Sunday 8 March 2020

Butterfly!

Hello there and thank you for visiting me!  Sorry I haven't been around for ages - its so good to be back! 



I made this card using the fabulous AALL and Create stamps designed by the wonderful 
Tracy Evans - stamp numbers 267 and 304.  I also used stencil number 39 and Distress Oxides in the backgrounds.  The Butterfly and the large word are stamped again on scraps of white card, embossed with clear powder and coloured with Phill Martin's Watercolour Blending Brush Pens.  The colours are really vivid in real life and the pens make watercolouring an absolute breeze!  The pen nib is covered with glossy accents and shines beautifully as  does the embossing.  I used a watercolour pencil to add shading to the background circles and added white paint splatters to the whole card along with purple ink around the edge.  I used a lot of Tracy Evan's techniques - she is so inspiring!

I would like to enter the following blog challenges:

Pixies Snippets Playground - Use Snippets - mine are the card used for the butterfly and the word 'butterfly'.
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Anything with Wings.
Craft Stamper Take it Make it Challenge - Anything Goes.
Butterfly Challenge - I have Ultra pink. unbleached silk and a butterfly on my card.

Thank you again for visiting me, I  really appreciate it especially as I haven't been around much.

Take care and have a great weekend.  Christine xxx

20 comments:

LesleyG said...

Gorgeous butterfly creation Chris, love the colours and all the different layers xxx

Mrs A. said...

Lovely to see you blogging again and hope both you and Daren are doing ok. Little hint. You have ultra pink, unbleached silk and a butterfly on your card so could enter my current challenge. Hugs Mrs A.

Jannet said...

A Beautiful butterfly Chris! I Love all of the textures and colours you have used, and fun white splatters xx

brenda said...

Absolutely beautiful Chris and perfect choice of background colour to bring the lovely Butterfly to life, I resisted this stamps but still teetering!! Thanks so much for joining in with our 'Wings' theme at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

Anita in France said...

Such a bold, bright butterfly, Chris ... fabulous against the collaged background! Hugs, Anita :)

dutchess said...

So lovely to see you back Chris....
You have been having fun with this gorgeous card,loving the pink and that beautiful butterfly....xxx

Inkami said...

Gorgeous card, the colours are so bright and happy!

Tracy said...

Fabulous creation, thanks for joining Allsorts challenge, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Mervi said...

Wonderful butterfly card, love the colours too.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

Mary said...

So very much to look at on your beautiful card. I love the stamp and sentiment you chose. The background is beautiful. Your card inspires..

Mac Mable said...

You have been missed....Wow what a stunning mixed media card, love the colours and that fabulous butterfly. You've come back with an amazing card and I love it x.

pinky said...

Oh wow what a come back card Chris!! This is absolutely gorgeous. I so love the colours in your butterfly!

Mrs A. said...

Glad you came and linked up this lovely card. Hugs Mrs A.

Karen Dunbrook said...

how gorgeous...love the deep, rich colour saturations.
xx karen

Di said...

Wow Chris, what a beautiful card! Love the design and you used my fave colours too! Gorgeous.

Hugs

Di xx

Darnell said...

You really made a WOW of a design here, Chris! I can imagine all the shine and schparkle in real life! I'm sorry I'm so late visiting. I hope you two are keeping well in this madness! We are on a 3-week lockdown here in the Bay Area and I think that's for the best. Thank goodness for the Playhouse! (Now if I can just keep a certain someone from popping in every ten minutes!!!) Huge hugs, Darnell

Scrapmate said...

Hi Chris, hope you are keeping well in these difficult times.

Linda said...

Beautiful butterfly .... gorgeous colours. Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

ElizabethR said...

Beautiful, thank you for joining in with us at the Craft Stamper Challenge, Elizabeth x

Mrs A. said...

Just touching base to check that you and Darren are doing ok and are not forgotten. The weather here has been glorious so been doing a bit of gardening and keeping on top of the weeds. Had a letter from our council to say green rubbish collection has been suspened due to the Coronavirus and our local tip is shut so once the bin is full it’s full but hey ho life goes on. Hugs Mrs A.