Soft breezes blow carrying the sweet scent of flowers through the air,
while the summer sunshine fills your heart with warmth! There’s no grander
place to leave your cares and worries behind than a beautiful garden! It’s the
perfect place to lose yourself in a day dream as you’re surrounded by bountiful
blooms playing host to a kaleidoscope of butterflies!
What is it about butterflies that evoke so many feelings of joy, memories of
loved ones gone before us, and the gentle reminder that the trials of life can
transform us into something beautiful! Join us in celebrating the beauty of
life with the new Butterfly Dreams Collection by Heartfelt Creations! Lose
yourself in a bright and happy hued paper collection filled with vivid pinks,
blazing oranges, soft blues and soothing teals, boasting dynamic imagery of
beautifully illustrated butterflies and divine florals encompassed in whimsical
swirls and beautiful brocades! Several sizes of artfully illustrated premade
card fronts, and elegant scrapbook pages set the perfect scene for hand shaped
and embellished butterflies, along with your favorite dimensional flowers! Three
fanciful cling stamp sets with coordinating dies lend themselves perfectly to
adding a touch of elegance and grace to your one of a kind paper creations with
delightfully scripted sentiments, stylish butterfly borders, detailed
decorative dies, and several fascinating butterfly illustrations! So close your
eyes, allow yourself to relax, and come along with us as we escape to a place
filled with Butterfly Dreams!
I love the butterflies and am so happy to have these to grace my projects and cards. So please bear with me this morning as my post is rather long. I have two projects to share with you and I hope you enjoy them.
Products Used
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723Open Leaf Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3545Classic Leaf Die, HCD1-736Dove Blender Kit, 241159Classic Rose Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3619Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rhubarb Stalk, TSMP301Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rose Bud, TSMP400Memento Dye Ink Pad - Teal Zeal, TSMP602Memento Dye Ink Pad - New Sprout, TSMP704Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707Memento Dye Ink Pad - Olive Grove, TSMP708Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa, TSMP800Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, TSMP900Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KITClassic Rose Vines Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3753Classic Rose Die, HCD1-7110Classic Rose Vines Die, HCD1-7111Wildwood Florals Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3769Wildwood Florals Die, HCD1-7125Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015Bridal Bouquet Stamens-Small, HCS1-4603D Rose Shaping Mold, HCFB1-462Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Buttercup, RACP632Butterfly Dreams Paper Collection, HCDP1-289Butterfly Kisses Decorative Die, HCD1-7179Fluttering Butterfly Die, HCD1-7178
Other Products: White Cardstock, Blue Cardstock, Cuttlebug Wildflower Embossing Folder, Scor-Tape, Sticky Doos, Half Pearls, Hot Glue Gun, Grape Jelly Memento Ink
Instructions: My card size is 5 1/4 x 7 1/4. Make card base and then cut a piece of blue cardstock 1/4 inch smaller and run it through the embossing folder then use Scor-Tape to adhere it to the card front. Cut out the decorative die from white cardstock and glue it down to the lower portion of the card. I added the half pearls around the outer edge of the die cut.
Stamp the flowers and leaves, cut out and color with various colors of ink to achieve the color you like. Run the rose petals and leaves through the mold to achieve the beautiful shaping. I also used the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit to give just a bit more dimension to the petals. Glue the petals together and punch a hole in the center of the flowers and add the stamen then add a drop of hot glue on the underside to hold them in place. Add the Crystal Clear to the edges of the flowers using dries clear adhesive and set aside to dry. Stamp, color and cut out the butterfly. Add some Crystal Clear to the body and set aside to dry. Once dry, I used some Sticky Doos to pop it up from the card front. I then decided on the placement of the flowers and leaves and glued them down using the hot glue gun.
Go back to the paper pack and pick out a decorative ticket and I fussy cut mine. Using the Sticky Doos adhere it to one of the other decorative tags and then adhere it to the top part of the card front. The card is ready to go.
Products Used
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive,
159723Luggage and Tags Die,
HCD1-745Dove Blender Kit,
241159Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rose Bud,
TSMP400Memento Dye Ink Pad - Lilac Posies,
TSMP501Memento Dye Ink Pad - Teal Zeal,
TSMP602Memento Dye Ink Pad - Summer Sky,
TSMP604Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves,
TSMP707Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black,
TSMP900Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter,
532423-KITFleur Border Basics Die,
HCD1-7120Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear,
PGM15015Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Garden Patina,
RACP992Butterfly Dreams Border Cling Stamp Set,
HCPC-3823Butterfly Dreams Paper Collection,
HCDP1-289Butterfly Dreams Border Die,
HCD1-7177
Other Products: Angel Pink Memento Ink, White Cardstock, Darice Bling on a Roll, White Seam Binding, Dimensional Tape, Hot Glue, Scor-Tape
Instructions: My card is 6 X 6". Make card base and using one of the Fleur Border Basic Dies, cut out the top decorative edge and then I stamped the butterfly stamp directly under that. Color the butterflies using the Dove Blender Pen and various ink colors. The next step is to use the coordinating die and cut out the butterflies.
I stamped, colored and cut out an additional Butterfly Border and added the Crystal Clear all over the butterfly wings. When the glitter is dry, fussy cut some of the butterflies and glue the bodies down over the bodies on the card front. Once dry, lift up the wings and it looks like they are all flying around.
I used one of the edge dies from the die set and cut a piece of the paper collection to fit on the bottom of the card front. Next use the hot glue and glue down the Bling on a String to the top and bottom of the butterflies.
Cut a length of the white seam binding and spray with water. Lay down some ink on the craft mat or a piece of wax paper and then drag the seam binding through the color. Scrunch and allow to dry. Once dry, tie a bow and using Scor-Tape and glue, adhere it to the front of the card. Cut out one of the tags from the paper collection and using dimensional tape, adhere it to the front of the card.
You can visit the Heartfelt Creations blog for many more projects using this brand new collection. Prepare to have your breath taken away!
