Welcome! Its time for another Inspire, Create, Share Blog hop! This month we are trying to help get you inspired to finish up those love notes and treats for Valentine’s Day! I have this fun card for you – so please, keep reading and check out more about how I made it. Then leave me a comment letting me know what you think before hopping off to see what other awesome projects the rest of the gang made for you. 🙂 (more…)
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Beautiful Bloomin’ Heart Butterfly Card (VIDEO TUTORIAL)
Oh my goodness you guys! I’ve been so excited to share this Bloomin’ Heart Butterfly card with you… and I’ve even got a VIDEO TUTORIAL for it too! I almost forgot how much I love doing videos. Now to take some time this afternoon to try to record some more!
But in the meantime, can we talk about how pretty this butterfly is…and the secret is to make it using the new Bloomin’ Heart thinlit die!
I first saw the idea to cut out a butterfly from the Bloomin’ Heart die by fellow demo Kirsteen Gill and I knew I just had to try it for myself. I tried repeating what I saw her do – tone on tone heart diecut over the butterfly, but decided I wanted to make some changes to brighten it up a bit. And I just LOVE how it turned out.
From Heart to Butterfly in one Quick Step
The secret to this card is that you can fit the outline butterfly from the Bold Butterflies thinlits over the Bloomin’ Heart die cut. So, you can just exactly cut out this pretty lacy butterfly. So, die cut heart… to butterfly… done!
I wanted to really show off that floral pattern though, so I layered it over a contrasting color (Crumb Cake) butterfly and then stepped it up even more by adding some flowers cut out of the Blushing Bride glimmer paper. Don’t they look so pretty behind the Very Vanilla pattern?
Once I had my butterfly, I put together the rest of the card using some of the rest of the Love Blossoms Suite
- Add an extra pop of color by adding some patterned paper from the Love Blossoms designer paper
- Sponge the edges of the cardstock and designer paper using Crumb Cake ink to make it more vintage
- Stamp a sweet sentiment from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set! I figured “love, its in the air” went well with the butterfly theme
- Keep the shimmer going, add some Clear Wink of Stella to the heart for the perfect final touch. Can you really go wrong with Wink of Stella? No… I didn’t think so.
See how to make this Step-by-Step plus LOTS of tips & tricks too
Want to see how to make it, get all the project dimensions, plus lots of tips and tricks? Check out this video tutorial I made, just for you!
Note – if you are reading this post in email, click here to view the video
I walk you through everything, its like you are hanging out with me in my craft room.
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Just a quick reminder too, we are in the last week that these products will be available as a free choice from the Sale-a-Bration catalog:
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Bloomin’ Love Valentine’s Day Card in Pinks
Friday was my day for card classes, I had one in the morning and one in the evening… which was lots of fun, because each class had it’s own personality and style. But the thing that is always interesting to me when I’m running my classes is to see which cards are the most popular from the group. I did 3 Valentine’s cards in the morning and then one repeat and 2 more cards in the evening. When I was planning my cards for the evening class, I decided to pick one from the morning to share as the Valentine’s Day themed card and then do two others. I picked what I thought would be the favorite, but turns out one that I DIDN’T pick was the surprise hit! So I thought I’d share here:
I think what everyone loved was how simple this card is to put together, but the gorgeous heart from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set just makes it extra pretty! I got this overall design idea from a card swap I participated in at the beginning of the year. Sadly, in the chaos of getting ready for my class, the original designers name got separated from the card sample, so if it was you, let me know!
Make it simple, and then step it up!
I did step it up a little from the original because you know me… I LOVE my Wink of Stella! I added some of the Clear Wink of Stella to my flowers in the heart. Bonus – if you have any spots where the stamp didn’t quite give you 100% coverage, the wink of stella brush helps even out the ink for you! Then I added a few small rhinestones to the center. Isn’t it pretty?!
Want to make this at home, here are the dimensions you need:
- Whisper White cardstock – 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” (cardbase), 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”
- Rose Red cardstock – 5-1/4” x 4”, 2-3/4” x 2-3/4”
- Blushing Bride cardstock – 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Love Blossoms designer paper – 1” x 5”
It’s quick easy, and oh so cute! So give it a try and let me know how it goes.
Last chances to order for Valentine’s Day project is tomorrow. So make sure to get those last minute supplies – shop at your convenience 24/7 in the online store.
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It’s a Love Thing! Inspire Create Share Blog Hop
Holy mackerel! Valentine’s Day has snuck up on me and I can’t believe we are less than a couple weeks away! Good thing is… there is still time to make your Valentine’s Day treats and cards. And yes, there is still time to order those last minute supplies and get them in time to play before the holiday!
So, to get you all fired up and inspired for all the love-filled creations, I’m joining up with the Inspire, Create, & Share crew on a Blog Hop all about Love!
I’m one of 14 stops on the hop, so if you are joining me from Darla’s blog, welcome! I have a fun project to share today… a Valentine’s Treat Pouch I made as a bonus project for my Stamp Club. It is fun to make and quicker than you might think!
Jennifer’s Project Tips:
- It all starts with an adorable owl – The very first thing I designed for this project was the Owl. If you haven’t used the Owl Builder punch before, you are missing out on so many cute projects! From owls, to penguins, to reindeer, it is a super versatile punch!
But even when you are making a simple owl, don’t hesitate to dress her up! I used the small flower flourish from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set and stamped it onto a scrap of Pink Pirouette cardstock before punching out the tummy for my owl. It is like she is wearing a pretty dress! Then punch out two of the hearts from the same punch and glue them together over her ear for instant bow. BAM! Cute or Super Cute??
- Create a custom treat holder with the Envelope Punch Board – I was trying to decide what to put my owl on, when it hit me! I could use the envelope punch board along with the cute Love Blossoms paper stack to quickly make the treat holders.
– Start with a 6×6 piece of patterned paper (good thing this paper pack comes as a 6×6 pack!)
– Use the envelope punch board to create an envelope. Start at the 2 5/8″ score line and score and punch as normal.on all sides (video tutorial for the punch board).
– fold in 3 of the sides but do NOT fold and press the 4th side.
– decorate to your heart’s content! - Have fun with layers! I next created the sentiment – the banner stamp and the sentiment are both from the same Bloomin’ Love stamp set, but did you know? The banner has a matching framelit over in the Large Numbers framelit set! Or trim by hand. Either way works. I stamped my banner first and THEN added my sentiment. But then don’t stop there, add more layers! Try wrapping the treat bag with the Watermelon Wonder satin ribbon and then layering your sentiment and the owl.
– Want extra credit? Keep it going! Add a gold metallic doily to the front of the bag and adhere a 2 1/2” Crumb Cake cardstock circle for a shiny backdrop.
- But what adhesive to use for what? I used a few different adhesives for this project so I thought you might like a quick guide for it:
– Holding together your treat bag = Fast Fuse, you want something stronger than your average tape to make sure your treat doesn’t come apart!
– Layering your Owl = 2-way glue pen, with all these small pieces you are trying to stick together, the glue pen is easy to handle and not messy with your little pieces
– Attaching your Owl = I used one Stampin’ Dimensional to keep her in place
– Everything else = viewers choice! Though my preference is for SNAIL or Fast Fuse, basically some kind of tape runner
So I hope you enjoyed my project and found some new ideas for inspiration! Click the next button below to see what Claudia has created for the blog hop! The next in your 14 stop hop full of love!
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Pick a FREE item with every $50 you spend! See the Sale-a-Bration catalog.
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Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog
- It all starts with an adorable owl – The very first thing I designed for this project was the Owl. If you haven’t used the Owl Builder punch before, you are missing out on so many cute projects! From owls, to penguins, to reindeer, it is a super versatile punch!
