Tuesday 24 August 2010

butterfly

I've been quite hooked on leafy backgrounds lately, and as they have mostly been greeny, thought one would fit the Playdate 43 challenge, which was to use lime green, dark green and blue. I stamped the butterfly from the Elusive Images patchwork butterfly plate in versafine black, clear embossed it, then painted it with a mix of H2O and cosmic shimmer paints - I used the nearest to lime green I had, which was more of a goldengreen on the paper, plus a turquoise and a dark green to paint the butterfly. The sentiment from the same set was stamped onto a nestie shape, edged with DIs in greens- I think peeled paint and forest green.
This is also for Rainbow Lady challenge 115, which was 'paint'.
Sorry the scan is squiffy, the 8"x8" base card is a dull gold - but it came out better than the photo.

8 comments:

  1. ooh lovely Veronica super background and love the butterfly too. Thanks for painting with me this week Love Cynthia x

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  2. So pretty, Veronica! Love your leafy background.. Thanks for playing with the Play Date Cafe!

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  3. Lovely, wonderful color on the butterfly! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

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  4. I def. could be hooked to leafy backgrounds after this card--this is SUPER GORGEOUS! Love it! Great job--Thanks for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the PDCC:)

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  5. So scrummy I just love those leaf backgrounds you do. I really need to pinch a leaf and have ago. A beautiful card. Hugsx ChrisB

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  6. Fabulous butterfly and gorgeous background. Glad you joined us this week at the PDCC.

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  7. Wow, that's beautiful. I love the colours. So gentle.

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