Butterfly Flight revisited

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have another two cards to share with you using the Butterfly Flight hot foiling set. In my previous post I used this set together with a colour combination of Hydrangea Hue, Peaceful Pine and Soft Sea Foam as suggested by the Global Design Project #GDP561. The coloured butterflies were so pretty that I wanted to create some more cards with them straight away.

These cards came together very quickly because the butterflies and sentiments were ready prepared on my desk - having a pile of leftovers is lovely like that! So, the card recipe for these is most simple. Card base, coloured matting layer topped with an embossed layer of card, butterflies, sentiment and embellishments. 

I love the simplicity of these cards. I used the lightest of touches to apply the Soft Sea Foam and Hydrangea Hue ink to colour the wings and it has created a lovely translucent hue to them. The shine from the hot foil looks great against this subtle colour. The Softly Woven embossing folder gives amazing texture for the background. This folder is going to be very well used by me!

As the name would suggest, the InColor Butterfly embellishments come in all the current InColors. I added Peaceful Pine ones and also some Iridescent Pearls to finish the cards off.

I'm really pleased with how these have turned out and I want to make a few more. So, I'm off to create more butterflies using a different colour combination! Do you need any of the products used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. The products I have used on today's project are linked from the images shown below.

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Hot Foiling Fun for the New at SU! Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today, I am participating in the New at SU! blog hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators from around the world who are full of creative papercrafting ideas to share with you to get you crafting. We are showcasing projects using the new Stampin' Hot Foil line. 

For my project I also took advantage of the suggested colour combination featured over at the Global Design Project this week. The colours are Hydrangea Hue, Peaceful Pine and Soft Sea Foam.

I have to admit that I am the kind of stamper that loves heat embossing. Every single time I heat emboss I marvel at the transformation from powder to a raised/shiny image or sentiment. It's is pure magic! I did not realise when I began using the Hot Foil machine that it would evoke the same WOW! moment. Peeling the foil back to reveal the shine on the card is enchanting.

I chose to use silver foil for my project. Following the advice that the best foiling results are experienced when smooth surfaces are used I picked White Willow and Hydrangea Hue two-tone card stock to work with.

Firstly I created the butterflies. Silver foil on White Willow. Using a very light touch with blending brushes/masks I applied Soft Sea Foam and Hydrangea Hue inks to colour them in. Soft Sea Foam for layer 1 and Hydrangea Hue for layers 2 and 3. 

After die cutting the butterflies I mounted the smaller ones on to circles. I used the Swiss Dots hot foil plate and then die cut the circles using the Stylish Shapes dies. The Butterfly Flight set also includes some stand alone dies, which I used to cut the leaves from.

Next, I used the Sweetly Sentimental set on Hydrangea Hue two-tone card for the greeting. There is a helpful notch to enable you to line the die up easily and there are lots of sentiments to choose from.

To assemble the card I added a matting layer of Hydrangea Hue and an embossed layer of white - I used wonderfully textured Softly Woven folder. The overlapping circles are decorated with foliage, Iridescent Pearls and In-Color Butterflies.

Have you tried Hot Foiling? I hope that you have been inspired by my project today. Continuing along the hop to the others will provide you with even more Hot Foiling ideas - you are currently with me, Furry Cat Designs by Karen Henderson - but before you hop on to the next post, please take a moment to leave a comment. We love reading your comments!

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Do you need any of the products used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. The products I have used on today's project are linked from the images shown below.

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Exploring two-tone cardstock for the New at SU! Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today, I am participating in the New at SU! blog hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators from around the world who are full of creative papercrafting ideas to share with you to get you crafting. For this hop we are exploring Two - Tone cardstock. 

Two-tone cardstock has been around for a while but i have to admit that I don't use it as much as I should! It's a great product to have in your stash. One of the things that Stampin' Up! is well known for is the coordination throughout their range of products. Two-tone card stock expands the coordinated range.

This description comes straight from the website:

Our 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Two-Tone Cardstock is great for handmade cards and other paper crafts. It’s high quality, acid free, and lignin free, making it a favourite scrapbook paper, too.

This cardstock is two-tone meaning one side is the full-strength colour and the other side is a lighter version of the colour. The ultrasmooth surface makes it an ideal paper for stamping, giving you clean, crisp images.

It is available in both single colour packs and mixed colour packs (which coordinate with Scrapbook Workshop kits and are a great way to collect a variety of colours!).

The simplest way to utilise two-tone card is to use it to create a graduation of colour when building layers on a card or scrapbook layout. Not only do you have the dark and light sides of the two-tone card, there is also a slight colour variation when you compare them to regular A4 card.

The real magic of two tone card becomes apparent when it is altered to expose the white core layer. After using an embossing folder the white core can be exposed my sanding off the very top layer of the card. Distressing the edges of die cuts or layers using the blades of your scissors will also expose the white core. Another way to achieve interest is by tearing the two-tone card thereby creating a rough, white edge.

I decided to use the Bloom Boutique bundles to create my project - the flowery scallops together with the blousy flowers really spoke to me. I can just smell the scent of the flowers on a hot summery day!

The first card I created focuses on a graduation of colour between the layers - there are three subtle shades of Pool Party card plus some tone on tone stamping to create the background. The Happy Birthday is stamped in Pool Party on Basic White card and fussy cut to create a delicate sentiment. The embellishments are a large loopy Bakers Twine bow, a few white die cut leaves and Basic Gemstones to add a little sparkle.

For my second card, I used the same layout but I incorporated an embossed layer which I sanded to expose the white middle layer. I also dragged the blade of my scissors along the edges of the layer to rough them up too. I kept the finishing touches the same!

I hope that you have been inspired by my project today and that you'll have a go at creating a project that incorporates some two-tone elements. Continuing along the hop to the others will provide you with even more project ideas - you are currently with me, Furry Cat Designs by Karen Henderson - but before you hop on to the next post, please take a moment to leave a comment. We love reading your comments!

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Do you need any of the products used on today's cards? If you live in the UK please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. The products I have used on today's project are linked from the images shown below.

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When shopping, remember to opt in to Stampin' Rewards on orders over £20.

Click on the images of the products I have used today to purchase them in my online shop: