Hi there and a good Saturday to you! Yesterday turned out to be a nice day for the most part. We had nice bright sun all day and then around 6:00 it started to rain. I did get some top down time so it’s all good. I went over to Heather and we went to Monty’s for lunch while we were there I saw Danielle’s boyfriend Derek and said hi. After lunch I came home and worked on a few projects and then stopped by my Parent’s to see Daniel for a bit. He was vacuuming with the Dust Buster and wouldn’t give it back! Around 7:00 Anthony and Bill came by and picked me up and we headed to Friday’s to meet up with Marissa for a better late than never birthday dinner for me! It was a great time and by the time I got home I was ready for bed! Today I’m off to Manhattan with my friend Sandy for the Mama Elephant Release Party downtown. That should be lot’s of fun! We are going to head in a little early and walk the High Line for a bit and have some lunch! What are you up to today?!
Today I have a simple card using a stamp set that has been sitting on my desk for a while! The card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with the front covered in a piece of Neenah Desert Storm. My background is a piece of Solar White 80lb. All of the Butterflies are from the Hero Arts Color Layering Butterflies Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped them in Simon Says Stamp Rosie Cheeks, Teeny Bikini and Hot Mama Ink, two of the large ones directly on the background and then one large and two small on a separate piece of card stock. The other three are cut out with the matching Hero Arts Color Layering Butterfly Frame Cuts along with the bodies and antennae that are stamped in Simon Says Stamp Black Ink. The background is adhered to the card with Fun Foam and SNAIL. I adhered all of the bodies with some Multi-Matte Medium and then adhered the three cut out butterflies to the card with Foam Tape. My greeting is from the same set and is also stamped in Black. To finish the card, a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Gold, Ballerina and Orchid Sequins are adhered with more Multi-Matte Medium around the butterflies. The layered colors in the butterflies are so neat and I do love that they have matching dies! I hope that you enjoyed my card for today! Thank you, as always, for coming by! I’ll have some pictures from the Mama Elephant Event tomorrow! Have a super Saturday! 🙂
Products used:
Stamp Set: Color Layering Butterflies (Hero Arts)
Ink: Rosie Cheeks, Teeny Bikini, Hot Mama and Black (Simon Says Stamp)
Card Stock: Solar White 110lb, 80lb and Desert Storm (Neenah)
Dies: Color Layering Butterflies Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)
Embellishments: Gold, Ballerina and Orchid Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Adhesives: SNAIL, 3M Foam Tape and Multi-Matte Medium (Ranger)
Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam
Justin, this is a very pretty card. I love how you stamped some butterflies but added the cut out bodies and antennae on them. That is such a great idea. Who doesn’t love butterflies? Enjoy your weekend.
Thank you HJ! It’s a cool stamp set and has been patiently waiting to be used! I hope that you are having a nice weekend! 🙂
Very pretty. Hope you and Sandy have a wonderful day.
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Thank you Nancy! We had a great day! Hope that you enjoyed your Saturday! 🙂
Good Morning Justin! I love cards with dimension and when I saw this one my thought was “with a different saying this card is so absolutely perfect for Breast Cancer Awareness month!”
Having the body and antennae with their own stamp and die is something I’ve never seen before but really like. Usually you just stamp the body and then add the wings cut with a die. This is fabulous.
I hope you have a wonderful day in Manhattan. How could you not when you are going to a Mama Elephant release! Can’t wait to see all the new goodies and hear about this sojourn into “the big city”. LOL See you next Saturday…………..oh, I love saying that!
Hello Grace!
Thanks! Yes, the card would work great for breast cancer awareness month! I love the stamp set and the separate bodies are a neat touch!
I did have a fantastic day in Manhattan! Got to meet the Mama Elephant crew and talk to Kathy from The Daily Marker, she is so nice! Can’t wait to see you next Saturday! XOXO 🙂
OMG! You exhaust me, do you ever get down time? What an awesome day, Mama elephant new release? I cant wait to see. My wish list is growing daily. I won a card challenge at Simon Says, the 50.00 is waiting to be spent!!!! I love thois card, the colors of the betterflies are beautiful, I have a hard time finding pink inks that I really like, this combo is gorgeous.
Its a cool but beautiful sunny day here. Not much planned, will get some play time in. Tomorrow my son is running the Chicago Marathon
LOL! No, I prefer to be always going Linda! It was a great day and the people from Mama Elephant were so nice! You are going to love the stamp set that I used on today’s card! Glad that you like the butterfly card! I love the colors, pink with a pop pf purple!
It was a lovely day here yesterday, sunny and warm, perfect for the city! Your son is also another one that seems to have no down time! Best of luck to him! Can’t wait to hear about it! 🙂
What a lovely card Justin! I love the pinks and purples of the butterflies, the ink is so crisp and the colors distinct. Sometimes my layered colors look muddy, you’ve layered them beautifully here.
Thank you Dana! I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely the inks stamped! 🙂