Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Butterfly Birthday

This card is in the same style as these Christmas cards that I shared last week...in fact I made them at the same time...but chose to use a butterfly die (from a set by Stampendous) rather than a Christmas one to go over the 'smooshed' inky background. The Distress Ink colours used on this card were: Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch & Seedless Preserves. I popped the die cut panel up on 3D foam pads over the inky background, and added a sentiment (from the 'Handwritten Borders' set from Simon Says Stamp)...I only inked the sentiment part of the stamp.


Just like the Christmas cards, I was able to get two cards out of the inky background:


Challenges for these cards:


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15 comments:

  1. Sandra H1 November 2016 at 12:00

    Fabulous card as always l love the image too!

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  2. Esther1 November 2016 at 14:58

    Wonderfully stylish and elegant - I love the intense background with the classy butterfly die as a negative to frame it. The scripty sentiment goes beautifully with the design. Thanks for joining in with our 300th challenge at Less is More!

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  3. Ashwini Rao1 November 2016 at 16:09

    Classy but simple. I love that ink smooshed background - looks gorgeous!! Thank you so much for joining us at Seize the Birthday!

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  4. stampwithsandy1 November 2016 at 19:15

    Your smooshed purple background is amazing, Helen! So vibrant, and beautifully contrasted with all the white space. So glad you joined us this week at Seize the Birthday!

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  5. NickScrapShack1 November 2016 at 20:36

    I love the way of using a negative shape of a die, so clever! Have to try this one day. Your cas design looks marvelous as well.
    Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Catz this week. Good luck!
    Nick DT

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  6. Tamie2 November 2016 at 04:27

    Your butterfly is stunning! I adore the colors and all of the white with a pop of color. Clean, simple and phenomenal! Thank you for sharing your incredible inspiration with us at Creative Knockouts Challenge.

    Tamie DT

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  7. debby40002 November 2016 at 08:21

    Beautiful butterfly card.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Luv
    Debby

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  8. Sherrie K.3 November 2016 at 03:56

    Awesome card! Pretty butterfly~I love the inked smooched background!
    Thanks so much for joining us in the challenge at Seize the Birthday!
    Sherrie K
    Surprise Guest Designer

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  9. Sharon Traynor Designs3 November 2016 at 09:22

    Wow! That smooshed colour is so rich, vibrant and luxurious Helen. What a stunner of a card! The shape of that butterfly die is terrific and I love the bold block of colour matched with the delicate script-y sentiment. Super to see you entering our Less is More 300th celebrations. xx

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  10. Sarah G3 November 2016 at 21:07

    I love the rich colours that you have used, Helen! They really pop behind the beautiful butterfly aperture. A great CAS design. Thank you for playing along with us at Less is More this week :)

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  11. Kathyk4 November 2016 at 07:37

    Just FAB-u-LOUS, loving your colour choices too

    Kathyk

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  12. Craftychris5 November 2016 at 12:34

    These are gorgeous! Love the inked butterfly aperture, so cool! xxx

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  13. Chrissie6 November 2016 at 07:31

    Simply gorgeous. Helen!
    Love that rich colour!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Less is More

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  14. Bonnie7 November 2016 at 00:47

    Beautiful! I love your cards!

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  15. Unknown9 November 2016 at 19:46

    Congratulations Helen for being one of the spot prize winners at LIM ! You card is absolutely stunning !
    Thanks for sharing.
    Izzy Scrap

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x

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