Flutter By Wednesday #9

Yippee it's Wednesday!! You know what that means right? Time for another Flutter By Card! I got a new stamp set, True Beauty, from The Angel Company and really wanted to use it. It's a beautiful set and is full of butterflies which is why I got it! When I started working with it though I hated what I did. I had to leave to go run Abby to all her functions so I took a break. I just let my mind wander with ideas and because my card needed to be done in a few hours I had decided to use another stamp set. BUT when I got home, I kept looking at the stamped image and I challenged myself to SAVE it. I'm SO glad I did!


I used Mojo Monday #76 sketch - isn't it AWESOME?!?! I love that the sketch allows for large stamped images! I'll definitely be using this sketch again! I stamped the image on white cardstock using blank ink. I used Prismacolor pencils and OMS to color the leaves and flowers. I did not like how I colored the butterfly so I stamped it again using purple ink and then shimmered the wings. I then cut it out and used my pop dots to adhere it. I also used a little bit of wire to make antennas. Below is a better picture of the butterfly.

I took my sponge & brown ink and sponged the sides of the image to take some of the white brightness out and to make the butterfly "pop" more.

Isn't it funny how it all works out in the end? I had other paper picked out to use and just wasn't feeling it so went back to my stash and found the perfect paper that match beautifully! Then I was ready to throw the image away but did some tweaking and like it even better. Plus I found the perfect sketch to use and I was able to meet TWO deadlines - Mojo Monday & Flutter By Wednesday - YEAH for me!!

Hope you enjoy my card and thank you so much for looking! Remember to visit the other team members blogs to see their creations. The links are on the right. I'm sure you have some butterfly paper, stamps or die cuts so why not play along - we'd love to have you! No special challenges - just create a card using a butterfly. When you're done link your creation to Danni's blog or if you upload to an online gallery be sure to use FBW47.