CTD386

Color Throw Down 386 - Green, Blue and White.

Below is my card.

All Stampin' Up! products used on this card. Stamps are from Picture Perfect & World of Dreams sets.

TFL

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Betty J Schaub

ColorThrowDown 286

Close Up!

Color Throw Down #286 - Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. I didn't have any masking tape so I used Post-It notes, sitcky edges to pick up the ink from the pad and transfer it to the cs. It took several Post - Its to for each color but it was fun and I was impressed with the look. The tree stamp is from Inkadinkado.

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Toodles Peeps

Betty J Schaub

APWP57

Always Playing with Paper #57 -- a sketch. Loved the sketch!!!
So much so that I totally missed the Christmas theme. Oh well, I love my card anyhoo.

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Betty J Schaub

Letterpress Effect

I watched a tutorial today by Gina K and I really loved what she did so much that I had to give this technique a try. I think it makes for a stunning card.

I used Always Artichoke, Pool Party and Calypso Coral to antique my cs. I love it!

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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

Butterfly Effect_Swallowtails

Today I want to introduce you to the Swallowtail Stamp from Stampin' Up! W129213

From the moment I saw this stamp in the catalog I knew I just had to have it!

So I am going to talk to you today about how I created each of the following butterflies. Please bare with me, I have a new camera and I am still trying to learn how to get the best shots. 

The first image below is of two different colored butterflies. 

The butterfly on the left was stamped in Basic Black and colored with my Stampin' Up! Markers in Island Indigo, Marina Mist and Pool Party. Then I went back and highlighted some of the details with a blue glitter gel pen. The butterfly on the right was stamped the same way but I used Pumpkin Pie and Summer Starfruit markers. hit the details with a gold glitter gel pen. There bodies were colored green and hit with a yellow green glitter gel pen.

The butterfly below was stamped in Archiver's Jet Black Ink on glossy white paper. I colored this one with Markers as well. I tried to use my blender pen but I let the ink sit too long on the glossy paper and I could not move it around the way I would have liked to. So I used Frost White Shimmer Paint with a wet paint brush and covered the entire butterfly.  

This butterfly was stamped with Versa Mark ink. I have mixed together copper, Wild Wasabi and Silver ep. and heat embossed my butterfly. Then I used Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink on daubers and smooshed the ink around. 

 Finally for this butterfly I used the same ep mixture and heat embossed. Then I smooshed, Pretty In Pink, Pink Passion and Ballet Blue ink around.

I hope you gain some inspiration from my creations. I'd love to see what you do with the Swallowtail

Special Thanks to Sandy MacIver for inspiring me.

TFL
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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

CTD194

Keep your faith in beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the spring when it is gone. ~ Roy R. Gilson.

This week the folks at ColorThrowDown194 challenged us to use Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. I think this is an awesome combo and I might just use it again. For my card today I used my Top Note die and cut a piece of Poppy Parade cs. Then using my Fun Flowers die I cut largest flower from the the Poppy Parade cs. Then using the same die and some dsp I cut the two flowers. Then with more Poppy Parade I used the same die and cut the little flower centers. Added some pearls. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip. The sentiment is from the Hostess set Faith in Nature and I added a button brad. The card blank is Pool Party cs and is standard size of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

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T%dles Peeps!
Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net