June 28th, 2023 Dainty Dragonflies CLR064 and Dainty Dragonflies Die Set PPRS-D064

 

Welcome Friends! Tia here with you from RockyMtnCraftia.com. Summer is officially underway and one of my favorite parts of summer as a kid was catching lightening bugs or for some of you Fireflies. So it occurred to me to take the gorgeous Dainty Dragonflies set and create a dreamy nightscape with them.

I started with an A2 sized card base and created my scene on it. I inked the panel with Distress Ink in Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet and Spun Sugar. I used white acrylic paint to flick 'stars' across the sky. I then die cut an A2 sized black panel to create a hexagon window and adhered it to my scene. Now, you could draw in the night-plants before, but I chose to do that after my panel was adhered down. To draw the plants I simply used a broad tipped black sharpie.

Now, more of those gorgeous dragonflies! Did I mention that there are 9 dragonflies in the set and in 3 different sizes, so the die set will cut all 9! Brilliant! There are also 2 sets of antennae and two little ladybugs! Seriously, this set is so cute!

After inking in my dragonflies, I layered them with a coat of Wink-a-Stella. Lastly, I die cut the word 'dream' several times with black cardstock. Then glue stacked them together for dimension. Next, I pressed the top layer into VersaMark watermark ink and applied WOW-Metallic Silver Sparkle embossing powder. Now my sentiment outsparkles the dragonflies!

I hope you are having a wonderful summer! Remember to take some time and dream-dream about all the fabulous creations you can make when it's your time to GO GET CRAFTY!

Thanks for following along-see you for Christmas in July!!!

-Tia

June 17th, 2023 Dainty Dragonflies CLR064 & Wildflowers CLR249

 Happy Saturday friends! Tia here from RockyMtnCraftia.com. Today I'm sharing a great 'all purpose' card for your stash. I used the Dainty Dragonflies and Wildflowers sets to achieve this look.

I love how these two sets come together seamlessly for a natural looking scene. Combined with a simple sentiment this card could be used for any number of situations.

             

I started with an A6 card base (6.25x4.50) and a cut piece of cardstock at (4.25x5.5) that I used for my scene. Using Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire and Tumbled Glass I created the background sky. 

Next I stamped the Wildflowers low on my card and used a wet wipe to clear ink away from the butterflies that are are the stamp.

Using my Misti, I selected several of the Dainty Dragonflies to create a circular flow around the card.

It's important to use the right supplies for the right project. And although I am a COPIC girl, this scene is just too dainty for them! This was the perfect project for my Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens.

Lastly I stamped a sentiment from my collection and mounted the panel with foam tape on the card base. 

There's still one day left in the Prickley Pear Moving Sale-head to the store and pick up these sweet Dainty Dragonflies and pair them with any of the gorgeous floral stamps in the Prickley Pear Store! 

Thanks for following along! Until next time-Go Get Crafty!

-Tia

You Spin Me Round

Today's post might seem like you're going around in circles. 

Let's see how the Design Team has interpreted today's Round theme. 

Heidi's gone with round wheels on her creation. This fantastic image is Antique Car.

 

Sharon's gone round and round with the Dainty Dragonflies and the Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect sentiment.

 

 

Tracie's rounded out her creation with her circle dies. They're perfect to feature the Circles Set Sentiments and Flowers clear set.

 

And Heather rounds out the day with her card, featuring Jar Full of Daisies. Sentiment and the adorable bee come from the Spring Poinsettias set.

 

What wonderful creations this week! Come see us for more, here on the blog next week. Same time, same place.

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Dainty Dragonflies

This morning on my way to work, I jumped as I closed the gate. Resting on the fence post was an enormous dragonfly. 

I'm not really that afraid of them, but it was just a shock to find him there and I didn't want to disturb him! 

Today's post features creations with the new Dainty Dragonflies set released in May 2017. Also available is the matching Dainty Dragonflies Die Set, making these beauties a snap to cut out. 

How many times can you get a stamp set and matching dies for less than $25.00? 

First up on the blog today with this set is Sharon. She's created a beautiful rainbow background, stamped with the There is Only One Happiness sentiment. The dragonflies have been stamped on acetate, giving them an iridescent shimmer.

 

Heidi's been stamping up a herd of dragonflies! This first card is paired with the By Your Side sentiment.

   

 

This gorgeous scene evokes images of a nighttime pond trip. Can you hear the frogs?

 

And Heidi goes with pastels for her final creation. These dragonflies are paired with the Circles Set sentiments.

 

These dainty dragonflies are much cuter than the large guy on my fence post! I hope you enjoyed our Tuesday post.

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