Sunday 11 June 2017

scenic butterfly - and a giveaway

 A lesson in how to drive yourself nuts here, made worse by my not having cleaned the lovely patchwork butterfly stamp properly!

Inspired by some outline stamps seen recently, I thought I would have a go at using the butterfly in a similar fashion. The stamp was too mucky for me to just ink up the edges and wipe any overspill off with a wipe , so I tried masking the centre of the wings before inking the edges of the stamp and the centre body - after many attempts I got a pair of masks that worked fairly well and gave me a reasonable outline once I removed the masks and stamped the butterfly.

A second mask for the negative image was much easier! Once this was in place, I inked a background into the butterfly frame using distress oxide inks, then stamped the silhouette grasses stamp using black versafine ink, and added some small butterflies from butterfly blush. A quick sponge round the outline and a black matt finished the first off.



The orher two cards used the same technique and stamps but with an extra mask so that I could stamp a background scene as well, using the bridge image from kingfisher song. The base card  for the second card was inked randomly with the butterfly stencil.





I really enjoyed doing these once I got the masks sorted out, but don't  think I will be repeating it any time soon....at least not unless I get a clean stamp.........

Looking at my blog statistics, I have racked up almost 60.00 views for my ramblings, so to celebrate I am having a blog giveaway - if you would like to have either the patchwork butterfly set of stamps or the gothic fragments set, then leave a comment saying which set you would like by the end of June, and I will choose two random names. It would be nice if you followed my blog, but you don't have to!

9 comments:

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  2. I think I would probably have given up at some point! The end result is worth the effort though, the butterfly looks lovely used as an outline. If I get put in the draw, I would love the butterfly xx
    (PS. I deleted the first comment because I asked for stamps which weren't on offer!!)

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    1. It's all your fault Janet, for showing me the leaf outline stamps!

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  3. Hi Veronica beautiful creations as usual.
    Would love to win the gothic fragments. Love and crafty hugs . Xxxxx.

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  4. So beautiful Veronica, gorgeous stamping and colours.
    Generous of you to have a give away, I'd love to have the Gothic Fragments if I was lucky to win, Kate x

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  5. Beautiful cards, love how you've put an image inside another, will have to try that idea.
    Would love the butterfly set if I'm lucky enough to win.

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  6. What a fab idea Veronica but I can just imagine how tedious it was to get that outline. You can leave me out of your generous draw as I have both sets already 😉.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  7. Wonderful creations Veronica - you have so much patience with masking. Well done on your very impressive blog statistics! I'd love a chance to win your candy. Shabneez x

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  8. This looks like an interesting technique and very effective. Had to smile at your comment about not repeating the exercise with the masks - takes patience but well worth the effort usually when it all comes together. Gothic fragments would be my choice please if I'm lucky

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