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Friday, April 24, 2015

Have I Got a Case of Butterflies on the Brain??

Welcome

I am enjoying using the goodies that I got in some happy mail from STAMPlorations last week 


The flock of butterflies was made using a stencil using the  Stencil monoprint technique I had read about a few days before


I applied the inks to the back of the stencil, sprayed them and 'plonked' the inked stencil onto the watercolour paper - volia - a wonderful print.  I obviously did not spray as much water on it as the 'tutor' did in the video, but I am happy with the results.


The panel was sprayed with red perfect pearls and some silver shimmer paint, the butterfly was cut and embossed using a sizzex ebmbosslet, and silver sequins and rhinestones added.


The sentiment came from the new release over at STAMPlorations called Fond Expressions and was stamped using espresso ink .

Two corners of the main panel were rounded, and this was then mounted over a deep green card - I am more than happy with this card.

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24 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful work, thanks for linking to Moo Mania and More, Valerie

aussie aNNie said...

Maxine I love butterflies and one can't use them enough. Beautiful creation made with gorgeous colours and goodies added to add to the beauty.xx{aNNie My Personal Blog}

Carla's Cards said...

I love your butterflies. Lovely colors and techniques! Thanks for sharing Crafting with an Attitude.

jimlynn said...

It's ok to have butterflies on the brain as long as the card looks like this. Just beautiful!
Lynn

Rosie said...

A very beautiful artwork.

Thank you for joining us at MOO MANIA & MORE

Tanja said...

love your stencil monoprint - thanks for sharing your beautiful card at ATSM this week

Jennie said...

Love how you stenciled the butterflies! This is gorgeous Maxine!

JD/ Jill said...

Great job with this technique! Pretty card!

Darnell said...

As I am new to stencils, I was thrilled to read about this technique on another blog this week and now I'm thrilled to see your card as inspiration for a finished spectacular design! Well done, Maxine!! I'm glad you have butterflies on the brain!! Enjoy the weekend! Hugs, Darnell

Billie A said...

Cute card and great placement and colors of the butterflies. Thanks for joining us at Inspiration Destination.

Becky said...

Beautiful colors.

Ruth said...

Nothing wrong with butterflies! A beautiful monoprint effect. Thanks so much for joining us at Stamps and Stencils. Ruth x

MiamiKel said...

Beautiful stenciling work, Maxine! the colors just burst off the screen - like looking at a sunset just bursting over the sky :) Lovely touch with the butterfly! Blessings ♥

cm said...

Beautiful card! Your stenciling/monoprint is so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your creativity in the ATSM gallery!
~c

toni said...

Love your mono print ! Great idea gorgeous colours and I don't think you can ever have enough butterflies! Thank you for joining us at Stamps and Stencils . toni x

Kim Kelley said...

Very pretty. Love the way you stamped the background. Thank you for joining us at Sassy Studio Designs and the DTBST challenge this week! HUGS

Kim
SSD DT

Cindy Groh said...

Beautiful card and lovely sentiment. I hope the same for you. Thanks for joining us at Sassy Studio Designs.

Vannessa said...

Great card and I love the background of butterflies! Thank you for joining in the Sassy Studio Designs challenge this time. Hope to see you again.

Hugs, Vannessa
Sassy Studio Designs DT

Jo said...

love this! great colour combo. thanks for playing along at DTBST this week :)

Chris (catt871) said...

This is gorgeous! I love the background! THANKS for joining us at Dare to Be Sassy Thursdays!!!
Hugs,
Chris - DT

Billie A said...

I'm back and with my Aud Sentiments hat.. I love this card and colors. The awesome su butterfly die is sweet touch. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments.

joy said...

Hi, Maxine! I love the results you achieved with the monoprint/stencil technique! I haven't tried this yet; you have inspired me to give it a go soon. Thank you for your recent comments on my blog. Sure do appreciate it!!

Jenny Marples said...

LOVE the way that monoprinting has worked with this fab butterfly stencil Maxine. Such a great card. Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x

Pamellia said...

Gorgeous card! I love the colours and that stencil is just fabulous!! Thank you so much for joining us at Frilly and Funkie for our 'Stencil Mania' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)