Monday, August 20, 2012

Morehead shaped popup card

This week's challenge over at the Sweetstamps blog was to create a popup pedestal card. This was tricky, but fun. I think it also works with the theme of friendship for this month's challenge at Crafter's Companion.

What I chose to do was a modified project from the Morehead CD.  For me, even though it's just one girl, the girl and butterfly motif is something I would definitely send as a pick-me-up or thinking-of-you to several friends, which is why I think it works with the friendship theme.



I fell in love with the CDs after trying the Paintbox Poppets, and this Morehead collection has some very cute projects as well (though I'm still partial to the Paintbox Poppets).



I printed the project on cardstock, then ran it through the printer a second time to apply the coordinating color to what would be the interior of the card. I printed a second copy of the card, then cut the girl from the second printout so I could raise her with foam tape. I added some glossy highlights to the shoes, butterfly, white dots, green leaves, and yellow flower centers by using the Sakura glaze pens, then applied flowersoft to her hat. A few glitter-gel pen highlights to the bows and umbrella, and just a touch of graphite shading in a few places, and the girl was ready to apply.





For the inside, I applied some solid purple cardstock panels, and stamped them with some butterflies and flowers for texture.  I created the pedestal from the same purple cardstock so it wouldn't stand out, but I wanted the butterfly-fairy to pop both literally and visually, so I stamped her in purple ink on a lighter purple cardstock.



Finally, I left a blank label that I die cut and embossed with my Spellbinders nestabilities (love these things), then added a small punched butterfly in a contrasting color.





14 comments:

  1. Very cute!!! So professional looking!!

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  2. Oh how sweet!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog!

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  3. This is stunning!!!!So Beautiful!!! Thank you for playing also. Love the pop up butterfly.

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  4. Very cute! I love the colors you have chosen and this would definitely be a good friendship card:0)

    Thanks for joining us at Crafter's Companion Friendship Challenge this month:0)

    Hugs;
    Janette

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  5. would love to see a tutorial on how you made the butterfly pop up. Thank you Hugs Kathy

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    1. That's easy. :D http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pedestalpopupcard/

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    2. Thank you for the comment on my card, your were the inspiration. Your card is amazing!!

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  6. This is really wonderful!! You did a fantastic job with that CD. I'm loving that pop up butterfly fairy thing!! Thanks so much for joining the challenge on the Crafter's Companion USA Challenge blog!! hugs, Stacy H-W

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  7. Wow this is really awesome. I love this image and your details are fabulous. The paper is beautiful. Thank you for joining us at Crafter's Companion! :o)

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  8. Congrats on be a Friday Feature over at Crafter's Companion blog. And I saw you won on Sweet Stamps blog. Congrats!
    http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/pop-up-pedestal-winner.html

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  9. This is such a stunning design sweetie, So glad you could share with us at
    Crafters Companion Challenge

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  10. I LOVE the butterfly! LOVE it!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for playing along with us at the Crafters Companion USA Challenge Blog!

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  11. I am in love with your card. Cngrats on winning the Friday Fav and thanks for entering this months challenge over at Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog

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