Izbzee

All a Flutter

The foiling quill is one of my favorite tools and it was a perfect choice for this 4 x 4 card.  The blue foil from Spellbinders worked perfectly and is paired with a brilliant blue watercolor pencil from InkTense.  Add a shaker filled with some sequins for a little more bling. 

The butterfly svg is in a file by WRMK's Paige Evans in the Butterfly and Bees folder.  Add a bit of crosshatching to the body and a few other spots that need a little more filling before foiling.  eCal3 makes it so easy! Add a shadow.  I resized the shadow t0 .010 and the machine cut nearly spot on after foiling

For the sentiment, using the font of your choice, write it in your cutting software.  Export as an svg.  Open the svg in your software program, resize and using the Effects Tab > Line Fill > Cross Hatch and adjust the angle and other options as needed - select Auto Preview -- when satisfied, click okay.  Resize the sentiment as needed to fit behind the shaker.  Foil.  I used a punch to cut, but you can cut using your electronic die cutter just as you did the butterfly. 

Robots

Tim Holtz' Robots dies found their way into the craft room this past week.  I thought they would be fun to use to create some birthday cards for May. 

I added an EZSound Module from InviteByVoice.com and an audio file from MelodyLoops.com for the final touch. 

 

I decided to use a handwritten message for the inside of the card.  Make sure that you add your sentiment BEFORE you add the module.

You'll need:

EZ Sound Module

Tim Holtz' Robotic
Cardstock (scraps for the robots - assortment of colors)
Dark Silver card for the front panel
White card for the base (cut to 5.5 x 12.75)
Darice Gears embossing folder
Big Shot, multi-purpose platform, cutting plates
Sentiment circle print (I used eCal3 and Sizzix eclip2 to make mine)
Audio used in this project is "I am Robot" from MelodyLoops.com