Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Stitched Butterfly and Wild Flowers

This card was inspired by Sally Traidman’s gorgeous fabric flowers on the cover of the 2011 Hero Arts catalogue plus some cute cards on page 16 of the catalogue.

Stitched Butterfly and Wild Flowers
Stamps (Hero Arts) - Antique Engravings, Wild Flowers, Old Letter Writing & Messages.

The red card base has been stamped with the Old Letter Writing stamp using VersaMark. For the panel I frayed a piece of fabric, stamped the wild flowers image with a brown ink and added gems.

The butterfly is made up of three layers - two pieces of fabric with a piece of wadding sandwiched in the middle. I stamped the butterfly on the top piece of fabric and using a sewing machine stitched the outline and some of the details.

Stitched Butterfly

Then I trimmed the fabric close to the stitched edging. To finish the butterfly I just added some thread for the antennae and wooden beads on the body. The sentiment is white embossed and the ladybird was coloured with a marker and a layer of Glossy Accents applied for some sheen.
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19 comments:

  1. LinJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Girl, you are AMAZING!! What a gorgeous design!! Well done, my friend!!

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  2. Sarah J MoermanJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Wow! Your butterfly is absolutely AMAZING!

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  3. gaijinjoyJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Heather, this card is absolutely stunning. What a clever use of different textures and techniques. Ingenious!

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  4. BrendaJanuary 18, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    That is so beautiful Heather! I love all the texture and the lovely wooden beads on the butterfly body!

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  5. PatriciaJanuary 18, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    wowwwwwwwww Heather your card is amazing I love the stitched butterfly =P

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  6. RosemaryJanuary 18, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    you do such amazing things with fabric, heather!! lovely card!

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  7. Vera Yates (Ling)January 18, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Wow, Heather, you always blow me away with your creativity! This is absolutely fabulous!

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  8. Anita RexJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Hi Heather this is gorgeous! I love the fabric butterfly so pretty! And what a great idea!

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  9. DeirdreJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Ahem, another winner! Unbelievable... your are a genius.

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  10. walchowDesignJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Another beauty, Heather! Love the butterfly stitching and also the stamped fabric! Love the wooden beads too!

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  11. CinnamonSallyJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Wow Heather this is stunning, as Deirdre said I am sure its another winner. You are so creative and always inspire me to get out my sewing machine.

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  12. BarbJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Heather, this is such a work of art! I love every single detail! So beautifully done!

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  13. Moccavanila by Vera RhuhayJanuary 19, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    ......don't know what to say...
    you are incredible AMAZING...Heather!!!
    this is GORGEOUS!!

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  14. TrinhJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    My oh my, Heather! You always manage to leave me stunned when I see one of your cards. I agree with Barb, this is a work of art!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    This is beautiful! Love all those details and textures Heather! :)

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  16. Dawn TJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    totally stunning Heather!!!!!!!

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  17. DustyPenny (Joy Ott)January 20, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Beautiful butterfly, Heather. Hugs.

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  18. NancyJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    I just love the way you combine stamping and fabric, Heather. This is so creative! You are so inspiring!

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  19. Suzanne CJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Wow! Love your fabric butterfly! He turned out beautifully on your lovely card!

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