Friday 3 January 2014

Grungy, elegant butterfly

Hello! I had a bit of a clear out of Keiran's toys yesterday...it was very cleansing, and we got rid of lots! Unfortunately I managed to sprain my ankle whilst dumping some of the rubbish! Oh well...gets me out of the gym today! ;)

So after Keiran went to bed I had a little play in my craftroom (another upcoming clear out and re-organise project!) and here is what I came up with...


Now, I had some sort of idea what I wanted to make when I started, but it didn't actually come out that way! I used the Dictionary stamp and rather than ink the whole stamp, I rubbed the inkpad over the stamp, then I wiped off parts of it with a dry baby wipe to give a faded, bitty look. I then added some ink splodges using Gorgeous Grunge, a leaf stem from Summer Silhouettes, and a sentiment from Simply Sketched.


I added a four layered butterfly from Papillon Potpourri in Tempting Turquoise for some femininity.

I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this one, but it's growing on me!

I am entering this into the challenge at Colour Throwdown this week...


Products used
DictionaryGorgeous GrungeSimply SketchedPapillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp SetSummer Silhouettes Clear-Mount Stamp SetElegant Butterfly PunchBasic Gray Classic Stampin' PadSmoky Slate Classic Stampin' PadTempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' PadEpic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape
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I hope none of the predicted UK flooding comes your way today. Stay safe everyone!



10 comments:

  1. Well I LOVE IT!

    Happy Friday

    Kathyk

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  2. It's lovely Lizy!
    Margaret x

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  3. Oh I like this, Lizy. Really different and I love the pops of turquoise against the subtle greys.

    We've had all sorts of weather here today, stormy wind and rain through the night, calm when I got to work then it went really dark followed by an almighty lightning flash and thunder clap, then hail, then rain, then sun, all in the space of about 5 mins! What's going on?! xx

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  4. I love it Lizy! Thanks for explaining how you did the stamping of the Dictionary stamp!
    xoxo Maaike

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  5. wow Lizy, what a stunning Collage card :)

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  6. Lovely collage card Lizy. The layered butterfly is so pretty... I also like the washi strips. :) Thank you for playing along with us at The Color Throwdown.

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  7. Love your collage card Lizy. Isn't it funny how often a card ends up completely different to how you imagined it?!!

    Hope your ankle feels better soon.

    Kat xx

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  8. I love this card :) although it has some feminine elements I think a guy would quite like it to. Unisex cards!!

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  9. This is beautiful, Lizy! So soft and pretty! Great use of the colors! Thanks so much for joining us at the Color Throwdown!

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  10. Fun card!! Love all the embellies!! Thanks for joining us at CTD!!

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Thanks for visiting today and for your valued comments!

Lizy x