This is a fairly simple card that took me a long time to make. I went to my local shop, Made By You, last week and had a play with Distress Inks sponged onto the background, this is a card I came up with. I'm entering it for two butterfly challenges: the first is Danni's Flutterby Wednesday and this week Quixotic Challenges also has a butterfly theme.
The stamps are by Crafty Individuals. I stamped the butterflies onto a piece of card using Aged Mahogany and then on a larger piece in dark brown, then added lots of inks with sponges until I got a heavily antiqued effect. I also stamped a couple of framed flowers repeatedly and sponged them with slightly lighter inks, then cut out a frame. The smaller piece of card was stuck inside the frame and both were then put onto the larger piece of card, using pads for the frame. I added a cutout butterfly to the frame.
This is so cool! I love all the texture and designs....fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Anne, such pretty colours. I love the whole aged, vintage feel. It really is gorgeous, and worth the time it took. Absolutely fab, Judith x
ReplyDeleteyour card is beautiful - well worth the hard work
ReplyDeleteLisa ;)
Your time and effort was well worth it. It always takes me more time that I think to make anything...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! I love it! Thanks for playing along with my flutter by challenge!
ReplyDeleteThe time put into making your card is well worth it, it's quite lovely with its antiqued look. Thanks so much for joining us for Flutter By Wednesday! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Anne. Love the overall look of the card - well worth the time it took!
ReplyDeleteHi Anne! Am back online and thought I'd come check out what you've been upto! I love this butterfly card, and you've included gorgeous details. The colours are especially lovely. Hope you had a good New Year and Christmas of course. Lots of Love, Rowena
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou know I saw this on Danni's blog and spent extra time admiring it not realizing it was yours! I love this! It's distressed, it's aged, it's so darn pretty. OMGoodness Anne! I'm glad the images arrived and didn't take a year to get there. Hopefully I put enough postage on the package and they came in one piece.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous!!! WELL worth your time and effort!
ReplyDeleteooo this is wonderful, beautiful papers and embellies,and those butterflys are stunning, thanks so much for joining in with this weeks challenge over at Quixotic Challenges :)
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Martine
Very pretty card- I love all of the layers and the distress look. TFS
ReplyDeleteThis a gorgeous - absolutely fad!
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Valxx
This is stunning, Anne, something really different from your usual style but well worth all the time it took. I love the distressed look and that stamp is beautiful.
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