Throwback Thursday Butterfly Brilliance

 I have a trip to the dentist today 😬 I'm not a big fan so needed to create something quick for today's inspiration.  I knew I wanted to use the beautiful Butterfly Brilliance background stamp. Then I decided as it is Throwback Thursday I'd  case a card that been shared here on our blog before.

Aftdr a quick search using the looking glass icon I found a card that Gill shared over a year ago using the same stamp. When I case a card I usually don't copy it exactly but use it as a starting point.  For one thing the paper Gill use isn't available!!

So I created ny own paper by blending 2 colours onto a piece of white cardstock.  I then dropped water droplets over it to give it a little texture. The colours I chose were an  orange called mango melody and a pink called polished pink.  These bright colours work so well together. 

I then took the butterfly brilliance stamp and stamped it in basic grey. I cut the piece to create a narrow element. I then coloured just 1 butterfly using alcohol markers in orange and pink.

Because I didn't want to cover either the background nore the stamped panel I used vellum to stamp my sentiment onto. I stamped on versamark then used white embossing powder and heat set it.

Here's Gill's card that I cased 

 

I have to say caseing a card is a great idea when you're short on time but please always remember to give credit to the person who's card you cased . (  you can see Gill's post by clicking here)

So wish me luck at the dentist and please join me here again tomorrow for my final post of the week.

Watercolour Wednesday Pretty Medallion

 Today's inspiration is a little different from yesterday's in the look. Yesterday was bold and bright with a contemporary feel to it. (you can see it here). Today is all about soft and subtle with a gentle colour palette and the stunning Pretty Medallion.

This oh so elegant background stamp is stunning. You can colour it , use parts of it, create decoupage with it..... the options are endless.

So for my card today I chose to heat emboss the image with white embossing powder onto thick basic white cardstock. I then took an acrylic block and dabbed it in a lovely lilac colour ink pad. Called fresh freesia this colour is lovely.

Next I took my spritzer filled with water and spritzed the ink on the block. I then applied the wet ink over the image. Now this can be messy if you add to much water or not work well if not enough water so I do suggest giving it a try on scrap first 😉 .

As the piece has been heat embossed you can't use a heat tool to dry it. So patience is needed , you have to allow it to dry naturally . It'll be worth it promise 😉

Once dry I splattered across the piece using a larger brush . This means my splatters are on the larger size. A finer brush gives finer splatters. 

Now it was time to cut the panel to the size I wanted . I didn't want to use it all so was bold and cut it almost in half!! I then place that on to a mat of white cardstock.  I wound a length of a pretty pale turquoise blue ribbon around the white portion. Next I used 3d foam to adhere the panel to a card base the same shade of blue as the ribbon.

I sprinkled a few iridescent rhinestones to add a little something something to this gentle card.

 

As I have used a background stamp with no sentiments I have fallen back to my favourite Sale-A-Bration offering Amazing Phrasing.  I stamped in a soft grey called smoky slate to keep in with my soft and gentle colour palette. 

I took a sliver of the piece of unused stamped image to decorate the inside of the card. 

I love the softness of this card and really enjoyed creating it. Sometimes it does us all good to step outside our own boxes and discover what else there is to create.