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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Butterflies and Lace

Welcome to the newest challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenge! For the next two weeks, we are seeking submissions of projects that include heat or dry embossing. For my card, I began with a blue-violet card base. White card stock was dry embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. I had some difficulty initially figuring out how to incorporate imagery inside the embossed frame, but things seem to come together when I added the quote above by Helen Keller from the Quote and Quotables plate by Artistic Outpost and some butterflies from the AO Flower Market plate. The butterflies were watercolored with Broken China, Old Paper and Milled Lavender Distress Inks and sparkled up with some Milled Lavender Distress Stickles. The beautiful paper doily border can be purchased at the Funkie Junkie's Boutique. A few pearl embellishments and some Winter White seambinding complete my card. I hope you will pop on over to FSC to see the exquisite designs that my design team sisters have crafted to inspire you! We hope you will create a submission of your own to be in the running for a top prize. As we are a stamping challenge, we must be able to clearly see stamping on your submission and we ask that you not include digis. Complete details can be found at FSC. Good luck to each of you. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Best wishes, Yvonne

19 comments:

Terry said...

Yvonne, such lovely watercoloring on those butterflies! Great sentiment to go along with the butterflies as well! Have a great evening!

Ink Art Designs said...

Hi Yvonne, the white embossing on white card looks stunning! This is a really pretty and feminine card...and I love the saying in the middle too.
Dot x

Ephemera said...

hi Yvonne, such a beautiful card the white embossing is superb and really stands out a perfect contrast to your beautifully coloured butterflies. Have a lovely Sunday. xx

Fliss said...

This is really gorgeous Yvonne. Love all the textures and the butterflies look so lovely against the white background.
Fliss xx

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Great embossing here, love the butterflies and the lace.

Claire said...

Just beautiful Yvonne, such clever stamping and the finished result is stunning. Hope you're having a good weekend
Claire xx

Brenda Brown said...

I love this Yvonne, the use of the sentiment and butterflies inside the embossed edges is fabulous. It has all come together magnificently.
Have a great Sunday.
hugs {brenda} xox

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Lovely embossing and great colored butterflies Yvonne!

greetings, Alie :-)

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Yvonne, your card is wonderful! Love the butterflies and the sentiment :). Have a nice Sunday, hugs Joanna xx

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Beautiful card Yvonne, love the touch of embossing and lacy trim, they work beautifully with the butterflies. Tracy x

Anonymous said...

Full of elegance and love the little details and the colouring.
Yvonne, hope you are having a lovely Sunday.
Wishes
Lynne

Jacqueline said...

LOVE how you colored the butterflies, perfect colors!

Meggymay said...

Beautiful card, love the lace edging.
Yvonne x

Mrs.B said...

Beautiful card Yvone, Love the embossing with the white doily edge. Lovely sentiment, especially with the butterfly images.
Hope you have a good week.
Avril xx

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card yvonne, love the embossed border and the doily is gorgeous ! Sue C x

Gerrie Johnnic said...

I love this, so very beautiful!

Vicky Hayes said...

This is gorgeous Yvonne! I love the embossing and the lacy border with the pearls and the central panel is beautiful with that great quote and the butterflies.

Ellie Knol said...

A fantastic card with great details.
xxx Ellie xxx

Shirl said...

I love the elegant feel to this card, those butterflies look so real.

Hugs Shirley x x