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Tuesday 16 June 2015

Butterfly

Hello, well I'm back after a lovely relaxing holiday, and I would like to say Thank you for all the lovely comments on the last 2 scheduled posts, I do appreciate it, and I also have a couple of new followers, so 'Hello' to you, it's lovely that you should want to follow my crafty journey, not that it's been 'going ' anywhere lately, due to 'life' stuff getting in the way.  I did manage to do some catching up on some of your blogs while I was away - before my glasses broke!  and of course they were 3 weeks out of guarantee, so I'm struggling on with some cheapie readers until my 'new' ones are ready next week.
I haven't managed any crafting - even though I did have some new stamps waiting on the mat when I returned, so thought I'd share this card which I didn't have time to blog before the holiday.
A Brusho background with some random script stamping and stencilling, a piece of the Tim Holtz Mixed media die cut which was rubbed with  Creative Expressions Enchanted Gold wax.  My butterfly,  also has a vellum layer. The TH sentiment was stamped with Faded Jeans DI and clear embossed and the torn edges rubbed with the EG wax.
I am entering this at:
  Country View Crafts - Shabby Chic
  Make my Monday - Dry or Heat Embossing (both on my card)
  The Craft Barn - Butterflies
  Stamping Sensations - Dies and punches

That's it for now, hopefully I will get some crafty time to ink these rubber stamps  up now that all the washing and ironing is done.  Thanks for  visiting,
Avril xx

25 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely card, glad you enjoyed your holiday. Hugs, Valerie

sally said...

Glad you had a lively holiday though a shame about your glasses! I always say God bless cheap readers LOL, carry 2 pairs & have another at the chalet in case - I deeded that spare pair last year when the using ones broke at the bridge!

Love your butterfly post & look forward to seeing more soon.

Sally

brenda said...

Gorgeous colours and textures Avril and such imaginative use of dies, all so effective.

It's lovely to see you at Stamping Sensations, many thanks for joining in.

B x

chrissie said...

A stunning card Avril and I just love the dyed ribbon that matches so well

Chrissie xx

Linda said...

Gorgeous! Love the butterfly and the background Iooks amazing. I must get around to using my TH die, it looks so delicate. Glad you enjoyed your hols xx

Astrid Maclean said...

SStunning Avril! Love how you used the stencil and die togethertunning AvMakes for an amazing card in those soft colours!!ril!! Love how you used the stencil and die together, -

Astrid Maclean said...

Sorry Avril for that comment full of mistakes, but Blogger was playing up on me... grrrr

Samra said...

What a splendid design!!! Love the colors and that gorgeous butterfly looks like it just landed to marvel your work :) Thank you for the inspiration :)

Pamellia said...

Beautiful Avril! Love the butterfly with the metallic accents and the lattice makes a great background. hugs :)

Margik said...

What wonderful butterfly, Avril! Love the combination of colours and the background. This card is really beautiful.
Hugs, Mar

Shirley said...

Glad you had a great holiday Avril and what a beautiful card can't wait to see what you make with your new stamps.

Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
ShirlsCards.

Meggymay said...

Glad you enjoyed your holiday. This is a beautiful card, the colours are so pretty.
Yvonne xx

Lula said...

The metallic butterfly is fab Avril! Also love the colour palette!

Scrapmate said...

A pretty card.

Viv said...

Great textures and wonderful colours on this creation. Love everything about it! Thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations.

Paper Profusion said...

Welcome back Avril with this beautiful card. Hope you glad brilliant time and glasses get sorted asap. Nicola x

Words and Pictures said...

Glad to hear you've had a great holiday - hope your new glasses have arrived by now!

What a lovely card - the colours are so pretty, and the Mixed Media thinlit looks fabulous over the top.
Alison xx

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous card! Love all the texture and beautiful butterfly fluttering about! The gold detail looks amazing!

Joan said...

Glad to hear you had a good holiday even with the glasses mishap. Your card is fabulous, love how you have used the die cut and used it as a stencil too

Joan

Jane said...

Absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for joining in The Craft Barn Challenge.
Jane x

maggie said...

A pretty card. Love your Brusho background.

Gerrina said...

What a super background for that stunning butterfly! Thank you for sharing at Stamping Sensations!

froebelsternchen said...

Just BEAUTIFUL!!!

Suzi B said...

Thank you for joining us at MMM with this beautiful card.
Suzi B x

SewPaperPaint said...

I just saw this on Pinterest the other day and now have found you through Stamping Sensations! This card is one of the best I've seen in a long time. I love EVERY DETAIL. Just ordered this die because of your inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing!