I mostly drink weak Earl Grey and herbal teas, but I delved into the back of my kitchen cupboard and found the teabags I used to use for my MIL, brewed one up and left the watercolour paper to sit in it for a while. I also dabbed it with the teabag after removing it from its bath.
When dry, I stamped with the Very Vintage wheel. I thought of using the ODBD lace border which Polly always uses so effectively, but there wasn't enough of the piece of watercolor paper left, so I used a narrower one, and added a line along the edge with gold pen. I found an appropriately coloured TH butterfly (on mineral paper) in my butterfly box, and added a few dots of gold Liquid Pearls here and there. Cream base embossed with Weathered from Taylored Expressions. This went to my SIL who hosted us for a Christmas dinner on the 27th when we returned to Dublin.
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50711
Thu, Jan 11, 2024 @ 5:19 AM
You have a butterfly box? lol..Maybe I need one of those so I can pull out a butterfly at will. This is so pretty...I really like the middle stamping as a bg for your pretty butterfly and the vintage looking lacy borders.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79829
Thu, Jan 11, 2024 @ 7:11 AM
Wow, this is gorgeous, Sabrina!
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11632
Thu, Jan 11, 2024 @ 9:08 AM
A lovely effect with your tea dye, Sabrina! Such a pretty background too! I unrolled mine but never think to use it! Nice find on the perfect butterfly!
------------------------------ Michele
My God shall supply all your need…Philippians 4:19
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28936
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 @ 6:54 AM
What a beautiful card Sabrina!! Love that purple butterfly, and the edging and middle part there. All beautiful!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26199
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 @ 12:40 PM
How wonderful to have a butterfly box! That is a jewel of a butterfly and looks wonderful adorning your lacy vintage card. Ivory and old lace; how marvellous!
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 6471
Sat, Jan 13, 2024 @ 3:25 PM
Fabulous vintage card! Love that gorgeous butterfly!
------------------------------ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)