Petal Passion Butterfly

The Petal Passion suite is very aptly named - it's so easy to fall in love with all of those beautiful products!

The Petal Passion Memories & More cards are a quick & easy way to create a beautiful card

This card features another of the Petal Passion Memories & More cards that I very quickly coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.

The background paper is from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper pack and they're mounted onto Sweet Sugarplum cardstock.

The greeting, stamped with Basic Black ink, is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set and the little Elegant Eggplant butterfly was cut with one of the dies in the Move Me set.

A scattering of sequins and the card was finished in no time!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack

$17.50

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Move Me Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

$63.00

Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Just Add Colour meets Brusho

It seems I've always had a bit of a confused relationship with the colour orange - whilst I maintain that I don't really care for it - it's always called to me very strongly!

As a youngster one of the biggest arguments my mother and I ever had was over a bright orange silk shirt that I desperately wanted!  Fortunately, she won that battle!  However, when I came home from boarding school to discover that she'd painted one of the walls in my bedroom bright orange, I had to hide my dismay and learn to live with it for more years than I care to remember!

The background is coloured with brushed-on Brusho and the images are coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers

So here we are again, orange and I!  It was a subconscious choice.

This card started with some leftover drops of watery Brusho on my mat after I'd made some backgrounds.  I already had the Just Add Color Designer Series Paper on my desk so it was just a natural progression to use a large brush to add the Brusho to the background of this strip of paper.  In places my brush caught parts of the images but it didn't matter - those accidents turned into shading!

Once it was dry, I coloured the images with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers, using the dark Bermuda Bay marker to add some shadows.

I cut the word twice, once in Pumpkin Pie and once in Tangerine Tango, offsetting them slightly.  The Celebrate You die set is FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a purchase of $180.  Click on the Specials & Promotions tag above for all the great offers and opportunities on offer until 31st March.

I added strips of So Saffron cardstock to each side of the coloured panel and then mounted it on the Bermuda Bay base card.  The base card measures 7 1/2" x 9 1/8", scored in half at 4 9/16.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.00

Stampin' Blends Markers Collection

$209.25

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Island Indigo A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Guest Stamper: Wendy Lee

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Wendy Lee - we are thrilled to have Wendy join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her.

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey through the blog hop.

Wendy's card uses a product that has never been available in Australia but I really like the way the foliage creeps out from the edges of the window so I set out to create my own version!

This background was perhaps a little busy but I wanted to do something a little different!

Deciding to use another of my Brusho backgrounds on Glossy White cardstock, I first embossed it with the Leaves folder.  Then, after wiping it well with my Embossing Buddy, I gently swiped my Versamark pad across the embossed surface, added Copper embossing powder and heat set.

I cut a window in the front of my Night of Navy base card using the largest of the Lots of Labels framelits and then cut some Night of Navy leaves with one of the dies in the Eclectic Layers set and adhered them to the card - tucking them between the card front and the Brusho layer.

The greeting from the Petal Palette stamp set is stamped with Tempting Turquoise ink and cut with one of the Petals & More dies.  I added some Clear Faceted Gems to add a bit of sparkle.

The butterflies were cut with one of the Move Me dies.  I stamped them with Tempting Turquoise ink and one of the Background Bits stamps then edged them with a Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker and coloured their antennae with a black marker.   

A piece of Whisper White cardstock covers up the back of the inky paper  and creates plenty of space to write!

Thanks for following our blog hop.  Remember that currently you are my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration that they contain.

Thanks for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie



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Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

$45.00

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$61.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

$50.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$16.00

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

$12.25

Card for a fisherman

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see the full line up of projects and vote for your favourites.

This card is for a fellow who loves to spend time in his boat, hanging a fishing line into the water!  I did toy with the idea of adding a fishing line and hook but decided it would complicate the design too much!

For the purposes of this card, he's fishing from the other side of the boat!

A card for a man who likes to go out in his boat and fish!

The base card is made from Thick Whisper White and the layer of Marina Mist is embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.

The anchor is silver heat embossed and the Tangerine Tango fish have black sequin eyes.  The sea vegetation is cut from Island Indigo cardstock using a die from the Petals & More Thinlits set and offcuts from one of the Swirly Scribbles dies.

I trimmed a little bit of the Burlap Ribbon to attach to the anchor and fluffed out small pieces of the Copper Trim to glue to the bottom of the card, brightened with a scattering of small gold sequins.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - click on an image to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

$59.00

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

$45.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

$12.25

1/4" Copper Trim

$10.00

Metallics Sequin Assortment

$8.75

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$15.00

Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$12.25

Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Brusho Myths & Magic

This Brusho background sort of rose up in the middle while it was still wet and resulted in those sweeps of blue that reminded me of a wave.  So I fussy cut some mermaids from a sheet of Myths & Magic Designer Series Paper.

This Brusho background reminded me of a wave - so I added mermaids!

The base card is Night of Navy and then I picked up the pink in the background with a layer of Powder Pink cardstock and the Brusho layer is sitting on another piece of the Myths & Magic paper.

I trimmed down the Lots of Labels die cut to better fit the card shape and tapped the sentiment stamp onto a Lemon Lime Twist ink pad before using a sponge dauber to add some Bermuda Bay ink to the bottom of the stamp.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - click on an image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

$45.00

Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Watercolor Paper

$8.75

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Sponge Daubers

$9.00