Sunday 5 March 2017

Ideas of summer

What can you do on a wet and windy day but stay in and create a butterfly card? Hopefully conjuring up images of summer. 


The current Butterfly Challenge is G for Glossy Accents and/or the colour slate blue.

I started by picking out this paper which I considered to be slate blue. Then I tried to match the inks I used to the paper.

 They turned out the be nothing like it but, by using a green frame, I think linked it all together. 


I stamped the wreath using various tiny stamps and then winked the butterflies and the centres of the flowers. 

The frame is green though it looks a bit blue here. I wish I'd left off the second butterflies but it's there now. 
Finally, I cut some tiny flowers, coloured them silver and glossied them up. That idea goes to Mrs A. Thank you very much. While they were drying, I managed to get them stuck on things not once but twice. Usually I pop things on the windowsil out of the way. 

As you can see, it suddenly says 'thank you' now. I was going to leave it blank as my brain was aching and I wasn't sure how to add a greeting. Then it came to me so here it is:
 
 I'm going to run over to Pixie's Snippets Playground, too, as I've used a few snippets. I only used the green as it was lying around having failed on another project.

I've used:
MME paper
Stamps - Card-io, JustRite, Stamplorations, Kaisercraft. I can let you
details on any particular stamp.

Tonic circle die
Tattered Lace (I think) flower die 
Inks- Mountain rose, Forest moss, Lake mist

6 comments:

  1. The sentiment just finishes your card nicely. I love your wreath of flowers. Very pretty. I have lost count of the number of tiny objects I have applied glossy accents to and then at the last minute they have somehow flipped over glossy side down!! Many thanks for flutering into the butterfly garden. Hugs Mrs A.

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  2. What a gorgeous card! I love that background paper, so soft and so pretty. I also am in love with the wreath you created, it is just stunning with your background paper, the green really pulls it all together! Hugs, Brenda

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  3. So pretty Alison! I just love the colours, so soft and very gentle too. I'm too disorganised to even think about adding Glossy Accents to embellishments before adding them to a card - unless I'm doing only that and nothing else! So I add the Glossy Accents right at the end using a tiny little brush - risky I know but less risky than walking round with one stuck on my elbow whilst I hunt high and low for it! :)

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  4. Such a beautiful delicate card. Well done. Thanks for playing at Butterfly Challenge this fortnight.

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  5. I love the gorgeous colours you've used on this beautiful card, it's all so delicate.

    Sue xx

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  6. It's a lovely card Alison. The wreath of flowers is charming and I love the colours. Barbxx

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