Swallowtails

Here are 2 more Swallowtail cards we made at our Swallowtail class a few months ago.  I'm just now getting them on here :)  Trying to get my act together to start a new "stampin' up!" year. 

 Supplies:
Stamp Set: Swallowtail
Paper: Primrose Petals, Pink Pirouette, White
Ink: Primrose Petals
Tools: Big Shot, woodgrain folder, top note die, word window punch, modern label punch
Accessories: Designer build a brads, dimensionals

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Swallowtail, tiny tags
Paper: Early Espresso, gumball green, white
Ink: black, versamark
Tools: Big Shot, clouds folder, jewelry tag punch, heat tool
Accessories: gumball green embossing powder, thread, dimensionals, glue dots

Colorful Swallowtail

I love this card.  We made this one at my swallowtail class a few months ago.  I used my color coach to help me choose the right color combination for this beautiful creature.  I started with Summer Starfruit and added the creative combination that was suggested.  Then I chose to use Night of Navy b/c it was the dynamic duo to Baja Breeze.  I am so happy to have this tool to help me pick great color combinations.

A quick note.  My class embossed in black and it didn't look nearly as good as the espresso.  My bad.  You are using markers to color in the blank areas, but keep in mind that you should take a tissue b/t colors and wipe the area.  The marker ink will still be wet sitting on the embossed edge so you need to rub it clean or the side of your hand will spread ink where you don't want it.  Just keep that in mind.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Swallowtail, Vintage Verses?
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, versamark
Paper: Night of Navy, Black, White
Tools: Heat Tool
Accessories: jumbo rhinestones, dimensionals, early espresso embossing powder, sponge dauber

Need a kick in the pants?

I issued a challenge to my stamp club last month to try a mojo Monday sketch.  It's basically a sketch to get the juices flowing to create a one of a kind card.  It usually takes me 2 hours.  I put so much into those.  I was very proud of all who tried.  Many said they didn't like it b/c it took too much thinking.  I understood, but were excited they tried.  I have a feeling they'll try again.  Not just because I gave them free SAB products for trying :)

This is the sketch I chose for them.


Here is what I was able to make.  It's just a suggestion.  I took some liberties.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Swallowtail, collage curios
Ink: midnight muse, gumball green, summer starfruit, crumb cake
Paper: midnight muse, summer starfruit, print poetry dsp pack, vanilla
Tools: Big Shot, stripes embossing folder, edgelits, distressing tool, paper piercing mat and tool, 1" circle punch, banner framelits
Accessories: summer starfruit ribbon, soda pop tops, basic pearls

There might be 2 things on this card you may not recognize.  The silver accessory is the pop top run though the big shot and flattened out.  I love it!  The other thing that may have boggled your mind is the ink technique I used.  It's called the thumping technique.  I inked up the swallowtail with crumb cake and then took the paintbrush end of our stampin write marker and thumped it all over the stamp.  I did find that thumping in the same direction looks better.  Give it a try :)

Swarm of Swallowtail

Once again, I rebelled against getting the Swallowtail Stamp for a while.  I was able to just say no to the giant doily, but I couldn't hold out on the butterfly.  I'm not a huge fan of flowers, but I do love me some butterflies and owls.  I had a swallowtail class a few weeks ago and this was my favorite one.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Swallowtail, Trust God
Paper: Early Espresso, Pool Party, White, early espresso core d'nations paper
Ink: espresso, versamark
Tools: Big Shot, lacy brocade embossing folder, decorative label punch, heat tool, sanding system
Accessories: pool party embossing powder, dimensionals

Don't look too hard for the punch that made that pretty tag at the bottom b/c yours truly created it by mistake.  Here is how I made it.

1.  punch out decorative label punch

 



2.  attach some kind of scrap handle
 

4.  Feed tag back into punch and line up like so

 

5.  This is what you should have now

6.  Then just trim around the edges

 And voila!!  Yea Me!!!