colours clean and crisp. 

Stamped sentiment in grey to finish.

Card 2

4x4" cream card base.  I added 2 of the papers to the base, the peach one on an angle so you can see a bit more of the lovely pattern on the black one.  I tore one edge of a piece of vellum and pale peach paper and added to the left edge with another piece of grey paper - using up all the off cuts

I had die cut the hello sunshine die from the middle of the black paper i used for my first layer on the card - a good way to make it go further and no one would know as its completely hidden! I then matted this onto a larger circle die cut from more of the cream card and added to the front with glue gel.  Butterfly die cut from vellum matted onto cream to finish. 

Items Used:

Kanban paper pad & velum 'Apricot dreams' (very very old!)

Studio light 'just lou' dies - Butterflies

Hello sunshine die (memory box?)

woodware sentiment stamp 'Curly greetings' FRS850

Cream cardstock

Thank you all for popping by my little crafty space in blogland.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

Id love to enter the 1st card in the following

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/cut-it-up-challenge-302-starts-with-b.html - butterflies starting with B

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https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/challenge-254-anything-goes.html

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https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2024/04/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-with.html

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https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-challenge-use-die.html

 

Floral exploding gatefold

Good Morning everyone

After making a christmas exploding gatefold card I decided to make some floral ones, again using the beautiful make & create 12x12 paper pads from the works, also a good way to use some of my coloured cardstock which im still on a mission to use up!

 Card size approx 6x6"  I first picked the papers I wanted to use and then found matching cardstock to go with them.  I scored both the paper and the cardstock and adhered together, I found it easier to glue one side first and then fold the insert into its finished position and then adhered the second side by closing it down onto the insert.

I wrapped co-ordinating ribbon around the whole card, leaving it long enough to tie closed.  I die cut a circle from the same base cardstock and paper and glued to the left front side of the card, capturing the ribbon underneath.   A die cut butterfly and gems on its body and the top right and bottom left corners of the card front to finish.

On the inside i took an old 'hello sunshine' die and cut from the orange card and matted onto a yellow circle.  I added a panel of less patterned paper to the back of the card to write my greeting on which also hides the glue used to attach the ribbon.  

Version 2, I used a birthday sentiment die in the middle and a flower die cut from vellum for the front.  Photo shows the card closed and then once you open it up

Version 3, i used cream pearl cardstock for the base, spellbinders labels 1 for my front topper panel.

Version 4, back to a vellum flower

and version 5.   Using these pretty papers has brightened cold winter days and its been good to dig into the ribbon box too.

I followed this simple template on pinterest https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/510736414003899933/

Items Used:

Make&create papers from the works 'watercolour feelings' 'vintage floral'

Studio light 'just lou' butterfly dies (STENCILJL18)

Birthday circle die

Flower dies

Spellbinders labels 1

wonky stitched circle dies

Thank you for stopping by and all your lovely comments on my last project.  I hope you all enjoy the end of the week and weekend.  Hugs Emmax

 

Sunflower shutter card

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing my sunflowers for Ukraine card after seeing several inspiring posts in blogland recently.  Gecko galz are selling beautiful sunflower digital images on etsy here to help raise funds. 

I knew i wanted to try and use as many of the images on my card as i could so decided a tri fold shutter would be a good base, i dug out my neglected tattered lace shutter die set and got cutting. I printed out the sheets in A4 & A5 to give me a choice of sizes of the images.

I die cut my base from soft cream pearl cardstock that has a gold shimmer in it to pick up on the gold of the sunflowers.  I die cut the smaller mat layers from blue cardstock and then various sunflower images for each of the smaller panels.  For the 2 bigger ends i found a yellowy/orange printed paper that went with the sunflowers perfectly. 

For the front panel i trimmed the lovely sun rays over a sunflower field and mounted onto cream pearl card, then the blue card and mounted to the front with foam tape for a bit of dimension.

As i didn't want to use too much other than the printed sunflowers instead of die cut flowers to embellish I fussy cut out various sunflowers from the toppers and arranged on the front and back panels.  

After a while i decided on a die cut 'hello sunshine'  as the sentiment as the sun brightens the darkness with the sign of hope

Showing it from the right hand side

Close up of the topper.  I added just a touch of diamond glitter to the centre of the front sunflower

Close up of left side, i added a bit of shape to the front flower heads and attached with glue gel for a bit of dimension.  My printer ink was running out so some printed out in a different tone but actually turned out ideal to add depth tone for layering up the different flowers. 

and the back of the card, i die cut the yellow/orange paper for each panel and a smaller rectangle of the cream pearl for the centre to write my greeting in.  Attached flower offcuts from the toppers i cut up for the front of the card.

Items Used:

Geckogalz  sunflowers for ukraine digi images

Tattered lace A4 tri fold shutter die set

Hello sunshine die - brand?

Yellow/orange paper - the works

Cream pearl cardstock

Blue cardstock

Ranger stickles 'diamond'

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope its a positive week for you all.  Hugs Emmaxx

Id love to enter the following:

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2022/03/for-ukraine.html

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https://cceestampers.blogspot.com/2022/03/ccee2209-die-cuts-only.html

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https://modsquadchallenge.com/supporting-ukraine/

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https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/03/miucb-58-anything-goes-optional-fancy.html

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