inlay technique

Butterfly Inlay

Hello everyone. Another challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Deborah has chosen the theme of:

I is for Insects

I have two cards, as I chose to use the inlay detail on the background from a Concord & 9th die set:

The background panel was die cut and all the little bits and pieces kept to inlay back in. The panel was previously created using ink smooshing and water-colours.

I then cut it again out of white, then placed double-sided sticky sheet behind it, stuck onto a card base, then added all the elements. This did take a bit if time, but I didn’t lose any – even those teeny tiny pieces for the centre of the flowers.

I then decided to die cut the butterfly out of two darker and more vibrant ink smooshed panels – again keeping the pieces separate, and again out of white for one butterfly, and one out of a dark blue for the other.

Once more, double-sided sticky sheet came into play to adhered all the pieces.

The butterflies were adhered with 3D foam – choosing which one to go onto which background – and the cards were done.

I do like to have a little play and inlaying – so therapeutic to me……..that’s if I don’t lose any pieces, anyway.

I hope you can come and join us with your projects following our themes xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inkspirational – word prompt – garden

Unicorn Challenge – layer it up

Crafting From the Art – anything goes

Crafters Café – anything goes – option of easel card not taken

Pink Poinsettia

I have created a Christmas card inspired by the non-traditional colours for the current challenge at 52 CCT:

For some reason, when I saw the colours required – orange, pink, turquoise – I immediately thought of a poinsettia. I’ve no idea why, but I went with it.

I searched the CML app for the key word ‘poinsettia’, and this inlay die from Simon Says Stamp jumped out at me. It is called ‘Poinsettia Cover‘ and I have had it for quite a while, maybe played with it once before.

This time, I die cut the whole plate in white, light pink, and turquoise.

I used ‘Press’n’seal’ to take each colour out of the die, which left all the pieces in place. so I could pick and choose which I wanted to take off and ink blend.

I stated with the leaves of the poinsettia, placing them onto a grip mat, and ink blending Pinkfresh Studio light pink, then a slightly darker pink onto each petal.

I then took the leaf elements and ink blended a turquoise, and put them aside to dry.

Taking a white card base, I added the turquoise frame first, then the white background panel from the white die cut, and then inlaid each of the floral ink blended elements.

I also placed back into position the small white dots, but covered each of those with ombre gems from Pinkfresh Studio.

The centre of the flowers was ink blended in orange, and placed back into position, then a clear enamel dot – from Altenew – added on top for a little more shine. This also allowed the orange to show through.

The gold foiled sentiment was added – from a previous crafty foiling session, and some more of the ombre gems.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

52 CCT – orange, pink, turquoise

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

For Someone Special

Hello everyone. I am pleased to have been asked to be a special Party Guest for the new challenge at Ellibelle’s Corner Garden Party, after being selected in the Top 3 for one of her challenges with this card here.

The theme for the new challenge is – anything in or from the garden. Here is my card:

I must have been in a really fiddly and faffy mood to create this, as the butterfly – from A Pocket Full Of Happiness – takes a lot of die cutting in different colours, and then inlaying each itty bitty piece…….

I started by cutting the base outline, then the butterfly out of white card stock a couple of times, and glued it together.

The next steps was to gather colourful pieces of card for each flower, and the wings of the butterfly and set-to die cutting. Each colour was inlaid back into the butterfly, and then glossy accents applied to create a stained glass effect.

When that was dry, I added a top layer of the die cut butterfly, this time cut out of a blush card stock and laid that on top. This also covered any of the over-flowing glossy accents.

I wasn’t happy with those tiny areas on the edge of the butterfly wing, so I added small pink gems to each and every one of them – I told you I must have been in a fiddly and faffy mood.

I wanted a bold background for the butterfly, so used some Concord & 9th card stock, trimmed it a little smaller than the card base, and used a Spellbinders embossing folder.

The butterfly was glued down, and then the foiled sentiment added.

I hope you can come and join us at Ellibelle’s Corner for her Garden Party. I hope to see you in the gallery. xx