For today's post I thought I would play along with a few challenges, CR84FN # 33, Mojo Monday's Sketch #198 Challenge/Contest and Impression Obsession's "Hello" Challenge.. And let me tell you, this card was definitely a challenging one, lol... It just did not want to come together easily..lol In fact at one point I almost considered scrapping it and starting all over, But I really hate to do that... I really hate to be wasteful of time, energy and supplies.. lol... so I walked away from it for a bit, went on too a different project and came back to it and did a little tweaking here and there... Anyway, long story short, this is what I finally settled on, and I'm still really not sure if I like it or not.. lol But here it is, none the less.. 8-)
I stamped my Impression Obsession Butterfles by Sarah Phelps directly onto my Basic Grey Bittersweet dp with Memento Tuxedo Black. I cut my Sweet little butterflies out and added the little wire antennas, and pink pearl bodies, attached them to a Journaling label that I matted up with the help of my Nesties labels 18 and some red CS from my stash and popped the ensemble up with dimensionals. My background was created using a combo of more red CS from my stash & the same Basic Grey Bittersweet DP and it just ended up just looking way too bright, so I very lightly and carefully sponged on some White Frost pigment ink to soften the colors a bit.. I stamped my Impression obsession sentiment onto a little layered oval that I had left over from a previous project, with Memento Tuxedo Black and popped it up with dimensionals. And to finish it all up I added a bit of pink seem binding ribbon a fun little button and some bakers twine form MAD Stamper Finds.
Hope you all Have a Fabulous weekend & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)
So very sweet Shannon. Love the darling butterflies. Thanks for playing with us at CR84FN! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Shannon, how creative do you get? This is just wonderful and your use of the dies, etc. is outstanding! Thanks for playing, Shannon, and good luck in the drawing too!
ReplyDeleteNice job on all 3 challenges! Love your butterflies :)
ReplyDeleteSure am glad you didn't "scrap" this as it's beautiful! LOVE everything about it. Gorgeous butterflies!
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Wow Shannon this is a beautiful card, I love it!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! Fab use of this weeks colors using the BG papers! The butterfiles make wonderful embellies! Thanks for playing along with us at CR84FN!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Shannon! Love all the layers and sweet fluttering butterflies! Thanks for joining us at CR84FN and Mojo Monday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card Shannon! Love the fun and funky retro look! Those butterflies are gorgeous! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)
ReplyDeleteOh, so pretty Shannon. Love the lovely butterflies. You combined the challenges beautifully. Enjoy your weekend girl!
ReplyDeleteОчень красивая открытка! Великолепно!
ReplyDeleteShannon, this is so CUTE! LOVE the paper and your FAB FAB butterflies! LOVE the bling! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and elegant card with great colors, I love the paper and the the Fabulous Butterflies are darling!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! Those butterflies look incredible! Thanks for playing Mojo Monday!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! The layout is so beautiufl and your butterflies so pretty! And I adore the funky paper. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!
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