Butterfly Twisted Easel

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

For today's card I've used a number of butterfly die cuts that were cut months ago, before my mojo disappeared and I've teamed them with a newer favorite.

And here it is open, where you can see I added the topper directly to the easel without backing it...

The noble square die makes it relatively easy to create the twisted base, and I've used the central square for the stopper.

Card: SU's thick whisper white and smoky slate
Tools and embellishments: Creative Expressions Butterfly Circle dies, Sue Wilson's Noble Ornate Pierced Squares (the stopper is the central die), and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges...
#86 A is for Any Shape at Mrs. A.'s Butterfly Challenge (another I've not joined for way too long
#187 AG at Artistic Inspirations
#138 AG at Creative Fingers

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

And The Winner Is...

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Wow! I'm as blow away by the number of comments on the Mini Easel Card Pictorial as you seem to be by it! Thank you all!

The winner of this little beauty...

Chosen at random is...

Congratulations Lea! I'll contact you for your mailing address and get the card out to you ASAP.

If you didn't win this time, don't worry. I've recently reorganized my creative space and found lots of other wonderful cards that I admit I'd forgotten about. Oops! So if you'd like to receive some happy mail from me, please message me your mailing address and I'll get something out to you too!

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one. I'll be back on Sunday with my latest DT creation for the new challenge at House of Cards, so I hope you'll join me then.

Watercolor Wings Mini Easel Card Pictorial

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I'm never one to break a promise, so today I'm keeping the one I made to you in Monday's post, to bring you the pictorial for my butterfly mini easel card. By it's nature the post is image heavy, so grab a beverage of choice and take a look. I promise it will be worth it.

Card: Soft Sky, Regular Whisper White (envelope) and Thick Whisper White
Ink: Soft Sky, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon (soon to be retired, Bermuda Bay would also work with this color combo)
Stamp sets: Watercolor Wings
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly and Bold Butterfly thinlits, Simply Score Board and stylus, Envelope Punch Board
Adhesives: Tombow and Sticky Strip (retired, for envelope)

Card: 5 1/2" square of regular Whisper White (for envelope); Soft Sky 3 1/2" x 4 1/2", plus a scrap for smaller butterfly; Thick Whisper White 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Inks

Begin by scoring the 5 1/2" square of Whisper White on the EPB to create a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" envelope. Stamp the base image from Watercolor Wings in Soft Sky ink on both the Thick and Regular Whisper White (see later pic)

Add the Pool Party accents with the Watercolor Wings stamp set

Stamp the butterfly body in Lost Lagoon ink onto the envelope piece

Die cut the other butterfly and then stamp the body using the same ink

For the easel base, score the 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of Soft Sky card at 2 1/4" on the long side

Fold and burnish, then lay the butterfly die on the card as shown below

Open the die cut up and score one of the butterflies through the narrowest part between the wings

Fold and burnish

Apply Tombow to the lower section of the folded wings

Die cut the detailed butterfly from Soft Sky card and attach to the stamped butterfly. Attach the topper to the base

Fold and burnish the scored envelope piece and adhere with Sticky Strip or other strong tape

While I've included a lot of photos, the card is really easy to create. I think it's stunning. and I'm not the only one. I'm humbled by the response of those who received the swap and by your comments.

Challenges...
#107 AAG at Creative Fingers
Make it Girlie at Simon Says Wednesday
#53 T is for Texture or Teal at Butterfly Challenge (teal)

GIVEAWAY TIME!
I have to say that the photos truly don't do the card justice! I have ONE more left and as a thank you, I'd like to give it to one of you! To enter, leave a comment on THIS post before 10:00 am ET Friday, April 29, 2016. That's it. Just do what you usually do and I'll then use a random number generator to pick the winner, who will be announced later on the Friday. Entry is open to everyone worldwide.

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one. I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

My OnStage Swaps

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

This past weekend I joined hundreds of other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators at OnStage and the projects I'm sharing with you today are the swaps I created for the event.

For my main swap (60) I CASE'd my February DT creation for House of Cards, mini self-supporting easels...

Then I realized I wouldn't have enough room on it to add the detail label, so created mini envelopes to match...

Quite a few people asked me how I made the card and there were some who I'd promised one to who didn't get them, so I'll be making more this weekend and will post a pictorial soon.

Card: Whisper White (standard for envelope, thick for butterfly) and Soft Sky
Ink: Soft Sky, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon
Stamp sets: Watercolor Wings
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly and Bold Butterfly Thinlits, Envelope Punch Board
Adhesives: Tombow and Sticky Strip (for envelope, retired)

Challenges...
#52 Fancy Folds at Butterfly Challenge
#225 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#194 AG at Brown Sugar

For my team swap I CASE'd the triple easel card I showcased at Julia's team training last month...

Card: Thick Whisper White and Soft Sky
Ink: Soft Sky, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon
Stamp sets: Watercolor Wings
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly and Bold Butterfly Thinlits, Butterfly TIEF, Itty Bitty Accents Flower punch, Basic Rhinestones
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

I'll be back on Wednesday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Moon and/ or Stars for 613 Avenue Create

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for 613 Avenue Create, where the optional twist this week is to add a moon and/or stars to your card, in celebration of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong being the first to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.

I've created my card by stamping the Stars mask from Stampin' Up! with Versamark and heat embossing in white. then layered my sponsor image from Morgan's Art World (formerly Fitztown) on top...

I also embossed the sentiment from Butterfly Basics inside the easel..

Card: Basic Black and Whisper White (image printed on it)
Ink: Versamark
Stamp set: Butterfly Basics (sentiment)
Image: Cameo Fae from Morgan's Art World
Markers: Skin tone, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Old Olive Blendabilities (retired)
Tools: White Stampin' Emboss Powder and Heat Tool, Decorative Label punch
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#68 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
Linky Party #6 AG at Crop Stop (mask/ stencil)

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Butterfly Basics Birthday

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Regular readers might recall that I love butterflies and I LOVE the Butterfly Basics stamp and die set from Stampin' Up! The card I'm sharing with you today was created for a very special friend, Jill, who celebrated her birthday last week. The inspiration for the card came from the gift I sent with it, this beautiful butterfly covered scarf...

The sheer fabric is an off-white color, so I used Very Vanilla card to mimic it and Basic Black for the base and butterfly. I know Jill loves the emboss resist technique almost as much as I do and to mimic the sheer fabric I embossed the ferns from the stamp set in Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder. I know Jill also LOVES pink and while the pink on the scarf is closer to SU's Melon Mambo than Blushing Bride, I went with the latter for a more subtle look, stamping the sentiment and additional butterflies in the same ink...

The inside of the easel card was created with the same embossed detail as the front and the butterflies were added as the stopper. The finishing touch sentiment is a favorite of mine from Trust God and was stamped in Black StazOn...

Such a special card needs a matching envelope and I used the Envelope Punch Board to create it, before embossing the ferns and lightly sponging...

Jill posted the card to her blog, Ribbon Challenged, on her birthday and I have to say her photos are much better than mine! Please do stop on over.

Card: Basic Black and Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride and Jet Black StazOn
Stamp sets: Butterfly Basics and Trust God
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly Thinlits dies, Butterfly punch, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stamping Sponges and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
05NSD ~ Die Cuts at HIMCR
AG at Artistic Inspirations
#144 AG at Brown Sugar Challenges

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I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Feminine for 613 Avenue Create

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for the latest challenge, #122 over at 613 Avenue Create, where the theme is Feminine, ahead of Mother's day next week.

I've teamed the beautiful sponsor image from STAMPlorations with a couple of my favorite sets from Stampin' Up!, Gorgeous Grunge and sentiments from Painted Petals...

Yep, it's an easel card, this time a straight one...

Card: Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz
Sponsor image: STAMPlorations
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals
Markers: Pink Pirouette and Wild Wassabi Blendabilities
Tools and embellishments: Decorative Label Punch, Corner Punch and Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#57 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
AAG at TTCRD
#181 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Happy Easter

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my latest DT offering for 613 Avenue Create, where this week's optional twist is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Easter. I've teamed the sponsor image from Aurora Wings with a couple of my favorite stamp sets from Stampin' Up!, Gorgeous Grunge and Indescribable Gift. I've used a favorite style too...

Yep, it's a twisted easel :)

Card: Pear Pizzazz (10" x 5" for the base and 5" square) and Whisper White (two 4 7/8" squares and extra for printing and stamping)
Inks: Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive
Markers: Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities (now sadly retired)
Sponsor Image: Easter Lily from Aurora Wings
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge and Indescribable Gift (sentiments)
Tools: Labels Collection Framelits, Stamping Sponges and Stampin' Dimensionals

Create a twisted easel card base from Pear Pizzazz card by following the instructions in this post.
Stamp the spatter image from Gorgeous Grunge onto both Whisper White squares in Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive inks and attach one to the inside of the easel.
Stamp the "Sharing in the joy..." sentiment from the stamp set in Old Olive ink onto a snippet of Whisper White. Die cut with the smallest Labels Collection die.
On the other, stamp the "Happy Easter" sentiment from Indescribable Gift in the lower left corner and add the panel to the easel topper.
Print the image twice and color one and a few flowers from the other with Blendabilities. Fussy cut the flowers from the second image.
Cut the complete image with the largest Labels Collection die and sponge Pear Pizzazz ink around the edges of that and the sentiment.
Attach the printed panel to the topper and pop the cut flowers onto the image with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Complete the card by adding the sentiment stopper inside with a couple dimensionals.

Challenges...
AAG at TTCRD
#177 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#36 Easter Colors at AAA Cards
April AG at 3 Girl JAM

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I wish each and every one of you all the blessings that this most holy of days as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, brings. I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Triple Easel Card Pictorial With Painted Petals

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

A couple weeks ago I shared a Double Twisted Easel Pictorial with you and pretty much the moment I did so, I thought about taking it up another level to a triple! It's a very special card and this was created for a very special lady for Mother's Day in the UK. Despite sounding difficult, it's really easy and doesn't take long at all to create. I completed this one in less than an hour.

By it's nature, this is a long and image heavy post, but I assure you it will be worth your time, so please do stay until the end.

Here's a look at the completed card, sat in it's box...

Here's what you'll need to create the project...
Card: 2 pieces Whisper White and 3 Strawberry Slush, cut to sizes described below
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding
Stamp set: Painted Petals
Tools and embellishments: Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow glue and Sticky Strip

For the card base, cut one of the pieces of Strawberry Slush to 6" x 9" inches

Score on the short side at 3"

Using the Stampin' Trimmer, or craft knife and ruler, cut down to the score line at 3" and 6"

Using the Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, or stylus and ruler, score the two outer squares from the score line to the corners and the center panel at 1½" inches and fold the score lines

For the toppers, cut three 3" squares of Strawberry Slush card and three 2 7/8" squares of Whisper White

Stamp the Whisper White as desired using the inks and Painted Petals stamp set. Adhere the stamped squares to the Strawberry Slush. Stamp a few extra flowers and fussy cut for the easel stoppers. Stamp the inside of the card if desired. To add the panels to the base, apply Tombow to the outer triangles and rectangle

BE CAREFUL when positioning the toppers. Apply the center one straight and the outer two rotated 90° as shown

Add Basics Pearls to complete the toppers. Fold the card and open the easels. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to add the flower easel stoppers as shown in the first pic. Close the easels and put to one side (pic below taken in the box)

For the box, cut a piece of Strawberry Slush to 4 3/4" x 9 3/4" and Whisper White to 4 13/16" x 9 13/16"

Score both pieces at 3/4" on all sides

Fold the score lines and stamp the top as desired. To stamp on the lid as I have, keep the card folded while stamping

Cut and notch in the corners and adhere with Sticky Strip to create the box. Pop the completed card in the box and close the lid

If you're still with me now, THANK YOU! I hope you've found this pictorial enjoyable and I hope I've inspired you to give it a try. I'd love to see your creation if you do!

Challenges...
#174 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
Thankful Thursday #152 AG at DL.ART
AG at TTCRD

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Aquamarine for 613 Avenue Create

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT offering for the latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, where the theme is Aquamarine, the birthstone for March. I've teamed the sponsor image from Doodle Pantry with a few of my favorite stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and used a favorite style to create the card. Yep, it's a twisted easel...

Card: Coastal Cabana (10" x 5" and 5" square) and Whisper White (two 4 3/4" squares, a sheet for printing and snippets for stamping)
Ink: Pool Party
Markers: Wild Wasabi and Bermuda Bay Blendabilities
Sponsor Image: Hydrangea
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Trust God and Butterfly Basics
Tools and embellishments: Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals and Stamping Sponges

Print the sponsor image 3 times onto Whisper White (I used the 5" x 3½" setting on my printer).
Color the center leaf and around the edges of everything else with Blendies on the first image. Color all except the center leaf on the second and just five of the flowers on the last.
Fussy cut everything carefully and decoupage using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Score and fold the larger piece of Coastal Cabana at 5" and diagonally to create the base card.
Stamp the spatter image from Gorgeous Grunge in Pool Party ink onto both Whisper White squares and attach to the inside of the base and the 5" square of Coastal Cabana card.
Adhere the printed and colored image to the square card and attach it to the base to create the easel.
Stamp the sentiments from Trust God and Butterfly Basics stamp sets in Pool Party ink onto a snippet of Whisper White. Punch out with the Decorative label punch and sponge ink around the edges.
Pop up the sentiments on Stampin' Dimensionals and add one to the front and the other inside to create the stopper for the easel.
To add a touch of bling add 3 of the smallest Basic Pearls to the sentiment on the front of the card.

Challenges...
#173 at Word Art Wednesday
AG at TTCRD
AG at Scribble and Scrap

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em