Sparkling Butterflies with Crafter's Companion

 If you are enjoying the color craze, you are really going to have fun with these large rubber stamps from Crafter's Companion! I combined the Spectrum Noir AquaBlend  Watercolour Pencils and the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens to create some gorgeous, shimmery colors!  And it's kind of fun to remember that you don't have to use the full stamp image for your projects.  I trimmed this butterfly down  to create a shaped card front.  Some of these items may be available only at HSN right now... but keep watching Crafter's Companion USA for new goodies!

Flutterby Lullaby Large butterfly stamp
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend  Watercolour Pencils: Soft Red, Cherry, Hyacinth, Damson, Papaya, Rose, Violet, Petunia, Strawberry, Carrot, Iris, Blueberry, Blue Marine, sunshine, Fig, Bamboo, Bottle Green, Chrome Orange
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens: Clear, Pink Garnet, Harvest Moon, Holly Leaf
Signature Collection by Sara Davies - Butterfly Lullaby 5" X 7" Embossing Folder - Daisy Trail
Sentimentals - Phrases Stamp Set

Beautiful Butterflies Canvas

 

I've got a bright and cheerful canvas up on the ColourArte Blog today. Please hop over and take a look at the details on how I created this.

Prima Wall Art Contest

Yes, it's Sunday night and I am sneaking in this post for the Prima Wall Art Contest! It's an awesome contest to encourage home decor projects for a gallery wall.  Now truth be told, I don't have a ton of extra wall space in my house, because I tend to love to hang pretty things on my walls...but this was really fun, and I enjoyed making several projects that were different, but yet still connected.  So here are some close ups of each piece.

A Bloom Girls stencil was the inspiration for this panel - but when you add Prima mediums and even older printed Prima flowers, the results were really fun.  I'm not 100% I'm finished with her...I think she may need some words on the background - but for tonight, she is finished.

I played with several of Prima's new products for this piece - the base was a watercolor panel and I used the IOD Oil Pastels, paper clay and molds.  The background was created with the Color Blooms,  Finnabair Heavy Gesso and Silicone Brushes, Gold Crackle Texture Paste and the sentiment was from Christine Adolph's Adhevise Rub-ons.  I coated the rub-on with some rust powder that created a really cool aged effect.

(And if you haven't played with the Iron Orchid Designs molds - you are going to love them! I have so many ideas for them!)

This final piece just goes to show that you can create something lovely in no time flat! I used the IOD oil pastels to color the Paintables panel (and just blended it with my finger). I added one of Frank Garcia's metal embellishments, a sticker from the Salvage District collection and three tiny Prima flowers. It was seriously finished in less than 10 minutes, but I love how it turned out!

Thanks for letting me share a little home decor with you tonight!

Prima's April PPP Challenge

 I love the color combination of this month's Prima Product Pick challenge. The navy blue with the pastel pink really seems so classic and refreshing. I found that the papers from the French Riviera Collection were perfect for this base. I also added in a little bit more pink from the Something Blue collection.

Challenges:

Prima PPP April

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes 

 

ButterflyPop Up Box Card

Have you seen Sara Davies' Signature Collection -  Butterfly Lullaby? It was a huge hit on HSN, but now, part of the collection is available at Crafter's Companion US! When I saw this collection, I knew it would be great to use for a Pop Up Box Card.

Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop April

Welcome, to the April Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 30th, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

 

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Paper Collection

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Die

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Swirls Die

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Cling Stamp Set

Fleur  Borders and Pockets Die

Cut Mat Create 2A Die

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

Prills

Dries Clear Adhesive

Metal Glue Tip

Blue Fern Studios Chipboard

MFT Sentiment Die - Amazing

 

Hop Order

Regina M. Hamilton

Gloria Stengel

Gini Williams Cagle

Amy Doria

Caroline Duncan

Emilia van den Heuvel

Loretta Lock

Sarah Miller

 

Challenges:

Blue Fern Studio April Sketch

Simon Says Wednesday - Make it Girlie

Sara Davies' Floral Delight Collection for Crafter's Companion

 

It's spring - so now is the perfect time to introduce you to Sara Davies' new Floral Delight Collection for Crafter's Companion. This is a collection that pairs well with any type of project.   And here is a little tip to remember - you can combine the flower and leaf dies to create many different styled flowers!

Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight 6x6 Paper
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight Metal Die - Ornate Trellis Die
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight Metal Die- In Bloom Die
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight  - Rambling Rose 5 x7" embossing folder

Downton Abbey is in the House!

That's right! It's here! The Downton Abbey Papercrafting collection is now available at Crafter's Companion US! Everything about this collection says elegance. I love treating the gold as my neutral, and just adding a small pop of purple for the color.  Also, notice the Ornate Mirror Frame - I die cut a purple and a patterned piece, and offset them slightly.  This is a great way to create a shadow effect.

Downton Abbey 12 x 12 Luxury Paper pad
Downton Abbey Dies: Ornate Mirror, Champagne Saucer, Elegant Border Die
Downton Abbey Thistle Embossing Folder
Downton Abbey Diecut Toppers Set 1
Downton Abbey Pearls
Downton Abbey Lace Ribbon

Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe

The Berry Café from Heartfelt Creations has arrived in all of it's cuteness! I love this cheerful collection swirling with sweet flowers and plump berries!

HC Berry Café Paper Collection

HC Sweet As Honey Die

HC Berry Blossoms Die

HC Border Essentials Die

HC Blooming Berries Cling Stamp

HC Berry Blossoms Cling Stamp

Prills

Dries Clear Adhesive

Metal Glue Tip

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

Spectrum Noir Sparkle : Red Berry, Holly Leaf

 



New Release - Crafter's Companion - Butterfly Lullaby

It's release day at Crafter's Companion US! Yay! Today we are adding Sara Davies' Signature Collection - Butterfly Lullaby.  It's perfect for spring! Now this collection launched a couple of months ago, and it was so wildly popular that we have just now gotten part of the collection in stock!

I used the embossing folder to emboss the scalloped circle, but then fussy cut it down to just the circle, rather than using the whole design.  The flowers were fussy cut and glittered, then shaped a little bit before I adhered them with foam tape.

Supplies:

Butterfly Lullaby - Circle 3D Butterfly Die
Butterfly Lullaby - Daisy Trail 5x7 Embossing Folder
Butterfly Lullaby 12 x 12 paper pad
Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Amethyst