Mad For This Monarch ~ DD62 & JAI175

 

Oh, how I love the way this monarch butterfly turned out.  When I saw the challenge over at Dynamic Duos, which was Calypso Coral and Black with a butterfly dessert option, it screamed out to use this monarch image from Best of Butterflies.  I used the sketch from Just Add Ink 175.

 

The Calypso Coral DSP I used for the top background looks somewhat pink in the photo and looks so much better in real life.

 

For the tag, I cut out a Chalk Talk tag from some Festival of Prints DSP.  I added some swirls and butterflies with Soft Suede ink and then sponged the whole thing.  I traced the outside of the die onto black cardstock and hand cut it out for the back layer.  I like the effect it gave. 

 

 

Stamps: Best of Butterflies, Baroque Motifs

Paper: Black, Calypso Coral, Festival of Prints, & Beau Chateau DSP, Watercolor

Ink: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Suede, VersaMark

Accessories: Chalk Talk die, Watercolor pen, Pearls, Antique brad, Wide Striped Grosgrain ribbon 

 

You can order supplies here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/giddystamper/

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

 

 

 

 

Butterfly Inspire ~ RS62 & PDC39

 

Hello fellow stampers!  This card is for Retro Sketches 62 and The Play Date Cafe 39. 

 

The Play Date Cafe's color combo is black and white with a splash of magenta.  I used Raspberry Ripple for the color splash.  I stuck to the sketch pretty closely and kept it simple.  I embossed the background DP with my Vintage Wallpaper EF and then rubbed it with my Illuminate ink pad for some extra shimmer.  I stamped the butterfly, from Best Of Butterflies, in Stazon Ink on watercolor paper and used my marker and blender pen to add the color.  I painted on some Frost White Shimmer paint here and there on the wings for some more shimmer.  Lastly, I added a line of rhinestones to the body of the butterfly. 

 

 

 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Best of Butterflies, Perfect Words

Paper: Black, White, Night and Day DP, Silver Shimmer

Ink: Stazon Black, Raspberry Ripple, Illuminate

Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper EF, Black Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Frost White Shimmer Paint

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

 

 

 

One Layer Butterflies ~ PP142

 

This card is for The Paper Players clean and simple one layer card.

 

 

Eeeek!   1: clean and simple is not my thing.   2: one layer is not my thing.  I really wanted to participate in this challenge to push myself!  I played off of a scrap page from Bobbie Trost that I thought was amazing.  She used punched butterflies on her page, but I couldn't so I chose one of the butterflies from the Best of Butterflies set I just purchased.  Now, this is by far NOT my favorite butterfly in the bunch, but it's the smallest and best for the look I wanted to achieve.  I went through many-a-white pieces trying to get the flow of the butterflies just right.  This is probably the fifth or sixth incarnation of this card.  After I got the butterflies to the point where I was satisfied (notice I didn't say happy) with them, I added the sentiment.  I figured this one went along with the butterfly theme, and I could also use it for a graduation card if I have to.  (You know, spread your wings and take flight, you've got your whole life ahead of you, type of feeling.....that fits into graduation, right???)  Here's the kicker.  After I stamped the sentiment, I SMEARED IT!  Ahhhhhhh!  I was so upset, but it was too late to go back now.  Under normal circumstances I would re-stamp it onto scrap paper, punch it out and adhere it over the original image....not this time.  Not in a one layer challenge.  Oh well, I guess it's not too noticable.  To finish this baby off I ran it throught the tulip border EF and added some lines above and below the sentiment with my score tool.  Lastly, I dotted a few of the butterflies with bling.  Whew, now that was a challenge for me!  Give me layers any day!!!!

 

 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Word Play, Best of Butterflies

Paper: White

Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Black

Accessories: Tulip Border EF, Score Tool, Rhinestones

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny