Sunday, March 9, 2014

Virginia's new Challenge Blog!

Hi all - Virginia has a new Challenge Blog & I'm happy to have some crafting time to play along for Challenge #1 Watercoloring!  I pulled out my Tim Holtz watercolor paper to make the background for this card:


Happy Birthday butterfly


I took Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Iced Spruce, and Frayed Burlap and applied to a craft sheet.  Misted them with water containing Perfect Pearls and swiped the watercolor paper through the mixture.  The mist gives a lovely sheen - I'm surprised the photo picked it up pretty well.  Once dry, I stamped 3 Hero Arts woodblock stamps using the same colors: K5376 Hydrangea, K5503 Bird Collage, and K5354 French Post.  The butterfly is one of a set:  LP215 Three Artistic Butterflies; the sentiment is from a clear set CL759 Enjoy Today.

My mom asked me to make a birthday card for her sister Carol.  So here it is!  Hope Tia isn't looking at my blog before her birthday!!  Thanks for stopping and I hope you're having a wonderful crafty day!
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3 comments:

  1. Virginia L.March 9, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    What a work of art, Linda! The glitter and butterfly are so beautiful! Thanks for linking to Virginia's View Challenge! So glad that you join the fun with me :)

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  2. Cindy C.March 10, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    Really beautiful card Linda! The shimmery background is awesome!

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  3. Robin K.March 10, 2014 at 9:11 PM

    Oh wow! The colors and shimmer are gorgeous Linda! Your sister will be so pleased to receive this beauty!

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