The World's Most Beautiful Butterfly

In honor of World Card Making Day, I'm sharing one of my most favorite cards ever.  I think it's the world's most beautiful butterfly.

I cut the heart (Bloomin' Hearts Thinlits Dies) from watercolor paper, sponged it with Fall colors, spritzed with water to activate the colors, and then placed the butterfly die over it and cut again.  I attached it to a copper foil butterfly and then spritzed them both ... a lot:)

Click here to see a tutorial on creating this type of butterfly.

I just love this butterfly!  The background on the card base is sponged and then spritzed with shimmer mist.  The circle (watercolor paper) behind the butterfly does not have shimmer on it, so it acts as a bridge between the shimmer background and the shimmery butterfly.  This creates more interest and texture than if you'd added shimmer to everything.

This is truly one of my favorites!

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October 1 is World Card Making Day.

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Watercolor Hearts ... 2 Cards

I have two cards for you today, featuring two beautiful hearts created using my own special technique.  

The hearts (and little flowers) are cut from watercolor paper, sponged, and then spritzed to activate the colors.

The second card features a different color story, using the same design and technique.

I sponged ink onto the stamp, huffed (to keep the ink moist) and then stamped the envelope.

Which color story do you like the best?

Don't forget these upcoming events:

October 1 is World Card Making Day.

- Thanks for stopping by my corner of the blogging world. 

- Click on the tab at the top to see my class schedules. 

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Black and Gold and A Little Tutorial

I have some great creative inspiration for you today, so let's start off our week by bumping up our creativity level ... not to mention the FUN.  I have 2 cards in black and gold and a little tutorial to help you get started.

A Little Tutorial:
- Cut heart from Bloomin' Heart Thinlits.
- Use Big Shot Die Brush to clean out the little pieces.
- Using large butterfly die from the Bold Butterfly Framelits, carefully lay it over the heart.
- Cut out the butterfly.
- Cut one plain butterfly to place behind the cut-work butterfly, to stabilize it.
- Attach it to your project and enjoy!
Tips:
- Be creative with your use of materials for your heart butterfly.
- I'll have some future posts giving you more ideas on using the heart and the butterfly.

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Bloomin' Hearts Thinlits Dies

When I first saw this new thinlit die, I couldn't wait to try it.  I'm still working with it on several projects, so you'll just have to come back later to see them.  In the meantime, click on the link below and enjoy a great video on using this fun new thinlit die.

Click here to enjoy a video using the Bloomin' Hearts Thinlits Dies.

I continue to play catch-up with work on my studio and for my blog.  I've been pretty sick and it takes a while to catch up on everything.  Thanks for your patience.  Come back soon and I'm sure you'll be glad you did.  I have lots to share with you!

- Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogging world. 

- Click on the tab at the top of the page to see my class schedules and registration policies or look on the left for sneak peeks. 

- Come back soon and come back often for more creative inspiration.