Frances starts her month as hostess for the CCEE Stampers by saying that butterflies seem to be very popular right now. Many companies have released products featuring them this year. She asked us to create a card that features one or more butterflies.
A few years ago, Stampin' Up released a huge butterfly stamp which I really like. I have used it many times. A favorite way to use it is to stamp it in white, emboss it, and then sponge a color on top -- wiping away the color from the white embossing. It looks quite striking, wouldn't you agree? The sentiment is a Simple Strips saying from Taylored Expressions.
Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more butterflies.
Liz continues her month as hostess for the CCEE Stampers this week. Valentine's Day is a big card-sending holiday so Liz asked us to make a special Valentine's card or a friendship card using a style you love and mail it to someone you love.
Two types of cards I love to make are pop-up cards and slimline/mini slimline cards. Today's card is both!
I used some brand-new Karen Burniston dies on this card -- the Heart Collage Pop-Up and the Crosshatch - Hearts.
Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more Valentine's Day love.
It's time again for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge. This month's theme is "MOD Valentine." We were to make a Valentine card in colors other than red or pink. As purple is one of my most favorite colors, that's the color I chose.
Using several new dies from the January release, I created this slimline Valentine card. The front has two cute little monkeys swinging on the branches across the top, sending you some love.
On the inside I used the new Heart Collage pop-up. As you can see, there are several different sizes of hearts in this cute set. The previously released Photo Collage is one of my favorites; and, when Karen designed this smaller version, I was so happy. Now I can combine it with a slimline card. Also new is that large heart from the Crosshatch - Heart die. It's the perfect place to add a little message of love.
I must say that I've been having a great time creating St. Patrick's Day cards with some of the new dies from Karen Burniston, and I've got another one today. And I've got another one today, but this mini slimline one uses the Heart Collage Pop-up as well as the St. Patrick's Day dies. I love how you can convert the Gnome & Santa into a leprechaun using the hat from the Good Luck Charms and changing the colors of his hair and clothes.
This is such a fun release. The dies will be available to order next week. And be sure to check out our blog hop on Monday.
Another one of Karen Burniston's new dies being released next week is the Heart Collage Pop-Up. This is very similar to her previously-released Photo Collage Pop-Up (which I love), but it is smaller and will fit in a slimline card. There are two add-ons that can be used with the Heart Collage -- the Butterfly Add-on and the Balloon Add-on. My card is using the Butterfly Add-on, as well as the Happy Birthday and Shadow.
