Butterfly Basics

This is another card that I cased from the Occasions catalogue.  When I lose my mojo I always turn to one of the catalogues for ideas. Butterfly Basics is definitely one of my all time favourite stamp sets together with the matching thinlit dies.

Inside the card

I have not been stamping or crafting much.  Been a bit busy in the garden.  Here are a couple of photos of some of the stuff I have been doing.  The green bench is an old one that DH made for me years ago.  I did think of repainting it but have decided that I like the worn weathered look.  I have been spending quite a bit of time in the garden as I would like to enter our local gardening competition in the next couple of years.  I have a really big garden so everything seems to take longer than normal to do.

Don't you love those boots.  I took a old pair of DH's boots and planted some flowers in them.

Here is a photo from the other side.  I found that old scale and thought it would be perfect for the garden with a plant on top of it.  DH surprised me one day and come home with that really cute owl.  Even my little granddaughter thinks it is cute as she cannot leave it alone and wants to keep cuddling it.

Thank you for stopping by today.
Sharon

Supplies Used

Stamps:   Butterfly Basics and Gorgeous Grunge

Ink:   Smokey Slate, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral
Cardstock:   Smokey Slate, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral, Naturals White, White Vellum and Whisper White
Ribbon:   Tangerine baker’s twine
Punches:  Bitty Butterfly, 2-3/8” (6cm) Scallop Circle and 1” (2.5cm) Circle
Bigshot:  Butterflies Thinlits Dies

Vintage Birthday Card

One of the ladies from card class asked for a vintage card.  This is what I came up with. I love the combination of Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla and one other colour. 

To get the different colour shades I stamped off the stamp so that I had dark and light shades of the same colour.  I layered the flowers with dimensionals.

I also used the masking technique.  I roughly tore around the edges of a post it note and then placed it in the centre of the Very Vanilla card stock before stamping with the Hardwood stamp.

I sponged around the edges of the cardstock layers and also lightly over the doily so that it would blend in. I distressed the edges of the Rose Red cardstock and tore the Very Vanilla cardstock.  I rolled the edge of the doily and where I tore the cardstock to give it a more distressed look.

Card Front

Card Inside

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge,  Hardwood, Petite Petals, Flower Shop and Petite Pairs
Ink:  Rose Red and Baked Brown Sugar

Cardstock: Rose Red, Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla

Embellishments:  Pearls and Tea Lace Paper Doilies
Punches:  Pansy and Petite Petals
Ribbon:  1/2" (1.3 cm) Seam Binding Ribbon in Very Vanilla
Tools:  Distress Tool

Why I have Neglected my Blog

I have been busy with my little granddaughter, Savanna.  Isn't she just a cutie.  I have still being crafting in between so will have a few cards to show you over the next few weeks.  My daughter and her husband have moved over to New Zealand from the UK last October so now I get to spend time with my little granddaughter.



Off to see the cows

Thank goodness she hasn't learnt to open the gate yet!!!!

And a card which I made ages ago.  I have been going through all my cards and found quite a stash that I need to put up on my blog.  I love the colours of this cards.  I stamped the clock onto vellum and fussy cut it so that the stamping on the card would show through.

Thanks for visiting.
Sharon

Stamps:  Clockworks, Gorgeous Grunge and Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay
Cardstock:  Vellum, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay

Ribbon:  Tangerine Tango Bakers Twine from Tag a Bag Accessories Kit
Other:  Epic Day This and That Washi Tape