Sparklers DT: Grateful card

This week I wanted to make a spring card to thank a friend.

The base is formed by two superimposed rectangles of patterned paper; I superimposed on this surface a series of elements, adding the thickness also, to create greater dynamism. I used a white shipping tag, a white doily, other pieces of patterned papers, the simple colored thread of cotton and white cord wrapped a few times to form a circle and stuck with the stapler. At the center stands a beautiful butterfly die cut. I inserted here and there some hearts cork (Chunky hearts and Forever love hearts) and a cascade of sequins from the Mint Chip Mix that with its colors fit perfectly to the color scheme used on the card. Finally, as usual, the turquoise and gold splashes.

Sparklers DT: Hello Spring ATCs

Busy week and after the splendid experience in collaboration with Jen (I love her cut and printable file),  here I am with a new project, the last for this month.

I made four ATC in which I still used Floral cut file by Jen.

I painted the canvas  with black gesso: the next step was to create an iridescent accent with Shimmerz paint, Tutti Frutti and Sea U in the morning, using a stencil.

Then I used  portions of the floral cut file that I placed on each mini card, I added the simple colored thread, a few pieces of different patterned papers. This has created the basis to place the four butterflies, one on each ATC. Butterflies, different from each other, are printed with black archival ink on  watercolor paper and then painted with watercolors. I then added small portions of gold doily, beautiful  Gold Sweethearts Confetti sequins and Gold Sturdust sequins.

I splatter various colors, black white pink turquoise and gold, and as a final touch, I wrap randomly each butterfly with white thread and insert the stamped title by adding a little thick at the base.

Crafty Jen & SpiegelMomScarps blog hop

Hello & we're glad you're skipping along with us today!  You should have arrived here from Sarah's blog: she's a very talented girl and capable to create real little jewels. We are so excited to be creating with Crafty Jen this month and just adore her cut files. 

When I found her cut files I had really spoiled to select only, in fact in the end I chose two : Blah blah blah print and cut file and Floral Swag cut file ... ADORALE!!!  I love her style and certainly in the future I find myself to use them again. 

Here's today's line up!  If you get lost while your skipping along today just come back here and click over to the next blog in the line up.  We hope you enjoy the inspiration!

SpiegelMom Scraps   

Crafty Jen  

Ka 

Laura 

Katty  

Sarah 

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Anna Sigga

Thank you for skipping along with us today!  Enjoy the hop and be sure to leave comments on all the blogs for your chance to WIN!!  There will be two winners for this hop.  One will win a package of new April sequins releases from SpiegelMom Scraps and winners #2 will win a $5.00 shop credit to Jen's shop!  Both awesome prizes!!  

Next, you're heading over to Anna Sigga's blog.

Sparklers DT: Losing @ the horizon layout

Last post this month, which is almost finished, on SpiegelMomscraps blog and I wanted to celebrate the sea.

As I have always enjoyed creating the composition with a series of levels with different patterned paper and other embellishments such as white doily, soft white feathers felties, little cork hearts, a kind of banner made with a wire and related sequins in an irregular manner to create a soft frame around the picture, I finally used the shimmerz paints very diluted and splashed around the composition.