Sunday, March 17, 2019

Butterfly Gala for PP433

Hello and Happy Sunday to you! It’s time for another weekly challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, the lovely Jaydee has a fun Clean-and-Simple (CAS) challenge for us: One Layer Wonder.
Oh, Clean and Simple week is always a bit of a challenge for me. I’m learning to embrace it though and do enjoy stepping out of my comfort zone. It’s so funny how the “simple” cards take a really long time to create, for me anyway. Anyone else in this zone? Or does Clean and Simple come easy to you? Leave a comment and share your thoughts. 

Today’s Colors: 


Now I know that “technically" there is a layer there. Do you see it? I actually cut the Whisper White Cardstock I was stamping and sponging on to 4-1/8” x 5-3/8” to adhere to a Thick Whisper White Cardstock base. Because I was working with a few “messy” elements, I wanted to make sure that I kept the card base clean. Nothing is worse than getting ink smudges on the back of your card, right? This wasn’t so much a layer as it was functional. So, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Haha! 
I thought I’d share with you how I added the sponged area to my card. I had initially tried to mask off the lines using washi tape directly on the Whisper White Cardstock. However, no matter how careful I was, it would tear my cardstock when I went to remove it. Eek! 

So, using my craft mat (of course, it’s pink!) I lined up the piece of Whisper White Cardstock so it was even on the grid. Then I took 2 pieces of scrap cardstock and added them over the white cardstock to create a 1-3/4” opening for the sponging. Again, I used the grid lines on the craft mat to make sure they were even.Then, being careful to keep everything straight on the lines, I added washi tape all around the cardstock to hold it in place. Using Stamping Sponges, I added layers of ink to create the shading. 

An important tip when you are adding the ink with the sponges is to put your hand on top of all of the pieces of the cardstock the white cardstock doesn’t move around when you are sponging. Be gentle with those sponges, too. "Dab-Dab-Dab" them on your cardstock to gradually build the ink instead of being heavy-handed with them. Remember, you can always add more ink, you can’t take it away. 
I couldn’t decide on the ink I wanted to use for the butterflies and the sentiment. Black was TOO dark, gray and brown were just “blah"…and then I decided that GOLD would really make this card pop! I stamped the butterflies and the sentiment using Versamark Ink and then added Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I used the Heat Tool to heat emboss the images. There is something about metallic embossing powder. It always looks so elegant and beautiful! 

Don’t forget to always use your Embossing Buddy before you heat emboss though to make sure you don’t have any stray embossing powder in places you don’t want it. 
Here is a peek at the inside of the card. I simply added three little butterflies using the colors from the front to dress it up a little bit. I figure I can add a sentiment later or leave it blank to send a little handwritten note to a friend.  

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share a project using the color challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 22nd, 2019. 


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-Anne Marie


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10 comments:

  1. Your card is absolutely beautiful!

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  2. THis is GORgeous! I swooned when I saw it in the gallery! Such pretty golden butterflies and the colors of your sponging is so springy and fresh! Thanks for the hints about how you created it! It's lovely!

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  3. This is a beautiful CAS card Anne Marie!!

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  4. Absolutely stunning, Anne Marie! When I grow up I want to make cards just like yours!!!

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  5. Anne Marie, Your sponged strip is stunning, including wonderful instructions! And, the gold butterflies are a perfect addition!

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  6. Just beautiful Anne Marie - you would never know you weren't a one layer fan! The sponged column is so pretty and the gold embossed butterflies make this card a real stunner! I'm with you on time taken though - just because it's clean and simple doesn't always mean it's quick and easy!!

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  7. Love this! The gold butterflies are awesome!

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  8. Love the embossing but the soft ombre colors are a perfect background for your gold butterflies! Sweet card!

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  9. Anne Marie, your sponging is gorgeous and I love it with the gold embossed butterflies. I am so proud of you! I know clean and simple is tough for you... but you would never believe it looking at this beauty. It has a wonderful sense of serenity and all that white space makes my CAS loving heart so happy. Oh! and yes! Clean and Simple might be that in words, but they can take a long time to create. thank you for rocking my challenge this week with this beauty
    hugs
    jaydee

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  10. Anne Marie, your sponging is gorgeous and I love it with the gold embossed butterflies. I am so proud of you! I know clean and simple is tough for you... but you would never believe it looking at this beauty. It has a wonderful sense of serenity and all that white space makes my CAS loving heart so happy. Oh! and yes! Clean and Simple might be that in words, but they can take a long time to create. thank you for rocking my challenge this week with this beauty
    hugs
    jaydee

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Anne Marie