Butterfly Birthday Card

This week my granddaughter-in-law is celebrating a birthday. This card is 6 X 6 inches.

Front

The three inch butterfly and layer were found on the Cricut Picturesque cartridge( page 65). The paper used for the top layer of the butterfly is DCWV that I had in my scrap stash. It is a piece of paper that I considered to be ugly from one of the stacks. As you can see once it was cut as a butterfly, it is quite beautiful. The lower layer of the butterfly is also DCWV that was also in my scrap stash. The two layers of the butterfly are adhered together only in the area of the body, so the wings of the upper butterfly could be lifted to give it more life. Martha Stewart pearl stickers were used to embellish the butterfly.

 

 

All edges of the card and cuttings have been inked. The edges of the main card base were first distressed with a distressor before being inked.

 

For years I have owned a handheld sewing machine, so I decided to use it for the very first time on the mat under the butterfly.

 

inside

 

SUPPLIES:Cardstock-DCWV, AC Cardstock; Machines-Provocraft Expression, Singer Sew Quick; Cartridge-Provocraft Picturesque; Ink-Colorbox; Tools-Tim Holtz Distressor; Adhesive-Zig 2 Way, ATG, Glue Dots; Stamps-Recollections; Other-Ribbon(International Greetings USA), Pearls(Martha Stewart Pearl Stickers)

 

 

Bunny Tag

This is my interpretation of Tim Holtz’s tag of the month.



I started by cutting a 6.5 X 3.5 tag from the Cricut Picturesque cartridge(page 76) with The Paper Company cardstock using the Gypsy and Expression. Using the ink applicator the following distress inks were applied to the tag: spiced marmalade, mustard seed, wild honey, shaded lilac, and ripe persimmon. Then using a mini mister the tag was misted with water and dried with a heat tool.

With the Tim Holtz Vagabond, I cut using the TH Sizzix Alterations Bunny, Butterfly & Bow diecut  the bunny and TH Sizzix Alterations Tapered Fringe diecut the grass.

Tim Holtz Lost & Found paper was used for the rabbit and Tim Holtz Seasonal paper was used for the grass. The edges of all the cut pieces were inked with  Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. The bow was blinged with Glam Pink Stickles.

 

The eggs are the dots from the Tim Holtz ideaology digits & punctuation grungeboard. I painted them with Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers(Pink Sherbet, Butterscotch, Sail Boat Blue, Wild Plum).



Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon Distress ink was used to stamp the “Easter” then it was heat embossed. The cute bunny sticker is form the Tim Holtz Salvage Stickers. The ribbon is something I have in my stash.
The bunny is adhered with foam squares to give it some elevation. A small piece of cotton was added to give him a fuzzy tail.

SUPPLIES:Cardstock-The Paper Company; Paper-Tim Holtz ideaology, Tim Holtz ideaology Grungeboard, Tim Holtz ideaology Salvage Stickers; Machines-Provocraft Gypsy and Expression, Sizzix Tim Holtz Vagabond; Diecuts-Provocraft Picturesque cartridge, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Bunny, Butterfly & Bow, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tapered Fringe; Paint-Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber; Ink-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress; Stamp-Recollections; Tools-Darice Heat Tool; Adhesive-Ranger Glossy Accents, ATG, therm o web 3D Foam Squares; Other- Ranger Stickles, ribbon(?), embossing powder(?), cotton ball(?)

Flying Bird Birthday Card

My second daughter celebrated a birthday recently, so I made her this 6 X 6 card using the Cricut Picturesque cartridge(page 61) for the 3 inches bird and frame.

Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page Twirl Loop punches were used to make the 6 X 6 red mat.

Martha Stewart scoreboard and K & Company paper were used to make the envelope.

Back of card inside of the envelope

 

Card and Envelope

 

Close up of stamped sentiment and bow

 

Close up of the mat with Liquid Pearls

 

SUPPLIES:Cardstock-DCWV, Bazzill Basic; Paper-DCWV, K & Company; Electronics-Cricut Expression; Cartridge-Picturesque; Punch-Martha Stewart PATP Twirl Loop; Adhesive-ATG, therm.o.web 3D Foam Squares; Stamp-Recollections; Ink-Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; other-Ranger liquid Pearls(Rouge), Tall Mouse ribbon, Martha Stewart Scoreboard