Papertrey Ink July 2015 Blog Hop

I was able to finish and photograph a card for 

this month's blog hop at Papertrey Ink. 

I love the colours and designs from the inspiration photo: 

butterflies, browns and pinks and that create a vintage look.

 

I started by creating a mask so that I could stamp Text Style  

with Kraft ink onto the center of a white card base.  

In order to "frame" this circle, I cut a larger circle and 

used the negative on the outside and the circle mask 

over the text. Using Kraft ink, I sponged a 1/4"  frame.

The Canvas Impression Plate was used on the card front. 

Two corners were rounded and Vintage Tea Dye ink (Chamomile) 

was sponged around the edges. I wish I had used the Kraft ink 

along the edges instead, but I will know the next time I use this colour combo!!

The sentiment (Fillable Frames #4) was stamped in Dark Chocolate ink.

The butterfly (Butterfly Dreams) was stamped onto 

white card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink 

and then coloured with copics. I fussy cut the butterfly, 

covered it with Versa Mark ink and then clear embossed 

it twice to get a shiny effect. I then mounted it onto a 

Beautiful Dreams die cut from white card stock. 

Brown embroidery floss was added behind the butterfly 

to create the antennae. Three brass adhesive dots were 

added over the body of the butterfly. 

I cut the die 3 more times from Kraft card stock, 

coloured the edges with a copic marker and then 

layered them over the text circle. The coloured 

butterfly was added on top with a thin strip of 

foam tape so that the wings would curl out.

Thanks for visiting today. Enjoy the Blog Hop!
Karen C.