Art Nouveau Dragonfly Birthday card for Bitten by the Bug 2

Good morning and welcome to the latest Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge. The theme this time around is birthday.  I had the the dragonfly cut in my stash.  Luckily, I still had some of the same papers to create the rest of the card. I had the same coral card stock from the center of the dragonfly.  I used it and the same brown to cut the sentiment using the Art Nouveau font.

I was also able to match the yellow Bazzill card stock exactly.  I found the teal shimmer made a great card base.  The reason I didn't use this cut in the first place was the size.  It is 7" across. I must have added the brown shadow after the fact and didn't quite account for the extra dimension.  

Fast forward a couple of years and slimline cards are all the rage!  Yeah me!  Now I had this great cut.  I also have some slimline dies in my stash.  I used a stitched slimline panel while allowing .25" of the teal shimmer to be revealed on the top and bottom.  The final dimensions are 4" x 8.5".

Ingredients:

Cricut Art Nouveau images and font

Tutti Designs Stitched Slimline die

misc card stock including glitter, shimmer and Bazzill

Don't forget to play along with Bitten by the Bug 2 for the next two weeks with any Birthday project.  Be sure and use your Cricut..

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-2021-challenge-8-whats-your.html until 9.3x

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-195.html until 9.8

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/08/430-anything-goes.html until 9.11

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2021/08/ch116-birthday.html until 9.12x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html until 9.12x

Thanks for stopping by 

Alicia

EarthArt Dragonfly card with Sketch N Scap

In cleaning up my desk I found this dragonfly I had already colored.  I found some rich papers from Graphic 45 and k & Co to pair with the pretty colors I used on this intricate stamp. I love these and have several animal stamps. It all came together for this sweet card.

I used this month's first card sketch from Sketch n Scrap:

It was hard to get a good close up of this image.  Here is the best I could do.

 Ingredients:

Graphic 45 papers

K & Co paper

Animal Spirits EarthArt International Dragonfly

Stampin Up Work of Art sentiment

Mix'd Media Jasmine pigment ink

Ranger Silver pearl embossing powder

assorted pens and inks

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/257-anything-goes-sentiment.html until 8/17x

https://modsquadchallenge.com/patterned-paper-trio/ until 8/18

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2020/08/challenge-141-anything-goes.html until 8/21 (dragonfly 2016/sentiment from 2018)x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-41-sponsor-sheepski-designs.html until 8/25x

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2020/08/card-sketch-175.html until 8/31x

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Thank you card using Paper Play Sketch #38

Happy Day!  Here's a second card using the same card kit as yesterday. I used a current sketch challenge from Paper Play Sketches and created this sweet card.

Here's the sketch I used:

I received almost all the materials in the card from Cheryl Phillips in a card swap kit.  The sentiment is a Cricut cut from Baby Shower.  I used my own vanilla textured card base and some ribbon from Quick Quotes.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://paperplaysketches.blogspot.com/2017/03/sketch-38.html until 3/21x

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2017/03/challenge-297-anything-goes.html until 4/2x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Heartfelt Creations Delightful Daisies with Sketch N Scrap sketch

Time for Sketch N Scrap's first card sketch of the month.  I thought the Heartfelt Creations flowers just lent themselves to the card perfectly.

Here's the sketch:

Details of the daisies:

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6 paper

K & Co recycled paper (purple)

Heartfelt Creations Delightful Daisy stamps and dies, Enchanted Dragonflies stamps and dies and eyelet oval die

Our Daily Bread Designs Pierced Oval die

Recollections Eggplant embossing powder

Colorbox Mix'd Media Berries ink

Stampin Up Sentiment from Sky is the Limit

Assorted Alcohol markers

Creative Memories fancy corner punch

Quick Quotes Purple Passion  & Soft Sage chalking ink

Wink of Stella clear

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Don't forget to play along at Sketch N Scrap

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/r-for-recipe.html until 11/10x

I choose flowers, dies, and embossing:

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/tic-tac-toe.html until 11/14x

(Embossing, die cuts and purple)

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/challenge-141-use-die-cuts-or-punches.html until 11/14x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned- paper.html until 11/30x

Alicia

Heartfelt Creations Enchanted Dragonflies Card with Stamplorations Sketch

I have been wanting to use these beautiful images from Heartfelt Creations and then I saw this sketch from Stamplorations and I knew I had a way to play with my dragonfly vine.  I am low on Thank You cards so that decided the sentiment.

Details of my dragonflies.  I used two different greens for the vines and leaves.  The elements were stamped on an ivory shimmer paper and the card base is a pink shimmer card stock.

Ingredients:

Heartfelt Creations Enchanted Dragonflies stamps and dies

Versamark ink

Recollections Champagne embossing powder

Asst markers: Copic V12, Chromatix greens and turquoise, Touchtwin G46, Distress Tumbled glass

Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 8x8 paper July

TCP Thank you stamp

Recollections Vintage Blue Ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:


http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/2016/05/team-jess-clean-simple-sponsored-by.html until 5/25 (C10 E2of3)x

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2016/05/midpost-of-ch-109-thank-you-favorites.html until 5/26x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/in-garden.html until 5/29x

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/2016/05/lets-color-linky-party-9_7.html until 5/30x

http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2016/05/may-challenge.html until 5/31x

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/2016/05/fussy-and-fancy-friday-challenge-164.html until 6/2x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Hand painted fairies and dragonflies

 

I called this the butterfly lady.  This is a larger heavier casting.  She sells for $18.

 

A set of copper fairies in red with blonde hair.  Necklace is made of many individual links with glass seed beads, cathedral glass and copper.  Notice the star toggle clasp.  Frenchooks hooks are surgical steel with copper accents.  Frenchhooks can be changed to accommodate any allergies or even made into post for those without pierced ears!  Although this set is no longer available a similar set would range $45.  Earrings alone $15.

 

A set or iris painted dragonflies with copper links of seed beads, czech glass and coppertone beads.  This style of necklace is no longer available but could design something similar.

 

I have nice choices of color combinations and I sometimes do them again as seen below.  But rarely are two pairs EXACTLY the same!  Large Copper Dragonfly Earrings are $18.

The Paper Loft April Sketch Challenge

 

I absolutely love this dragonfly paper!  Dragonflies are a favorite of mine.  I used the Creative Memories border maker system to create the decorative strip.  I layered Paper Loft paper with card stock for the ribbons and titles.

 

This is one of the best pictures of the boys just foolin around on top of Lookout Mountain.

I painted these small wooden dragonflies then misted them with walnut ink.  Finally, I used a pen to create some details and added pearl bling for eyes.

cards from scraps

I had made several of the dragonflies trying out my different embossing powders.  I have the matching punch. Stamp from Purple Daisy.  The paper I used was from a  Creative Memories 8x8 autumn package from a few years ago and Vintage Perfect Fit, a Basic Grey Christmas Stack and the patterned flower paper is from the DCWV Heirloom stack (new).  The doilies are from my first experiment with my Cricut Expression 2.  I added some shimmer mist to dress the white paper up.  Almost everything I used was from my scrap pile except the bling!