Thursday, March 19, 2015

Butterfly Splatters

Dear Ones~
This will be a quick post today. I wanted to get this card into the Just Us Girls Challenge before the deadline. This is word week, and the word is "splatters".

Here's my card:

For this card I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint and Wild Honey. I rubbed the inks on an acrylic block and picked up the color with a super wet paint brush to create the splatter on watercolor paper. WHAT A MESS - paint went everywhere!!!!! When I liked how it looked, I stamped the butterfly with Aged Mahogany and spread the color with a brush. You can't see it very well in the photo, but after the whole thing dried I splattered it with gold paint. Then I stamped the greeting on vellum and heat embossed it with brown embossing powder.

Here are the ingredients:
GKD Ivory and Tomato Soup Card Stock
Strathmore Watercolor Paper
Distress Inks:
Aged Mahogany
Peeled Paint
Wild Honey
GKD Take Flight Stamp Set
Greeting is from a GKD Grab Bag
Fine Tech Gold Paint

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Think spring, my friends!!

12 comments:

  1. Well the mess is everywhere but your card, this is just glorious! I love the colors, I love the splatters, I love that big beautiful butterfly. YOWZA! This card has it all....and some yummy Vellum too! Well Done!!!

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  2. It's a beauty for sure! Even thou it was a mess you did an amazing job ! Love the butterfly and the added vellum ! Your card goes well with your blog background! Fabulous! Hugs

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  3. This is lovely! That butterfly is gorgeous and your colors are stunning! Thanks for joining us this week at Just Us Girls!

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  4. Judy, this is gorgeous! I love your splattered background in those colors. Your butterfly is beautiful the way you spread the paint for a watercolor look and the flecks of gold. Glad you got this one in and played with us this week at JUGS!

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  5. Absolutely love the wonderful colors and the beautiful card you created with those spatters. I love the butterfly the way you made it too! So gorgeous!

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  6. Gorgeous!! Especially the butterfly. Love the colors in the splattered background. I hope you think the mess was well worth it because I sure do.....but I didn't have to clean it up lol

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  7. Love your background and the beautiful butterfly. I never think to use vellum. I need to put it where I can see it. It adds so much without taking from the background,

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  8. Love it! Very effective and love the colors you used for it!

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  9. So glad you got messy too with this challenge Judy because the result is so worth it. Truly beautiful splatters fabulous colours and that butterfly is simply amazing. WOW! Sorry I didn't get to comment earlier as I have been out of town.

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  10. This card got past me Judy! Glad I stopped by to see what you've been up to! Love the background!

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  11. Oh, I can almost picture the mess as I have done that so many times, too. It turned out so beautifully - it was more than worth the clean up! I'm glad you used a touch of gold here and there, as well. Love the angled vellum sentiment - this card is so hot right now, it's SMOKIN'!!!!!

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  12. It may have been a real mess when you created it, but now it's a beautiful card that looks like you spent hours making it! Gorgeous butterfly and background!
    I love your little kitty at the bottom with his big peepers watching me as I type this :)

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