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I'm a retired primary school teacher, who started paper crafting in 2008, when I had a fancy to make my own Christmas cards. Since then, I have tried all sorts of techniques and styles - and I kind of like them all. I have been lucky enough to be on blog teams and large design teams and to do a bit of freelance demonstrating - and I love the challenge of working with different products. My crafting style is very varied - from junk journaling and art journaling, bookbinding and journal making, to quilting and patchwork - and of course I still make cards. This variety keeps me interested - and my crafty stash growing!! I'm always seeking inspiration for new projects.

Friday 18 March 2016

Day 78 - Flutterby Butterfly!

Hello. Another one of my AquaTint backgrounds made up into a card - probably the last for a while as I have other things to work on! 

This one is made up of Bright and Beautiful 56, Pretty Pastels 59 and Pretty Pastels 05. It's another splatter technique - a comibination of the Distress Splatter brush and Spray bottle.
I then stamped the corner stamps from Textures stamps: Walls and Corners, & Splats and Stains, using VersaFine Imperial Purple.
The swirls are Sheena Best Friend Swirls.
I then embossed with Textures Elements Sunbeam folder.
I then cut it down, and inked it with Wilted Violet Distress Ink.
Forget to take any more photos - but I then used Pebeo Renaissance Gold gilding wax over the top, before mounting on some coppery mirror card from my stash. The butterfly is Sheena Country Cottage Perfect Partners All A Flutter, and the flourishes are Sara Davies' Floral Delight Leafy Flourish. 
The sentiment is from Die'sire Sentimentals Nature set.
Back tomorrow,
Cxxxx

3 comments:

  1. fabulous card and stunning colours - love the step by step process!
    Kim x

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  2. So beautiful, absolutely gorgeous colours. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

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