pssst...you make me HAPPY

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!  Here in my crazy part of  Michigan we're still in the midst of a snowstorm.  I can't believe how much snow we've had and it's only November 18!  Well as you can see all the snow made me think of warmer weather. lol  I just needed a break from Christmas cards and came up with this card instead.  The sketch is from this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge #194, and the theme is Twice is Nice.

Well, the "Twice is Nice" on my card are the symmetrical wings on the butterfly.  I tell ya I just was not sure what else to do! lol  Make sure you head over to Try Stampin' on Tuesday HERE to check out all the cards from the rest of the design team.  They are great! 

Just another quick pic. :)  Guess I forgot to mention how I did this card, so I figured I should pop back in and let you know.  I stamped the butterfly with memento ink and colored it in with Coastal Cabana Blendabilities.  Then I inked it up everywhere with VersaMark, covered it with Heat and Stick powder and heated it.  Then I covered it with Dazzling Diamonds and heated it one more time.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Supplies used on this card:

Happy Watercolor - retired

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Soft Swallowtail

Today's card is the last of my April stamp a stack cards.  My daughter designed this card as well.  Notice no Whisper White or Very Vanilla on the card! :) 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Swallowtail, Papillon Potpourri  & Best of - Flowers

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Raspberry Ripple

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rose Red, Soft Suede & Early Espresso

Punches:  Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sparkling Swallowtails

Today I have a couple of cards to show you...one for my niece, the other for my upline.  I have to say I love this stamp!  It seems like there's so many different colors I can use with it. :)  

This first card is for my niece's birthday.  I know she loves yellow, but I needed to add a bit more color so I used Primrose Petals and Pretty in Pink.  First I inked the whole image in VersaMark, then sponged on the other colors.  After I stamped my image I covered it with Heat & Stick powder, then used the heat gun.  After that I poured Dazzling Diamonds all over it and used the heat gun again.  If you want lots of sparkle that's the way to do it!

Since I really liked my niece's card I thought I'd do another one using all of the 2012-2014 In Colors.  I made this as a thank you for my upline.  Whenever I need to borrow any of her stampin' stuff for my stamp a stacks she's more than willing to share...even at the last minute. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

First Card

Stamp Set:  Swallowtail

Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink 

& Primrose Petals

Versa Mark

Heat & Stick Powder

Stampin' Glitter:  Dazzling Diamonds

Second Card  

Stamp Sets:  Swallowtail & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Raspberry Ripple & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals,

Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green & Midnight Muse

Versa Mark

Punch:  Elegant Butterfly

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Heat & Stick Powder

Stampin' Glitter:  Dazzling Diamonds

Swallowtail for HHS Color Challenge

Here is another card I made for this month's stamp a stack.  And of course I'm using another challenge...Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge #155. :) Wow, I'm really going to have a fun time embossing and cutting out all of these butterflies!  I have to admit I wasn't sure about this stamp when I first saw it.  However after seeing what other ladies were making I had to give it a try myself.  Sponging the colors on after embossing makes it just beautiful!

All of that sparkle that you can see is actually in the embossing powder.  I was looking for some black embossing powder and guess I don't have any!  What's up with that? ! lol  All I could find was on old stash of Bedazzled Black, but I love how it turned out!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Swallowtail

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry 

& Daffodil Delight

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Bedazzled Black (retired)

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

RHSSC - Birthday Butterfly

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  When I first saw this stamp I wasn't sure what I thought of it at all since it was so huge.  Well after seeing one beautiful card after another using this stamp I decided to finally buy it...and this is what I came up with for my first card.  Yup, it's the three blues (again) that I use so much. :)  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot's made over on the Red Hot Stampers' blog here. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Swallowtail & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Pool Party & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo, Pool Party & Baja Breeze

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Embossing Folder:  Elegant Lines

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist