Colorful Butterfly Garden

We all fell in lone with K & Co's Mariposa collection a while back. Scrapadabadoo even bought some extra sets a few months ago. I grabbed some up, but so did everyone else because they are sold out now. Here is a card I made with some of the papers.
I added my handmade flowers and used Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to add accents. (I just love that color!) The picture does not show all the glittery goodness on the paper but, trust me,  It is there.

Black and Teal Mariposa Card

Here is another card using another sheet of Mariposa paper.

You can get a set from Scrapadabadoo.

I chose this black sheet with gold foil from the 12x 12 Mariposa paper pad

I trimmed it down and layered it on top of white cardstock that I inked with

 Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. 

The small simple flowers are inked with  Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink on the edges.

   The Loose Roses were inked with Spiced Marmalade.  I brushed over them with Clear Wink of Stella. Then I brushed over the edges with Gold Wink of Luna. The centers where filled with gold micro beads, I added gold foil to the Open Rose. I started out staining it with Aged Mahogany then I dabbed Flittler Glu onto the petals and then rubbed on some Minc Gold foil.

I was very impressed that the foil staid on even when I shaped the petals.

Burgundy Mariposa Card

I am having fun using my Mariposa papers 

Why am I FINALLY using these pretty papers you may ask/ Well, because I ordered a second set from Scrapadabadoo. LOL

I chose this burgundy sheet from the 12x 12 Mariposa paper pad

I trimmed it down and layered it on top of some black cardstock and gold foil trim.

I made 3 different types of flowers. I have some small simple flowers that I inked with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. Then there are some Loose Roses that have been stained with Aged Mahogany Distress Satin the I brushed over them with Clear Wink of Stella.
I could not resist brushing over the edges with Gold Wink of Luna. The centers where filled with gold micro beads, I did something special to the Open Rose. I started out staining it with Aged Mahogany but with all the gold foil on the patterned paper I felt the rose needed a little gold, I dabbed Flittler Glu onto the petals and then rubbed on some Minc Gold foil.
The outcome is so pretty and once the foil was on there it did not come off as I shaped the petals.

I added some Prima bling from my stash then sat back and admired all the gold foil on the card. :) 

Thank You with Mariposa

Just like every other paper crafter, I feel in love with the DCWV Mariposa papers when they first came out. I hoarded the beautiful sheets of paper because I could not bear to part with it. 

Well guess what? Scrapadabadoo has ordered more of the 
Mariposa 12x12 paper pads and the 6.5x5 paper pads !

This means I can use one set of papers and keep the other set. LOL

I made this side step Thank You card and actually used several sheets of paper. haha

I started with this teal sheet then layered the coral and butterfly sheets.

 
Then I fussy cut some butterflies from these sheets:

 



Of course, I had to add some of bling (although it is difficult to see)

So now that I can have my Mariposa ans use it too, I think I will make more cards with the lovely papers.

Aged Mahogany Roses

Well August is a busy month for me with all the family birthdays. This card is for my MIL. With all the cards I give my make for the women in my family, sometimes I have to try hard to come up with new ideas. This Mariposa paper from K and Co. made it easy this time. The paper is so pretty that I just added some of my Open Roses and a Diamond edged border and I was done.  I did stamp a butterfly and color it, but it just did not look right when I placed it next to the butterflies that were already printed on the paper. No worries.  I just added it to the inside of the card.

I used Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and stain to color the ribbon and flowers. It matched very well.