Showing posts with label swallowtail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swallowtail. Show all posts

Monday 12 April 2021

Swallowtail cards


 I have been re visiting some of my old stamp sets over the last couple of weeks. This Swallowtail butterfly stamp is one of my favourites. I used  sponge daubers to apply the ink in bands down the wings. Once the wings were covered with inks I went around the very edge of the stamp with Early Espresso ink on a dauber to create a uniform outline.

The sentiment is from the "Hopeful thoughts" stamp set. I think this set is one of the first S.U. sets I bought.


 I enjoyed playing with this stamp so much I made a couple of versions.
Just changing the colours, the sentiments and shape of the card.




Sunday 14 July 2013

Wedding Invitations


 It's been a while since I have posted anything . To be honest my craft room is in such a mess it's almost  impossible to work in there. Since I lost my airing cupboard to a new boiler all the linens have be stacked up outside the  craft room making virtually  impossible to get in there. The problem should be resolved tomorrow as my new bespoke  linen cupboard arrives. But enough of my  domestic babble and on to my latest creations.
I was asked  last week to knock up a few samples of wedding invitations as cheaply as possible.  So I have been forced into clearing a small space on my work bench to create the invitations below.


I don't know the bride to be so mum is giving me ideas as to what  her daughter may like.
Instructions so far  are  they are going for a beach/ travel themed wedding and the chosen colours maybe blue and/or yellow.
For the invitation above I have used bashful blue card stock and ribbon and the scallop shell from the Natures next stamp set  stamped onto whisper white card and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.

The second one is the swallowtail background stamp from SU heat embossed, again using silver embossing powder on whisper white card stock.


The third one Marina mist card stock and the scallop shell again with silver embossing powder.

Mum also mentioned Butterflies  so I have used the
Swallowtail stamp to create these two invitations. I can't say they are my cup of tea but I do find that other people tend to like the card I make, that I don't like. (Very strange)                                   Here I have embossed the butterfly in white and daubed  pool party ink all over the embossed image


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 I have more ideas brewing in my head and during the summer I shall be making more samples.

Another project I am working on is a mini album of my NEW GRANDSON. He arrived 9 days early taking us all by surprise.
I will post photos of the album when it's completed.