Monday, February 10, 2014

Spunky and Bug

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Sparkle N Sprinkle has come out with another rubber stamp set for the Spunky line.  This one is called Spunky and Bug (# 523) and I thought the sentiment was perfect for a swing card.

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I started out by die cutting my swing card form the Sizzix die and then altering the edges with the Memory Box Piestra Tile die.  Once all the cutting of the card base was completed, I applied VersaMark to the front panels, covered it with Tinsel embossing powder, and heat set it.  This added lots of sparkle!

Next, I cut a square slightly smaller than the center square from patterned paper and I used the distress embossing technique and Clear embossing powder to dress up the edges.  I heat embossed the sentiment onto my circle with Black Detail embossing powder.

On a piece of scrap cardstock, I stamped the ladybugs six times, colored them with Copics and fussy cut each one of them out.  I also added a bit of Black Suede velvet glitter to each of the spots.  Then I randomly placed the ladybugs around the front square.




Using the same patterned paper, I cut a square the same size as the center swing portion and heat set my inside sentiment with Black Detail embossing powder as well.  Spunky was also stamped and heat set with Black Detail embossing powder, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut out.  I used the Distress Embossing technique on this square as well by applying Distress Ink (Mustard Seed), covering with Clear embossing powder, and heat setting.



The inside portion of the swing card was also embellished using two of the ladybugs.

15 comments:

Shona Erlenborn said...

Super cute Anne! Love the die cutting on the side panels and the extra embossing touches.

CG said...

This is beautiful and adorable! Love the die-cut card base, and the sentiments are so fun. Fabulous project! Best, CG

Brenda said...

love the die cut on the sides of the base - very cute idea with the lady bugs!

rachel said...

super shape card Anne and \i love the sentiment - fab x

Linda Simpson said...

Great sentiment and love the design of your card! Great image too.

Hugs
Linda xxx

Lisa said...

This is gorgeous, Anne!! I love the design and the cut-outs on the sides!! The ladybugs and skunk are so cute!! What a fun card!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

jimlynn said...

What a wonderful swing card!!! LOVE the shine, sparkle, and of course that adorable little image. SO very pretty with all the cut outs on the side too!
Lynn

April said...

Great card fold. I love the sparkle!

Tammy said...

You're right, absolutely perfect for a swing card! Love the cute image and sentiment and the die cuts are gorgeous!

Ellen Taylor said...

Love the fold on this Anne and the adorable image....if it wasn't for a bottle 0f #52 I'd have a racing stripe too! I love a card that makes me giggle!

Patricia St Martin said...

Fantastic!!! Love all the views. Great job on your swing card, all the sparkle is wonderful. Love ladybugs and Spunky and the sentiments make me laugh. Darling card.
Hugs, Pat

Eret said...

This is awesome, Anne. Love your sparkling swing card with all the ladybugs. Your Skunk is adorable and so funny.
Hugs,
Eret

Mayras Designs said...

I love the way you used the stamp on this card !!! The ladybugs are so cute !!! Wonderful card !!

hugs,
Mayra
Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com

nwilliams6 said...

This is super cool! Love the cards shape and that fun image and sentiment. I have some serious racing stripes right now. Happy Valentines Anne! Hugz!

Joan Ervin said...

Ooooh, how adorable!!!! The ladybugs are just tooo cute and I absolutely love the sentiment...racing stripe sounds much better than gray hair!!!! This is such an awesome design, Anne!!!!