Closest Inspection

Hi Bloggers.

Day 1 of Ally Pally today. Hopefully Blogger will schedule this post for me while I'm away.

For the background, I randomly stamped a butterfly from the Creative Expressions Butterfly Kiss Stamp Set onto some Milk Card using Dried Marigold Distress Ink. I also randomly stamped the leaf from the same stamp set using Scattered Straw Distress Ink. I made sure the ink was dry, then ran it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Chiaro Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design and inked around the edges with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink using Cut n Dry Foam.

I stamped the main image from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured in with Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks using Cut n Dry Foam. I tore around the edges and then inked them with Rusty Hinge.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Clear Powder. I tore around the edges and inked in the same way as the image panel.

I stamped a butterfly from the Creative Expressions Nature's Wonders Stamp Set using Archival and embossed with Clear Powder. I coloured it with the Distress Inks and cut it out with scissors. I went around the edges with a Promarker to hide any white bits.

I assembled the card as shown adding some Pearl Swirls and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Golden Pearl around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.