Friday, 24 July 2026

Sailing with Butterflies

Today's card features an old Penny Black stamp called 'Sailing with Butterflies'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, along with a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'Happy Day' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with some floral papers from the 'Happy Watercolours' pad by Craft Sensations. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before matting all of the layers onto some hot pink card.


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10 comments:

  1. A perfect summertime caed Helen, many thanks for sharing at Allsorts and We Love Stamping challenges.

    B x

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  2. Adorable! Love that background paper. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  3. A gorgeous card Helen, such a cute image and I love the pretty floral papers.
    Lorraine x

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  4. A lovely card and that's such a sweet image.
    Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping. Avril

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  5. Delightful card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Allsorts challenge.

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  6. Ohmygosh! How cute is this little bear sailing with the butterflies! Adorable card and definitely 'girly'! Thank you for joining us at AAA Birthday.
    ~carol

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  7. Total CUTENESS! Thanks for joining in at AAA Birthday

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  8. Cute and lovely card!
    Thank you for sharing at We Love Stamping Challenge;-))m

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  9. Such a sweet image and a very pretty card. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts.

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  10. Oh, how sweet! This image is simply fantastic. I love this little bear and all the butterflies pulling him along across the water. The coloring is wonderful, featuring fantastic colors—you can practically feel the summer just by looking at it. The patterned paper is a perfect match, too; it beautifully reflects that lovely summer vibe. And last but not least, the stitching adds the perfect finishing touch to this stunning card.
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful card in our current "Critter Crazy" challenge.
    Hugs, Uschi

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