Lawn Fawn - Bold & Bright Butterflies

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I'm thrilled to be back with this trio of colorful and bold butterfly themed cards featuring a mix & match of Lawn Fawn items from different years: the gorgeous Butterfly Background stencil set and the Scripty Thinking Of You die + Outline Add-On from the February 2026 release, and the amazing Layered Butterflies die set from an older release to create three magnificent butterflies. Three pretty simple cards, easy and quick to mass produce, but still very catchy for the eye with the contrast between the black elements and the bright colors.

I started off by creating my three backgrounds. I cut three panels out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock using the largest Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables die, and on each panel I masked the stitched edges off with washi tape.

On each panel I first created a soft cloudy background using the Cloudy stencil along with oxide inks: scattered straw for the orange butterfly card, salvaged patina for the blue butterfly card and kitsch flamingo for the purple butterfly card. Next I used the Butterfly Background stencil set on each panel to create three gorgeous butterfly patterns:

• on the orange butterfly card, I applied fossilized amber oxide ink with stencil #1, added a bit of orange in the center of each butterfly using ripe persimmon oxide ink, used my fossilized amber blending tool to mix the colors, and repeated that process until I was happy with the blending. I removed the stencil #1 and lined up the stencil #2 on top of the butterflies and applied black soot oxide ink all over the stencil. I removed that second stencil and added texture to my panel: I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters all over my panel, and I did the same with Liquid Stardust,

• on the blue butterfly card, I applied salvaged patina oxide ink with stencil #1, added a bit of turquoise in the center of each butterfly using peacock feathers oxide ink, used my salvaged patina blending tool to mix the colors, and repeated the process several times. I removed the stencil #1 and lined up the stencil #2 on top of the butterflies and applied black soot oxide ink all over the stencil. I removed that second stencil and added the same texture I added to my first panel,

• on the purple butterfly card, I applied picked raspberry oxide ink with stencil #1, added a bit of purple in the center of each butterfly using wilted violet oxide ink, used my picked raspberry blending tool to mix the colors, and repeated the process several times. I removed the stencil #1 and lined up the stencil #2 on top of the butterflies and applied black soot oxide ink all over the stencil. I removed that second stencil and added the same texture I added to the other panels.

When they were dry, I cut three Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables panels out of Black Licorice cardstock, attached each butterfly panel to one of those black panels using double sided sticky tape, and then each black panel to a matching card base.

Next I cut my Layered Butterflies pieces: three intricate butterfly wings out of Black Licorice cardstock, three whole butterflies out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, three whole butterflies out of Vellum, and nine butterfly bodies out of Storm Cloud cardstock.

With the nine butterfly bodies, I created three bodies just by sticking three bodies on top of each other using liquid glue. On the vellum butterflies, I added white splatters. On each white panel, I used the same oxide inks as the ones I used to make the backgrounds and added the same textures. And when everything was dry, I assembled my three butterflies: I attached each body to an intricate butterfly, each intricate butterfly to a colorful butterfly using liquid glue, each colorful butterfly to a vellum butterfly, all of this using liquid glue. When the glue was dry, I bent the wings of each butterfly to add dimension, and finally stuck a black pearl at the top of each butterfly's body.

Next I created three identical greetings using the Scripty Thinking Of You die and the Scripty Thinking Of You Outline Add-On. For each card, I cut the shadow element out of Vellum, and cut "Thinking Of You" three times out of Black Licorice cardstock. I attached each word on top of each other to get some nice dimension, and then stuck them to the vellum shadow piece using liquid glue. Finally I attached a butterfly and a greeting to each card using foam squares.

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

- Butterfly background stencil set

- Scripty thinking of you die

- Scripty thinking of you outline add-on die

- Layered butterflies die set

- Large stitched rectangle stackables die set

- Outside in stitched rectangle stackables die set

- Vellum

- Black licorice cardstock

- Storm cloud cardstock

- Cloudy stencil

- Liquid stardust


OTHER SUPPLIES
- Oxide inks: black soot, scattered straw, fossilized amber, ripe persimmon, salvaged patina, peacock feathers, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, wilted violet

- Copic opaque white ink

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- Onyx pearls by Pretty Pink Posh

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (backgrounds)

Sunny Studio - Everything's Rosy Lattice Shaker Card

Hello there,

I'm very happy to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with something different than I usually do. I mean, you know that I'm a "the busier the merrier" type of girl with lots and lots of critters. Well, today I'm sharing this floral shaker card showcasing the gorgeous Everything's Rosy stamp set, and I had a blast creating all those beautiful roses and foliage with this layering stamp set!

And speaking of which, I started off by stamping the roses and leaves, using all the layers, along with Lawn Fawn premium dye inks and Altenew crisp dye inks. For the roses, light to dark I used frosty pink (Alt.) + peachy keen (LF) + guava (LF) + lobster (LF) + raspberry (LF). And for the leaves, light to dark I used frayed leaf (Alt.) + forest glades (Alt.) + moss (Alt.)

I cut all the images using the matching dies, mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters to each rose and piece of greenery, and set them aside to dry. I also cut additional pieces of greenery out of vellum using Spring Greenery dies, added white ink splatters to each piece and set them aside as well for later.

Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, and started by covering it with tattered rose oxide ink. I added a brick pattern to my panel using a brick stencil from stash along with saltwater taffy oxide ink, splattered water all over the panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some worn lipstick oxide ink with water and added more splatters to the panel, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

Once my panel was dry, I cut an opening out of it right in the center using the second largest Stitched Rectangle die, kept the frame piece only, and added a piece of acetate at the back of my brick frame using liquid glue. And I wanted my roses to be climbing up on a lattice, so I cut three white panels using the same die I used to create the opening, and cut a lattice design out of each white panel using the Frilly Frame Lattice die set. I layered the three lattice panels on top of each other using liquid glue to create a little bit of dimension, and then attached my lattice panel in the middle of my brick panel, right on the acetate using liquid glue again.

I flipped my brick panel over, added foam strips along the opening, close to the edges, and on the edges of the panel as well. I poured a lot of Pink Blossoms confetti inside the acetate opening, peeled all the foam strips backing papers off, and then closed my shaker panel with a Flirty Flowers pink panel.

Next, back to the front of the brick panel. Along with my climbing roses, I wanted to add some extra foliage, so I cut a Botanical Backdrop panel out of green cardstock, added some rustic wilderness oxide ink to darken some spots, mixed that same ink with water and added splatters to the leaves, did the same with copic opaque white ink, and attached this leafy panel to my brick panel using 1mm foam squares.

Before attaching the roses and leaves, I wanted to frame my panel with wood, so I used the Tropical Trees die set to cut my frame out of light brown woodgrain cardstock, attached it to my panel using liquid glue, and then finally stuck the roses and leaves using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and the vellum greenery using liquid glue. For my greeting, I white heat embossed "Miss you" from Big Bold Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it to my panel using foam squares again. I attached my panel to a white card base, and to finish my card I added a scattering of clear droplets from my stash for shine and brightness.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Everything's rosy stamp set

- Big bold greetings stamp set

- Frilly frame lattice die set

- Stitched rectangle die set

- Botanical backdrop die set

- Tropical trees die set

- Spring greenery die set

- Flirty flowers paper pack

- Pink blossoms confetti

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: tattered rose, saltwater taffy, worn lipstick, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness

- Lawn Fawn premium dye inks: peachy keen, guava, lobster, raspberry

- Altenew crisp dye inks: frosty pink, frayed leaf, forest glades, moss

- Copic opaque white ink

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Light brown woodgrain cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (roses and leaves)

Craftin Desert Divas - Wishing You Were Here

Hello there,

Here is my last card featuring new supplies from Craftin Desert Divas January release. This card showcases an image from the new "Crabby Critters" stamp set + some goodies from previous releases.

I first started by cutting a thin stripe from a world map pattern paper and another one from dark kraft cardstock, and glued both pieces on the right side of my panel. Then I cut a bigger piece from light kraft cardstock and embossed circles on it using a stencil. Attached this piece to the panel too.

From dark red cardstock, I die cut the word "wishing" and a banner where I stamped and gold heat embossed the second part of my sentiment on. Off camera, I die cut a scalloped circle and a normal circle from the same dark and light kraft cardstocks, and attached them to the panel using double sided foam tape to get some dimension.

Attached the red pieces around the circle element using foam squares. Colored the cute little sloth using my alcohol markers. Glued three clouds on the light kraft circle and attached the sloth to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Crabby Critters stamp set

- Sorted Shapes 1 stencil

- Sending Sentiments stamp set

- Wishing die

- Flag Banner die set 

- Stitched in circle die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

- Kraft cardstock from Neenah

- Red cardstock from Stampin Up!

- Pattern paper from my stash

- Versamark ink from Tsukineko

- Antique gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp

Autumn Card Series 2017 - Campfire by the lake

Hey there,

I would love to join these cuties by the campfire, they seem very happy chatting, maybe singing and eating sausages and marshmallows!

To create this cute little scene, I first started by die cutting all the background elements from two stitched rectangles so all my borders would have the same stitched details: a grass border, a water border and a tree border. I die cut a third stitched rectangle where I created my night sky. I added drops of white paint to give the illusion of stars.

I colored the tree border and the grass using the same color combo of dark green and black inks, and the water border using blue and black inks.

I die cut a stitched scallop rectangle from a wood pattern paper and attached the night sky panel on top of it. And then I added the water and grass borders. And attached the whole thing to a craft card base.

Then I colored my images, making sure to add shadows at the right spots. It's not perfect but I think the result is not that bad. Fussy cut and attached them to the panel using foam squares and liquid glue. I added my sentiment on the top right corner and some sequins to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS

- Happy camper stamp set

- Fall border dies

- Outdoor landscape 2 dies

- Fancy frame dies

 - Flag banner dies

 Shimmer sequins

Simply said stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: salty ocean, blueprint sketch, mowed lawn, peacock feathers, black soot

- Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

- Watercolor cardstock from Canson

- Wood pattern paper from my stash

- Craft cardstock from Neenah

- Solar white cardstock from Neenah