Friday, January 9, 2015

Your Special Day

I wanted to play along with the first sketch challenge at MFT Card Challenge (My Favorite Things) so here is my card.
 It of course meant a really good excuse to pull out some of my My Favorite Things toys.  First off, I colored a piece of watercolor paper with some Distress Stains and then left that to dry.  Next I used this background die and embossed the pattern into the colored paper.  
 I love the irregular coloring with the watercolor look.  Next I used a piece of watercolor paper that I had previously colored with some purple shades of Distress Stain and cut the butterfly.  That banner is a stamp with a matching die. I love that the banners in this set stamp black.  They really stand out as a neat accent.  I used Liquid Pearls to add some little bit of glam to the embossed background.
 Here is the MFT sketch.
This also fits the Friday Mashup challenge to use shapes.  I love the shapes in the embossed background.
This also fits the Happy Little Stampers challenge.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)
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10 comments:

  1. Monika/BuzsyJanuary 10, 2015 at 2:06 PM

    Beautiful background to that pretty butterfly Linda.

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  2. Becca CrugerJanuary 10, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    This is beyond beautiful! I love watercoloring and that butterfly is such a nice touch over the top! So many shapes and textures.

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  3. KylieJanuary 11, 2015 at 1:32 AM

    Your background is delightful as is the butterfly! Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx

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  4. donna mikasaJanuary 11, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    Beautiful! Love the water colored background and the gorgeous butterfly--must try this!

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  5. LollJanuary 11, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Hi Linda. LOVE the colour of your watercoloured background ... looks amazing with the embossed design. I have never thought to dry emboss over watercolouring!! :)

    Your lacey butterfly is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Happy Little Stampers.

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  6. My Card Attic: HazelJanuary 11, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Beautiful! Love the embossing on the background and the watercolour! Hazel x

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  7. LisaJanuary 12, 2015 at 12:04 AM

    Great shape for the embossed background!

    Thanks for sharing with us at The Friday Mashup!

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  8. Cindy BrumbaughJanuary 12, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    Linda,
    Such a lovely card with so much for the eye to take in! Love the watercoloring with the EF. The butterfly and sentiment are perfect! TFS with the Friday Mashup this week:)

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  9. Simply Sara Stampin'January 13, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    Linda, this is wonderful! Love the pinks and purples together, plus your background is so cool! Thanks for playing with us at the Friday Mashup.
    Sara

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  10. Susan R. OpelJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:16 PM

    Fantastic technique, Linda! And thanks for doing the MFT sketch - yahoo!

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