It is time for a new Color Dare! This week the colors are Topiary and Goldrush. When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch I thought about this butterfly from the retired "Find Your Style" set (which as you may have figured out by now is my all time favorite Close to My Heart stamp) and this flourish from the Swirls Around set which is currently my second favorite Close to My Heart set.
Then I checked out this week's Heart 2 Heart challenge and would you believe it? This week's challenge is flourishes! I love it when three challenges work together so easily. Before I could make the card I got word that my cousin has a rare and particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. I knew that this card would be for her and, as she is a woman of strong faith, this sentiment from the "Look to the Light" set was the one to use.
To make the butterfly I inked the stamp with sponge daubers which made the colors softer, cut it out and sponged around the edges to intensify the colors and finally sponged the tips with Cocoa. I used liquid glass to attach just the body so that the wings would stand up. After all the stamping was done, I used my ruler with the guide holes to make sure my piercing was straight and evenly spaced. |Lastly, I used a Goldrush alcohol marker to color some bitty sparkles and applyied them to the flourish. This is just a heads up: Close to My Heart will be retiring all of the Exclusive Inks markers sets, so they are now available only while supplies last.
Now I have to tell you a secret. I do not have any Topiary ink or paper, so I used New England Ivy. If you want to play the Color My Heart Color Dare and don't have the exact color you can still play using the closest thing you have. Now please go check out all the creative projects at Color My Heart, Heart 2 Heart Challenges, and Atlantic Hearts Sketches. Thank you for stopping by! Until next time, Hansi
Materials used, all Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Paper: Goldrush and Colonial White cardstock
Ink: Goldrush, New England Ivy, and Cocoa plus a Goldrush alcohol marker
Stamps: Find Your Style (retired), Swirls Around, Look to the Light
Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles, Brown Opaques (retired)
Stunningly beautiful card, Hansi! The flourish and the multicolored butterfly look great together! Your paper piercing creates such a beautiful frame for the comforting sentiment. I'm so glad that you've joined us on the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team!
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Stunning butterfly! I really didn't have a use for that flourish until now. You sure are good at your job! ;) I love your beautiful card, Hansi.
ReplyDeleteVery elegant, beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, Hansi! You make me want both of those stamp sets! Your cousin is going to love it.
ReplyDeleteHansi, Hansi, Hansi....you NEVER cease to amaze me!! Lovely card! So glad you linked it up to H2H this week!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful! Love the paper piercing.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing interpretation of this weeks sketch. BEAUTIFUL !! Thankyou for sharing with us at AHSC!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! The butterfly is just beautiful with these colors! Thanks for playing with us this week at AHSC:)
ReplyDeletegorgeous, I luv the butterfly and flourish...thanks for the inspiration!
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Stunning card! I love everything about it! The flourish is a beautiful accent to the butterfly. The colors on the butterfly are perfect. The punched holes around the message are so clever! Consider this lifted. *S
ReplyDeleteAnother fabulous creation. I love the detail on the butterfly, and unstitched holes really complete the design. Thanks for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, beautiful sentiment. The paper-piecing is particularly lovely with the background colour showing through. That butterfly/set is one of my faves, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful take on all the challenges!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Love this one! Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Hansi!
ReplyDeleteWay to combine challenges! Very nice! And that butterfly is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThis card is beautiful. Makes me with that both those stamps lived here. Thanks for joining again at AHSC
ReplyDeleteLove your card and the use of the Dare colors. What a beautifully executed butterfly too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, I love the colours together. Thanks for playing along with AHSC and Heart to Heart!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely beautiful! Love the beads in the middle of the butterfly.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful card and I had saved it on Pinterest some time go. I used it as inspiration for the card posted on my blog today:
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