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Friday, May 11, 2018

6 H's and a Butterfly

Welcome

It was a cloudy and cooler day today so I took the opportunity to 'play' in my studio.  
I was fascinated by Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge this round, so made this card to fit!

This is my result, which I might add, I am rather pleased with...


I stippled the Viva Harvest Gold paint through a Honey Bee Layering background stencil onto the Hunter Green card, and used the same card to heat emboss the sentiment on.


The hearts (an unidentified die)  and butterfly,( by Memory box) were die cut from Hot Pink, then painted with a hot pink Mica based paint that dried lighter :(.


I cut the background into a large hexagon (that was quite a challenge for this geometry challenged oldie), layered that over a glitter card stock before adhering it to the white base.

To finish I added the stripes down the spine of the card, and a touch of gold under the sentiment before adding the die cuts and the hot pink rhinestones for the butterfly's flight path and body.

I am linking this to:

(I used all seven elements)






33 comments:

Gerrina said...

What an original colourcombi! Hadn't thought it would work, but it looks so good on this card! Hugs, Gerrina

Dawn T said...

Well done on getting all the elements/colours. A beautiful card.

Jane Savage said...

Love the gorgeous lustre on this!
Thank you for joining us at Digi Choosday! Jane S (DT) xxx

Lovely Linda said...

Wow - loving all of the elements on this Maxine - well done with the hexagon LOL! Love the pop of pink too! A lovely anniversary card xo

Mrs A. said...

I love this card and how you have very subtly used all seven elements of the wheel. A lot of thought gone into this card and I appreciate you coming and spinning the celebration butterfly wheel with me. It is cooler and very windy here today . Hugs Mrs A.

jimlynn said...

All that shiny gold is beautiful and I love your card! Wow!!!
Lynn

froebelsternchen said...

This looks AMAZING Maxine! WOW!
Happy weekend to you!
Hugs, Susi

Sylvia said...

Beautiful birthday card,Maxine.Love the glitter and the butterfly.Enjoy your weekend.

Gr,Sylvia.

brenda said...

As always an super creation Maxine and the gold looks so lush on the black.

Have a good weekend.

B x

SewPaperPaint said...

So incredibly beautiful Maxine! I'm a huge fan of hexagons and just love how you used them here with the butterfly and metallic details. Hugs, Autumn

Mac Mable said...

What a wonderful card. The stippling effect on the hexagon is really striking. Love the touch of the hot pink...What a beautiful card x

Mia said...

Gorgeous card, Maxine! Stunning! I love the pink butterfly on the hexagon. Kisses, my friend.

Shelly Schmidt said...

What a stunner Maxine!!! Just beautiful!!!

Sue said...

Stunning card, Maxine. I love the gold sparkle and hexagon designs.

Darnell said...

You should be pleased, Maxine! Your anniversary is so bright and festive with the gold and pink schparkle, which looks great with the green! It's perfect for Mrs. A's challenge! (I, too, would have spent more time making that hexagon than I would making the whole card, lol!) Hugs, Darnell

Megan J said...

Hi Maxine, a fantastic card and congratulations on getting all seven elements from the butterfly challenge on. Love the hand cat hexagon, I thought you had used a die. Have a wonderful week... Megan

OlgaB said...

Just love all the techniques you used and the pink on gold looks so nice!
Thank you for joining Creative Moments.
Hope to see you again.
Hugs from Africa!
Olga

MaryH said...

Gorgeous and so interesting design. The gold in the honeycomb really shines so nicely, and love that you did the aperture. Such depth adds even more interest to your pretty design. Love the idea of the colored c/s touched with more mica, as it is a smashing color. I like the delicate butterfly over the honeycomb - and the gold colors are marvelous with the black and pink. TFS & Hugs. Happy Mother's Day.

Margaret said...

Great card. I love the sparkle.

lauren bergold said...

so sweet and sparkly! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR (butterfly!) STASH with us this week!

MiamiKel said...

How lovely, Maxine! I love honey bee stamps - such a fun hexagon shape for your beautiful butterfly card! Happy MOther's Day, my friend!

Loll said...

Totally amazing how you fit all the elements of the challenge into this one beautiful card. Gorgeous design Maxine. The colours work so perfectly together. xx

Annemi said...

Wonderful card. Love the shine of it. Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Regards,
Ann-Marie
TTCRD DT
Annemi {My Blog}
Through The Craft Room Door
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Monica said...

Such a pretty card, Maxine. I love the glamour here with gold and metallic pink.

Love,
Monica

Donna said...

Fab card! Love the hexagon / honeycomb!
Thanks for joining the SHOPPING OUR STASH crew for Chanson Papillon!

Fran said...

Beautiful card Maxine! I just love how it glows behind the pretty butterfly. Great creative design.
Hugs, Fran

Karen Letchworth said...

This is SO pretty, Maxine. That gold sparkle trim is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing it in our challenge. Hope you're having a blessed week.
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

Bobby said...

I'm impressed that you could include all those elements from the challenge into one wonderful anniversary card, Maxine. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.

Quillish said...

Oh that sheen! So beautiful!

Kym's Crafty Cards said...

What a lovely card you have made here which fits perfectly the Lemon Shortbread Monthly Challenge this fortnight. Thank you for entering and best wishes in the draw. Kym (Lemon Shortbread Design Team Member).

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Love all the sparkle! Beautiful!

Monika Reeck said...

wow I love the color combo too
and the heart in pink is adorable Maxine
so sweet black gold and pink card
hugs
Monika

Craftyfield said...

I love the classic red and gold colours scheme, a very elegant card! Thanks for joining us at Stamplorations Theme & Sketch challenge.