I can’t believe it is already August tomorrow, this summer, which in
Denmark, haven’t felt at all like summer, is going so fast, I’m sure many of
you feel the same J
Well, here is my Monday post for you!!
Start with a piece of cardboard and
cut it to a size that you wish for a card. I sprayed it heavily with the new
beautiful Sparklers Spray Red. While drying I thinned another Sparklers Spray,
with water, in a spray bottle and give light sprays on the upper part of the
card and lower right corner.
When dry, stamp the beautiful
butterfly stamp, designed by Melina, directly on the right side with Jet Black and
colour it - I used Brush Markers and the middle big stamp, from the set of 3!!
The circles from Texture Stamp Set 2
was then stamped around the butterfly, first with Worn Lipstick and after on
top of it with Coffee.
One of the lovely Bits & Pieces
flowers was first painted with Shimmer Paint Red mixed with a little gesso, to
create a pink tone - it was also used under the butterfly. Then I added details
and a brown upper part to the flowers, with a brown Brush Marker and a Micron
Pen and green stem. Lastly, I sprayed with the Sparklers Spray Red again. Another beautiful embellishment, the
dragonfly was painted with the same pink as the flower and then stamped on the
wings with the crackle stamp, also from Texture Stamp Set 2, to add the feeling
of real wings. The body was painted brown and details all over, made with a
black Sharpie.
From the Dinky Stencil Enchanted, I
stenciled Beauty using Coffee Archival Ink, to top left corne and on a piece of
cotton fabric, I used half an affirmation from Lynne’s Set 1. It was adhered
next to the stamped Beauty.
I had been lucky to find a bathroom
“sponge” (plastic netting tied together to form a sponge) in a lovely soft pink
colour and it was perfect here, to tear in little pieces and add under the
dragonfly and over the stem of the flower, together with a piece of lace I had
lying on my table. Edges were sponged with Archival Ink Coffee and then I
adhered the card to another piece of cardboard, to form a frame. Then I stamped
the smallest butterfly from the stamp set on a piece of transparent plastic,
saved from a card box. I fussy cut it and adhered it to the butterfly, to give
a feeling of movement. I’m sorry it is almost impossible to catch on the photo.
Maybe your sharp eye, can see it
here.
The last thing to do was make a hole
through both layers of cardstock, with a Crop a Dile and knot a length of sari silk
to create a hanger for the card.
MATERIALS USED:
That’s Crafty! Shimmer Paint - Dark
Blue, Red
That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces Greyboard Sheets – Butterflies, Wildflowers
That’s Crafty! Texture Stamp Set - Set 2 (Circles and Crackle)
Archival Ink - Jet Black, Coffee
Brush Markers
Micron Pen Brown
Dyed lace
Netting
Hard plastic from box
Dorthe
