Saturday 29 January 2011

Butterflies

I had fun with this card although when it came to taking a photograph of it, it nearly drove me mad!!lol!  Its very dark and dreary here, so the photograph was really dull. Also the glossy accents on the butterflies are difficult to capture, they tend to reflect alot.  Never mind these are the best I could get. 


This card is for the colour Splash challenge#66  at The Play Date Cafe .  The Lace Background stamp from Hero Arts is one of my favourites and when stamped in Black reminds my of beautiful French Chantilly Lace. Here I have only stamped a portion of it and then added the gems and butterflies coloured with copics and coated in Glossy Accents.

I have a really busy weekend ahead, hope yours is more relaxing.
Sallyx
SuppliesHero Arts Stamps; CL383 Antique Engravings. S5341 Lace Background. CL148 Happiness Message.  Copic Markers. Black Memories ink. Glossy Accents. Gems and Ribbon.


17 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

So so gorgeous!!

Dotty Jo said...

Lovely!!!!! Great card, love those butterflies! Jo x

Fiona said...

Beautiful use of the colour splash Sally! Thanks for playing along at the Play Date Cafe :)

Brenda said...

So beautiful Sally! The purple against all that white is absolutely stunning! Stunning card!

Barb said...

Love your splash of lilac with the pretty butterflies, Sally! Beautiful card!

Dawn T said...

What a perfect card for the challenge Sally... I really like how it turned out. I don't use the lace background as much as I should... thanks for inspiring me to get it out again.

stampingandstitching said...

This is gorgeous, Sally! I love the way you have partially stamped the lace background and the butterflies are so beautiful! I love using glossy accents but hate trying to get photos of it on cards too.

Tracey said...

Hi Sally!! I just bought this HA lace stamp!!! I would never of thought to use just part of it...BRILLANT! Beautiful "splash" card!! Thanks for joining us at the Play DAte Cafe :)

Michelle said...

Wow! so pretty Sally! I love the lace stamp, beautiful butterflies!

sparklygirl-Tina said...

Hi Sally

What a gorgeous card - just love your butterflies and the lace background stamp - I want one........ You are too hard on your self re the photography - yours are always fantastic - but I know what you mean when you can't quite capture the card as it is in real life - very frustrating.

Enjoy whats left of your weekend.

Hugs

Tina

Nancy said...

Such a lovely and creative card, Sally! I like your new AVATAR, and by the way, thank you for your sweet comments on my blog!

Maria said...

So so pretty!!! Those butterflies are stunning and love the lace background stamp...a gorgeous card!!!

Colleen Dietrich said...

OOoh! I love the butterflies floating up and down a long card! So pretty. Thanks for playing with us at The Cafe this week, Sally. ;)

Alice said...

wow! Sally! this is gorgeous!!! what a beautiful design and LOVE how you used the lace background! fabulous card!

Andrea Ewen said...

Beautiful design and gorgeous butterfly! A wonderful 'splash' of color! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

Jaclyn Miller said...

Really, really beautiful. I love the flow of your card and how it draws your eye into motion. Thanks for sharing it with The Play Date Cafe.

Ruby said...

Very pretty card, I love that lacey background, it's lovely. Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!