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Queen Kat, butterflies on parade

I think I must be about the luckiest girl alive! Not only do I have a great husband and family, but I get to design fun projects like this one for you guys to see, try and enjoy!

This project started with a canvase that measures 8 X 10″ . I prepared the surface by using some craft arts purple paint. I allowed this to dry for several hours.

While it was drying, I stamped the unicorn (butterflies on parade) onto white card stock and colored it with copic markers, V0000,V000,V01,V04,V05.

After I colored the image, I fussy cut around it and using a decopauge medium applied it to the canvase. The next step was hot gluing all the flower peddles into place. I used dew drops for the centers. The lace around the side and around the canvase are held in place with hot glue. The pictures you see above are toward the end of the process, and the piece is still slightly wet.

I have to allow this to completely dry and place it in “Melissa’s” box so it can go postal early week. I want her to get the package in plenty of time for her birthday.

Please visit Queen Kat’s blog and check her store out. I don’t think this project came out to bad for being my first canvas work!

Another quick, fun and precious video:

May God Bless us everyone!

Pretty Purple projects!

Hello friends!

It must be April! Which means I’ve taken out my purple palette, ribbon, stickles and fun dies to create things for my Niece, Melissa. Please watch the slide show on youtube by clicking here.

This year she will celebrate her 15th birthday! I tell you, I do remember those days! Good thing purple is starting to grow on me, as my soon to be step daughter in law wants shades of purple in her wedding. They have a date, it is June 12, 2012.

We celebrated their engagement a bit late, mostly because of scheduling conflicts and other obligations.

The cute basket is one of the new big shot pro dies, I highly recommend visiting Memory Making crafts for all of your die cutting needs. Cindy has great product and reasonable prices. You will be seeing a few new projects made with dies I purchased from her store. She is expecting her first little one (a baby girl) in the next few months, I am so exited for their growing family!

I hope you have a great day, don’t worry if you don’t see many post this next week, I am determined to cleanup my craft room. I have been purchasing paper like crazy at the big box store sales, that needs to be put away as well as my new dies need to be cataloged and put away as well.

If you would like a current word document list of the sizzix dies I have, just email and I’ll send you a copy attached to email. Once again, my email is Ms.Rhetta@gmail.com

READ THIS CAREFULLY, I will be doing a 200 Subscriber give away on YouTube soon. My YouTube name is Iwannastamp. This will correlate with a BLOG CANDY GIVE AWAY. So be sure to subscribe to my blog and YouTube channel.

This (big but all together) give away will start on April 15, 2011 and run through May 28, 2011. Drawing will be on May 29, 2011.

The first prize in the mix will be a mini basket treat filled with goodies in your choice of colors. Please leave comments anywhere on the blog or youtube channel to win.

Stamp happy, look for more candy and chances to win!

Squigglefly Spring Butterfly — Video tutorial

April 9th is the release date for this beautiful Spring butterfly from artist Revi Devi Paat. This beautiful image is the perfect touch for the tissue holder.

Squiggle fly is also doing another artist release on this day, it is an adorable Ostrich image with his head in the sand, I will post a picture of the finished card.

Today I found this video tutorial on how to make the tissue holder. It is on Dee’s blog. I altered the box only by adding a second layer of color and sponging all of the edges.

Here are the written instructions:

Card stock base measures 11 X 4 1/4″

Score at 1/2″, 3″,4″ and 6 1/2″

Fold score lines and sponge all score lines and edges with coordinating ink.

Cut solid card stock to:

4″ X 4 1/4″ (2 pieces)

4 X 2 1/4″

4 X 3 3/4″

Sponge all edges in coordinating ink.

Cut Patterned paper to:

3 3/4″ X 4″ (2 pieces)

3 3/4″ X 2″

3 3/4″ X 1/2″

Sponge all edges in coordinating ink.

Create a template for the center oval hole by using a scrap of card stock that measures 4″ X 2 1/4,” fold in half vertically then horizontally to find the center. Using an oval punch or die, cut the center.

Line this up on the box middle and punch out. Layer papers on top of this and punch through all the layers. Using a oval punch or die, Cut the same oval from scrap paper and go over that with the oval scallop punch to create a boarder for the tissue.

Apply papers to the box as shown in the picture.

Print out and color butterflies onto white card stock. Color with copic markers, R20, R21,R000, R17,YG06. Sponge around image with yellow ink. Cut out one of the butterfly wings, color and pop dot on top.

Layer this onto a scrap of coordinating card stock. Image is from Squigglfly.com.

Front panel, I printed out “God bless you” onto white card stock and layered it onto green and white card stock, all with sponged edges.

The tissue box is farther embellished with stickles and ribbon. Please email me at Ms.Rhetta@gmail.com if you have any questions.

On a separate note, please remember the $25.00 shrink plastic butterfly contest is still in effect.

Please subscribe to my blog, you tube channel and don’t forget to leave kind comments and feed back. I used Kleenex (brand) pocket tissues for this project.

For the visual learner:

If the video does not play above, please click Youtube. Have a great day. Stamp Happy and be a blessing!

Queen Kat — Butterflies on Parade Unicorn

This beautiful stamp is by Maigan’s stamps. Their information can be found by clicking here. This beautiful unicorn is called ‘butterfly parade’. My favorite thing about this beautiful stamp is the options it offers in the coloring. I used Pink in one example and purple in the second.

Both cards also features stick pins that I made. I have just begun the process of learning to make these beautiful pin works of art. I used some beads I received in an EBay order as well as bead caps and other accessories. To be sure things stayed together, I used hot glue.

The images are colored with Copic markers and embellished with stickles ink. The paper is from my private collection.

I hope you will go visit our Queen Kat store and purchase some great stamps for yourself. Have a great day, stamp happy!

3D butterflies — new video tutorial

I am basically re-doing this entire post. I chose to use a tri-pod and re-record the video.

The quality of the picture is much better and nothing is really shaky or moving around to excess. I will be using this method for more video’s in the future. Now that I know how to tweak things and make them a little bit more stable.

Today I went out and walked one of our dogs, Lexie for about 3 blocks. My goal is to take each dog out individually during the day for this little walk. This will help build up my endurance. My weight is starting to come down slightly and I am down to 184 #. I am also making myself drink more water. I hate water, I need flavor baby! Some of the water flavorings is helping with this.

Don’t forget about the contest, in the video I clearly spell out the rules, you can post a video response by clicking here or you can email me at Ms.Rhetta@gmail.com with your entries. I will be posting pics on my blog as well as my Youtube channel.

I hope you will find other uses for shrink plastic and give the 3D butterflies a try. They are so pretty on many projects and jewelry items.

Let me now if you have any questions. Be sure to become a follower, leave comments here and on the Youtube channel. Remember, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. Here is the video on Youtube.

Have a great day, tomorrow is Queen Kat Tuesday with some beautiful projects and cards that you will be wanting to do yourself!

Stamp happy, be a blessing!

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