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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Papillons

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Thank you for taking the time to visit.
I enjoyed 'playing' with this stamp and technique, and loved the outcome.
I first stamped the image, part of the Phenomenal Butterfly stamp by Chocolate Baroque, in Versa Mark ink, then brushed copper Perfect Pearls over it


I loved the background it formed, but, there was an oops in the middle...


So I cut an oval in the centre, lined it up so I could position the sentiment stamp on the card base, stamped and embossed it in copper ep., then cut a butterfly from a copper coloured glitter card to fill the oval


The feature panel was mounted over the coloured base card  - the above photo gives some idea of the shimmer of the perfect pearls


The inside had a verse stamped in brown ink on the left side, and the right side left blank.

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27 comments:

Dawn T said...

This is just gorgeous Maxine. It's a lovely stamp and looks amazing.

meg said...

Two beautiful stamps,the perfect pearl finish on the butterfly stamp is beautiful as is the sentiment,thank you for joining in at MMM

brenda said...

A pretty tone on tone card with the hint of sparkle Maxine.

B x

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Maxine, this is a beautiful birthday card with its soft colors, lovely butterflies, and glittery gold. The verse inside is the icing on the cake, as the saying goes. Perfect!

Gerrina said...

I love the soft tone of the Perfect Pearls and the monochrome look you gave this one! That butterfly is so detailed; perfect gor this technique! Hugs, Gerrina

Debbie Mageed said...

Very pretty card! Love the sweet butterfly and the soft color you chose. Thank you for playing with us at the MMM Challenge. I hope you can join us again soon.
Debbie, DT
Secrets To Stamping
Join my Creative Creases Challenge for fun folds!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Who would have known this card became so lovely from an error? It is really lovely Maxine. So is the insert.
Faith x

Cynthia said...

Lovely monochrome design, Maxine. The gold butterfly die and sentiment are perfect. Thank you so much for sharing at Word Art Wednesday this week! Take care!

jimlynn said...

I would have never known there was an "oops" anywhere as it's so beautiful and just perfect. I love, love, love that background!
Lynn

HilaryJane said...

Great save and I love that colour xx

Heather said...

So pretty, Maxine, and I love the touches of sparkle! Such a lovely shade of pink! Thanks so much for playing at Make My Monday!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Your oops was a lucky accident, as you made a fabulous card with that ink salmon oval! Beautiful design!

Donna Walls said...

Great save Maxine! You've created a gorgeous card, the copper tone is so pretty and unexpected. Thanks for playing along with us at the Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge and we hope you'll share again soon.
Donna xx

Vicki Dutcher said...

Good for you saving the card -- it turned out really pretty. Thanks for joining in at AAA Birthday

Neet said...

What a pretty card. I do like seeing embossing although I must confess I rarely do it myself these days. It was what first got me into stamping.
You managed to turn around your Oops moment and turned out a lovely card instead.
Blessings, Neet xx

Brenda said...

Wow Maxine, this is gorgeous! I love that background you did, loving the technique and the stamps you used. That chocolate baroque by versa mark looks gorgeous but then you took it up a notch with the copper perfect pearls! Just so pretty and elegant looking. You deal with your "oops" perfectly and no one would have been the wises if you hadn't told on yourself. The butterfly die cut from the copper colored glitter paper goes so well with your background. Love the birthday sentiment with the mixed fonts. Then there is the scripture inside, just beautiful! I am in love with this card! Hugs, Brenda

Jane said...

Fab background stamping and a great save of the card. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

sentsue said...

Beautiful card. So elegant. Thank you for sharing on the AAA Birthday challenge.

Stevenson Q said...

Super love the color is so beautiful!!! Sending hugs all the way from Barcelona super happy to be back here again :)

Karen Letchworth said...

Hi Maxine:
What a pretty card. I love the stamped background, the inside sentiment, the glittery butterfly and the entire design. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Word Art Wednesday. I always appreciate you so much.

Regarding the water issue, I completely understand your feelings. In areas that receive too much water/rain, people would prefer to see less. In areas that get to little water, people (for the most part) want the rain. I just praise God that He knows exactly what we need and will always provide for us. PRAISE GOD!!! And by the way, if you ever really want a HOT sunny vacation, just visit Las Vegas in the Summer. I do have an extra bedroom (or four) and I'd love to have you visit. Enjoy your days, whatever the weather, and happy crafting.

aussie aNNie said...

Gorgeous verse on this stunning card, background and coloring, as always a pleasure to view. Lovely details here x

Pam Tiedtke, or Pammie Lou said...

What an ideal way to cover a mistake! Your card turn out so lovely! Thanks for joining in with us at PIP Challenges!
hugs

stampingbowd said...

The inside scripture is so beautiful. If only we all practiced it, the world really would change. I am bad about NOT doing many of the principles. Your card is gorgeous. I love the color, and butterflies are one of my favorite themes.

Carol W said...

What a beautiful soft looking card. Just perfect.

Kathy said...

Such a gorgeous card and you handled the "oops" beautifully! Smiles, Kathy

Jan Mahew said...

Pretty and Pink, Maxine! Thank you for sharing your monochromatic pinks, shimmering flutters and glittering wings with us at Jan's Digi Blog Challenge.
Good Luck!
Hugs,
Jan
(Owner & Illustrator of Jan's Digi Stamp Shop)

Wendy Jackson said...

Such a pretty card and love that background 💖

Thanks so much for joining us on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday challenge at Digi Choosday !

Love and crafty hugs from

Wendy (DT)