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.

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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