Hi everyone, it’s the third Wednesday in the month so it’s time for a new I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge over at Ellibelle's Corner - back from our little break last month. Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last time - please do check over on Ellie’s blog to see if you are one of our top picks.
This month it was my turn to choose the theme, which is
I Spy With My Little Eye
*** Something Monochromatic ***
We would love to see your makes in shades of any colour, and of course black, white and neutrals are also fine!
Please don’t forget to pop over to Ellie's blog to see her fab creation and link up your entries here.
We are also delighted to welcome back Gerrina as guest designer - - so please do click on her name to visit her blog and view her beautiful creation.
Here’s my card for the challenge. My start point for this project was to select a colour I wouldn’t normally choose for a monochrome card - in this case orange - and then think what kind of image would suit that colour scheme. I decided on a butterfly, and off I went…
I die cut a scalloped square of white stamping card, and created a large stencilled butterfly using a Visible Image stencil and two shades of orange Distress Oxide inks which I then spattered with water. I stamped the smaller butterfly onto a separate small snippet of white card, coloured with an orange Sakura Stardust pen and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, then fussy cut out. I stamped some background script in 2nd generation Nocturne VFC, using part of a much larger floral stamp by AALL & Create which I have cut down into separate bits. I also stamped some Visible Image butterfly-related words onto the butterfly wings,, then matted the white panel onto a square cut from a large snippet of orange cardstock, and onto a square card blank. Finally I attached the smaller butterfly and bent up its wings.
Stamps: Visible Image Minis #1, Wings of Change; AALL & Create Daisy Elegance;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon; Versafine Clair (Nocturne); Sakura Stardust pen (orange); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear);
Tools: Visible image stencil - Butterfly Ink; Craft Addiction UK die - Scallopstack Square Frames.
Challenges I would like to enter:
Colourful Options (May) - Black & White with a Pop of Colour
Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (May) - Use a Stencil - TOP 3
Fab ‘n’ Funky #637 - Monochromatic - TOP 3
Love to Scrap #179 - Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles #119 - One or More Butterflies
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Use Craft Dies
Snippets Playground #532 - Use Snippets - TOP PICK
Sweet Stampin’ - Things With Wings
Triple B (May) - Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies
Word Art Wednesday #752/753 - Anything Goes
The I Spy Challenge will end on the Sunday before the next challenge starts at 23:59 US Central Time - so this time that is Sunday June 14th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday June 17th.
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
15 comments:
Beautiful card Pauline, I love your stencilled butterfly as a background for your smaller one, thanks for joining in at Fab’n’Funky.
Pat xx
This is absolutely beautiful and a perfect choice of colors for the butterflies. The frame is so pretty too!
Absolutely gorgeous- love the colour you have chosen and how that stamped butterfly really pops out of the design, a beautiful design. xx
Thank you for joining in at Fab'n' Funky and Sweet Stampin' challenges.
This is gorgeous - the stencilling is the perfect backdrop for the die cut butterfly. Loving the monochrome theme
Lovely card in the zingy orange monochromatic colour scheme. Fab butterflies too.
Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you in the treehouse later. xxx
Fabulous monochrome card, love the zesty orange and both the beautiful butterflies.
Carol x
OH WOW! So creative & gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Stencil Fun & Triple B challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Stencil Fun Co-Owner
Triple B Co-Owner
What a stunning card Pauline! Love the monochrome and your brave choice of orange works perfectly! Clever lady!
Hugs, great to see you in The Playground,
Di xx
So beautifully creative!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Colorful Options, Stencil Fun and Triple B!
Diane CO DT
{Nellies Nest}
{Colorful Options}
WOW, what an amazing design! I love everything about this card.
Liz xx
This is a lovely card, Pauline! I love the emphasis of the metamorphosis and the butterflies. Your background is wonderful and all of the other elements come together, so well to create a perfect card! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We appreciate your participation!
Gorgeous card Pauline - I love those colours. You've reminded me I have that Visible Image stencil too and don't think I've used it for a while. I must have another play with it. Thanks for sharing with us at Pearly Sparkles
Such a gorgeous design. Love the small butterfly on your stenciled background. Your stamping is the perfect finish. Thanks for sharing at Pearly Sparkles.
So pretty, love the stenciling and all your stamping with it, pretty scallop to frame, love the smaller butterfly in the center!
Such a beautiful card! Love the splatter orange butterfly shaped background with the butterfly on top! It really makes the card pop! Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - Sabra & Holly Gerdes, The Crafting Duo!
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