I messed up part of the panel, so switched gears and die cut a small rectangle from the center that was fine. I ink blended with Altenew's Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart and Purple Wine. The raised edges were swiped with Brilliance Starlite Black--a soft Pearlescent black. I added silver splatters and attached it to a black mat. Then I glued it in place--lining up the image on another embossed white panel. Love the look of the wide white border. The double vellum butterfly is from SSS Stitching Butterflies. I added matching ink to the center and covered it with Silver Stickles. The sentiment is from SSS Anna's Flowers and I added 3 silver glitter dots. I'm entering DCD, WAW from Flickr and SSS Flickr.
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Next is my card inspired by the new combo of Fuchsia and Navy at Color Hues. Hopefully my Lindy's Magicals High Maintenance Magenta works for fuchsia. 😊
I silver embossed PFS Small Butterflies and die cut them. Then I watercolored them with the Magical powder mixed with water. After they dried, I added more color. The shimmer is so beautiful, as seen in my IG video. For the card front, I white embossed PFS Lush Vines, brushed on the Sapphire ink and then wiped ink off the embossing. Lush Vines is definitely one of my favorite stamps! The butterflies were glued to PFS Elongated Oval Blanket Stitch, stacked 2 high and brushed with the same ink--darkest on the edge. The sentiment is from PFS Perfect Sentiments. I added navy dots to the background and silver glitter dots to the butterflies. I'm also entering Pinkfresh April Challenge and WAW.
Butterflies are always a pleasure to see, the second so vibrant and by contrast the first sort and delicate and the Butterfly looks about to take flight.
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Two beautiful cards Greta! Your first card is so soft and ethereal...love it!! Your navy & fuchsia card is gorgeous! I know just how Magicals sparkle, so I can picture how lovely your butterflies are in the 2nd card! And your embossed Lush Vines are SOOOO pretty on the navy! Lovely, lovely card and thanks so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues Challenge!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautifull cards, Greta! Lush vines is one of my all-time favorite stamps, and it works wonderfully for this card design. I don't own any Magicals, but the sparkle must be fantastic! Thanks for sharing this with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning cards, Greta. The spotlighted embossed panel is fabulous on your first and the white embossing on your color hues card is so eye catching. I think the magenta works fabulously for fuchia.
ReplyDeleteLove butterflies and your two cards showcase them beautifully. Love the first card's background. The spotlight of the folder is gorgeous. And great colour combo on your second card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards, Greta and it's lovely to see butterflies featuring on them both. I particularly love the spotlight technique you used on the first card, and the swipe of ink gives the flowers such a striking look.
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These are so pretty, Greta. Love that they both have butterflies but they are totally different. Your vellum butterfly card is soft and lovely. Your second card background is bold and oh so beautiful. I really love the butterflies too. Thanks for taking the time to join us at Color Hues, I love having you in our gallery.
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards, Greta - especially love the daylilies with the delicate butterfly! Great take on the colors on card two!!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards with fab color, beautiful butterflies, and wonderful backgrounds!! Very pretty, well done!!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are incredibly beautiful, and once again you've done such a fantastic job with the embossing folder.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip about the glue; I'll give it a try.
I came from the Color Hues challenge and found two beauties! Love your vellum butterfly addition to the first and second set of butterflies are amazing in that color!
ReplyDeleteThis worked well for your fuchsia, Greta! It makes pretty butterflies too! Thanks for sharing this with us at Color Hues! The first card is gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteA great save on a beautiful card. I love that embossing folder and the velum butterfly is so elegant. The magicals made a gorgeous color for the butterflies on the second card. Pretty vines and great design.
ReplyDeleteThese are both lovely cards, Greta! The butterflies are very fun and elegant. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We have a new challenge starting tomorrow and would love to have you join us again!
ReplyDeleteLove your butterfly card and congrats on your latest win!!
ReplyDeleteThe butterfly is so delicate and the background is breathtaking. So glad you joined Die Cut Divas' challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteGreta. Butterflies are so beautiful in spring.
ReplyDeleteHugs. Monica.