I Spy With My Little Eye #41

Hi everyone, September is really flying by, and it’s time  for a new I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge over at Ellibelle's Corner. 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 

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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 Diane 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. I always associate background text with a vintage look, though of course that doesn’t have to be the case. I felt inspired to use an AALL & Create set of border stamps I received for my birthday and hadn’t inked up yet, along with a focal flower I don’t think I have ever used even though it is part of a set I’ve had for a long time!

I cut a piece of stamping card 6.5” x 4.5” and created a smooshed background by applying dye inks using acetate spritzed with water. I then stamped the focal flower using Nocturne Versafine Clair, and the background text and film strip using Morning Mist. I stamped the script and butterfly again in Nocturne onto separate card, then coloured the flower and butterfly using Zig pens, and highlighted the flower with white pastel pencil. I added some background stencilling with Della Blue Elements ink, then added a sentiment sticker with two stamped birdies sitting on top. I matted the panel onto a purple border and a 7” x 5” card blank, then to finish I fussy cut and attached the butterfly on top of the original stamping, and added Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the wings.

Stamps: AALL & Create #648 Friendship Florals, TP-1334 Splatter Film; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE30 Garden Elements;

Media: Lavinia Elements ink (Della Blue); Spectrum Noir Harmony dye ink (Pale Fig);  Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Posca pen (white); pastel pencil (white); 

Tools: Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Ally’s Angels #110 - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms #45 - Anything Floral Goes

Crafts Galore Encore #151 - Anything Goes - TOP PICK

Crafty Catz #719 - Anything Goes

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (September) - Use a Stencil

Creative Crafters #104 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration #42 - Anything Goes (2nd entry) - TOP 3

DL.Art (September) - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams (September) - Monochromatic 

Ellibelle’s Garden Party #19 - Anything In or From a Garden

NBUS #90 - Use Your Never-Before-Used Schtuff

(‘Splatter Film’ background stamp)

Neglected Stuff (September) - Use Neglected Supplies - WINNER

(the main floral image)

Paper Funday #91 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity #143 - Anything Goes Positive

Sparkles #204 - Your Favourite Technique

(ink smooshing)

Triple B (September) - Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

Word Art Wednesday #770/771 - 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 October 18th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday October 21st.

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,