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Today marks the start of the May challenge at We Love Stamping, where the optional theme this month is In The Garden
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I started with the green, lightly textured cardstock, and stamped the one stamp I used (from a now defunct company) randomly over it to form a background, using Versa fine Clair ink in Rain Forest
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I then stamped the image on some grey/blue card I had smooshed in leftover inks, this time in the Pine Cone ink of the same brand. This I painted using Twinkling H2)'s
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The sentiment, part of a Hero Arts set, was gold embossed onto the background
Butterflies were added to add some movement - they were cut using an old Memory Box die
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The final detailing of the card was the same stamp stamped 'off the page' on the insert
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I decorated the envelope very generously as the card was hand delivered.
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20 comments:
What a great idea using coloured card stock for the base stamping Maxine, makes the top panel pop and nice with the matching envie.
B x
Great idea to use the stamp at an angle for the background. Love those tiny butterflies too.
Absolutely love anything to do with garden and nature, and can't wait til mine is filled with butterflies too. Great to see the matching envelope, shows that little bit of extra love. Thank you for sharing with us at The Crafty Addicts XXX
What a great way to use a stamp so many times and so different the one on the background; great idea! Enjoy the weekend!
Such beautiful design Maxine, love the idea to build a pattern with the topper's stamp! The tiny gold butterflies finish perfectly the design! Love it!
Beautifully designed! Thank you for sharing with us at The PIP Challenge.
Beautiful birthday card, love the subtle stamped background. Thanks for playing along at the Paper Funday Challenge and we hope you'll share again soon.
Donna xx
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This is lovely, Maxine. The touches of gold really make this pop! Thank you for sharing with Word Art Wednesday this week. Take care!
Love that stamp and what a great way to use it. It creates such a claver effect xx
This card is really pretty! I bet it really sparkles in real life!
Love the gold butterflies and sentiment to match the lovely stamp, this is a rich and elegant card.
Faith x
The accents of gold on this beauty are perfect. Gorgeous card Maxine.
Lynn
Maxine, your card is beautiful... love all of the little gold butterflies!
This is such a pretty floral birthday card, Maxine! I love how you used the focal image and stamped it randomly to make your own DSP background! WHY do Hammy and I always forget about painting with the Twinklers??! (Not to mention stamping the inside and the envie! Slap!) Your painting is lovely and your golden butterflies do add a ton of interest and movement. Hugs, Darnell
Lovely and sweet card;-))m
Oh my, I am loving these colors on this card Maxine! The gold shimmers so beautifully on that green. Love the stamp you used, it made a beautiful background and focal point. Love it on your smooshed layer. I love how you carried this stamp to the inside as well as all over the envelope, how fun! Hugs, Brenda
What a nice card! It goes perfectly with our theme for this month “Anything Goes”. I love your coloring too. Thanks for joining us at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
Pattie
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You certainly had fun with this stap. I love how you used it as the central image and coloured it so successfully.
Good idea to decorate the envelope too. I just received some mail and the envelope was stamped, it brought such joy to me.
Blessings, Neet xx
What a great idea with your card. One stamp to do the lot. Your card is great. Thank you for joining Bizzy Becs challenge. Good luck with your entry. Gail DT
Love your card. Beautiful inside too. Thanks so much for playing along with the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge.
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