Butterfly Kisses

Hi friends, Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. We had THE best weather yesterday (sunny and in the mid 60s) for driving to our appointments and running our errands. We have some more cold stuff headed our way next week, though, so I guess Spring hasn’t really quite sprung yet. I’m delighted to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project today featuring the amazing Rubbings Washi Sheet, Scarlet cardstock and Flying In To Say Stamp Set. I employed the ‘floating strips’ technique using strips cut from the washi sheet which I adhered to the back side of a panel of our Heat Resistant Clear Acetate and popped up on the front panel on foam strips. Super fun card that packs a punch – I always enjoy making cards with this technique.

I adhered a panel of Scarlet cardstock to the front of a Pre-Scored A2 Card Base. I affixed a panel of Heat Resistant Clear Acetate to my 7″ Make Art Stay-tion with magnets and then adhered various sizes of strips cut from the Rubbings Washi Sheet, leaving uniform space between each strip. I cut strips of Keep It Simple 2mm adhesive foam sheet which I stuck down on the back side of the acetate behind the washi sheet strips and adhered to the Scarlet cardstock panel.

I stamped a sentiment and two plaid butterflies from the Flying In To Say Stamp Set in Raven ink and fussy cut them. I bent the wings upward on one of them and adhered it to the card front, applying glue only to the body portion. I adhered the sentiment across the bottom and added Red Shift and Topaz Flat Back Crystals, which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from a leftover half of a pre-scored card base and embellished it with strips of the acetate and Scarlet panels used on the front. I stamped an additional sentiment from the Flying In To Say Stamp Set in Raven ink and attached the other stamped butterfly. I’ve also included an angled shot so you can see the dimension on the floating strips.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 8031 Rubbings Washi Sheet
BRU 8404 Flying In To Say Stamp Set
BRU 5413 Scarlet Cardstock
BRU 3690 Heat Resistant Clear Acetate
BRU 2345 Red Shift Flat Back Crystals
BRU 0060 Topaz Flat Back Crystals
BRU 2543 Raven Detail 2×2 Ink
BRU 2828-2 Pre-Scored A2 Card Bases

Other products used:
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Ranger-Wendy Vecchi 7″ Make Art Stay-tion, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips, Keep It Simple 2mm Adhesive Foam Sheet, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps and dies, pigments and mists, cardstock and tools (just to name a few) at Brutus Monroe! And if you happen to have a sweet tooth and like to munch while you craft (like I do, lol), check out Scoozie’s Confections & Curiosities! OMG, I’m hooked! ;) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for tons of crafty inspiration! And come on over and join our Fan Club Facebook Group to share your crafty makes using our products! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Butterfly Kisses

** 5/28/17 Top 3 at International Art & Soul! **

Hi everyone! Happy Friday – hope you’ve had a most awesome week! Today is my post day on the Dare 2B Artzy blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project using the absolutely amaaaaazing Butterfly Tangle stamp set, Butterfly die, Midnight Blue and Totally Black inks and Artzy Doodles Midnight Blue paper. I created a clean and simple get well card in bright colors! I LOVE this stamp set!

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This happy-go-lucky butterfly with tons of sentiments included in the set made a delightful get well card that’s sure to make anyone feel better! This was super easy – the butterfly was stamped in Totally Black ink on the white background panel which I layered on the Midnight Blue paper and adhered to the card base. I stamped the butterfly again on a smaller piece of the white cardstock and colored both stamped images identically. I cut the butterfly image that I stamped on the smaller piece of cardstock with the coordinating die and layered it onto the background panel. I stamped the sentiment in the Midnight Blue ink and added some randomly placed sequins.

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I popped the wings up with Kool Tak clear foam pads for dimension.

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I stamped the inside sentiment in the Midnight Blue ink and added a strip of the Midnight blue paper across the bottom with a heart punched out on one side for a little interest.

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Happy to to enter this CAS card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #44 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #180 – Anything Goes + Sentiment
CASology: Week 249 – WARM
Colour Crazy Challenge: Week 20 – Anything Goes Crafty Challenge
Crafting When We Can: #144 – Bright and Colorful
Crafty Creations: #341 – Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: #275 – Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers: May Anything Goes with Dies
International Art and Soul: #8 – Hot Colors
Making Memories Crafting Challenge Blog: #5 – Anything Goes
Ooh-La-La Challenge Blog: #228 – Something Beginning with B (butterfly, blue sequins, blue paper)
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies: #1720 – Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: #16 – Things With Wings
QKR Stampede: #244 – Things With Wings or Anything Goes
Scrapper’s Delights: #66 – Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: May Challenge – Butterflies, Fairies and Fantasy
The Crafty Addicts: #36 – Anything Goes/Use Die Cuts
Use Your Stuff: #264 – Metallics (hoping sequins qualify! :)
Word Art Wednesday: #282/283 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #22 – Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will check out all the fun stamps, dies, papers and ink at Dare 2B Artzy! I know you’re going to fall in love! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Dare 2B Artzy products used:

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium white cardstock
Ink: Bic Mark-It markers- Deep Sea Blue, Hot Aqua, Fandango Pink, Sunset Orange, Woodsy Brown, Summer Melon, Key Lime
Accessories: Doodlebug Design blue sequins, Kool Tak clear foam pads, Stampin’ Up! Itty Bitty heart punch