Lst Day of Die Cut Divas' June Challenge

I had seen this butterfly die/stamp set at my local stamp shop and (I LOVE BUTTERFLIES) had to get it.  The top card is very, very bright, isn't it?  I think, it's even too bright for me.

The Kaisercraft Butterflies I had purchased from my LSS-

Sentiment from our Sponsor Kaisercraft "Road Trip"

 I die-cut a pink panel from a BoBunny jewels backing panel.

Kaisercraft Butterflies

Kaisercraft texture stamp Hessian stamped numerous times.

Let the butterflies soar.

KaiserCraft papers

I found I couldn't live without purchasing some of this great paper.  I'm so excited to start my next cards.  I found new papers and then some of the paper KaiserCraft sent the Divas to play with.  I played and then I had to have it.  I love the blue wood-like paper in the back.  It's called Bohemian from the Boho Draams Collection.  

See the lower left of the photograph?  That's Passport from the "Just Landed Collection". The two brown and black papers are actually the back and front sides of the Passport papers.

Papers:

Passport from "Just Landed Collection" - the brow/tan and black sentiment papers 

Bohemian from "Boho Dreams Collection" - blue wood-grain & orange background with girl taking photo

World Map from "Just Landed Collection"- the map and the back is not shown here - (dark brown with large circles - looks like large rain-drops)

Baggage from "Just Landed Collection" - baggage in upper right wtan graph background for the back side

Subway from "Just Landed Collection" - central light blue paper with thin strip to immediate right of paper is a 1 1/2 inch strip of paper - the back of the subway paper.

Be sure to enter the Die Cut Divas challenge before time runs out at the end of the month.

All Night Long

Die Cut Divas has an Anything Goes challenge this month.  

The prize is great and so are our sponsor's products.  

Our sponsor is Kaisercraft!

I could make cards with this paper all day long.  Do you hear that song running through your head now?  I do... all day long all day long... ( I know it's "ALL NIGHT LONG, but we have artistic license here) 

Using a Kaisercraft paper panel here with just a couple stamps and a die from the stamp/die set Road Trip made this an easy card to put together.  The note card is not Kaisercraft, but I thought it went well with the "NOTES" panel.

Again I used a Kaisercraft paper panel.  Just a stamp and die from the stamp/die set Road Trip made this another easy card to put together. 

Here's another Kaisercraft paper panel here with just a stamp (now boarding) from the set Road Trip.  So easy to make this card with a cityscape that I didn't use on another project.  The cityscape is cut from a tissue box.  Never forget to up-cycle. I pop-dotted the die-cut on the sides off the main central panel.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Stamp and Die Set Road Trip

Kaisercraft 12" X 12" paper Just Landed - Passport 

Kaisercraft embossing folder 4" X 6" Triangles

Use Patterned Paper, You Say?

A wonderful image to have to work with and I rarely color blonds.  I thought the colors of the flowers and this lass's hair made for a good pairing, like a fine wine.  Let's forget the wine and get to the challenge at Morgan's ArtWorld.  The challenge is to use patterned paper.  Those who love to use patterned paper (I've got my hand waving wildly), please run to see examples and enter the challenge.  Those who don't use patterned paper much, I do envy you, but walk on over to the challenge and enter.

Morgan's image cut out to place her on the patterned paper

QuicKutz Nesting Ovals

Paper scrap and The Paper Studio (A beautiful world)

Simple Butterflies

I wanted a soft feminine card with some cute butterflies.  The note card color helps soften the look.  Instead of stamping the base of the butterflies, I used the intermediate stamp size to give this a different look and I quite like it.  I'm here to tell you that this set provides lots of opportunities to create new and lovely cards.

• Supplies:
• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies Frame Cuts
• Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).  You can find this sample at a2z Stampbooking.

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

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Summer Tea and Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop
The THEME is SUMMER. You can use coffee, tea &/or cocoa images

Friday, June 17 – Friday, June 24, 6 am pacific

Visit A2Z Stampbooking too, for your dose of coffee, tea or cocoa for more information on their sponsorship.

I don't drink coffee, never liked the taste, strange, eh.  My kids don't even like the smell of coffee.  It even goes deeper - my granddaughter doesn't like the smell of coffee.  O MY.
There is always tea!  Now I love different flavors of teas and am always eager to try something new.  Right now my "to-go" cup contains some delicious green tea.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Digital Caffeine Fix

Hero Arts Thanks Stamp & Cut (Sentiment & die-cut) 

Die-namics Coffee Cup (the letters (TEA" on cup)

Plaid cardstock

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Cuttlebug

The cup is stamped on yellow paper to begin with, so the colors I used may look different when used on white paper.

Copic markers - I went way out on the colors on the cup sleeve (E95, YG01& Y08).

You can purchase your Hero Arts products through 

a2z Scrapbooking.   Just use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).

 If you don't see a Hero Arts item you want, please click on the 

"Request Custom Order on the a2z Scrapbooking site.

It's a Hero Arts Scramble Day

I finally get to play on a scramble again.  Gads, I hate it when I have to miss or forget to check for time.  All those horrible things that get in the way of a 90 day scramble with the Hero Arts Flickr group.

I went for quick and dirty, as they say.  LOL.  Distress all the way with a bit of Copic marker detail.
The theme was summer..  I had the idea to pair my new San Francisco stamp with an oldie but goodie, Big Post Card.  Wouldn't this be a great post card to send to friends at home while visiting San Francisco during the summer?

The paper was very glossy and I thought I'd use the left over paper to create my card.  The distress inks just slid over the paper in mostly smooth and easy swipes of the sponges.

I am adding my card to Virginia's View Challenge (SUMMER CHALLENGE)  It's all about color.

You can purchase your Hero Arts products through 

a2z Scrapbooking.   Just use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).

 If you don't see a Hero Arts item you want, please click on the 

"Request Custom Order on the a2z Scrapbooking site.

Supplies: 

Hero Arts Post Card Stamp - I think it's retired

Hero Arts Destination San Francisco available at a2z Scrapbooking

Distress Inks Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral,peeled paint, and Forest Moss

Copic Markers on the buildings,cable car, trees and grass.

Die Cut - Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

I Really do Just Love the Paper

Die Cut Divas has an Anything Goes challenge this month.  

The prize is great and so are our sponsor's products.  

Our sponsor is Kaisercraft!

My card, Favourite Places, is part of a 12"X12" paper panel that I fell in love with.  I cut many of the panels out and used them as a foundation of my stamping.   I started with the panel and stamped stamp/die set "Road Trip" onto the panel.  

 I've never given this statement a consideration, but it SOUNDS GREAT!  The main panel with the statement is from the 12"X12" paper panel I've fallen for.  The die cut and "Just GO" statement are from a stamp/die set called Road Trip.  

Again, the main panel on this card is from the 12"X12" paper panel which I used as a  foundation for my stamping.  Again I used the stamp/die cut from Road Trip.  Sentiments I stamped were "Wish you were here", "Just landed" and "We are here".

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Stamp and Die Set Road Trip

Kaisercraft 12" X 12" paper Just Landed - Passport 

Kaisercraft embossing folder 4" X 6" Triangles

Just Flitting By To Say Hi

These are my samples for the new "To Die For" challenge at a2z Scrapbooking.  

This is something a little bit different for me - using part of a die on purpose.  I used that wonderful large Hero Arts Butterfly die to cut out part of a panel of graded colored paper, my stash from a great buy at Michaels a couple years back.  The first card, my butterfly die took a big piece of paper with it.  I wonder where it went.  I popped the panel up on form tape and it is amazing in real life.  I used the die that goes with a new butterfly stamp set with it's sentiment to finish this card.

Do you realize that the butterfly on this card is the cut-out from the panel above/  Doesn't even look like it, does it?  It's not the photographing either.  The cards really do look the way they appear on this post.  The butterfly was such a soft color that I went with softer colors for background.  I have added one item here that is not Hero Arts, but some hearts from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Poppy the Owl die cut set.  I've found these hearts to be a perfect size in several of my future cards.  I cut the hearts from the same panel as the butterfly.  

Supplies for both cards:

Hero Arts Butterfly Fancy Dies

Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies

Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies Frame Cuts

I don't often use a negative of the die because I use every space on my paper, no extra paper goes into the trash unless it's beyond use.  This is an exception to the rule.   I hope you enjoy and bring out your negative side, just as I did.  For once, having a negative side isn't so bad.  

My next "To Die For" card will be on June 20th.

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout for a2z Scrapbooking 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 June Challenge of "To Die For" 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 this post at a2z Scrapbooking.

Subtle Looks

I think this die cut has a lot of wonderful attributes and so sorry it is now retired.  That's the word from a2z Scrapbooking and Hero Arts shows it out of stock, however, it won't be back in stock.  I'm a sourpuss right now.   Simon Says may have some left. 

Here are the cards together where I used the positive and negative of the dye.   However, with most dies, you can do some very clever positive and negative images.  I'm posting this the day before my reveal of the die I'm using for z2z Stampbooking.  Stay tuned.

The palm die was cut from the negative piece on the right side on both card photos.  Honest.

I like these in green just as well.  Who knows what I will use by the time Christmas card giving comes.  I give about 15 bags of cards to my co-workers.  I try to use up my existing scraps.  (TRY)

Loving the look of dies and how they create different moods.

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout for a2z Scrapbooking 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 June Challenge of "To Die For" 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 this post at a2z Scrapbooking.

Enjoy Today at A2Z

A bit of fun embossing on this one.  I thought a butterfly would want clouds to soar in and so it did.  Isn't this a lovely die-cut?  Me too.

Check out a2z Scrapbooking.

I think about any type of paper, light weight tin, mylar, shimmer sheetz or glitter paper would work to cut this butterfly.  Try using a die for the new a2z Scrapbooking challenge "TO DIE FOR" and have fun using those shapes you've had in the closet.  Get them out and dust them off.  Have fun!

Supplies:
Hero Arts Butterfly Fancy Die at a2z Scrapbooking
Old Hero Arts set (sentiment)
Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folder
Elizabeth Craft Designs Shimmer Sheetz

Have a great butterfly day.

Most People Exist

Die Cut Divas has a new challenge this month - ANYTHING GOES

The bluish woodgrain paper and the quote are from a new release by KaiserCraft and I am head over heels in love with them.

I just went a little crazy over the Kaisercraft paper.  My favorite card is made with some gorgeous blue gray wood grain cardstock, a fantastic quote and Triangles embossing folder.  The crocheted doily flower has been my elements box for years.  Not anymore. 

I love the Triangles embossing folder.  When I received this folder from our generous sponsor, Kaisercraft, I thought, ooh, this would be fantastic with any American Indian motif, but to my unexpected and delightful surprise, I found I wanted to use it again and again, JUST BECAUSE I liked it so much.  Distressing it a bit creates a lot of depth and unique looks to projects.  I used pumice stone here, very lightly on a pale blue note card.  

I thought this quote was quite apropos. No stamping at all.  What a change for me. 

Supplies:

KaiserCraft Boho Dreams - Bohemian

KaiserCraft Just Landed - Passport

KaiserCraft 4" X 6" Triangles

Enamel Dots

Crocheted Doily

Distress Ink - Pumice Stone