It has been nearly 48 hours since our latest release, and WOW, what an overwhelming response we have had! It says a lot when we receive notes from customers (who haven’t even gotten their orders yet!), thanking us for even designing this set. What a heart-warming validation for all the effort & thought invested in this set of images!
Did you notice the tip sheet we compiled for Butterfly Kisses? If not, you can find it here. If you scroll down to the very end, you will see what I like to call my "Punch Lines". Since I design all of my images to coordinate with punches, I like to have this list to refer to when creating. Now you can benefit from the list, without having to do any time-consuming experimentation yourself! Also within this list are 10 fun things to do with Butterfly Kisses! One of which is to create a mask and create your own custom patterned butterfly with all the bits& pieces we have included for you in the set. I thought I would show you step by step how quick and easy this can be!
1. Stamp outline onto scratch paper. Cut just inside the outline with a craft knife.
2. Stamp outline on your project cardstock (here I am using kraft).
3. Adhere mask to project using re-positionable adhesive. Stamp your desired pattern within the mask. (Note: for the centers of my flowers I inked one single dot from the polka dot butterfly overlay. If you look in the upper-left corner, I have left an inked version for you to see. This was so easy to do since these are acrylics!)
4. Remove mask and admire your work!
I also did some "fancy" cutting for this project…
1. Use straight edge & craft knife to cut line, omitting the areas where the wings "over hang".
2. Remove straight edge and cut around outside of wings with craft knife.
And here’s the finished project! It was a little outside my comfort zone with the colors and distressing, but I am pretty happy with the results! Speaking of results, Amy Rysavy has been working hard over in the Papertrey Ink Pad gallery! There were some hold-ups with the shipment of her set and she just received it yesterday afternoon and she already created three samples for us! Two of them can be seen here, with third being added this weekend! So be sure to come back and visit! We have some special things in store for all of you in the coming weeks. (There was a little hint at the end of yesterday’s post, did anyone catch it?) I’ll keep you posted!
*bows* you are the QUEEN of stamping Nichole!!!! I LOVE this idea!!! I’m off to link the tip-sheet and this post on my blog – it’s all brilliant!!
Thanks for the amazing tips!! Can’t wait to get my set and start playing!! {HUGE GRIN}
Awesome card! The colors are delicious!
Oh wow – this is so cute Nichole! I love the colors and what a great tip sheet! TFS
The tip sheet is so helpful…love that. Adorable card…love all those colors.
Love this card! Thanks so much for the masking tips – the possibilities are endless (can you hear the wheels turning in my head?). I’m waiting on pins and needles until my set arrives!
Love it Love it Love it!! Thanks for the great Masking tutorial… I have never done it that way before.
You are FAB Nichole! I love your work. Thanks for the inspiration.
Alli
Hmmmmm, “No foolin, wink, wink….are you having your next release on April 1st?? You wouldn’t play an April Fool’s trick on us would you? Love the new set and thanks for the extra tips!
Great tutorial and adorable card, Nicole — will definitely have to try this. Hummm, looks like we might have a surprise in store on April 1? Can’t wait to see!
Nichole, you never cease to amaze me! I love your masking idea, and I certainly can’t tell that this card was out of your comfort zone. You have great breadth in stamping styles for sure!
Hi Nichole, I ordered my set as soon as it went on the website…yep, stayed up late to get it done! I can hardly wait for it to arrive. Thanks so much for all of the tips and the tutorial you posted today…these are wonderful, especially for those of us who are a bit creatively challenged! Barb g
Absolutely adorable! Great idea. TFS! I can’t wait to get my set in!!!!
Wonderful card and tutorial.
Is the hint “custom designed paper”? TFS.
OMG!!! I love this!! I am *patiently* waiting for my sets to arrive!! Woo Hoo!!
*Sigh* ….I love this card. there’s nothing like a little DTP to make a girl smile! TFS.
OH My! thank you so much for the tutorial. I fell *in love* with this set before I even saw the whole thing. your sneek peeks had me so ready to buy this I couldn’t wait for the 15th of the month.~~you sneaky gal.
great card and tip sheet! just got both my sets this week and can’t wait to PLAY! LOVE them both!!