Two Cards featuring Butterflies

I'm really pushing the clock today with my Butterfly cards for the July Twofer Card Challenge #29
I used a very old wood mounted stamp to create my cards.

For my first card I teamed the stamped, white embossed and fussy cut butterfly with a background die cut that I lined with pink paper, and a lovely rose stamped image sent to me by friend Linda... because of course you see butterflies hovering around the flowers in your garden.... and especially here at the moment because all the mango trees are out in flower.
I die cut the white front panel down with a stitched die  and sponged Distress Oxide ink in pink shades over the embossed butterfly, then I added some pearl antennae as well.  To finish I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment and attached the flower and butterfly with foam tape.

With my second card, I stamped the butterfly randomly over a white card panel with Distress Ink in Tattered Rose to create a background.  Then stamped and gold embossed the butterfly and fussy cut it out.  On a scrap of matching card I stamped and gold embossed the sentiment and to finish added a matching layer to frame the panel and added a few gems for some sparkle.

I am also playing along with Penny Black Saturday July challenge - Optional Nature.
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Card Recipe 

Card 1

Stamps: Penny Black - Quiver (butterfly), Power Poppy - Simply Camellias (sentiment)

Dies: Sizzix - Mixed Media #2,CUTplorations - Crazy Running Double Stitched Nesting Rectangles.

Inks: Versamark, Distress Oxides - Worn lipstick, Victorian velvet, Seedless preserves

Other: white embossing powder, silver embossing powder

Card 2

Stamps: Penny Black - Quiver (butterfly), Chocolate Baroque - Amazing Birthday (sentiment)

Dies: 

Inks: Versamark, Distress Ink - Tattered rose

Other: gold embossing powder, gems

Relax and Restore

I'm thinking we all could do with a bit of a break to ease our restricted lives these days... 

so my card is for you my friends 

To get my mojo flowing sometimes I'll just get out my coloured pencils and an image and I'm off..... for this orchid I first stamped the image in Distress Ink Old Paper and then gave it a light water wash - green on the leaves and light pink on the flowers, then with the pencils added depth and detail.  I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a circle die and then a larger grey circle to highlight it on the card.  To put it all together I used a green card base and a darker green layer to frame the panel.

I am playing along with Watercooler Wednesday WWC279 - Helen's Challenge: All about Occasions   ----   and  ---   Penny Black Saturday July challenge - Nature

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Card Recipe 

Stamps: Penny Black - Gentle Whisper, Power Poppy - Good Thinking: Renewal 

Dies: Spellbinders - Nesting circle dies

Inks: Distress Oxide - shabby shutters, tattered rose, Versafine - black

Other:  coloured pencils

With Love

I'm loving these PB cling stamps... in florals -- for this card I used different shades of yellows and greens Distress Inks to stamp the image - and using the Misti you are able to repeat stamping until the desired colours are achieved.  I added a little white gel pen to the flower centres and finished the card with a dark brown/red border on a burnt orange card ... tying some twine and a sentiment tag to the bottom.

I am playing along with Penny Black & More June challenge - Favourite stamps   ......   ALSO   ... Penny Black Saturday June challenge - Anything Goes.
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Card Recipe 
Stamps: Penny Black - Garden Gems
Dies: 
Inks: Versafine - black, Distress Inks - mustard seed, dried marigold, aged mahogany, shabby shutters, mown lawn
Other:  mini tag, twine

Happy Birthday

I placed the large PB stamp in my Misti and masked off and inked the flowers in light blue DI and then a number of times with dark blue ink, then the same with the leaves.  I used an embossing pen and clear embossing powder to add some highlights to the petal and then with a brush added black ink to the flower centres and when that was dry some spots of white gel pen.  I stamped the sentiment in black and clear embossed it then used green card to frame the panel onto a navy card.

I am playing along with The Flower Challenge #45 - Colour:  Navy & my other colour Green    -----   AND   ----   Penny Black Saturday June challenge -  Anything Goes.

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Card Recipe 
Stamps:  Penny Black - Garden Gems,  Close to my Heart - Joyful Birthday
Dies: 
Inks: Distress Inks - Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot, Versafine - black
Other:  clear embossing powder, blue coloured pencil, white gel pen

CAS Watercolour February challenge

Time for a new challenge at

CAS Watercolour

 with our lovely Marcia hosting a colour theme:

RED & BLACK

Such striking colours together and initially leaving me with a creative block...

I don't really have any very special Watercolour Cardstock, but my friend Vikki gave me a few sheets to try out and the Canson 300gsm worked beautifully with my most favourite stamp at the moment.  Using my Misti I positioned the stamp over the card panel and spritzed the card with water, inked my stamp with red DI and stamped the image -- it worked beautifully with just enough water to blur the outline... I let it spread a tiny bit then carefully dabbed off the excess and let it dry.  Then I re-inked the stamp (still in place in the Misti) and re-stamped the image which re-highlighted the outlines.  When that dried I added some detail and depth with a sharp black coloured pencil.
To finish the card I added a fine black card layer to frame it on a deep red card and stamped the sentiment and white embossed it on a scrap of black card and attached this with foam tape.

I am also playing along with Penny Black Saturday Challenge February - Love is in the Air.

Hope you are inspired to pop on over to the CAS Watercolour blog and check out our guest designer Michelle's fabulous card and the wonderful cards created by the design team.
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Card Recipe
Stamps: Penny Black -Spontaneous Joy, Chocolate Baroque - Amazing Birthday sentiments
Dies: 
Inks:  Distress Oxide - Barn Door,  Versamark
Other:  White embossing powder,  coloured pencils - black, cardstock - Canson watercolour 300gsm, Misti

To Cheer You

Playing with my Twinkling H2Os today

Is it a surprise to see me making a card today with my at the moment most favourite stamp... I love that you can colour over this shadow stamp and achieve some gorgeous results... so today I stamped it in DI Antique Linen and watercoloured over it with Twinkling H2Os and added depth with coloured pencils.  Then trimmed the panel down and die cut the upper edge with a curved die to remove lots of the 'white'.  To finish I added a stamped and embossed sentiment and a patterned DP background.
I am playing along with three challenges ...  Just Add Ink #489 Colour challenge - using Bermuda Bay, Lovely Lipstick, Daffodil Delight as my three colour choices   ....  AND .... The Daring Cardmakers - Cheer Someone Up! challenge  ...   AND  ...   Penny Black Saturday PBSA January challenge - Anything Goes.
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CHEER SOMEONE UP!



Card Recipe 
Stamps: Penny Black - Spontaneous Joy, Hero Arts - To Cheer You
Dies: Spellbinders -  Curved Borders II
Inks: Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Vers Color - Rose Red
Other:Clear embossing powder, coloured pencils, designer paper

Hope Your Day is Fabulous

Not a very productive weekend at my desk - the annual Super Car Races were in Townsville and part of the street track passes our back fence --- sooo it was very noise, but I did manage to finish one card and make this one for the Watercooler Wednesday WWC228 - Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge, Penny Black Saturday challenge PBSC July - Anything Goes,  and I'll also post to Stamplorations Theme & Sketch Summer challenge - Stamps and Anything Goes.

I stamped my tulip image twice..once with Weathered Wood DI and then again with Candied Apple and Forest Moss - to create a sort of shadow.  I did this on a stitched die cut panel not knowing if it would work out and being happy I repositioned the die and cut the panel down - left me with a nice strip to use for my stamped sentiment.  To finish I tied gold cord around the bottom and used foam sheet to mount the panels (this also helped to accommodate the cord) onto a square red card.

Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy stamping

 
 

Spring Wishes

Using a Penny Black stamp - Ascent -- I used Distress Oxides directly onto the rubber stamp- Dried Marigold and Mowed Lawn, I stamped three times, very lightly misting with water between stamps.  Then added some dimension with deeper shades of DO and a paint brush.  Next I die cut the sentiment in yellow and orange and layered these together and used the same colour for the card and a framing layer.  I am playing along with Penny Black Saturday challenge - Anything Goes with the option "Fresh Spring Colours"....also Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #337 - Make Your Mark and Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Spring Mood Board.

  

Best Wishes......

I do love Fuchsias - gorgeous combination of colours that look like bells to me... so of course I love to stamp this one I have in my stash..  This one is actually a snippet that has been waiting a few weeks after I experimented by using watercolour pencils directly onto the wet shadow stamp and then stamping onto white card.... I love how it turned out - I added to bright stamen tips and a little colour to the petals... then die cut it with a stitched rectangle die.  Next I stamped my sentiment on white card and sponged seedless grapes DO around the edge, then cut a circle in my front panel, run a pencil around the inner cut edge, then matched up the flower panel, drew the circle onto it and hand cut the section and around the leaves.  To finish I layered and attached all the elements in place and added a couple of Nuvo drops.  I am playing along with Penny Black Saturday challenge - PBSC March, Anything Goes - option Clean and Simple, also with Penny Black and More ... Monthly challenge March - Going Round in Circles.... the PB stamps I used are Chandelier, and ....every day.
I am also playing at Pixie's Snippets Playground #348.
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