Welcome everyone—it’s that time —  the second Tuesday of the month— and that means it is time for our Inkin’ Krew monthly team blog hop.  It is going to be exciting to see what all the other team members have created.  I know you are going to see lots of ideas and inspiration for your own creations.   Our theme for April is “Feminine”  we can interpret any way we choose!  Now on to the hop!  Enjoy!!

I have chosen the Beauty Abounds stamp set for my creation today.  I’m hoping it passes the feminine test with the pink and lavender.

One of the challenges for today is the Paper Players as my card has lavender checks.

And…  the Sisterhood of Crafters with Celebrate Spring as their challenge.  Butterflies are spring.

And last but not least… Fusion  Sketch  Challenge.  

My card is basically Whisper White card stock, as the base is Whisper White and the focal art panel is Whisper White with a border from the Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and a top header from a panel of Highland Heather card stock that has been embossed with the Subtle TIEF.

This looks like an easy card, but for some reason, it was not so with me, I kept having to stamp the image again and could not decide on which butterflies to use. After three tries I had success.

  I used the Delicate Lace Edgelits to make a lace border between the Whisper White focal panel and the Gingham Gala lavender panel.  The image was stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on the Whisper White panel.  I colored the flower flourish using Light Highland Heather, Light Balmy Blue, and Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends pens.  For the butterflies, I used Coastal Cabana ink and Melon Mambo ink.  I stamped the Melon Mambo ink off once to give it a softer pink color instead of a bright pink.

The butterflies are popped around the flourish using Mini Stampin Dimensionals that are cut in half as the butterflies are too small for even a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.  The greeting is stamped in Highland Heather ink on a leftover circle from the March Paper Pumpkin.  It too is popped on the card front using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.  A bow is made using Whisper White Twine and popped on the flourish with a Glue Dot.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Highland Heather on a panel of Whisper White card stock and matted on a panel of Highland Heather card stock and then adhered to the Whisper White card base.  A butterfly is stamped three times in the corner of the panel without re-inking the stamp.

Thank you for stopping by today. You can now click on the NEXT button and it will take you to  Julie Johnson’s blog or click PREVIOUS and it will take you back to Jaimie Babarczy’s blog or you can click on the individual name and it will take you to their blog.

 

1. Karen Ksenzakovic:
2. Karen Finkle
3. Akiko Sudano
4. Mary Deatherage
5. Jaimie Babarczy
6. Shirley Gentry
7. Julie Johnston
8. Terry Lynn Bright
9. Connie Troyer
10. Sue Prather
11. Leslie Larkin
12. Amy Koenders

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card 

Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle [150617] $55.75	Delicate Lace Edgelits Dies [147053] $29.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00
Highland Heather 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146986] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Twine Baker’s Whisper White [124262] $3.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147051] $7.50
Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] $7.50	Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [148540] $4.50	Light Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Marker [146881] $4.50	Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Marker [146876] $4.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

 Card Cuts:

Whisper White Card Stock — 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded on the scoreline — 4″ x 5-3/8″ inside sentiment panel–3-1/2″ x 4-7/8″ focal art panel

Highland Heather Card Stock — 2″ x 4-1/4″ header for focal art panel —  3-3/8″ x 4-3/4″ mat for inside sentiment panel

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