Colour Me Sunday

Happy First Day of the Week!  I hope you are having a great weekend :)
It's time for a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps...this time it's a monochromatic scheme...

...and here is my Design Team project:

Birthday card featuring the Watercolor Wings stamp set with sentiment from Butterfly Basics

I began building this project on a Basic Gray card base.  The background layer is also Basic Gray and is embossed using the Elegant Dots TIEF.  The two pieces of DSP are from the Timeless Elegance pack...so many gorgeous patterns to love in there!  To stamp the butterfly, I used the large solid butterfly image from the Watercolor Wing set in Smoky Slate ink.  Then I stamped the detail image in Basic Gray (retired) and finally I heat embossed the border in silver.  The finished butterfly was die-cut using the Bold Butterfly Framelits. I layered the die-cut butterfly on a silver metallic doily.

The sentiment, from the Butterfly Basics stamp set, is heat embossed in Smoky Slate (retired) embossing powder on a strip of Basic Gray card stock. I added some pearls to the sentiment strip as well as the body of the butterfly, and used some silver satin ribbon for added texure and shine.

 On the inside I stamped the sentiment, from the Butterfly Basics set,  in Smoky Slate ink.  The small butterfly was stamped using Smoky Slate ink for the solid image, Basic Gray for the border and I heat embossed the detail in silver.  This one was die-cut using the Butterflies Thinlits.  Once again, I added a few pearls reminiscent of the front of the card.
This monochromatic, neutral colour scheme is super versatile.  Be sure to check out the other Design Team members' creations and then give it a go yourself.  Happy stamping!

Bokeh Butterfly

Happy Hump Day...half way to the weekend...woohoo!  Today I have another project I did using the Bokeh technique...

Encouragement card featuring the Bokeh Technique using stamped images from the Best of Butterflies and Really Good Greetings stamp sets.

Oh, how I love this technique!  This is another project we are doing at my monthly techniques group tomorrow night.  I can't wait!  I think my ladies are going to love this look.  Here is how I did it:

• Using sponge daubers I stamped the larger, coloured circles using Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky and Crisp Cantaloupe ink.  I stamped each colour several times without reinking to get the depth and layering.
• Using the clean eraser on a brand new pencil I stamped using Silver Metallic Encore ink to create the smaller circles.  The key again is to stamp several times without reinking and to overlap the circles.
• The butterfly is stamped on vellum in Staz On and then coloured using So Saffron and Blushing Bride markers.  I adhered the butterfly stamped-side-down to soften the starkness of the black ink.
• The sentiment is heat embossed in silver.
• I matted the front panel on Brushed Silver card stock before mounting the whole thing on a Soft Sky card base.

 If you're like I was and haven't tried this technique before I would encourage you to give it a go...you might just like it as much as I do!  Be sure to check out the Design Team samples at The Technique Twist for more inspiration and then link up your creation so we can  all see what you came up with.