I don't use butterflies often, but here they have taken center stage. I've used butterfly dies from Penny Black. I added a coat of white gesso and sprinkled on some white and gold frantage. I used a Tim Holtz stencil for the blooms. The sentiment came free with a magazine. The colors are a lighter in real life, I was unable to capture the right shades with my camera...
This card is also for:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - June Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenges - #60 Summer is Coming
Sisterhood of Crafters - Birds, Bees, Butterflies
This looks very artsy and beautiful! Love the dimension the large butterflies bring and the stenciled blooms in the background look very soft and delicate. Great contrast! xxx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Pia, the butterflies look stunning against the purple blooms stencilled in the background.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Wow Pia, this mixed media card looks amazing!!!Great background and the dimensional butterflies are just stunning with the frantage! Love it!
ReplyDeleteHow stunning, like the deep purple and white! I have to look up frantage and the other mixed media you used-so lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh Pia ... I just LOVE this card! What a fabulous design! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Love this gorgeous background Pia.
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Cathy
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Beautiful Pia..I love the butterflies [always on the lookout for new butterfly ideas]..I love the background too and your card design..gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Love these Penny Black butterflies! They complete the elegance of your card! Thanks so much for sharing with the Sisterhood of Crafters "3 B's" challenge this week. Looking forward to seeing you again in our gallery!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous butterflies Pia, and the background colours are fabulous..Loz
ReplyDeleteHi, Pia! Your lovely purple blooms are beautiful magnets for those fabulous mixed media butterflies! LOVE this technique and the hint of color in the background. Wonderful card creation! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteI love the pretty butterflies! Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day,
Migdalia Rodriguez
Migdalia's Crafts
Beautiful card, love the textures added on the butterflies, stylish and summery card;-))m
ReplyDeleteyou nailed it here Pia, the blooms are the perfect contrast for the butterflies
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Pia, such a fabulous design.
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This is over the top amazing, what an incredible background you have created.
ReplyDeleteEchoing the others in being captivated by your gorgeous background/butterflies combination! Stunning!
ReplyDeletehugs~carol
Amazing texture and subtle use of color. Those butterflies are beautifully unique in shape and texture~very artsy and I love it, Pia~
ReplyDeleteStunning card love the butterflies and frantage they look brilliant just white-who would have thought!Great pop of colour with the stencilled background
ReplyDeleteCarol x
This would be perfect for the stencil challenge at A Place To Start.
carol x
Beautiful card Pia. I love the textures on the butterflies
ReplyDeleteStunning! Love the rich colour on the background. It showcases your butterflies beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
♥ Lena
Lena’s Creations
I find purple shades never photograph well! But this looks gorgeous on screen and I bet it also looks gorgeous in real life. I love what you did with the frantage.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE frantage and how you have used it on your butterflies. Your background is beautiful too! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Love the splash of colour in the background!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Helen x
the BG wooow amazing Pia
ReplyDeleteand you know I love purple
and the Bfly woow looks so amazing with that sparkle
Love this adorable card
hugs
Monika