Whoever Loves a Garden

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I stamped the dandelion from the Creative Expressions Natures Wonders Stamp Set using Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. They weren't stamped randomly but I made sure each row was offset slightly. I made sure the ink was dry, dusted the area with my anti-static bag and then stamped a butterfly from the same stamp set a few times using Perfect Medium. I added Cosmic Shimmer Ancient Copper Metallic Embossing Powder from the Metallics & Darks Set. I ran the background through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Alora Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the pattern (the ribbon hides the join on this one) and inked around the edges with Rusty Hinge using Cut n Dry Foam. I wrapped some Champagne Wrinkled Edge Ribbon and some London Tan American Seam Binding around where the join of the embossing folder pattern was.

I stamped the main image from the Creative Expressions Butterfly Kiss Stamp Set using Perfect Medium and embossed with the Cosmic Shimmer Ancient Copper Metallic Embossing Powder. I stamped it 3 times in total. One of them I left intact and cut out using Spellbinders Square Swatches and inked through the die with Rusty Hinge. On another I cut out the centre panel with scissors and inked around the edges with Rusty Hinge. In the last one, I just cut out the butterflies from the central panel and coloured them with Rusty Hinge.

I stamped the sentiment from the Natures Wonders Stamp Set, again using Perfect Medium and embossed with Ancient Copper. I cut it out using Spellbinders Wavy Rectangles and inked through the die with Rusty Hinge. I tied a bow with 2 lengths of the Champagne Ribbon and added a Light Brown Dazzler.

I assembled the card as shown adding some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Dark Bronze around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.