I stepped away from my usual CAS style and played with techniques for this background.
I created a debossed inky resist with my butterflies embossing folder by rubbing the raised pattern with Versamark, putting mixed media cs into the folder, and running it through my Cuttlebug, and then adding clear embossing powder and heating it.
See for instructions.
I then smooshed the panel with a bunch of green Distress inks and a little touch of blue. I wiped off the heat embossed sections to keep them nice and bright.
I added the panel to the card base and die cut a solid butterfly out of white shimmer cs and the top layer of the butterfly out of blue shimmer cs (I tried doing it with green shimmer cs but there wasn't enough contrast and also I wanted to bring out the touch of blue in the background a bit).
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Sun, Jun 08, 2025 @ 9:45 AM
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Teapot Tuesday TEAm
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Sun, Jun 08, 2025 @ 12:38 PM
Congratulations! Your card has been featured in the Weekly Favorites. Please see post 23.
We're on a mission to celebrate the beauty of designs within our amazing community. Your unique tastes and creations are what make this community so special, and we’d love to see your favorites from this week! If you come across any beautiful cards in the galleries that caught your eye, please share them on this thread. It's a wonderful way to celebrate the creativity and talent within our community.
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 119281
Mon, Jun 09, 2025 @ 3:40 AM
Congratulations! Your card has been featured in the Weekly Favorites. Please see post 47.
We're on a mission to celebrate the beauty of designs within our amazing community. Your unique tastes and creations are what make this community so special, and we’d love to see your favorites from this week! If you come across any beautiful cards in the galleries that caught your eye, please share them on this thread. It's a wonderful way to celebrate the creativity and talent within our community.
We can't wait to see the stunning cards you found!
