An orange butterfly for a birthday card

 

A Cut Above at The Paper Players

One of the Top Few Runner Up

at Color Hues

Do you know the feeling when something is very challenging for you, and once you struggle with it, you start to like it?

Well, that's what happened to me with the challenge at Color Hues... LOL.

The combination of orange and slate grey was very challenging for me at first, but after I made my card for the challenge (you can see it HERE), I began to like this color combo so much, so I made another card!

I stamped the butterfly's wings (My Favorite Things 'Brilliant Butterflies' stamp set) in two shades of orange (dried magigold distress oxide and Pinkfresh apricot). The lacy wings and the body were stamped with Ranger's watering can ink, and so was the sentiment (Waffle Flower 'Elegant Sentiments' stamps and dies set).

I adhered all the elements to the slate grey cardstock with foam dots, and added some enamel dots in orange, a translucent gem in orange in the middle of the body, and some clear dots. 

The whole panel were adhered on the white basis.

Challenges:

Less Is More #483 - Spring, as spring is full of butterflies all around:

The Paper Players - Clean & Simple, one image only:

Inkspirational #290 - moodboard:

I was inspired by the different shades of orange and the butterfly.

I believe my next card is going to be totally different... 

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The Big Sea - lo

Here's my take on the sketch from Sketchy Thursday:

The photo is of my eldest, 6 years ago. I was after I gave birth to my youngest, and the babysitter's family took my elsdest to the beach. He looks so small with this big sea behind him...

I kept pretty much close to the sketch.

All dp are from the awesome  "Summer Seeds" kit by Tsruya Ilan. The scalloped border is Bazzill; stamp - Autumn Leaves; alphas - local manufacturer; buttuns, twine, ribbon, doilies, gems and tag with sub title - all from my stash.

Here are some close-ups:

I love those layered buttons!

And look at this cute doodle, printed on thd dp:

I'm entering this lo also for the following challenges:
summer - creative inspirations; 
scallops - crafty ann's
use a lot (use 3 or more of your embellishments) - fussy and fancy (buttons, gems)


Thank you for taking the time and visiting my blog.

חזרתי להשתמש בדפים מהקיט הנפלא 'זרעי' קיץ'  של צרויה אילן, הפעם עם תמונה של הבכור מלפני 6 שנים. זה היה כמה חודשים אחרי הלידה של צעיר הבנים, ולאחר שהסתיימה השנה במעון בו היה הבכור והחלה חופשת הקיץ. המשפחה של הבייביסיטריות שלו לקחה אותו איתם לחוף הים. בתמונה, הוא נראה כל כך קטן, על רקע הים הגדול. מדהים איך באותה תקופה, בהשוואה לתינוק שהיה לי בידיים, הוא נראה היה לי כל כך גדול פתאום...

כאמור, כל הדפים המדוגמים הם מהקיט של צרויה אילן, וכך גם החיתוכים של גלגלי ההצלה. הקיט, כמו גם האותיות של 'תוצרת הארץ - ממסטיקים.

והבוקר ירד טפטוף קל מאד, והיה באוויר ריח של גשם ואדמה רטובה... מדהים!

תודה על תשומת הלב ושבת נעימה!