Butterfly Gala with marble and ghosting techniques

This card turned out so beautifully.  It could be used for most any occasion including Valentines Day.  To make the background, I stamped my butterfly images on glossy white card in Versamark ink.  I then used alcohol on a cotton swab and added two drops each of Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue and Bermuda Bay, tapping lightly all over the card until I was happy with the color.  To finish it off, I added a pearlized doily.  My sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped in Bermuda Bay ink on a Decorative Label punch out inked around the edges with Coastal Cabana ink.  The final element is a stamped butterfly from the Butterfly Gala set, stamped in Moment black ink and sponged with dauber using the same three inks used in the background.  I used the Butterfly Duet punch to punch it out.  The stamp set and punch can be purchased separately or as a bundle which saves you 10%.  Finally, the focal image is mounted on a standard A2 card base in Bermuda Bay.  I was very pleased with the final result as the background started out as a play around with the ghosting technique, then just seeing what would happen if I added the marbling technique as well.  I did find lighter colors work better than the dark, or at least in my play.

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Be Mine ghosting gratitude card

For my project today, I needed a thank you card and as I was sending it out prior to Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d try this layout.  I already had the background piece completed previously and needed to get it used in a project.  This card actually came together pretty quickly with the background just waiting for a project.  I used the ghosting technique on glossy cardstock and the Meant to Be stamp set.  First I stamped the hearts in Versamark ink and let it dry.  I then sponged Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Lovely Lipstick inks in layers over the hearts.  To the background I added a piece of the Lovely Lipstick ribbon from the All My Love Ribbon combo pack.  Over the top of this, I cut the large scalloped heart framelit out of the Sale-a-Bration Foil Sheet pack you can only get for FREE.  I then ran the inside heart through the Subtle Embossing Folder which added amazing texture.  I then stamped the heart in Flirty Flamingo and used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set from the annual catalog as my sentiment.  I stamped this on the center heart from the smaller scalloped heart in the set.

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You make me happy heart bokeh

Today’s project features a technique Jenn Houston from the Artsy Fartsy Gallery showed on her Facebook Live.  She had gotten the heart bokeh idea from a friend.  I loved the idea and so I’ve reproduced it on this card.  I started with a card base in Balmy Blue and embossed it with the Hardwood Planks embossing folder.  The bokeh panel is on a 3 3/4x5 piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I used sponge daubers to sponge on Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick and Petal Pink ink randomly.  I cut the larger hearts in scrap cardstock from the Be Mine Stitched Framelits and the tiny heart from the Well Written framelit dies (a fabulous set by the way).  I then used the negative piece to sponge Whisper White craft ink through the openings randomly all over the cardstock and set it aside to dry.  The heart focal image features the Be Mine scalloped stitched die cut in Lovely Lipstick foil which is currently a Sale-a-Bration item you can only get for free, but hurry as stock is getting low and once it’s gone, it will no longer be available.  I stamped the inside heart in Momento ink on Whisper White and colored it in with my Stampin’ Blends markers in Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Lovely Lipstick.  Again, I cut it out using the same die I used to cut the scalloped foil heart.

The sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set Meant to Be and can be purchased as a bundle to save you 10% until June 3, 2019.  I masked off the word happy in the sentiment so I could use the Well Written framelit dies to cut out the larger happy die cut.  I used a layer of clear Wink of Stella and then covered with a layer of the fine tip glue pen and set it aside to dry which gave me the look of an epoxy sticker.  This is one of my new favorite technique for some die cuts.  I placed a small piece of the Whisper White flax ribbon which is available in the Occasions catalog.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project today and that I’ve inspired you to create something of your own or CASE my project.  With Valentines Day coming, this would make a great Valentines for someone you love or perhaps even an anniversary card or just because.  If you need any of the supplies I’ve used today, I would love it if you would shop my online store by clicking on the shopping cart in the upper right.  Better yet, if you would like to earn a discount on all future purchases, please join my team.  I’d be happy to have you.  Sale-a-Bration is the very best time to join as you get $175 in product for $99 or you can choose to spend $129 and receive $175 in product and an awesome logo’d  craft bag.  All details can be found at teresaharper.stampinup.net.

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