Regal Purple

Hi everyone, this month’s ATC swap over on the Visible Image FB page has the theme regal purple in a nod to the coronation of King Charles III  - you can only use the colours purple, gold, silver, black and/or white in your makes, plus of course only VI stamps, stencils and dies. It is the second anniversary swap with some great prizes for entrants, so I needed to get my thinking cap on to make the most of the VI supplies I have got. I came up with the idea of a 3D butterfly on a “butterfly ink” gold background, and here it is.

I cut a piece of stamping card 3.25” x 2.25”, stamped my background butterfly with Versamark and heat embossed in gold. I added a little background stamping in purple, then created a smoosh background using Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Oxides, which the heat embossed butterfly resisted. I stamped a small butterfly twice onto separate card, coloured it with a mix of Sakura Stardust and Posca glitter pens, fussy cut and stuck the 2 shapes back to back. I then attached to the main panel by the body only so the wings could “flap” and are stamped and coloured both on top and underneath. I stamped and heat embossed the word “Butterfly”, cut it into separate letters and attached. To finish I edged the card with gold Posca pen and matted onto purple glitter card, and added some random purple and gold gems.

Stamps: Visible Image VI Minis #1 (butterflies), Where Flowers Bloom (background), Butterfly Effect (wording);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion); Versafine Clair (Monarch); Versamark; detail gold embossing powder; Sakura Stardust pens (purple, clear); Posca glitter pen (yellow); Posca pen (gold).

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Gem of a Challenge #10 2023 - Anything Goes - TOP 3

Addicted to Stamps and More #446 - Make Your Mark

ATC Around the World - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Crafting From the Heart #1 - Anything Goes (no cards)

Creative Crafters #64 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley #294 - Make It Sparkle

Inkspirational #289 - Word Prompt - Mini

Kraftin’ Kimmie #668 - Glitter/Foil, Flowers and/or Purple

(I have used glitter card and purple)

Love To Craft #74 - Anything Goes - TOP PICK

Paper a la Mode (May) - Use Embellishments (no cards) - TOP PICK

Papercraft Challenges #94 - Things With Wings

Here is the matching card I made to go with the ATC.

The methods used were very similar to the ATC, except that the large background butterfly was made by sponging Versamark through the Butterfly Ink stencil and then heat embossing, I used a larger butterfly stamp, and I stamped the wording directly onto the card in purple.  My matting turned out a little different by necessity … my gold Posca pen broke part way through this project, so I edged in purple and matted onto gold card!!  here is an angled picture to show the 3D effect.

Stamps: Visible Image Butterfly Effect (large butterfly and wording), Where Flowers Bloom (background);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion); Versafine Clair (Monarch); Versamark; detail gold embossing powder; Sakura Stardust pens (purple, clear); Posca glitter pens (yellow, purple);

Tools: Visible Image Butterfly Ink stencil.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #728 - Anything Goes with option Embellish It (2nd entry)

Cards 4 Galz #199 - Backgrounds

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (May) - Use a Stencil (2nd entry)

Creative Crafting Uncles #41 - Butterflies (2nd entry)

Happy Little Stampers: Stencils (May) - Anything Goes With Stencils

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2319 - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum #164 - Things With Wings (2nd entry)

Stamping Sensations (May) - Anything Stamped with option Use a Stencil (2nd entry)

Triple B (May) - Birds, Blooms and Butterflies

Word Art Wednesday #595/596 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Hope everyone has a great weekend, whatever you’re doing. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,