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Friday 21 June 2013

Butterflies are self propelled flowers

Hello all you lovely people,

I  can not believe how much having a blog means to me.  I have met so many wonderful people through having my blog and made so many great friends.  Everyone gives so much inspiration through their blog posts and I feel so blessed to be able to do the same for you.

Today's card has been a lovely one to make, the colours are so vibrant and it involves butterflies which if you know me you know they feature big time in my life.


I started out with an 8"x 8 kraft card and I cut a piece of black card to the same size.  I then cut a piece of centura pearl card a little smaller and a piece of heat resistant acetate to the same size.

On the reverse side of the centura pearl I blended in Crushed Olive, Ripe Persimmon and Fired Brick Distress Ink.  I then used a damp sponge and blotted some Radiant Rain into the background in Green, Yellow and Orange,( the colour labels were damaged on my bottles when I got them so not sure of exact colours).

Once this was all dried I used my anti static bag over the whole piece and I used Black Staz On and some detailed Black Embossing Powder and I stamped the Sheena Douglass Silhouette Grasses along the bottom of the card.  I stamped the individual piece of grass randomly over the background.


On the piece of heat resistant acetate I used Meadow, Sunset Orange and Watermelon Alcohol Inks and allowed this to dry.

I took a piece of Black Clearly For Art and covered one side with some paper from my stash.  I then used the large and medium butterflies from the Sheena Douglass Flying Colours and stamped and heat embossed them with the detailed black powder.  With a piece of clear Clearly for art I stamped and embossed the large dragonfly.  If you want colour added to your clearly for art sticking papers to it will give you the best results.

I used my heat tool to bend and shape the butterflies and dragonfly, when hot you can shape it easily but it does cool down quickly so you may have to heat it a few times.  If you do not like the way you have shaped it you can heat it flat and try again.

On the two butterflies I dabbed them with a little of the radiant rains to give them a bit of bling.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the flying colours set of stamps on the reverse side to the alcohol inks and attached the butterflies and dragonfly using pinflair glue.  I used little black square brads to attach the acetate to the centura pearl card and then stuck this to the black card.

I love the bright colours, the bling of the radiant rains and all the layers that have been created while making this card.

Thank you for dropping in today please do leave a comment and I am happy to answer any questions you may have.  Thank you to my new followers, if you feel that you would like to join me on my crafting journey then please feel free to hit that follow button.

Ria

27 comments:

  1. What a beautiful card, Ria - amazing vivid colours, and the butterflies look fabulous.
    Alison x

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    1. Hi Alison
      Thank you so much, the colours are a bit lush aren't they.
      Ria

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  2. This is just so stunning! I love the way the butterflies are so 3-dimensional and vibrant as if they might flutter away any minute. Julie Ann xxx

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    1. Hi Julie Anne
      I just love these butterflies and dragonfly, the size allows you to give them that dimension
      Ria

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  3. Really beautiful Ria - Thanks for sharing... Mxx

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    1. thank you so much for dropping in and for your lovely comment
      Ria

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  4. What gorgeous and vibrant colours, a super back drop for those beautiful butterflies! Really gorgeous x hugs x

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    1. Hi Trace
      thank you so much I really had fun putting this one together, I felt we all needed a little more colour as the weather is not great
      Ria

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  5. Wowowow, your card is breathtaking, Ria

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    1. Hi Rosie
      thanks for looking in and for your lovely comment
      Ria

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  6. Wow, beautiful colours and the flutterbyes look like they're ready to take flight again. Stunning card.

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    1. Hi Guys
      thanks for dropping in and for your lovely comments
      Ria

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  7. This is stunning Ria, the rich red is beautiful & you've really managed to give your butterflies movement...beautiful! Carole Z x

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    1. Hi Carole
      thank you so much for your lovely comments
      Ria

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  8. What a Beautiful card!! Such dense color and movement !A study in the art of card making!
    Ginny M #50

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    1. Hi Ginny
      thank you so much for your lovely comment
      Ria

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  9. Morning Ria, this card is stunning, I love the rich colours, beautiful, thank you for your support.
    Carol.x

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    1. Hi Carol
      so good to hear from you thanks for dropping in and for your lovely comment
      Ria

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  10. What a gorgeous card Rita love the colours& textures. A work of art! x

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    1. Hi Debbie
      thanks for looking in and for your lovely comment
      Ria

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  11. Wowser Ria! what a beauty...absolutely stunning design and such yummy colours... Gill xxx

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    1. Hi Gill
      thank you so much this was such fun to do using all the different Tim Holtz inks
      Ria

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  12. Fabulous piece Ria, I Love butterflies loads and this is so Inspiring x

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    1. Hi Heather
      thank you so much I have a love of butterflies and these are great ones to use
      Ria

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  13. Hi Ria apologies firstly for the lack of visits I've made to your blog. I got here via julie ann's blog after trying various other routes i've now got you bookmarked so i'll be able to pop over more frequently. I love this card the colours are just gorgeous, so much depth. I love the acetate butterflies and dragon fly.i've not used radiant rain, i'll have to take a look at it. Finally thank you for all the lovely comments you have left me on my blog. I really do appreciate your support. Have a lovely crafty week,
    Toni x

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    1. Hi Toni
      welcome to my site and thank you so much for your lovely comments. If you wanted to follow me on my blog that would notify you of new projects I have made.
      If you try radiant rains you will love them
      Ria

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  14. Totally stunning card Ria, wow, those colours just glow behind those wild flowers and the butterflies simply look amazing!!

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