Saturday 23 February 2019

Butterfly Challenge - A is for ........

Welcome to my new follower, Mervi of 'Leikkaan kortit' (I Cut the Cards).

The Butterfly Challenge has added an extra element of a card shape for challenges this year. This fortnight's challenge is 'The Letter A for Aperture' and on the wheel is also Amber/Almond/ Apple Green/ Acetate/Anything goes, always including at least one butterfly.  So I decided to set myself a challenge to use all the six elements, including the card shape.  There are tutorials for the card shape HERE and Mrs A has a really good tip for hiding the edges of the acetate so that it doesn't show from the inside.  My 'Anything Goes' is stamping.
I started with a red card blank and die cut a square aperture. The patterned paper has an almond coloured background and amber and apple green as two of the colours in the pattern.  The butterfly is a SU stamp from the Butterfly Gala set, which I stamped on an almond coloured snippet of card with an amber coloured ink pad, before punching out the shape.  I added a little colour to the butterfly with Promarkers and added a die cut body using a Memory Box butterfly die, before attaching to the front of the acetate.

This shows the card open, although the photograph isn't the best because of the angle of the card to keep it open and the bad light.

I am joining in the following challenges:






26 comments:

  1. A beautiful card Liz, well done for getting all six elements onto the card.

    Sue xx

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  2. I love these zingy colours and the butterflies are gorgeous.

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  3. You did well to cover all bases here Liz using all the elements and a lovely design with pretty colours. x

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  4. It's so gorgeous!! I love how you colored the pretty butterfly and the papers!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  5. Gorgeous Liz, and well done for scoring a full house on the elemenets

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  6. Gorgeous card. Thank you for joining at stamping sensations.

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  7. Beautifully bright and cheery Liz, perfect for our challenge at Stamping Sensations, thanks so much for joining us again.

    B x

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  8. Two pretty cards Liz and your SU butterfly makes a great focal point. Thank you for joining us in our 'All Things Bright And BEAUtiful' challenge at Stamping Sensations and good luck. Sandra x

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  9. Great aperture card, Liz. I love how you framed your beautiful butterfly. Kisses, my friend.

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  10. Wonderful card Liz and such super colours. Well done on combining all the elements xx

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  11. So different looking with other colours; real different! Hugs, Gerrina

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  12. Gorgeous make Liz, love the colours and the delicate butterfly

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  13. This is gorgeous, Liz! Beautiful aperture card and pretty butterfly!

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  14. What a beautiful card Liz! I love your peek-a-boo window looking into your inside of the card. I think you have ticked off all 6 elements of this challenge my friend! I love the beautiful paper you used on the outside of your card. I am really loving that beautiful butterfly too-love the way you colored it! I can see inside your card in your second photo, I think it is just a fab card! Hugs, Brenda

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  15. Lovely butterfly cards Liz reminds me of summer

    Anne

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  16. A really pretty butterfly card, well done for using all the elements too

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  17. Fabulous card, love the acetate behind the butterfly, great take of Mrs. A tips!!

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  18. You certainly got the A elements down right as this is a beautiful card.

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  19. Brilliant use of all the elements. The paper is a perfect choice having the right colours in it too. Like the SU Butterfly attached to the acetate. Thankyou for coming and spinning the butterfly wheel with me this week. Hugs Mrs A.

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  20. Such a pretty card, lovely papers and butterfly.
    Faith
    x

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  21. So creative and so beautifully designed and loving the aperture x

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  22. Hi Liz,
    what a very wonderful set of cards with different colour insets.
    They both look so super and that butteerfly is gorgeous.
    Love the paper used too.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  23. A lovely card Liz, a lot of thought and care has gone into this and it shows. Beautiful

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  24. Gorgeous butterfly card Liz, I love this design.
    Janice x

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  25. Swooning over your duo of lovely butterflies; signs of Spring! Thrilled you shared your creativity in the Inkspirational gallery!
    ~carol

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