This is my card for Betty. Betty is the good friend of a fellow teapotter and she is dealing with some very serious health issues. Her nickname is Sunshine, so we are bringing sunshine and flowers here way. For more info and to play along, please see here: Forums at Splitcoaststampers
We were kinda supposed to make cards with lots of flowers and flower carts. Goodness knows I have a tonne of flower images, however, we were also told that encouraging words and/or scripture would be appreciated, so I went in a little different direction. I made the text my focal point and added the extras.
Printed digi image and cut out with fiskars scissors. Sponged the edges. Attached bottom layer then my text layer. The butterfly is a mirror, covered with a variety of alcohol inks (added variety of drops of alcohol inks to felt, added the blending solution and dabbed on the mirror until I got a colour that I liked). I printed the flower image and coloured with Bic and Sharpie markers. I fussy-cut around it and attached it with pop dots. Attached the crystals in the corner and added a bit of Stickles in the centre of the flower. Hopefully our cards will bring good vibrations to Betty. tfl My card was mailed today
Date: Monday, January 23, 2012 GMT Views: 692
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Registered: May 15, 2008 Location: Seacoast town in beautiful New England Posts: 2869
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 5:52 PM
Beautiful card and wonderful word art! TFS
------------------------------ Robin ~My Growing Gallery~ Proud Fan Club Member FS324 and Tuesday Teapotter Life is about choices. Choose to live each day to its fullest.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 6:32 PM
Charlene, I love the direction you went here...Betty will love the sentiment and they way you showcased it with your beautiful background and pretty flowers and buttefly! I love this, it's very classy looking! The butterfly is a mirror? Really? Awesome girlfriend! Betty will love it!
Registered: March 6, 2004 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 28932
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 6:42 PM
What a lovely card. The word art is perfect - Betty will appreciate it I know. Your butterfly is awesome - not sure I understand it but the color is wonderful - and the flower and bg as well. Thanks for getting it in the mail so soon!
Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20558
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 7:51 PM
You have fulfilled the suggestions so wonderfully here, Charlene!! You have the beautiful flower, a flying flower and wonderful words of encouragement for Betty!! Plenty of sunshine here with the direction you went!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 7:55 PM
Such a pretty card with a great sentiment. You did a fabulous job. WOW! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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