Kirsten Aitchison: Handmade with Love: February 2017

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Watercolour Wings | Happy Butterfly Card

The weather here at the moment is a little crazy, we've gone from a string of days with top temperatures of up to 42˚C, to days where it is almost cold (especially a few nights ago where it got down to about 4˚C). Suffice to say, my body isn't happy with the dramatic temperature changes and I've ended up a little under the weather. The resulting brain fog has caused significant issues with my creative mojo, so I find creative challenges perfect for times like these.

So the card I want to share today was created taking inspiration from This weeks Global Design Project #075 Winged Creatures theme challenge, The Paper Players Clean-and-Simple Challenge #332 & the CAS(E) this sketch! Challenge #209.

Here is my card:

My card uses the negative die cut technique for the Happy which cuts through the butterfly.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

I will be putting a PDF tutorial together soon on how I made this card and it will be available to purchase on my blog once finished. I will update my post with the details as soon as possible.

**EDIT: I now have a PDF tutorial for this beautiful card available to purchase via my

Handmade With Love Online Store for only $3.50 AUD.

The tutorial includes my tips for the negative die cut technique. Purchase your copy now :)

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Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)	So Saffron A4 Cardstock (108611)	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)	Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad (131171)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Watercolor Wings (Photopolymer 139424)	Hello You Thinlits (137363)	Big Shot Machine (143263)	Magnetic Platform (130658)	Subtles Enamel Shapes (141679)	Bermuda Bay 1/8” Stitched Ribbon (140569)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)	SU Snail Adhesive (104332)	Tear & Tape Adhesive (138995)

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Sunday, 19 February 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest - Georgia Giguere

Welcome and thank you for joining me in a special Crazy Crafters team blog hop.

We are hopping with a special guest - US Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Georgia Giguere.

Georgia has been a demonstrator for 15 years and was Number 63 of the Global Top 100 Stampin' Up! demonstrators last year. What an achievement!

The theme of this blog hop was to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) one of Georgia's cards.

Here is the card of Georgia's that I chose to CASE:

To checkout Georgia's card in more detail click here.

Here are my versions:

For my cards I stamped the turtle image (from the From Land to Sea stamp set) onto some Vellum Cardstock with StazOn (instead of a window sheet) and then coloured them using Classic Ink Pads & Blender Pens.

I coloured one on the same side as the StazOn (front) and the other on the back of the vellum, just to see what different this would make. The only difference seems to be the one coloured on the back is a little lighter/softer than the other.

My backgrounds are created by using some sheets of designer series paper from the By The Shore pack. Such a quick and easy way for a lovely card background.

The sentiments come from the Rose Wonder & Guy Greetings stamp sets and were stamped using Memento.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creations.

If you enjoyed my cards, it would make my day if you left me a comment.
Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :)

Don't forget to continue the hop all the way around to see what the very creative Crazy Crafters team have come up with.

You are currently visiting me - Kirsten Aitchison, so checkout the list below to see who is next in the hop.

You too can make these ....... Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

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From Land To Sea (Clear 139361)	From Land To Sea (Wood 138720)	Rose Wonder (Photopolymer 140697)	Guy Greetings (Photopolymer 137178)	Guy Greetings (Clear 138828)	Guy Greetings (Wood 138825)
Vellum A4 Cardstock (106584)	Soft Sky A4 Cardstock (131292)	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock (141419)	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock (106550)	Jet Black Stazon Pad (101406)	Stazon Stamp Cleaner (109196)
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad (126978)	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad (126959)	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad (126957)	SU Blender Pens (102845)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)	By The Shore Designer Series Paper (141640)
Big Shot Machine (143263)	Magnetic Platform (130658)	Layering Circle Framelits (141705)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)	SU Snail Adhesive (104332)