Dragonfly Card

A beautiful FB friend recently sent me some wonderful patterned paper having nailed my style perfectly! As I was looking through the papers, I started looking through my stamps, trying to decide what to couple with the paper. Suddenly, I became distracted with the intricate designs in the papers and wondered if I could case them. So, I followed my latest diversion and took out some watercolor paper. I then began adding distress color to the paper (drying the paper between color additions). I pulled out a large Unity Mandela stamp from the 7/17 KOTM and stamped that a few times using oxide ink. I then pulled out the Thoughts from the Past Stamp and stamped around 3 times again. Finally, I pulled Unity’s Happy kit and used the spatter to add a little blue.

At this point, I pulled out black Versafine ink and stamped the large dragonfly. I used oxide inks to color in the butterfly and finally added Brea Reese Glitter inks and Spectrum Noir Glitter pens to add sparkle to the butterfly. I went over the dark lines with a Micron pen. I then pulled out a white Brea Reese Texture paste and a TCW stencil to add a little texture and white paint. I stamped the sentiment, added paint spatters and fussy cut that and some of the blue paper, sent to me, to back it. I smudged all the edges, attached everything to the card base and added sequins. I did add a little pencil color around the butterfly.

Hope you enjoyed this card! Till next time, happy crafting!