I need to send a sympathy card today so used the ATCAS "Geometric" challenge and a technique I learned from Eileen Godwin to make this card. It's also for Shopping our Stash "It's Not Easy Being Green" challenge.
Then I stamped the image and sentiment on top of it, trimmed with a stitched rectangle and popped it up on fun foam.
Next up, a birthday card for my sister. Penny Black Saturday Challenge wants "Wings", My Time to Craft wants "Create Your Own Background", and Sweet Stampin' wants "Bright Colours".
The background was created using the saran wrap technique with Brushos sprinkled on glossy cs, spritzed with water, then saran wrap scrunched on top and left to dry. The butterfly was stamped on watercolour paper on which I'd sprinkled the same colours of Brushos and spritzed with water, letting the colours blend and dry naturally. I then fussy cut the butterfly, glued its body to the background and popped the wings up with bits of foam tape. I die cut the sentiment twice and glued them together for extra dimension.
For Christmas Crafts All Year Round "Hearts", I used a stamp that is a heart-shaped wreath.
The background was created by sponging with three shades of green Distress ink and splattering with some diluted white paint. I stamped and heat embossed the heart wreath in white and added a bit of colour with Tombow markers. Then trimmed the panel with a stitched square die. Finished off with a dark red mat and a sentiment trimmed with a small rectangle die.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Stampendous Branch Flight, Great Impressions sentiment
Ink - Distress (Shabby Shutters, Iced Spruce, Peeled Paint, Old Paper), Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Lime Citron stencil, fun foam
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Penny Black butterfly
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white cs, white glossy cs, watercolour paper
Size - A2
Accessories - blue, yellow, and green Brushos; saran wrap, happy birthday die, foam tape
Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - Penny Black Christmas heart, unknown sentiment
Ink - green Distress inks, ColorBox white, Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white and dark red cs
Size - 5.25" square
Accessories - Tombow markers, white embossing powder, Lil Inker stitched square die, Spellbinders small rectangle die
You have been very busy Susan and this is a really lovely sympathy card with the Eileen Godwin technique which I have seem her use and you have done it brilliantly and love the added silhouette foliage stencilled in the background and then another silhouette foliage stamp in black over the top which is beautiful and the perfect images for this tye of card. The card for your sister is gorgeous with the wonderful large butterfly over that Brusho background and using the wrap to make more texture which looks great, and lastly the super heart shaped flowers and foliage over the green ink blended background which is extremely pretty. x
ReplyDeleteYour HEART-card is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the Christmas Crafts All Year Round.
Annie (DT)
your sympathy card is so elegant with the geometrical background. Your background on the second card is goregous, the cling wrap leaves such beautiful colour imprints. Your blending on the third card is amazing xx
ReplyDeleteThe soft colors you used on the sympathy card are beautiful. A fun technique for the second card background and the Christmas heart is colored so well. Three great cards.
ReplyDeleteSusan: your cards are always spectacular and each of these are unique! Thanks for linking the butterfly with inked/plastic wrap technique background to MTTC's create your own background theme! It is utterly, fluttery beautiful! --Becca
ReplyDeleteYour first card is so ethereal and beautiful. I'm sorry you needed to make it. The butterfly card is so gorgeous and artsy! The Christmas card is very pretty too. Thanksc for sharing at PBSC:)
ReplyDeleteWonderful trio! So sorry you needed it, but the sympathy card is so soft and pretty. Eileen’s technique worked beautifully as a backdrop. Your second card is amazing… I am always impressed with your Brusho work. The Christmas card is whimsical and cute.
ReplyDeleteI love the geometric background with the pretty silhouette, Susan! I love using this technique! That beautiful plastic wrap background is perfect for showing off my favorite butterfly and this Christmas card is even prettier in person.
ReplyDeleteThree lovely cards Susan. LOVE the geometric background for your sympathy card. It's so beautiful and has a peaceful colour scheme. Your butterfly card is so bold and bright with the gorgeous, large butterfly over your gorgoeus saran wrap background. I love that technique! And your Christmas heart-shaped wreath is so pretty! xx
ReplyDeleteHello there, all your cards are fabulous - but I especially love the butterfly one you have entered into our challenge, it's perfect! Thanks for joining in with us this fortnight at Sweet Stampin' - Sarah, DT
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cards Susan! I love the wonderful background you created for the stunning butterfly! A gorgeous card! Thanks so much for sharinging with us at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Fantastic technique with the straight edge and blending brush!! Way to go shopping your stash for our "it's not easy being green" challenge!! So glad you joined the fun and play along with us at Shopping Our Stash. Deb Horst, DT #SOS516
ReplyDeleteYour sympathy card is beautiful! I love the simplicity of your design! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteHugz,
Chana Malkah, DT