Follow Your Bliss…

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!

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!

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This is awesome. I love how you used the butterfly as a frame.

Posted by: lacyquilter | July 14th, 2008 02:35

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!

Posted by: leslierich | July 14th, 2008 02:51

A huge congrats, T, and I love your embossed butterfly! The flowers are fabulous too!

Posted by: Debbie Olson | July 14th, 2008 03:15

Oh my goodness, Congratulations!!!! That is so exciting!! You do such a gorgeous job on your cards and deserve this!!
Karen W

Posted by: Karen Wallace | July 14th, 2008 04:56

Congratulations…well deserved!! Your work is beautiful.
Delores in VA

Posted by: Delores Harris | July 14th, 2008 06:28

This is “Beautiful”. It is a must have for me. Love, M………

Posted by: Marcia | July 14th, 2008 06:33

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.

Posted by: Kittie | July 14th, 2008 06:33

Gorgeous card! You will do Whipper Snapper proud!!

Posted by: CherylQuilts at SCS | July 14th, 2008 06:44

Trudee,

Congratulations on being a Whipper Snapper designer! This card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us.

Posted by: Joan | July 14th, 2008 07:54

Congratulations Trudee! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Posted by: Terri H. | July 14th, 2008 08:10

Congratulations! I love Whipper Snapper designs! And I love your card!
Cheryl

Posted by: cheryl horton | July 14th, 2008 08:28

GAWD this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! and how perfect with the Spellbinder’s new die - can’t wait!!!

Posted by: lilascreativecorner | July 14th, 2008 08:31

Oh my goodness, this card is over the top gorgeous. I love unique designs and this certainly is just that!

Posted by: Beth Norman | July 14th, 2008 08:57

Congratulations you lucky and talented girl!

Posted by: Laurie | July 14th, 2008 09:04

What a fabulous team you and Whipper Snappers Stamps will make! congratulations, Trudee!

Posted by: Kate Hart-Sampson | July 14th, 2008 09:11

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.

Posted by: Anna Wight (SweetMissDaisy) | July 14th, 2008 09:54

You clearly deserve to be among the best.

Posted by: Sharon in NE | July 14th, 2008 10:14

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!

Posted by: Conniecrafter | July 14th, 2008 10:16

This is a beautiful card.

Posted by: Maria | July 14th, 2008 10:32

Congrats Trudee!!!!Have fun with the great stamps,lovely card!!!

Posted by: Diane Lapointe | July 14th, 2008 10:53

You did the stamps, the nesties and the watercoloring total justice. Just lovely Trudee!

Posted by: Julie (Joypup on SCS) | July 14th, 2008 10:54

Trudee, this is GORGEOUS, as always!!
Love your coloring and sparkles, just beautiful!

Posted by: pam hooten | July 14th, 2008 11:16

Wow, Trudee, this is fabulous! Love it!!!

Posted by: Shannan Teubner | July 14th, 2008 11:32

That is gorgeous! Your watercoloring is fabulous!

Posted by: Kacey | July 14th, 2008 11:38

WOW this is sooooo freakin awesome T!I just love it!!! WOW!!! Fantastic!

Posted by: jacksonbelle | July 14th, 2008 11:49

Wowzas Girl - this is the ultimate one layer card - really really awesome!!!!!

Posted by: jami | July 14th, 2008 12:17

Gorgeous coloring, T, and sweet new sets from Anna! Looking forward to seeing you the end of this week!

Posted by: Sharon Harnist | July 14th, 2008 13:03

Lovely card!!! Beautiful colors and layout!!

Posted by: Cindy H. | July 14th, 2008 13:41

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!

Posted by: Christina Fischer | July 14th, 2008 14:37

It’s not fair that we can’t get our hands on these dies for another month!! Your card is a knock-out!!

Posted by: Linda Marie | July 14th, 2008 15:06

What a beauty - you are truly an artist!

Posted by: pegg | July 14th, 2008 15:31

beautiful. Love that butterfly die.

Posted by: karenannj | July 14th, 2008 16:17

Absolutely stunning. Anna made incredible choices in choosing designers! I can’t WAIT to see what else you do with her amazing sets!

Posted by: qcbetty (QC) | July 14th, 2008 18:01

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!

Posted by: Michelle | July 14th, 2008 18:59

OMWORD! Trudee, this is so amazing! I am in awe!!!

Posted by: HB | July 14th, 2008 20:01

STUNNING! You just rocked this set girlfriend!

Posted by: Ellen | July 14th, 2008 22:33

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!!

Posted by: Leslie Springer | July 14th, 2008 23:13

I love that card. I would have never thought to use that die that way. Fantastic idea!!

Marie
http://scrappingworld.blogspot.com

Posted by: Marie Cramp | July 15th, 2008 09:59

Congrats!
Love your work and the colors you use!
~Eve

Posted by: Eve | July 15th, 2008 10:39

Imaginative, creative, artistic, innovative – and AWESOME!
-mary

Posted by: mary | July 15th, 2008 14:31

This is just exquisite…you’re amazing! Congrats on being part of the DT!

Posted by: WAXYO | July 15th, 2008 16:33

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!

Posted by: Danielle | July 16th, 2008 10:51

wow, congrats. love this card. very creative.

Posted by: joslyn | July 16th, 2008 18:39

This is truly inspired, or maybe just Trudee inspired! Love the scene created inside the embossed butterfly. How gorgeous and unique!

Posted by: Kiko | July 17th, 2008 10:23

This is just lovely, Trudee!! And congrats!!

Posted by: Angel | July 17th, 2008 19:46

Congrats Trudee!!!! Love your design! I can’t wait to see what else you come up with!

Posted by: Julia Stainton | July 19th, 2008 19:50

Just ordered these two sets. Thanks for the inspiration!

Posted by: CherylQuilts at SCS | July 21st, 2008 16:37