Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Fluttering by



I needed one more 5x7 card for August birthdays and I  had been wanting to make a recessed window card so I  checked out several of my favorite challenges and this is what I came up with and I was quite happy with the result.  I stamped amuse studio's sunny side of life on white cardstock and sponged distress inks to get a sunset look.  I dabbed Versamark ink on the image and lightly sprinkled holographic embossing powder on the image to get a night sky effect:
 
I die cut my circle out of Kaisercraft paper (thank you Diane!) and did my layer with Washi tape at the bottom to match my sponging.  To coordinate my butterfly dies (Memory box and amuse) I layered my Washi tape on cardstock and them cut them out).


Did you notice the little corner butterfly punch in the top corners?  I guess you noticed butterflies are one of my many favorites!  Thanks for stopping by!

A few fun challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #36: Butterflies + W is for Washi Tape
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #148: Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday
Sparkle N Sprinkle: Anything Goes: embossing powder (or loose glitter, and/or flocking)

19 comments:

loz said...

This is so Beautiful Donna. I Love that stamp and your background sponging is perfect..Loz

Michelle J M said...

Beautiful card Donna, so calming. Love your colour choice. Michelle x

Anonymous said...

Very nice card. Like how you sponged the sunset scene and also
think it clever to use washi tape on cardstock and make your
butterflies from it. Mom

everything with stickles.blogspot.com said...

Lovely card love your layout and colours, thanks for sharing at Glitter n Sparkle Chris DT x

Lisa said...

This is so gorgeous!! I love the beautiful scene in the window!! The butterflies are fabulous!! Love this!! Have a great evening :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Mrs A. said...

Oh Donna, what a fabulous use of the washi tape. I love how you have used it on your butterflies. Your inset scene is so striking. Thankyou for fluttering by my challenge. Hugs Mrs A.

Glittered Paws said...

Stunning - love all the elements you have used on this card, and the butterflies are so very pretty. Lots of sparkle, glitter, shine perfection.

*Vicki* said...

WOWZER! This is gorgeous!! I love the delicate die cut from the colorful paper you've used on this Donna!! Really amazing details!! Thanks for sharing the close up shots! :)

Monika Reeck said...

WOOOWWWW DONNAAAA
I adore that big butterfly on that colors
and also the inside of the circle
and the cute puncher corner I catch that too
lovely scene and lovely card wooooww this is different than your style and so ADORABLE MADE
hugs, Monika

Cathy P said...

Gorgeous scene, Donna. Love the way you used die cut butterflies and their coordination with your stamped image. Thanks for playing with us this week at Sketch Saturday. Hope to see you again, Cathy SS DT

Pia S said...

There's so much to do using inks, but I don't quite master those techniques yet. Your result is fantastic. And great use of washis, I've got plenty tapes I love but need some ideas on how to use them.

Debra Miller said...

So pretty Donna! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sketch Saturday! Hugs, Deb DT

KT Fit Kitty said...

Hi, Donna! What a beautiful scene in the circle - your ink sponging and embossing powder really add a nice touch. The washi tape looks fabulous and I like how you continued it on the die-cut butterflies - very clever! I was so happy to see your card over at the Butterfly Challenge!

Debby said...

Gorgeous Donna - beautiful butterflies !
Many thanks for joining us in our latest challenge over at Glitter N Sparkle...Anything Goes
Debby DT

Skye said...

Gorgeous card. Love your scene and the pretty butterflies

Skye said...

Gorgeous card. Love your scene and the pretty butterflies

Laurie Unger said...

Love all your butterflies and how you created the night sky. I had not noticed the butterflies in the corner and had to scroll back up to check them out. Nice!

Puppy Kisses and Paper Dreams said...

Your card is really pretty - I like the silhouetted images in the circle, the embossed background within the circle is wonderful. Love the washi butterflies too :) Thanks for joining us at Sparkle N Sprinkle's Creative Challenge.

Anne Temple said...

Your card is beautiful. Love the recessed design. So glad you shared it with us for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge.