Please let me hear from you!

This blog is for sharing a love of paper crafting. You can also check out my Pintrest pages. If you find the ideas here to be helpful, I'd love to hear from you. It is what helps make the time I put into this blog feel worthwhile, and always brightens my day. I love hearing your ideas too!

(To leave a comment, scroll to the bottom of the post. You will see how many comments there are for that particular post. Click on the number of comments and the comment window will open. Also, if you want to add a link to something, follow the instructions at the bottom of this post.)

NOTE: If you click a link from the menu (below left) and are told the page does not exist, chances are good that it's a prepared post that will post at some point in the future, so be sure to check back!

You can also click this Pinterest Button to pin pictures in the blog posts.


Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Scrappy Wonder - Card #1


This card was made from cut scraps (HOTP paper - see Scrappy Wonder).  Here's how I did the rest of it.

CARD FRONT:
  • Background - This background is not as simple as it appears.  Though you can't see it well, the edges that look white in the picture actually have a bit of a purple halo to them - more about that when we talk about the inside where the picture shows the purple halo a little better.  Other than creating that purple halo, I simply glued my strip of patterned paper a scant 1/8" from the left edge.
  • Focal - The focal is a piece I created using black paper and sparkly blue embossing powder (ZING - blue - glitter finish).  The borders and greeting were stamped using stamps from "Lacy Things" stamp set (HOTP).  After attaching this piece, I glued a purple sparkly ribbon as a bit of a border.
  • Butterfly - This was made the same way as the focal using another stamp from Lacy Things stamp set.  I fussy cut around it and then attached the body and part of the antennae to the card, leaving the rest free.
INSIDE:

  • Purple "halo" - First I created my purple halo using a sparkly purple Gelato and my finger.  You can see what I did a bit better by looking at the picture below - taken before I added anything else to the inside of the card.  I drew a line with my gelato in such a way that it would be hidden when I glued my paper scrap in place.  Then, using my finger, I blended the gelato color outward.
  • Background - After creating my purple halo, I glued my paper scrap in place & then ran a purple sparkly ribbon across the top.
  • Butterfly & Trail - The butterfly was another image from Lacy Things, created in the same way as the larger butterfly.  I just glued the body and antennae to the page, folding the wings up so there was a bit of dimension.  To create the butterfly trail, I used "innies" from Purple Jewel Border Dazzles (HOTP).

No comments: