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August 11, 2016 By Steph Ackerman Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a quick Butterfly Note Card using fabulous products from Ann Butler Designs.

Supplies:

ColorBox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler – Berry, Deep Woods, Tangelo
JoyClair Stamps – Everyday Sentiments
Scor-Pal
Bazzill cardstock
Gina’s Chipboard
Beacon Adhesive – Premium Tacky Glue
May Arts ribbon

Using Scor-Pal, create a 4″ x 5″ card from green cardstock.

Cut black and white cardstock to fit the card base.

Ink the white panel with Berry Ink.

Wrap the panels with ribbon before adhering to the card.

Ink the chipboard circle with Deep Woods and Berry Inks. Add clear embossing powder and heat set.

Ink another butterfly with Berry and Tangelo Inks and another leaf spray with Deep Woods. Add clear embossing powder and heat set.

Add these 2 pieces to the base circle, slightly bending the butterfly so that it appears to be in flight.

Add to card overlapping the ribbon.

Stamp a sentiment with Deep Woods Ink. Add clear embossing powder and heat set.

Ink the edges with Berry Ink and mat with green and black cardstock.

Add to card with foam adhesives for dimension.

What are you creating today?

July 19, 2016 By Steph Ackerman Leave a Comment

Monogrammed Gift Card Set

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a Monogrammed Gift Card Set using fabulous products from Ann Butler Designs.

Supplies:

ColorBox® Background Basics by Ann Butler – Checks 1
ColorBox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler – Canyon
EZ-De’s Stamps – 2″ Flourish
Scor-Pal
Bazzill cardstock
Prima Flowers
Hero Arts sentiments
Spellbinders dies

I wanted to create mini cards so I cut black cardstock 3″ x 6″ and scored to create 3″ x 3″ cards. Using the Checks 1 Background Stamp with Canyon Ink, I stamped it 3 times on white cardstock, then inked the edges before assembling the cards. This stamp was the perfect size for 3″ x 3″ mini cards.

I added flowers and an assortment of die cut sentiments on each card. The sentiments were also stamped with Canyon Ink and then matted with black die cuts for a pop of color.

Next, I needed to create a little bag to hold the cards so it could be given as a gift. Using my Scor-Pal, I scored black cardstock to create the bag, adding a 1″ handle. Additional stamped backgrounds were added to the front and back of the bag to coordinate with the cards. A monogram was also stamped with Canyon Ink, die cut and adhered to the front of the bag.

The 3 cards fit perfectly inside.

I think this would be a perfect gift set for a friend or even a teacher, don’t you think? Just change up the monogramm so you can create a personalized Monogrammed Gift Card Set for the recipient.

What will you create today?

Thanks for stopping by today.

July 14, 2016 By Design Team 2 Comments

Simple Hello Card with Background Basics

Hello everyone! Paula here today, showing you a Hello Card using Ann Butler Designs Background Basics.

OK, crafters – do you ever start with one idea in your mind and the final project took a complete 180? This one did for me. I still like the final project, so I guess that original idea will have to come to fruition at another time. Here’s how I made this card.

I started with a piece of canvas paper and the Colorbox Background Basics by Ann Butler Designs in Picnic 1. Using ColorBox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler Designs in Ocean Breeze, Evergreen, and Aquamarine, I stamped nine squares. These were not lined up. I wanted a distinct line in between them, so I used a paintbrush and blended the 3 colors. Then using a sponge and the same colors, I started blending colors all over. The texture of the canvas paper seems to blend the image and colors well.

After getting the background the way I wanted, I added Iridescents by Ann Butler Designs and EarthSafe Finishes in Snow. I used a paintbrush,but only applied it sporadically. It was enough to give it a nice shimmer.

Since this piece will be for the main background of my card, I wanted to use the stamps again to create an embellishment for the card. Using the Colorbox Background Basics by Ann Butler Designs in Basket 1 and Checks 1 designs, and multiple ink colors, I over stamped each on some scrap cardstock in coordinating colors. After stamping the pieces, I used a die cutter to punch some flowers.

I assembled the card by adhering the background image to a white piece of cardstock. Adhere punches of flower designs and place on the side of the card and add sticker sentiment. That’s it!

Thanks for checking out today’s project. Have a great day!

Paula

June 28, 2016 By Steph Ackerman Leave a Comment

Faux Stitched Backgrounds for Cards

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with 2 cards using the new Stitch Stamps. These stamps, at approximately 4″ long, are perfect for stamping faux stitches on your creations. I decided to use them to create backgrounds for my cards.

Supplies:

ColorBox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler – Desert Sand, Blueberry, Lilac
ColorBox® Background Basics by Ann Butler – Stitch Stamps
Joy Clair Stamps
Couture Creations Embossing Folder
Spellbinders dies
Ribbon

After cutting white cardstock to size, I repeatedly stamped the Stitch Stamps with Blueberry Ink. I inked around the panel with Desert Stand and matted the panel with black cardstock. Before adding the panel to the card with foam adhesives I wrapped the panel with ribbon. A sentiment from JoyClair stamps was added to the card under the ribbon.

Cutting purple cardstock to fit my card, I embossed it and then lightly inked it with Lilac Ink. Using the same Stitch Stamps with Lilac Ink, I stamped a panel of white cardstock. After matting it with black cardstock I wrapped it with purple ribbon and added it to the card with foam adhesives. I die cut the sentiment, adding it to the card with foam adhesives.

These stamps created fun backgrounds for my cards. Thanks for stopping by.

June 9, 2016 By Design Team Leave a Comment

Card and Envelope with Faux Quilting Stamps

Hi crafty friends! Einat Kessler here with a new project. I just love sending cards in the mail and even more so if the envelope matches the card. So this easy and quick project is all about matching colors and patterns.

envelope and card

I started with stamping the card and envelope with a pattern of Ann Butler Designs 1″ Faux Quilting Stamps. I used different stamps and different Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Inks. I used a large acrylic block to arrange the stamps in a row and then applied the inks in a random way and stamped both the card and envelope. Then I took a baby wipe and applied a little of the inks as background to add a little color to the envelope and card. I didn’t want a busy pattern because it’s not allowed on the envelope and I wanted it to match the card, so I created a very minimal pattern.

I used green and blue colors of the ink because they look so pretty when they mix together, which is exactly what happened after I used the baby wipe. This was something I didn’t plan on but turned out really cool, don’t you think?

If you change the colors of the inks or the size of the stamps, you know Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting stamps come in 2″ and 3″ too, you can change the set’s vibe completely. You can even create a few of these cards and envelopes and give it as a gift for someone you love 🙂

I left the card empty because I still don’t know what I’m going to use it for… But I’m sure who’ll ever get it will have fun opening the envelope and discover what’s inside.

Have fun creating!

Einat
Einat

May 26, 2016 By Design Team Leave a Comment

Pink And Orange “Thinking Of You” Card

Hello and thank you for stopping by the Ann Butler Designs blog today. Tammy Santana here with a fun shaker greeting card tutorial using Ann Butler Designs Crafting Inks and Ann Butler Designs 1″ Faux Quilting Stamps. As you can see, I love to create fun projects with bright and bold colors and this Summertime greeting card was so easy to make and embellish with Ann’s fun to use products!

Supplies I used:

Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps
Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Inks by Clear Snap
Pink and orange card stock
Silhouette machine and greeting card cutting file
Glitter
Adhesive tape runner and adhesive foam tape

Directions:

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I used my Silhouette machine to cut out a Silhouette Design Store greeting card file from both orange and pink card stock

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I removed the back portion of the pink card leaving the decorative front to stamp. I used Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps and Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Inks to stamp a fun pattern on the card for some cute and unique decoration.

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I heat sealed the ink with my heat tool. Then, I ran the pink stamped card front through my Xyron machine to create a sticker.

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I adhered the pink card front to a piece of acetate trimmed to fit the card.

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I turned the card over and placed thin foam tape strips around the perimeter, to allow enough height to hold glitter, to create a shaker card. Next, I removed the tape backing to expose the double sided tape before carefully adding the glitter, using a piece of paper that I folded in half, to create a funnel.

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Next, I added a second layer of acetate on top of the double sided tape to create the shaker card overlay. I used an adhesive tape runner on the pink areas on the back of the card and then turned it over and placed it on top of the orange card base.

I really love how the glitter looks with the faux quilting stamped on the card. It really adds interest to what would have been a cute, but plain card. I hope this gives you some inspiration to create some fun and unique greeting cards with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps and Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Inks!

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May 17, 2016 By Design Team Leave a Comment

SunRay Rainbow Card with Ann Butler Designs Background Basics

Hello, all! Paula here with a SunRay Rainbow Card with Ann Butler Designs Background Basics. We had a few warm days here in the Northwest, but the last few have been rainy and overcast. I wanted a little sun, so decided to do a very bright and fun sunray card! Let’s start!

This truly is a simple card. I started with gathering several colors of Ann Butler Designs ColorBox Crafter Ink I chose the following colors: Blueberry, Ocean Breeze, Evergreen, Tangelo, Aquamarine, Limelight, Lilac, Berry and Sunshine. Coordinating cardstock was selected to go along with each of the inks, and was able to use leftover pieces or scraps I had. I used only one stamp, Ann Butler Designs ColorBox Background Basics in Basket, for the entire card. After stamping each piece of cardstock with each ink color, then I cut the pieces in random sunray shapes.

I used a white cardstock as my base for the card. I adhered each of the sunray pieces around the card. Use a circle punch and white cardstock to cut a circle to put in the center of the sunray. I took each color of ink and rubbed around edge of the circle cutout, as well as around the entire base of the card. I used a marker to write the sentiment.

That’s it for today’s quick and simple! I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy a bit of sunshine!

Thanks for stopping by!

Paula

May 2, 2016 By Steph Ackerman Leave a Comment

Quick and Easy Father’s Day Card

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today to share a Quick and Easy Father’s Day Card.

Supplies:

Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Ink – Desert Sand
Ann Butler Designs Iridescents – Onyx
Ann Butler Designs for Unity Stamps – 2″ Doily Picnic
Earth Safe Finishes Gel Medium
ColorBox Crafter’s Ink – Night
ColorBox Embossing Powder – Clear
Gina’s Designs Chipboard
Joy Clair Stamp

I began by mixing Onyx Iridescents with Gel Medium.

Then I randomly painted the mixture on several tags. White still wet, I added some lines with a spatula. A little of this mixture goes a long way so be sure to have plenty of surfaces on hand that can be used in future projects. Once dry, you will have a nice 3 dimensional appearance.

I randomly stamped the 2″ stamps across the tags. Complete coverage is not necessary as I just wanted to enhance the background. Then I inked the edges of the tags.

I stamped white cardstock with Night Ink and allowed it to dry before completing the card.

Finally, I assembled the Father’s Day card using all the elements created above plus some chipboard elements that had been inked with Desert Sand and embossed with clear embossing powder.

The Father’s Day sentiment is from Joy Clair stamps. I stamped it on white cardstock and matted it with black cardstock. To finish, I lightly stamped around the sentiment with Night Ink and add a little bling!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

April 6, 2016 By Design Team Leave a Comment

Layered Faux Quilting Squares Card

Hey crafty friends, Einat Kessler here with a new project. Today I’m playing with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps and Crafter’s Inks to create a colorful Layered Faux Quilting Squares Card. I always need cards and I never have any ready, so I decided to create a card without any words so when I’ll need a card for whatever occasion I can add the appropriate sentiment.

I used very bright and happy colors, after all it’s spring and the flowers are all blooming. So what better colors than Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Ink: Sunshine, Tangelo and Canyon. I stamped the 1″, 2″ and 3″ Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting stamps on a white piece of cardstock. I used a different stamp and ink for each of my squares. Then I cut them out as tiles so I’ll be able to arrange them on my card. If you want a more uniform look you can use the same pattern in all stamps. I wanted my card to be a little more whimsical so I used different stamp patterns.

My card was a little too boring so I added a little color with the ink pads. I simply brushed them against the paper and got the effect of brush strokes. Then I layered the squares on the card. I attached the squares with foam tape to give them dimension and make the card more interesting by creating different heights on it. I also attached them vertically so they’ll appear as diamonds and not squares, which seem a more exciting shape, don’t you think?

This architectural card is suitable for any occasion. Simply change the colors to adapt it to different people or celebrations, for example use shades of pink or light blue for babies, browns and blues for a more masculine card. You can create a softer pattern if you change the squares into circles. I hope you liked this card!

Have fun creating!

Einat

March 25, 2016 By Ann Butler 3 Comments

Faux Quilted Foil Card

I love Foil and the fact that therm-o-web has come out with it in the perfect size for card making! I also love that I am able to combine it with my stamp line and today I am showing you how-to create a Faux Quilted Foil Card.

I started with a 1″ square from the Leaves All Over and the Stripes. Dots. & Hearts stamp sets. I began by stamping a pattern onto a sheet of white card stock with ColorBox® Archival Dye Ink in Wicked Black.

I alternated with the two stamps to create a pattern 4 wide by 5″ high.

I then had photocopies made of the design I stamped out. Please note: in order for the foil technique I am doing to work, you will need photocopies from a laser printer of your original, this technique will not work with using ink or an inkjet printer. Trim to desired size.

Place foil on top of your design and sandwich it with a folded piece of copy paper…

Place the folded side of the sandwich into a laminator. The laminator I am using is one that I have had for years, I do not believe it is sold any longer, there are many new ones on the market but if you do not have one….no worries…

You can do this technique with an iron as well. Simply layer your design with foil and a sheet of copy paper and iron. Be careful not to go back and forth, simply hold the iron in one place for 10 – 15 seconds, lift and move the iron and repeat.

Pull the foil away and you will see that it adheres to your design. Start by lifting at one corner, if needed, place the foil back down and iron again.

I stamped out some sentiments and made photocopies of them also.

I put these through the laminator also…

They turned out…

PERFECTLY!

The design I foiled was 4″ x 5″, to layer and create a card I cut a piece of yellow card stock 4 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ and a piece of white card stock 9″ x 5 1/2″ (which I folded in half to create a card base that is 4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″). I also cut a piece of yellow card stock 1/4″ larger and a piece of white card stock 1/2″ larger then the sentiment I chose. Attach the design to the yellow card stock and then to the card base. Then, attach the sentiment to the yellow card stock and then to the white card stock and adhere to the card front as desired.

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps by Unity Stamp Company: Leaves All Over, Stripes. Dots & Hearts

Partner Products:

other products:

Card stock: white, yellow
Laminator or Iron
Paper trimmer
Scissors
Laser printer
Copy paper

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