I made this card for this weeks Letter W Alphabet Challenge. This is a large butterfly die so the W in my card is for Wondrous Wings. I first die cut a white panel from Kromote paper to fit the front of my A2 card. Then I sprinkled color burst powders onto this, sprayed it quite heavily with water, sopped up some excess water, and set this piece aside to dry. Die cut another rectangle piece slightly smaller, then cut the butterfly die out of this piece. Applied Starform silver stickers to opposite corners for some added interest. When the watercolor piece was dry, then I sprayed this piece with Elmers Spray Adhesive and immediately poured Dazzling Diamonds glitter on top and tapped off the excess. This needs to dry for a few minutes as well. Applied 3M foam tape all over the top rectangle panel and adhered this over the watercolor panel that has dried and been applied to the front of the card base. Placed a small amount of glue on the butterfly body and pushed this through the aperture and glued it into place. This is really sparkly in real life and is a lot of fun to make. Thanks for looking! ~Karen.
Date: Friday, January 19, 2018 GMT Views: 1398
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Paper: Kromkote Paper; Georgia Pacific 110 lb White CS
Paper Size: A2 Card Base
Ink: None
Accessories: Impression Obsession Butterfly Die; Gina Marie Stitched Rectangle Die; Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders in Ultramarine Blue and Violet; SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Elmers Spray Adhesive; 3M Foam Tape
Techniques: Watercoloring with Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders; Die Cutting
Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 38931
Fri, Jan 19, 2018 @ 5:46 PM
Wow, wow, wow, Karen! This is stunning! I love the colors you used on your panel and that butterfly die cut is gorgeous. The silver stickers placed diagonally are the perfect finishing touch. Gorgeous!
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31101
Fri, Jan 19, 2018 @ 5:56 PM
Well I see somebody's been in the creative paper crafting woman cave! Lol! This looks pretty Sparkleicious, Karen! Lots of Beautiful flowing colors and sparkle in just the right places...a real Wow card~
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32109
Fri, Jan 19, 2018 @ 10:59 PM
Pardon me while I pick up my jaw from off the floor, ha. This is spectacular Karen. You got some great colors with the color bursts and that is such a pretty butterfly diecut to show the colors through it. So lovely, my friend.
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Jan 20, 2018 @ 5:58 AM
Such a delightful card full of fun sparkles. Great idea to use the butterfly die cut with your beautiful blue sparkle layer. The lines in the corners look terrific.
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70160
Sat, Jan 20, 2018 @ 10:55 AM
Wow! Wondrous card. Love the sparkle!! The butterfly in white is perfect for the beautifully colored & glittery background. Very well done! Into my favs. TFS
Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Sat, Jan 20, 2018 @ 8:14 PM
Wow!!! What a beautiful card with the gorgeous and sparkly butterfly!! Congratulations, sweet Karen, for being the featured stamper for this week!! So deserving, my friend!!
Registered: March 27, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67884
Sat, Jan 20, 2018 @ 9:02 PM
Congratulations on being chosen Featured Stamper. I chose this card to case! Love your butterfly with the blue watercolor powders as the background! Gorgeous card!
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