52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Monday 1 July 2019

Design Team Make for "Love To Craft Challenge Blog" #36 July 2019


Can you believe we're now in July?  I have no idea where this year has gone to.

As it's the first of the month, it is time for a new "Anything Goes" challenge on the "Love To Craft Challenge Blog".  This is the card I have made as a member of the Design Team.  If you have a spare moment, please do pop over and take a look at the fab makes by my fellow colleagues.


Here's a photo of the main items I used to make this card.


I started this card by tearing a page out of an old book and sticking a panel to the middle of the card blank.


I made a water wash with a Distress Oxide Ink in a pale green shade called "Cracked Pistachio" and then brushed it across the text section.


Using a stamp from a Stampers Anonymous set, I stamped the cirles horizontally across the middle of the card using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" shade of ink.

Using the same ink, I also stamped some vertical lines using a Stampin' Up stamp set called "Gorgeous Grunge".


Using diluted white Gesso, using a brush, I painted around the edges of the torn page and out to the edges of the card.  I deliberately went over the edges of the torn paper so that the Gesso helped to stick any stray raised pieces that had not stuck previously.


Once this was dry, I used a foam blending tool to add a subtle shade of pale pink to the background using a Distress Oxide in the shade of "Spun Sugar".  I then stamped more of the circles to create an image from edge to edge of the card.

I also stamped some hexagon images using Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink.

On a plain piece of card, I stamped two butterfly (Stampers Anonymous "Perspective" stamp set) images, again using the Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink.  I cut one out and stuck it onto the card.  With the second one, I only cut the upper wings out.  I used a small blob of "Silicon Glue" to adhere these.  This gave the upper wings a more 3D look.


Finally, I added the "Celebrate" sentiment using a stamp from a Stampin' Up set called "Endless Birthday Wishes".  I added some sticky backed pearls to add a little more interest.




8 comments:

  1. LOVE your grungey background with the pop of pink with your butterfly

    Happy July LTCCB teamie

    Kathyk

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  2. Popped over to see u from Kathy K's blog. Absolutely love this mixed media butterfly card. Thanks for sharing photos of the necessary steps to create it.

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    1. Thank you. It's always lovely to get nice comments. Sam x

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  3. fabulous project Samantha love the background the butterfly sits perfectly on it

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  4. Fabulous card Sam love how you created the background and beautiful butterfly-great step by step too
    carol x

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