Metallic Butterflies Card

Today I am showing a butterfly card.

I took an light purple background. I added a piece of vellum that I embossed using an embossing folder on the left. I then adhered the panel to a white base card to secure the vellum.
I made the butterflies by adding watercolor metallic paint onto aquarel paper. I then added brush stokes of blue and pink. At first I thought it looked horrible when it dried until I die cut the butterflies out of it. Unfortunately you can't really see it on the photo but there is a really nice shine to them almost like a pearl gloss and the colors goes from light blue to light pink. Really pretty. The sentiment is from Marianne Design and for the finishing touch a few clear flatback halfpearls

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Hobby Vision #155 - Butterflies/Vlinders
Creative Friday #417 - Dry Embossing
My Besties Dutch Girls #August 2026 - Anything Goes

Till next time
Renate

Oh Christmas Tree

I wanted to make a CAS style card but this time not just a lot of white in it. 

I took a white base card. On top of that I added a kraft panel that I splattered with white paint. I added some trees of Alexandra Renke. I added TWC stencil butter in a green tone onto some cardstock. I wanted to cut out 5 trees but because I was impatient and I didn't take the time for the stencil butter to completely dry I ripped two of the 5 trees. Always take time to let it dry. So I just used the 3 trees that were fine. There is a really nice shine to them but it is hard to capture that on the photo. I added a few stars on top of the tree and finished the card of with a sentiment. I die cut about 3 layers for the sentiment to give it some depth.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Till next time
Renate

A Winter Themed Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing you a winter themed christmas card.

I used papers from Scrap And Me. I used the Tim Holtz distress tool on all the edges. I then inked all the sides with Distress Ink. I then stitched the DP with ecru embroidery floss by DMC. I added some wax rope behind the Tilda image. I use a Magnolia stamp called Winter Tilda. I colored here with Ohuhu alcohol markers.  I added some glitter to the wooly balls on the hat. I added a whole bunch of die cut snowflakes to the card and added a pearl in the middle in various sizes. And also a snowflake border by Papertrey Ink. And last but not least I added a homemade sentiment strip to the top left corner.

I will be adding this to the following challenges

PIP2630 - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. #785 - Christmas
Star Stampz #84 - Christmas In July
Inkspirational #372 - Christmas In July
MLCCB #69 - Anything Christmas Goes
Dragonfly Dreams July 2026 - Christmas In July
Peace On Earth #116 - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafters Cafe #332 - Optional Christmas In July
Moving Along With The Times #191 - Use A Coloring Medium
Rudolph Days - Christmas In July

Till next time 
Renate

Back on blogger land

So I was a bit tired of blogging so I took a little blogging break. I am now back and I may not post as much as I did before I took this break I will add some things from time to time. The weather is really hot. We are having multiple heat waves this summer and it is just simply to hot to do any crafting at all so I don't have the many to show. Anyways onto the card I am showing in this post.

I saw this on instagram but in a blue version. I forgot to write down the lady that it is from otherwise I would write it in this post. Credit given where credit is due. So this not at all my idea. I just used some different dies and mine is in purple tones.

I embossed the panel with a quilt like embossing folder that you can use as a christmas background. I sprinkled some gold paint splatters on it. I then added the oval white panel to the middle. I used a lot of different Spellbinders christmas die set for this one. They are older sets then the one the lady used but you can use your older stuff perfectly for this one. I used gold foil for the foiled sentiment and cut that out with the matching banner die that comes with the set.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:

Cut It Up #361 - Emboss It
TGIF #587 - Technique Challenge
Little Red Wagon #868 - Christmas In July

Till next time
Renate

A Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing you a christmas card in non traditional colors.

I choose dark gray and white for my colors. I cut a dark grey cardstock and folded it in half to make the base car. On top of that I added a text designer paper of Nitwit Collections and I cut the corners with a corner punch. On top of that I added a die cut square from a nesting scallop die set. I popped it on some foam for dimension. I added some wax cord underneath the little white tree. The tree is from a Papertrey Ink Trees Of Cheer die set. It has so many cut little dies that you can combine really nice. I added a small little star on top of the tree that I die cut out of silver metallic cardstock. The card pretty much speaks for itself so I added no sentiment to it.

I will be adding this to the following challenge
52 Weeks To Christmas - Kerstkaart Week 5

Till next time
Renate