Eight months ago I wrote in THIS POST that I was given the great honor in the paper-crafting world to join the "Dirty Dozen" on Splitcoaststampers. Splitcoaststampers is an on-line paper crafting community where crafters can learn new techniques, chit chat with each other, share their art work, and so much more. One part of this community is "The Dirty Dozen". This is an invitation only group of crafters whose work is seen as exemplary so they are asked to be part of the Dirty Dozen. The requirements of the Dirty Dozen is to create six cards for six months centered around a different theme each month. The cards then are uploaded into the "Dirty Dozen Gallery" and only fan club members are allowed to see them. After six months, Dirty Dozen members are allowed to post them elsewhere on social media or their blogs. Well, it has been six months since I completed my first challenge, so I can finally show me my first set of cards!
The second Dirty Dozen challenge theme was "Butterflies are Free " and here are my submissions:
Butterfly Sympathy
Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card so I thought I'd combine the need with the challenge. I always feel butterflies make great images for sympathy cards because they symbolize a transition and a new life (as believers in Christ we believe life isn't over at death but is just a new beginning with Jesus in heaven).
To make my card, I dry embossed a white background with a Cuttlebug folder that I thought resembled butterfly wings. The butterflies themselves are 3D stickers. I stamped the sentiment separately and then cut it out with Spellbinder's Nestabilities. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! "Brighter Tomorrow". I then adhered rhinestones for embellishment.
Fabric Butterfly
For my next card, I used my AccuQuilt Machine to cut a butterfly out of fabric. The fabric also has butterflies, and the body is felt.
To make my card, I cut my fabric and my card stock using an AccuQuilt Machine. An AccuQuilt Machine is similar to a paper die cutting machine but it is much larger and you can cut layers of fabric on it. Most crafters use it for sewing and quilting. To create the butterfly hinge on the card, I traced the butterfly onto a card and hand cut the butterfly leaving just a small portion attached. I glued the fabric to the white card stock butterfly, did a zig zag stitch on the edges and then glued everything to the card butterfly. The sentiment is from MFT and then I added a flower, ribbon and twine for embellishment. A glued an oval piece inside the card to hand write a sentiment.
Butterfly Explosion Card
For my third card I called it "Butterfly Explosion" because it is full of butterflies with the butterfly designer paper, the die cut, and the stamp.
To make my card I attached butterfly designer paper to a card base. Next, I cut out a butterfly circle using Spellbinder's Nestabilities. The butterfly is a stamp from retired Stampin' Up! "Flight of the Butterfly". I first stamped the image on the butterfly circle card stock, then I stamped it a second time on a separate piece of card stock and fussy cut it out. The flowers and little butterfly are cut out from Cuttlebug dies. I put Stickles in the flower centers.
Butterfly Gatefold Card
To make my next card, I used a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers on how to make a Gatefold Card.
To make my card, I cut another butterfly out of designer paper using my template from my AccuQuilt Machine. I glued a pretty ribbon around the edges. I used an MFT flower die to make the flowers. The bird and sentiment are hand cut from the same designer paper used for the entire card: "DCWV "The Homespun Mat Stack"
Vintage Girl #1
My last two cards use images from the same Crafty Secrets set "Born to Fly"
To make my first Vintage girl card I stamped the image, colored it in, applied Stickles, and then fussy cut it out. The star on the wand is glitter paper. I popped the girl up on dimensionals. The banner and butterflies are from the same set. Once again, I just stamped, colored, and cut out. I added twine to the back of the banner to make it more realistic. All the pieces were glued on to the card. Crystals were put inside each banner piece. I cut a tag for a sentiment. The ovals were cut using Spellbinders.
Vintage Girl #2
To make my second Vintage Girl card, I first sponged pink and purple ink onto white card stock. I then stamped, colored, and fussy cut out all the images. I added Stickles to the girl and the butterflies. I popped the girl and the banner up on dimensionals. Butterflies, and crystals were glued on to the white card stock. The sentiment was stamped directly on to the card stock. The white card stock base was glued to a purple glitter card.
I hope you enjoyed looking at my cards from my second month on the Dirty Dozen Design Team.
Have A Great Day! Amy
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