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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Create Along with Us!

Oh Man, when I saw today's release I knew I had to play with my butterflies!!
I loved everyone's cards with the new Color Pop: Butterflies!
I chose Amy's card and I used Beautiful Butterflies.  Now this was a little tricky because I also loved her darker background (brown), so I stamped and added some of the "layers" to the butterflies, I also added some copics to the butterlies!!
I had to do this in stages so that I could stamp again with versarmark and clear emboss the images.  When I was all done with stamping and embossing, I sponged on some antique linen distress ink.  THEN, I took it to the iron and melted off the embossing paste!
No more shine, but a real soft texture to the card!
I also used the little flower cluster from the color Pop: Flowers!
Here is Amy's card:
I loved the divided panel, a signature from Maile I believe!!
I also die cut the Thanking of You three times from Graceful Greetings!
Wow, it took a few hours, but I love the end result!!

Heart Hugs, friends!


17 comments:

Rema DeLeeuw said...

You can never have too many butterflies. This is gorgeous Colleen!

Birgit said...

Wow, Colleen! I'm speechless over your stunning card!! Besides it being as beautiful as ever, I love that you removed the embossing with an iron... genius!! Well done, my friend!!

Unknown said...

FABULOUS creation! Your butterflies are gorgeous, love how they POP against the dark background!

Maria said...

Oh, what a lovely card with all the pretty butterflies! Lots of wonderful color and great design! I'll have to remember the embossing tip...thank you!

Linda said...

Beautiful friend....

Marcia Hill said...

Oh my...gorgeous card Colleen! Your butterflies are just lovely, and all the colors are perfect! Beautiful, beautiful card my friend!! :0)

Greta said...

Beautiful take on Amy's card, Colleen! Love your colors & the background is perfect!

Lyn said...

This is a gorgeous case of Amy's card, I love your background. I adore butterflies and this new mini kit is such a big temptation.

Patti said...

Stunning!! I love the idea of ironing off the EP to give it a softer look! brilliant idea : )

Patti

Unknown said...

What a lovely card. I love the butterflies and the sentiment die cut. Really, really beautiful.

Joyously Noelle said...

Great take on your inspiration!

Loll said...

Beautifully done Colleen. Gorgeous colours and mix of elements. Great take on Amy's card. xx

Kathy Mc said...

WOW, Colleen, you went through a lot of work to create this beauty...even ironing your card. :) All kidding aside, your take on Amy's turned out just lovely even with a lighter background.

Connie MacFarlane said...

So pretty Colleen! Love your beautiful butterflies and background.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Awesome remake on this card! I love how you got a similar look with a set I already have here at home. Nice job!!!

Helen F. said...

Fabulous card, Colleen! I LOVE the new butterfly set also ~ is there such a thing as too many butterflies? ;-)

Amy Sheffer said...

Okay, so WOW, I need a video to see all your steps for making this beauty! So beautifully done! I'm honored you chose a card of mine for the challenge -- thank you!