Jul 14 2008
Whipper Snapper Featured Designer!
WOO HOO!! Imagine my delight when I received an email from the fabulously awesome Anna Wight, asking me be to be a Whipper Snapper featured designer for July and August! It took me about 4 seconds to respond with a resounding YES!! LOL! I am honored to be among a group of ultra talented designers and friends. Check out this lineup!
Pam Hooten
Blog: http://pamhooten.blogspot.com
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/iris
Jami Sibley
Blog: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/jami
Carol Halvorson
Blog: http://happinessblooms.blogspot.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/hb
Leslie Miller
Blog: http://leslierich.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/leslierich
and Anna of course!!
Blog: http://sweetmissdaisy.typepad.com
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/sweetmissdaisy
Where Flowers Bloom…
The 2 sets we will be designing with are Blossoms & Butterflies and Blooming Expressions. As far as I am concerned, you just can’t go wrong with butterflies, flowers, and sentiments, right? RIGHT!
My design was inspired by this card of Debbie’s. I had received a set of Spellbinder’s new Butterfly dies, and just knew it would be perfect for this design. First, I knew I would need a mask, so I cut the butterfly in a piece of scrap paper cut to the same size as the cardfront, about 4 3/4″ and set it aside. Next, I embossed the die into a Fabriano Medioevalis notecard, added the outer mask, and replaced the die on the card. This left the inside of the butterfly open for stamping the images. I stamped the flowers and butterfly using Versafine Onyx black ink.
I removed the die and mask, and chose to watercolor this image for a change of pace. It has been a long time since I watercolored! When I think of watercoloring, I think of Anna…she is the master! I used Adirondack inks in wild plum, raspberry, eggplant, butterscotch, lettuce, stream, and espresso.
With my watercoloring complete, I once again added the outer mask and die, and used my Copic airbrush system with the Y21 marker to airbrush the inside of the butterfly. Once that was completed, I masked the entire butterfly (with the butterfly I cut from the scrap paper), and airbrushed some BG11 around the outside. I added some shading around the flowers and butterfly with my C2 Copic marker.
To finish off the card, I sponged some Ranger vintage photo ink around the edges for depth, added a row of bling to draw your eye to the sentiment, pierced the antennae, and knotted some black gingham ribbon through eyelets. The final touch was adding Stickles to the butterfly and flowers!
Be sure to check out all of the other guest designers! I can’t wait to see what they have done.
Thanks for visiting! ![]()








This is awesome. I love how you used the butterfly as a frame.
Oh, my gosh! Awesome, Trudee! I love these stamps and I love what you did with them. I know they’re going to be a LOT of fun!
A huge congrats, T, and I love your embossed butterfly! The flowers are fabulous too!
Oh my goodness, Congratulations!!!! That is so exciting!! You do such a gorgeous job on your cards and deserve this!!
Karen W
Congratulations…well deserved!! Your work is beautiful.
Delores in VA
This is “Beautiful”. It is a must have for me. Love, M………
Congratulations, Trudee! I cannot wait to see these new sets. I have had so much fun playing with Anna’s images. Your card is absolutely darling.
Gorgeous card! You will do Whipper Snapper proud!!
Trudee,
Congratulations on being a Whipper Snapper designer! This card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us.
Congratulations Trudee! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Congratulations! I love Whipper Snapper designs! And I love your card!
Cheryl
GAWD this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! and how perfect with the Spellbinder’s new die - can’t wait!!!
Oh my goodness, this card is over the top gorgeous. I love unique designs and this certainly is just that!
Congratulations you lucky and talented girl!
What a fabulous team you and Whipper Snappers Stamps will make! congratulations, Trudee!
WOWWEEEE!!! This is just beautiful!! Love the stamped images within the embossed impression — fabulous idea! And what a GREAT new cutting template, too! Ooooh, there’s so much FUN to be had, I can’t STAND it!! =) Thank you, Trudee, for being a part of this with me. Can’t wait to see you! -Anna.
You clearly deserve to be among the best.
WOW!!!! That is just Beautiful, so love the flowers, pretty coloring and sparkle! Like how you peirced the antenna’s, and the way the bling is coming from the sentiment leading you to the inside of the card…very cool!
This is a beautiful card.
Congrats Trudee!!!!Have fun with the great stamps,lovely card!!!
You did the stamps, the nesties and the watercoloring total justice. Just lovely Trudee!
Trudee, this is GORGEOUS, as always!!
Love your coloring and sparkles, just beautiful!
Wow, Trudee, this is fabulous! Love it!!!
That is gorgeous! Your watercoloring is fabulous!
WOW this is sooooo freakin awesome T!I just love it!!! WOW!!! Fantastic!
Wowzas Girl - this is the ultimate one layer card - really really awesome!!!!!
Gorgeous coloring, T, and sweet new sets from Anna! Looking forward to seeing you the end of this week!
Lovely card!!! Beautiful colors and layout!!
Oh my gosh — this is just gorgeous, Trudee!! I love Anna’s images, and you’ve done an amazing job with them! The stamping inside the embossed butterfly is fantastic!
It’s not fair that we can’t get our hands on these dies for another month!! Your card is a knock-out!!
What a beauty - you are truly an artist!
beautiful. Love that butterfly die.
Absolutely stunning. Anna made incredible choices in choosing designers! I can’t WAIT to see what else you do with her amazing sets!
Super Wow! This is a fabulous card! I love the embossed image of the butterfly surrounding the flowers! and the stickles add the perfect touch!
OMWORD! Trudee, this is so amazing! I am in awe!!!
STUNNING! You just rocked this set girlfriend!
Congrats on being featured artist for Whipper Snapper! I can’t wait till their new releases are out on the 28th!!
I Love, Love your card. I just bought 3 sets of nesties, I thought I was done!!LOL I guess I might be buying the butterfly set. Thanks goodness for the coupons form cutathome!!
I love that card. I would have never thought to use that die that way. Fantastic idea!!
Marie
http://scrappingworld.blogspot.com
Congrats!
Love your work and the colors you use!
~Eve
Imaginative, creative, artistic, innovative – and AWESOME!
-mary
This is just exquisite…you’re amazing! Congrats on being part of the DT!
Congratulations! You are a very talented artist and you deserve it! This sample is just amazing! Your design is unique and fresh and your coloring is fantastic! Love it!
wow, congrats. love this card. very creative.
This is truly inspired, or maybe just Trudee inspired! Love the scene created inside the embossed butterfly. How gorgeous and unique!
This is just lovely, Trudee!! And congrats!!
Congrats Trudee!!!! Love your design! I can’t wait to see what else you come up with!
Just ordered these two sets. Thanks for the inspiration!