Chunky Twine Challenge: Creative Cards by Courtney

Well hello out there! :) Courtney Lee from Court's Crafts here with some chunky twine love! I wanted to highlight some of the different things you could do with this chunky twine so here it is as a background with some hand stitching, as the foreground rainbow, and as butterflies! :)

First up is my hello spring card. This was fun. I grabbed this fun patterned paper from the Spring Garden 6x6 paper pad and went to work! I punched holes basically everywhere and coordinated the chunky twine with the stripe colors. 

This was my first attempt at hand stitching or back-stitching on a card and I think I am in love! I finished it off with a sentiment from the This and That portion of the Spring Garden collection, a tulip from the Icon sticker sheet and an enamel ladybug. Done. 

Hello Spring Card
Chunky Twine: Bubblegum (4805)
Chunky Twine: Cupcake (4804)
Chunky Twine: Swimming Pool (4810)
Chunky Twine: Bubble Blue (4811)
Chunky Twine: Tangerine (4807)
Chunky Twine: Limeade (4809)
Chunky Twine: Bumblebee (4808)
Spring Garden This and That (5147)
Spring Garden 6x6 Pad (5136)
Spring Garden Icons (5140)
Spring Garden: Ladybugs (4951)

My thank you card was the first one I envisioned. I have a love for all crafty rainbows and wanted the twine to really be the centerpiece. 

I thought about birds on a wire and added the little enamel chick (I mean, HELLO cuteness!!!) and the blue bird (my personal favorite. I bought a whole roll of those blue birds. I love them. Seriously.) I finished it off with a sentiment and some enamel hearts!

Thanks Card
Chunky Twine: Ladybug (4806)
Chunky Twine: Tangerine (4807)
Chunky Twine: Limeade (4809)
Chunky Twine: Bumblebee (4808)

Chunky Twine: Blue Jean (4812)

Chunky Twine: Lilac (4813)

Spring Garden 6x6 Pad (5136)

Shape Sprinkles: Easter (4948)

Shape Sprinkles: Ladybug Hearts (4294) 
Spring Garden: Birdies Sweet Rolls Mini Icon Stickers (5154)

Last up is my ladybug card. These were so much fun to make! I saw the idea to make them on pinterest and added my own twist. I have been dying to use this polaroid frame paper and this was just the ticket. Then I just matched the butterflies to the background paper. The sentiment came from the border strip paper on the 6x6 paper pad as did the scrap papers behind the polaroid frames. Some matte enamel dots completed this look!

The butterflies were made by wrapping the twine around two of my fingers 7 times. Then I slid it off maintaining the shape. I wrapped the black and white piece around it and secured with a knot at the top and then I shaped the butterflies. The trick here is to use enough of your adhesive to keep the butterflies shape. I really wanted the "down" part of the wings as well as the spread of them to make them look more realistic. I used a clear dry glue so I could just press them down into it. 

Butterfly Card
Chunky Twine: Bumblebee (4808)
Chunky Twine: Bubblegum (4805)
Chunky Twine: Cupcake (4804)
Chunky Twine: Swimming Pool (4810)
Chunky Twine: Beetle Black (4817)
Spring Garden: Berry Blossoms (5087)
Spring Garden 6x6 Pad (5136)
Matte Sprinkles: Bright Assortment (4947)
stapler

Check out my chunky twine trio again! Thanks for stopping by!