Hello and welcome! Last month I played along again at the Card Chain Challenge (a world wide card exchange) and today is reveal day. I signed up right after Brenda from UK and she was my recipient. Happy that she liked the card and that it arrived in plenty of time :)
As always, there are several challenge options to choose from, a sketch, colors and several themes / techniques. This time I decided on using the sketch.
Thought Brenda might like a butterfly themed card so chose the large butterfly
from the Penny Black stamp set
Butterfly Garden as my focal point.
I started out by using Altenew's
Classy Stripes stencil on the background
with Twisted Citron and
Bundled Sage Distress inks. Then I added
the die cut frames and negatives (Penny Black Frames die set) which I die cut using white card stock then inked with Walnut Stain
(frames), Twisted Citron (negative) and Mustard Seed (flowers).
The butterfly was stamped on a separate piece of card stock, colored and fussy
cut before adding to the card. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set
Snippets.
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If you'd like to join in the Card Chain Challenge you still have a few days
to sign up for the month of June. It is a different type of a challenge where everyone send a physical card as well as receives one, lots of fun and you can find all the info on the blog. That said, I feel like I need to take a break from it over the summer months, but we will see...
This is the pretty card I received from Joanne from California. Such cute
cats!! They surely remind me of my own two furry critters. I just love it!
Dein Schmetterling ist wunderschön und ich bin begeistert von Deiner Umsetzung des Sketches und der Farbchallenge. Und eine ganz zauberhafte Karte hast Du bekommen. LG Gundi
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card you sent Ellie, and a cute one you received too!
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine
Pretty card!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Marilyn ❤️
I bet Brenda loved it, your butterfly is fabulous and I love your take on the sketch. I often struggle with sketches, so I do love to see what others have come up with and this one is a beauty xx
ReplyDeleteA butterfly card for Brenda seems very fitting. Nice citrus colors and a lovely butterfly, I also love that you used those small decorative frames.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely design using the sketch! beautiful colors used on your butterfly! xx
ReplyDeleteOh I just love how you used the layout and made the center image nice and large. What a lovely card (for some reason all your posts were going to my spam folder!-- hopefully I fixed it now but next time I'll know to check).
ReplyDeleteLovely card, Ellie. I like the colors and your layout. Also the card you got from Joanne is super sweet. I am so happy to found the Card Chain Challenge Blog. It´s a great fun !
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