The Butterfly Effect

I am so into butterflies.  I just can't help it.  So, to carry on with the butterfly effect.  It may seem odd, but I guess I was going for a modern night sky. with a butterfly effect.

Closeup of the embossed sentiment and parts of the butterfly

Supplies:

• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies 
• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies Frame Cuts   (DI135 dies match CL867)
• Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Patch 
• Distress Inks Worn Lipstick & Ripe Persimmon
• Die-namics stitched Rec STAX die-cut
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Clear Embossing powder
• Clear gems
• Cuttlebug
• Patterned Paper

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• Hope you’ll join in our March Challenge with your Hero Arts stamps, dies and stencils. And, if you need some new supplies, don’t forget to shop at a2z Scrapbooking..  You can find me at A Bit of This and That.
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Give me an "A"

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with members having the chance to receive free images.

You've got nothing to lose by signing up and I heard a little birdie say the free image will be up soon, maybe tomorrow or the next day... ooooh

Give me an "A" for "a" sentiment.  The challenge at Morgan's Artworld is to include a sentiment. Here's a close-up of Rowan Last Enchanter and I'm pleased with the way she turned out. 

Front of Card standing up.

 I thought something a little different with a sentiment that means something was what I wanted to go for.  My good friend, Dawn Turley sent me a couple KaiserCraft stamps, which seem to always be hidden on the inside of a card.  Here, you can see inside and outside.

Card, when open

Close-up of the fabulous Morgan's Artworld image

Morgan's Artworld Rowan Last Enchanter

Elizabeth Craft Designs Katie Label Accordion

Copic markers

Come play with us at Morgan's Artworld

Thinking of Spring

Die Cut Divas' sponsors for March are 

Dies R Us and Bugaboo Digi Stamps:

Are birds who live in lopsided bird houses, lop-sided?  They look pretty upright to me, the birds, not the houses.  Here's a springtime card for everyone.  I couldn't help but smile as I colored these wonky birdhouses.

Supplies:

Bugaboo Digi Stamps Birdhouses

Die-namics Stitched Square STAX

The Paper Studio embossing folder

Cuttlebug

Copic markers

A2Z Scrapbooking - Embossing is the Name of the Game

Greeting you with a BUNNY HELLO.  This is my sample for the new A2Z Scrapbookiing challenge to use embossing.  I embossed the sentiment and this little bunny, colored the image with Copic markers and die cut with the matching die.  Don't you love the matching dies with stamps nowadays?  I glue dotted the bunny onto a Hero Arts card base which is not available..  I used some die-cut lamp posts to finish the card.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Baby Animals Stamp and Cut (bunny) at a2z Scrapbooking

Hero Arts Autumn (out of stock) sentiment.  You could use any sentiment

Poppystamps Antique Lamp Post die cut

Copic markers

Cuttlebug

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).  Don’t forget that we are on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.  Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any fun promotions!

Hope you’ll join in our February Challenge of Masking with your Hero Arts stamps, dies and stencils. And, if you need some new supplies, don’t forget to shop at a2z Scrapbooking..  

Don’t forget that we are on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.  Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any fun promotions!

Spring is Springing at Die Cut Divas Today

Think Spring, that's what Die Cut Divas is thinking.  I'm sharing my sample for the Die Cut Divas sponsored by 

 Dies R Us and Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

This is a lovely image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I didn't want to take away from the image by adding a lot of extras.

Supplies:

Bugaboo Spring Bird

Elizabeth Craft Designs Best Wishes stand up helper at Dies R Us

Die-Namics Stitched Circles

Cuttlebug

Copic markers

Thank you Card.

Here is my Thank you card to the Die Cut Divas sponsor, Hero Arts.  I made the background for another card and didn't like it as the background for that card, but found it perfect for this one.  The note card is actually a very dark brown, not a navy blue like it seems to appear in this photo.  Hope you enjoyed February.

Supplies:

An old Hero Arts butterfly

Elizabeth Craft Designs Cloud embossing folder

Elizabeth Craft Designs Thanks Die

I think the distressing ink is frayed burlap

Copic markers

Just Flitting By

These new butterflies are flying all over the place and I hope you like these as I was trying out some colors and I hope I can remember them.  I took the same distress inks to sponge the white note card.

Be sure to visit Die Cut Divas for the February challenge.

Close-up of the embossing which is not evident from the card photo.  I wanted the embossing to enhance the image and not take over.  Sometimes a little bit is better.

Supplies:

• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies at a2z Scrapbooking
• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies Frame Cuts at a2Z Scrapbooking   (DI135 dies match CL867)
• Distress Inks Worn Lipstick & Ripe Persimmon
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Clear Embossing powder
• Die-namics stitched Rec STAX