I've been playing with the On Board chipboard lately and surprisingly enjoying myself. I have not worked with chipboard very much, actually avoiding working with it thinking it was too hard. Frankly, I wasn't interested! Somehow, this week that changed and in the card for this week's challenge I use a chipboard butterfly.
Instead of a Christmas card I made a Birthday card.
This week's sketch is by Patrice Herrara and below her sketch is my take on it.
The butterfly is from the On Board Merry Medley.
The right wing was covered with Flirtatious Specialty designer paper, and the left wing partially covered with the reverse side. The rest of the left wing was sponged with Melon Mambo ink. The entire edges of the butterfly was then sanded with a sanding block followed by a sponging with Melon Mambo ink.
Using the Circle Itty Bitty punch, a circle of designer paper was punched and then adhered to the left lower wing. A pearl was placed in the middle of this circle.
A row of small pearls was adhered to the middle of the body.
The antennae were made using a small paper clip that was straightened up (I got the idea from Sharon Field). Pearls and crystals from the retired Pretties kit were inserted at each end, and the ends bend over with a pair of pliers. The entire clip was folded in half and adhered to the back of the butterfly with a hot glue gun. See the close up of the butterfly below.
The birthday sentiment was stamped using Melon Mambo ink on Whisper White cardstock. This was attached to the designer paper near the bottom of the card. A scalloped strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was placed at the top of this piece of Whisper White paper. 1/4" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon was adhered to the top of this scalloped piece.
A Whisper White doily was then adhered to the top of the card and the butterfly was mounted on top of this using dimensionals. Three flowers were punch using the Boho blossom punch and adhered at the right perimeter of the doily. Pearls were placed on the middle of each flower. A flower was also placed at the left lower sentiment.
Stamp: Perfectly Penned
Inks: Melon Mambo
Papers: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Flirtatious Specialty designer paper, Chipboard butterfly (On Board Merry Medley), Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Boho blossom punch, Pearls, Pretties kit (retired), paper clip, pearls, scallop edge punch, 1/4" Whisper white grosgrain ribbon, stampin dimensionals, hot glue gun, Circle Itty Bitty punch
I'm curious to see what you create using Patrice's sketch. Upload your creation to the Sketch Frenzy Friday homepage here
Your next stop on the mini blog tour is Patrice's blog here. Let's see what she does with her own sketch.
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I hope you enjoyed my card, and I'll see you next week - on Christmas Eve.
4 comments:
Wow! This is really amazing! I love all your details!
Very pretty! Love what you dis with the body and antenna.
Gorgeous--love all the different patterns on the butterfly!
Your card looks like you put a lot of work into it and it shows. It is beautiful! Thanks for the chipboard inspiration too!
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