Butterfly

Beautiful Butterfly

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Better late than never! Been a busy week with thelast weeks of Plastic free July. Don’t think I came close really. It’s amazing when you stop to really watch how much plastic there is in your life. Cerainly no more supermarket bags for this girl!

What have I been busy with. One adventure is sewing bags for Boomerang bags, where we re use donated materials and create free bags for anyone.

If you don’t know about them head to their facebook page and see for yourself. Each bag makes a difference. 

My other activities have centered around a general craft room tidy and a bedroom paint out – not quiet finished yet.

So last week the the Crafty Creations made these lovely cards using the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set. July 21 CC

Hope you enjoy them.

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Happy Crafting
Naomi

 

Crafty Creations July 1st

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Wow half way through the year!                              Starting Christmas cards soon!

We will be glad when the elections are over and we can move back to the larger room. Pr-elections have been held at the Community Center for the past three weeks. In the meeting room the light and cramped space does make card making a bit difficult. This week I had to go in one door, through the children’s playground and in the side door to help the ladies at the end of the table. Talk about get your exercise!

We made two different cards over two weeks so we could take our time stamping with the Watercolor  Wings and Lotus Blossom (R)  stamp sets.  These are two or three step stamping sets that give depth and colour to the images and are only restricted in design by imagination!!

So I think we have all done a splendid job and risen to the occasion with laughs and positive attitude.

 

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Back to normal next week. When we will be making a slider card!

Bye Naomi

 

Crafty Creations Washi Tape

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Well girls! That was fun and how exciting are these lovely cards.

I do have to credit Craftyperson for the first card idea.

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Our first card was made by using the Large leaf  from  the Botanical Builder Framelit Die, to create a window in the Basic Black CS.  Washi Tape was layered on to a separate piece of card stock then glued behind the leaf. The Left hand side  was cut with the long leaf die.

This was then popped up highlighting the Washi tape. This was  then adhered onto Whisper White CS and  3 small flowers and Words from Expression Natural Elements glued with sticky dots to the front.

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 Our second card the girls used their own Washi Tape and a couple of tiny butterflies
They all look great and colourful.
Well done!!

Today’s the day.

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Yes! Our April Technique Treats are awaiting you.Excited, We are!!

This stamp set Birthday Blooms just lends itself so perfectly to the Stained Glass technique, elevating the stamp set to a new level and wait till you see the vellum butterflies. You are going to want to grab your set.

Your friends will be awe struck when you make a card for them using this technique. Bearing in mind that there are 4 cards to be made for each kit,  plus two  Techniques, this month Vellum and Stained Glass. Together with instructions and index delivered to your inbox all making for great value for just $4.00.

So pop over to the Technique Treats Page and grab your PDF and start creating.

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If this is your first visit you can still purchase the previous months by clicking on their Buy button.

If you are interested but don’t want to use  PayPal  please Contact me to make alternate arrangements for purchase and Payments.

Happy Stamping Naomi!

Thank you, for stopping bye.

Sneak Peek and Weekly Deals

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Welcome to Wednesday,

Soon going to have to blog every day, so much happening in my crafting world. Again I have two happy occurrences. Firstly our Sneak Peek.A big thank you too those who purchased last months  Technique Treats  I hope you are excited at this months offer too.

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This month our focus has been on the very elegant “Birthday Blooms” Stamp Set from the 2016 Occasions Catalogue.  In creating these cards for you we have focused on Using Vellum and the Stained Glass Technique.

As, with most floral stamp sets, these can be used for many different occasions but, can you see the little tag on bottom LHS, this set is just perfect for Mother’s Day (which in Australia is celebrated the 1st Sunday in May).

These Treats will teach you how to get the most out of your stamps and supplies. We even include a layout for you to create your own Technique Book which includes a list of products used for each technique and a separate page for your samples.

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Each Technique Treat  will highlight 2 different techniques used on 4 cards but using one stamp set. Each month we will be showcasing a different stamp set.

Techniques for this month:-

  • How to build a Technique Book
  • Re-Inkers
  • Aqua Painter

Benefits:-

  • Step-by-step colour instructions for each card.
  • All the hard work is done for you!
  • Keep up to date with current trends
  • Inspiration! You will be amazed at how easy it is!
  • Technique Book designed to keep you coming back again and again
  • Technique Book for future reference

For only $AUD4.00 you will receive a PDF file to create containing.

  • A list of supplies required to complete 4 cards
  • Measurements for each card – Metric and Imperial
  • Step-by-step instructions required for each card
  • Technique Tutorial with step-by step instructions
  • Cover sheet for your technique book
  • Technique Index for you to place in the front of your book, for you to update each month.

Love learning new techniques? Want to get the most of your stamps? Not sure how to do techniques? Want to revisit a technique but you have forgotten how?

Then join us on Saturday  2nd April when we post our April Treat using the “Birthday Blooms” Stamp showcasing the Vellum and Stained Glass Window Techniques.

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OK have you read down this far?  Excellent because now you can see the Weekly Deals for this week.

No challenge as I have decided to keep challenge to fortnightly so please come back next week to see what’s on offer. See you then. Bye!

 

Weekly Deals March

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That time of the week again but I do have a little treat for you as well. Vicki has kindly posted this delightful card complete with tutorial.

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It features the Shaving cream technique from our Technique treats March Offer.

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Why not head over to Sunshine Cards and Creations to see more details .

Now what’s on offer this week. Some beautiful papers, a must have square punch and you can never have enough Gold Ribbon.

Why no pop over to my shop now and grab a bargain.

Sale: $21.00

Price: $28.00

Sale: $15.75

Price: $21.00

Sale: $6.56

Price: $8.75

Happy Crafting Everyone.
Take Care Naomi.
PS   “Remember be yourself because everyone else is taken.”

Fluttering Butterflies.

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Thanks for dropping by.

We had a larger class today at Crafty Creations at the Community Center, with two new ladies attending. They, like most  people, were a bit unsure at the start but quickly settled in and surprised themselves with their lovely cards. Well done  ladies!

We quickly put our heads to the task of creating, with the very versatile stamp set, Timeless Textures as the background stamp from the Occasions Catalogue. Fun was had stamping on and stamping off just to create that right depth of background on Whisper White Card Stock.

Next came the butterflies, Papillon Potpourri, an older favorite of mine, and the Butterfly Thinlits die.  Add a sentiment Simply Wonderful (Retired) and some pearls and… voila card created. The card stock we used were Hello Honey, Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow with matching inks as well as Smokey Slate and Memento Black inks.

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The sample cards by me.

 

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Haven’t they all done well!!

Hope you can pop back next week and see what these ladies get up to.

In between just click on an item to add it to your next purchase and surprise yourself with your creation ability. The offer of a  free product with an order of $90.00 is still available.

I just received the fantastic glitter tape for my freebie and it is so much shinier in reality I can’t wait to use it.

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Irresistible Butterflys

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Do you still have some  Irresistibly Yours DSP paper to use? I do, so decided to combined some with my favorite butterflies.

I used So Saffron Ink to sponge the DSP, mounted it on to So Saffron Card Stock then cut three 3¾cm strips from So Saffron Card Stock to go under this which were glued to the Whisper White card stock that was embossed with the Spring Flowers Embossing Folder and mounted on to more So Saffron Card Stock. What a sentence still following?

I cut out the Whisper White Card stock on the Big Shot with the Butterflies Thinlit Die and then a finer one in vellum, keeping it intact,  which was then glued under the top one. Gently curved the wings, popped it onto the DSP with sticky dots and attached rhinestones to finish.

The sentiment from Butterfly Basics was stamped in So Saffron then punched with the Scallop Oval and attached with dimensionals.

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Products used and remember buying the Butterfly Basics bundle saves you 15% which you can spend on something else!!

Happy Crafting!!

TRIPLE CHALLENGE

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What is a triple challenge I hear you think?

Challenge 1. Well for me today’s blog is the first one.  I have been invited by Miss Vicky to be part of the creative blog hop where following links you can see, learn, admire and recreate so much about the craft you love. Links and answers to questions all participants are asked are at the bottom of this blog. Thanks Vicky for taking me by surprise and showing faith in my creations.

Challenge 2. I am part of a small group of people at Caloundra Community Center called Crafty Creations and Vicky has organised a monthly card challenge. 1--January-2015You can see them here on Vicky’s face book page Stamps,Paper and Stuff.  Any one is welcome to join in. This is our first one. This is my creative contribution and not a minute too soon – dead line at end of week. See procrastination abounds.

Challenge 3. I have also chosen this card for a clients request for a Birthday Card for her friend who is 89. I hope the tactile feel will help with her enjoyment of the card. Now you know, think no more. Save the grey matter for creating, not wondering!

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I used Whisper White and Melon Mambo card stock with the new Painted Blooms DSP.

The small butterflies were from Papillion Potpourri the large from the Thinlits Butterflies and the sentiment Butterfly Basics. You can purchase the bundle for both of these at reduced price off them when purchased individually, on my Stampin! Up! web.

Butterfly card top section    The little green frame was cut from the DSP paper and glued to the Whisper White which had been stamped prior to attaching.

I glued the tulip covered DSP on the bottom third before embossing, then I cut out the circle.

Large ButterflyWhen I attached the Whisper White butterfly I just moved it down a fraction so that the Melon Mambo one peeped through.  Attaching a couple of Rhinestones completed the front of the card. It was then attached to Melon Mambo card stock and personalised inside.  Hope you enjoy it.

Now for  some serious stuff.
These questions are what you will read on each of the blogs. So interesting finding out what motivates others.
1.  What are you working on?
Being the newbie it has been this blog, and ALL that is involved from watermarks, uploads, links, media extras and I’m still not there. Being a new distributor I find there are lots of challenges and some steep learning curves but with each step I feel more empowered to make this really work. There is soooo much help in the Stampin’Up! Community there really is no excuse not to succeed. Well maybe ill health, but touch wood I’m great.

2.  How does your work differ from others in your genre?
As yet, thank goodness, it’s not work, and I hope it never becomes that. I’m retired you know!! Each person brings their entire life to the creative process as do I, so in that respect as no one else has had my life, I do differ from others, if only in small ways. I love the quote

“Be Yourself, everyone else is taken.”

3.  Why do you create what you do?
Mostly for the sheer pleasure the tactile aspect of cards creates in me. All things paper are in my blood (see about me) so my starting point is here. There is a sense of satisfaction, with a rye smile, when I have made a card that I have not cased from Pinterest or elsewhere. Just sensing what works and what doesn’t as I create is very satisfying. Then when I’m not 100% happy with the effort and recreate the same with changes. Viola my spirit sores! I love the fact that one formula I not longer have to deal with and that’s all the colour matching. It’s has been done with Stampin Up! and that makes the process so much more relaxed.

4.  How does your creative process work?
I have always been a collator of images and words. Having been a student that loved projects at school.(I still have some of those books.) Some times an idea will be fermenting away in that grey matter for weeks before I actually start to create ie., the above card 3 weeks of mulling over. By then I will have a petty good idea of the stamps, colours and layout I want to use. Of course it still can go wrong. The idea doesn’t measure up to the ideal. This little fellow was my first attempt at the above card. One I didn't want Both nice cards but I like first one better.

I have moved on from creating a lot of different hobbies that I am capable of, due mainly  to space restrictions and “been there done that” syndrome.

Creative Blog Hop happens every week and being a newbie I don’t know others yet but please pop over and visit these pages.

I feel very relaxed with Leonies blog, lots to see here and an Aussie too. http://www.stamp-a-latte.com/creative-blog-hop/

Also try Sue Erikson blog she has a delightful card at the moment using the Petals stamp brush set. http://www.soggystamper.com/2015/01/creative-blog-hop

Thanks for taking the time to read all this. Now you know a little more about me. Happy Stamping. Naomi

Quick and Easy

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Have you played with the Butterfly Thinlits yet? They are simply beautiful. I have just had a quick play and came up with this one. (Similar to one posted by Katherine at Little Things.)

I like the clean simple line.

I stamped the greeting Thinking of you from the Wetlands Clear Stamp Set on to Whisper White and punched it out with the Oval scallop punch. TheButterfly final final finaln taking the Smoky Slate card Stock I used the Edgelits Adorning Accents  as an embossing tool and created the embossed edge  1/3 way up the paper. I then cut the fancy edge with the same Adorning Accents.

Again with the Big Shot I cut out the butterfly. Putting it aside I glued a piece of whisper white to the back of the front flap matching the edges. Then carefully – so as not to have glue showing on front of card – glued the butterfly back into the space.

Attached the sentiment with dimensionals and tied a piece of white ribbon across the front to finish.

You may note that I have managed to make a Logo using Pic Monkey and some help from Miss Vicki. I have always used this combination of N, P and C with the little butterfly on the end of the C for anything I have made, but this is the first time I have used it digitally.  The learning just keeps on going! I thought the black looked better on this card but I have white as well you can see it on the next blog.

Bye for now. Take care