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Thursday 29 December 2011

Butterfly Fantasy

 Hi every one, it has been ages since my last post and I must apologise to all my blog buddies for not finding time to visit your blogs and comment much lately either. I was playing catch up with christmas card making during the first half of December and that wasn't helped by having two grandaughters celebrating 21st birthdays during the first week that needed "special" cards making. In the rush to get them finished I forgot to take pictures  so I couldn't blog about them. We also had to travel north to Harrogate, ( almost 6 hour journey from here with a stop half way ) a few days before Christmas for my 18 year old grandson's passing out parade, having just graduated from the Army Foundation College there.It was a bit hectic having to travel so far just before the holiday but it was well worth it and we are all very proud of him.
 Anyway that's more than enough waffling from me so
here is a card that I have made for my daughter's
birthday which is today. I am not able to see her today as she is soaking up the sun in Lanzarote with her family, but my grandaughter has taken her cards away with her so she can open them today.I used a lilac coloured square pearl card blank and stamped the Chocolate Baroque Butterfly flourish onto creamy yellow pearl card with Memento Paris Dusk ink. I stamped the butterflies again onto a scrap of matching card and coloured them with glitter gel pens and a water brush and used an opaque white pen for the highlights, and then cut them out. I cut the yellow panel to size and decorated the edge with a Fiskars punch, and  rounded the right hand corners with a corner punch.I then attached the panel to the card and tied some matching ribbon around it. I fixed the butterflies with silicon glue so that the wings were slightly raised, and added the greeting stamped with a tapestry stamp onto a piece of lilac card. I am hoping that all the lovely shimmer in the pearl card and the glitter pens is looking really sparkly in the sunshine. Wish I was there too!!
  I am entering this at Just For Fun; Anything Goes and Rainbow Lady; Your Choice.

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful card,, the butterflies look gorgeous.
    Yvonne x

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  2. A very pretty card Jean. Hope you had a good Christmas. Dianne.

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  3. Gosh what a December! you must be glad of a chance to put your feet up now. Your Daughter's birthday card is gorgeous beautifully coloured. Thank you for sharing with us at Just for Fun XOXO Zoe

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  4. Lovely butterflies, Jean.Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady.

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  5. Another lovely card Jean. Great colour combination and beautiful butterflies. say happy birthday to mandy from me when she gets home. Kate x

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  6. Just a beautiful card Jean... love it. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year.
    Love Cynthia x

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  7. Hi Jean
    Fabulous butterfly card ....gorgeous ....
    Happy New Year....
    Hugs
    Sylvie
    xxx

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  8. I really like this, love the affect of the butterflies on the flowers xx

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  9. Beautiful birthday card :) love how the butterflies pop
    Thank you for sharing it with us at Just for Fun
    Von x

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  10. Gorgeous card, that stamp is stunning and the delicate colours are fab. Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge
    Claire xx

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  11. This is beautiful, I love these stamps. Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's this week.
    Jenny x

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  12. Hiya Jean, gosh, you have been busy! Congratulations to your grandson, you must all be so proud of him, and I hope you've had a really good Xmas. A beautiful card for your daughter, the butterflies are stunning and the lilac and cream/yellow are a great combination - I'm sure she will love it. Best wishes for the new year! Maria x

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  13. so beautiful card….. love the combo and cute image.....

    Hugs
    Judith

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  14. What a beautiful card - and how nice to open her cards in the warmth of Lanzarote. Thanks for joining us at JFF. Hugs & Happy New Year, Neet

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  15. Just lovely. Thank you for sharing at Rainbow Lady's this week.
    Jen x

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  16. Gorgeous card very elegant. Thanks for sharing with us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge. Elizabeth x

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  17. Just catching up Jean, this is a beautiful card, love those butterflies.
    Avril xx

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