Hi Playmates!
There's a new challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND with Yours Truly in charge for the next fortnight.
Here's my homework - which started life as an ATC, but morphed (like a butterfly from a chrysalis) into a full-blown A6-sized card!
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| The ATC that turned into the focal point of a card! |
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| The snippets that made the original ATC! |
THE DETAILS:
- SU Island Indigo snippet, trimmed to 2½" x 3½". White ink was added around the edges then heat embossed with clear EP (mainly because that was the ONLY way I could get the white ink to stay visible!). In case you're wondering, I was using the Stamps By Me Cotton White ink pad. I am NOT having a lot of success with it and wouldn't recommend buying it, but getting white ink to show up is ALWAYS difficult!
- A snippet from an inky/painty master board was trimmed to 2¼" x 3¼". I added more white ink heat embossing around the edges, then glued it to the Island Indigo piece.
- Butterflies were stamped onto a white snippet then cut out with scissors and adhered to the ATC with foam pads.
- A sentiment was added at the bottom of the greetings card.
So, why not take a look at your snippets pile, pull a few bits out and see what you can make? Then come over to play in the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND - there's a lovely prize on offer - or you can just play for fun.
Love this Sarn, such a lovely background snippet, goes so well with the indigo, and I love the scribble butterflies 🦋, and the white edges do make it all pop, so worth the effort xxx
ReplyDeleteLove that you repurposed that ATC, Sarn. It's also more beautiful as focal point! Amazing CAS as result! Great work with your scissors, you cut out the antennas so well!
ReplyDeleteI have never find a white pad that works well... Neither the chalk inks.
That sentiment is fabulous!!!
Hugs, see you later!
Great to see how a small pile of snippets can morph into a super card. White inks, whether they be pens or ink pads never seem to be particularly satisfactory but using the embossing powder has solved the problem here. Great work as always.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous inky background Sarn. Think what I posted earlier just might fit in, off to see if I can do the link, that's something the voice thingie can't do for me.
ReplyDeleteB x
Funny how things evolve in to something quite different to the project started! This is a magnificent card though
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Kathyk
Fabulous card Sarn, gorgeous colours and background … it was amazing when it was an ATC as well ! You should join in the VI ATC swap!
ReplyDeletePauline xx
Wow Sarn you a fabulous creation the background is stunning another of your great makes have a cuppa reading by the swings l will be calling in shortly xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautifully crafted with your snippets and I love those blue colors too. The background looks sensational! Well done!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Sarn. I set out to make a certain type then end up with something else entirely. X
ReplyDeleteA lovely card Sarn - beautiful colours too.
ReplyDeleteKath x
This is quite simply beautiful Sarn I love the shades of blue and the butterfly images it is fabulous
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lolo x
Fabulous card and love the repurposed ATC,love the scribble butterflies and great background.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
That gorgeous ATC deserves to be the focal point of the card, it's absolutely beautiful! Such amazing colors and beautiful butterflies!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing background. I love it and all that lovely white space in the frame. Great card xx
ReplyDeleteLovely ATC and it made a lovely card!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarn
ReplyDeleteA great finished card! I love the master board you started out with too! Gorgeous colours.
Many thanks for your lovely comment on my blog.
Hope you have had a good weekend.
Love Jules xx
Beautiful blue tones Sarn and a tremendous masterboard background, and the white butterflies with some script and numbers on look great, and the touches of white ink work so well. x
ReplyDeleteLovely as an ATC but glorious as a card! Good problem solving too with the white ink and clear embossing powder. I'd have gone to my heat embossing box and read the 'it's too much effort' label and given up!! That said, have you tried opaque white acrylic paint? Happy Monday! Vicky xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Sarn! Such wonderful colours as well as pretty design. I always struggle with white pens and embossing - there's a fortune waiting for whoever comes up with perfect products!
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Di xx
Lovely grungy style on this card, the colours are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis lovely ATC looks fab as the centre piece for your card Sarn, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLorraine
Just saw your card over at the Snippets challenge. Brilliant idea to use an ATC as your focal point, must remember that. Love the colour combo, the stamped butterflies, and the uplifting sentiment! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe beautiful ATC made for a wonderful card, Sarn!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card with that mixed media background behind those stamped butterflies! Good way to use up some bits and pieces, too!
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful morphed card, love the background and butterflies Sarn. x
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