grape & glitter

Odd combination! Over at Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge the theme for this times challenge, which ends this evening is G for the colour grape and/or glitter.

I was going to do a card but took a hint decided to do another altered playing card, after posting my first ever one the other day.

Do Crafts Geometric Mono stamps

Stazon ink: vibrant violent, blazing red, jet black

Indigo Blu sentiment

Hot off the Press 'Soft Nostalgia' paper pack

Glittery foam butterfly

I put a thin layer of white Gesso on the card, as it is quite shiny and the ink etc would rub off. Waited till it was dry, doesn't take long, then randomly stamped the red triangular pattern on, again waited a few minutes so I didn't smudge the ink and then did the same with the black honeycomb stamp. Waited then stamped the sentiment 3 times, unfortunately  the purple wasn't that bright against the background and you could hardly see it, so I then had to have a rethink. Decided to stamp onto a scrap piece of card and then using the red ink I smudged lightly to blend it in with the background - made a sentiment topper.

Stuck the butterfly on, then fussy cut round some flowers from the  paper in the HotP kit to fill the spaces.

entering in: Butterfly Challenge = G is for grape/glitter

altered playing card

This was a first, I've seen them before and love the end result.

To be honest, I didn't do much with mine as I had chosen to do a quote card.

standard size playing card

'Beautiful Words 1' Gecko Galz

doily

2 butterfly die cuts Tattered Lace Mini

stick on flower

gem

red & blue pigment ink

silver gel pen

I resized the image form the design sheet and printed it out. The playing card edges were inked using a foam square and Christmas Red pigment ink, I then pushed the edges into Royal Blue pigment ink and gave it a quick rub with the foam to blend the colours a bit. I left some of the red pattern on the playing card showing.

I stuck the image onto the card and then found a bit of doily, butterfly and flower to cover over  the corresponding images. Lastly I edged the letters with a silver gel pen too make them stand out more.

entered into: Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Facebook group