Best Wishes Butterfly DL landscape Kraft card - Day 96 of my 366 day challenge

Best Wishes Butterfly DL landscape Kraft card - 

Day 96 of my 366 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

I have been playing with using ink pads to make backgrounds and have made this card from the results! I am quite pleased with the way it turned out but there are still so many ways I need to make it better!

I used Ali Reeves Stamp and Colour card to colour on as it is uncoated and is really good quality - I have used various colours to create this background - mainly Tim Holtz Distress ink pads but also have tried out a range of colours from a new company (apologies if they have been around for ages) called Generation INX by Stamps by Me. I used a mix of foam "mushrooms" (from Pinflair etc) to a plain foam square dauber. 

I used a couple of pieces of the card to make a variety of  backgrounds - the colours used being red, orange, blue, purple and green. Once I was happy I allowed it to dry for a bit. I then stamped the butterfly design from the "Bejewlled Buttefly" stamp collection from Altenew using Versafine Black Onyx. I then heat embossed it with Holographic powder from DoCrafts (Papermania) and cut round it. 

 also cut a 100x100mm piece of the card and layered it with a Tattered Lace frame. and stuck it to a DL (Landscape) Kraft card. 

Before putting the butterfly onto the frame, I coloured  in parts of the butterfly using orange and dark maroon Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers and then stuck it on using foam pads to give it some height. I also added some Yellow and Clear Nuvo crystal drops to parts of the body and attennae to give it some definition. 

I then cut another piece of the background and placed it onto some white backing paper and glued it to the right hand side of the card. I then added a Tattered Lace frame and added the "Best Wishes" sentiment (from "The Year of Sentiments" by Craftwork Cards to it after just edging it in black and coloured it in slightly.

I haven't put an insert into it yet but will do so later on....And there you are, one card that I am really pleased with (am getting better at using Distress inks as shading for backgrounds - I hope so anyway,.)

Don't forget - if you order something from my website before June 1st, you will receive a 10% discount on orders over £25.00 - visit www.thehandmadecraftsshop.co.uk 

Also I will be giving away the project I make for my 100th posting to the first person who comments on my Facebook page - so look out for it for it on Saturday! 

Products and items you may need to make these projects

• DL Kraft Card with matching envelope
• Tim Holtz Distress inks - yellow and red
• Tattered Lace Dies  - frames
• Generation INX Inks pads - Red, Orange, Purple, Blue and Green
• Butterfly stamp from the Bejewelled Butterflies stamp collection from Altenw
• White card from Stamps Away Stamp and Colour card
• White cardstock
• Black Versafine ink pad
• Holographic Embossing powder from DoCrafts Papermania
• Clear and yellow Nuvo crystal drops
• Red and Orange Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers
• Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
• Collall All purpose glue

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