Thursday, August 4, 2022

Playing with Colors . . .

 . . . and new-to-me stamps and a stencil!

I have been in my craft room today playing with color challenge #507 from the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge Blog.  These aren't colors I would usually put together and the challenge's rules that you have to use only the three colors with their permitted neutrals provided just the right amount of mental gymnastics and problem solving for me today.  

I had to think of what might only use the three colors and chose the Penny Black Social Butterfly stamp I recently used from bought in a Restash group.  I was surprised to see it was released in 2012!!  Then I inked up PTI's Weather Tile Stencil (on sale through the end of August) with the trio of challenge colors and a little Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink.  There is a shimmer to the background in a few spots, even though it doesn't show in the photo.  The main butterfly is heat embossed in black before the colors were blended and popped up with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Pinkfresh.  A few clusters of clear sequins finished off the card.  I love how this turned out!  Butterflies are not my "go-to" - but I do love polka dots!!  This stamp set has more than one beautiful butterfly - I know I will bring it out again.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  
In kindness, Cathy

Challenges Entered:
Paper Funday Challenge August #44 - AG w/optional twist Friendship
Retro Rubber #188 /
AG (stamp released in 2012)
Addicted to Stamps & More #435 - Die cuts and stencils
Double Trouble Challenge #117 / Thing 1 Gimme S'More

 









13 comments:

  1. So so pretty, Cathy! What a great butterfly stamp, and those colors are totally yummy together! Really stunning design! Thanks so much for playing at Retro Rubber!

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  2. Wow - this is pretty! Love the butterflies and the stencilled background.Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Dare :)

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    1. Also - thanks for sharing this with us at Double Trouble :)

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  3. Beautiful card and sentiment! Thank you for playing with us at Color Dare!

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  4. Oh my, WOW, this is stunning. Love the butterflies so bold against your interesting background of stenciling and beautiful border of patterned paper strips. Love it all... Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.

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    1. Again beautiful and love that you also shared with us at Double Trouble.

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  5. Beautiful card! Thanks for joining Addicted to Stamps and More! Hugs Åsa

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  6. I love the color combo! I am going to try this as I always have trouble coming up new new colors. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Funday Challenge!
    Donna
    The Paper Funday Challenge
    The Inspiration Station Challenge

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  7. Well I think you found a beautiful way to show off those colors together! I love the background and how you used the butterfly image in two different ways. Thanks for joining us at Double Trouble!

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  8. WOW! So much texture & eye candy going on. Love everything but especially the butterfly! Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.

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  9. This card is just beautiful!!!! I always love butterflies, but the way you colored them- WOW!!!
    Thanks for playing with us at Color Dare 😍

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  10. What a beautiful card! Love the way you used our colors. Great job. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.

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  11. This is so pretty....I love the butterfly image but the prints and patterns really appeal to me as well! Thanks for sharing it with us at Retro Rubber this week!

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