Sunday 8 April 2018

Pastel Butterflies

I have a delicate little butterfly card to share today using a new (to me) background stamp called 'Beautiful Wings Background' by Creative Expressions. I inked it up with Distress Inks (Tattered Rose, Milled Lavender, Stormy Sky & Bundled Sage), then spritzed it with a little water and stamped it on to some watercoour paper. I allowed it to dry, then stamped it again using Versamark Ink, and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I trimmed the panel down, then distressed the edges a little. Using the same inks, I 'smooshed' another piece of watercolour paper, then used one of my Tim Holtz/Sizzix 'Detailed Butterflies' dies to cut a solid butterfly shape. I then cut the matching detailed butterfly from a scrap of white card, then heat embossed it using Stampendous 'Kaleidoscope' embossing powder fr a really pretty glittery effect. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Doodled Flowers' set by Happy Little Stampers...I also used the 'Kaleidoscope' embossing powder over the black ink on this for a subtle sparkle.


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12 comments:

  1. Dotty Jo8 April 2018 at 12:44

    This is beautiful, Helen, and I can see the gorgeous sparkle too! Jo x

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  2. Anonymous8 April 2018 at 14:55

    Wonderful card Helen!
    x Daniela

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  3. Liz8 April 2018 at 16:07

    Gorgeous card, Helen, I love the delicate colours. xx

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  4. brenda9 April 2018 at 07:55

    so pretty in the soft muted colours Helen, many thanks for joining in with our 'One for the Girls' theme at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  5. Tone K.9 April 2018 at 15:40

    Really beautiful card! :)
    Thank you so much for joining us at Fussy and Fancy! :)

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  6. Aunty Sue10 April 2018 at 22:50

    Beautiful card love the pasel colours and thanks for sharing at Crafty catz this week

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  7. Mandy11 April 2018 at 13:52

    Gorgeous card Helen. It's so elegant and pretty.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    Mandy xx

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  8. Marlies11 April 2018 at 18:43

    A beautiful card with all the butterflies! Very elegant. Thanks for joining our challenge at Stamping Sensations. Marlies

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  9. Sammy13 April 2018 at 17:51

    Awww, this is so pretty! Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week. Sammy-x

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  10. Sue -14 April 2018 at 17:43

    Such a pretty card! I love the background! Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge.

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  11. Heidi Weaver18 April 2018 at 20:28

    What a stunning background you've created for this lovely card. Thanks so much for playing along with our Happy Little Stampers April Watercolour Challenge.

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  12. Dora26 April 2018 at 13:12

    Very beautiful card with the butterflies. Nice soft tones too.
    Thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations this month.

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

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