Freshly Made Sketch 74

 

 

I am needing "thinking about you/praying for you" cards for too many friends.  I often find myself turning to this butterfly from the retired Find Your Style set from Close to My Heart.  I start by inking the stamp with a sponge dauber.  Then after I cut it out, I sponge the edges and sometimes a little farther in.  To give this card added dimension, I used pop up foam to attach the sentiment and attached only the body of the butterfly, so his wings can be lifted.  No, I did not attempt to stamp on embossed paper; I stamped the shadow before I embossed the paper.  This layout was provided by Alissa Chilton for Freshly Made Sketches.  She calls it her go to sketch and I can see why.  If you haven't checked out Allisa's blog, Rocky Mountain Paper Crafts, I highly recommend it.  She does beautiful work and has inspired me to pay more attention to the inside of my cards.  Here is the inside of this one:

 



 

 

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time, Hansi

 

Materials used, all from Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Paper:  Florentine (retired),Chocolate and Colonial White cardstock

Ink:  Twilight, Chocolate

Stamps:  Find Your Style (retired), Card Chatter - Sympathy

Embellishments:  Brown Opaques, Chrystal Stickers Mosaics by Mark Richards from Michael's

Other:  Cuddlebug Paper Lace II embossing folder, Art Philosophy Circut cartridge