Friday, 17 February 2012

Waltzingmouse blog party - Spring

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Welcome to this months waltz, and the theme is Spring.

 I couldn't resist some butterflies and leaves, both of which were Christmas presents. The leaf prints stamps are from Papertrey, and the butterfly stamps are from a Martha Stewart stamp and punch set. I started off by punching some butterflies from post it notes to act as a mask, then I added the leaves, laying and masking as I went along. I added the butterflies using versamark and mica powders to give it a little shine and then did some separate butterflies on some white card to punch and use for a bit of dimension.
 I sponged all around the edge with some tea dye distress ink and then made myself a little banner with the beautiful Waltzingmouse font, the stamps are from the teeny trees set.

There isn't actually a sentiment that says happy birthday, but I masked off both the 'happy thanksgiving' and 'Birthday wishes' stamps to get the sentiment I wanted. I sponged the banner and curled it around my scissors for some more dimension. Finally I layered everything onto some burnt orange cardstock and then onto a 6" cream square card base.
I hope you like it, and enjoy my Spring inspired card!
This card is also being entered into the Prickley Pear Rubber stamp sketch challenge.
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31 comments:

  1. Lynn Mercurio17 February 2012 at 19:09

    Nothing users in Spring like the first sight of butterflies. Love that you used so many on your card. This projects just makes me smile all over.

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  2. Unknown17 February 2012 at 19:10

    Happy butterflies! :) Yay!!! very soft, reminds me of a Spring morning! Thanks for sharing

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  3. Julia Aston17 February 2012 at 19:49

    Beautiful CAS spring card - love the colors and layered butterflies!

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  4. Tara Cardwell17 February 2012 at 20:04

    spring is definately fluttering in with this one. It's lovely.

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  5. Cassie_lu17 February 2012 at 21:24

    love butterflies and how you used them on this card

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  6. Karin Åkesdotter17 February 2012 at 21:29

    Beautiful spring card! LOVE your stamping - so soft and wonderful! Have a great week-end, hugs, Karin

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  7. ~ Ali Robertson ~17 February 2012 at 21:53

    So pretty, love it

    Ali x

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  8. Super Jen17 February 2012 at 22:40

    Beautiful butterflies!

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  9. Kelly S.18 February 2012 at 02:49

    Beautiful colors! I just love the butterflies...this card is so fresh and light it's about to take flight! The leaves are make a wonderful border.

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  10. Kary18 February 2012 at 05:28

    So very Sweet!! Love the butterflies & how you arranged them. Your card makes me smile :)

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  11. Charmaine Stack18 February 2012 at 06:13

    So soft and pretty. Aren't new stamps fun? I have alo spliced those words together.

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  12. Deirdre18 February 2012 at 11:47

    Love how soft your stamping looks - perfect Spring card.

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  13. Anne18 February 2012 at 15:01

    What an absolutely gorgeous card, love that sentiment
    Anne
    x

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  14. Renee18 February 2012 at 20:11

    Nothing says Spring like butterflies...
    a beautiful card...
    and that "floating" sentiment is perfect for this! :)

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  15. JJ Bolton18 February 2012 at 20:56

    So soft and pretty!

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  16. Unknown18 February 2012 at 22:56

    So soft and pretty, I love your colours and fab way to extend a set by combining sentiments!! Thank you so much for playing along with us at WMS!!

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  17. LaurieJ19 February 2012 at 03:07

    Your card is just lovely. I love the soft colors and the sweet butterflies.

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  18. Mona Pendleton19 February 2012 at 04:21

    Very pretty card! Love the little banner and sweet butterflies!

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  19. Pauline19 February 2012 at 11:05

    Beautiful! Love the soft delicate colours.

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  20. Deborah Frings19 February 2012 at 14:22

    Soft, subtle colours and delicate butterflies - this is lovely!

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  21. Marybeth19 February 2012 at 19:20

    Beautiful spring card. Love the way you did the banner, and the colors you chose.

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  22. rudlis19 February 2012 at 19:47

    OMG this is so pretty. Beautiful!
    Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind words.

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  23. Helen Berry20 February 2012 at 10:18

    Such a sweet Spring card - just lovely :)

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  24. Cassi20 February 2012 at 14:28

    what a beautiful soft color palette!

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  25. Purrfect Paper Creations21 February 2012 at 06:38

    So soft and pretty, I love the butterflies!

    Chris

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  26. Jen Cuthbertson21 February 2012 at 22:54

    What a fun, springy card, and those butterflies are wonderful!

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  27. anya24 February 2012 at 15:22

    Beautiful! Love the way you cut around the butterflies, it adds so much dimension!

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  28. Robin25 February 2012 at 13:03

    A bit late going around after the WMS Blog Party but still really enjoying all the fab inspiration... thanks for sharing, such gorgeous soft colours!!!!
    Robin

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  29. Angelica Turner26 February 2012 at 19:13

    Beautiful card, love the soft colors and all the pretty butterflies. Thank you for joining our challenge at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

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  30. Karen M27 February 2012 at 20:08

    Very pretty card! I love the soft, gentleness of it Kx

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  31. TesaB29 February 2012 at 08:41

    Wonderful card, love the beautifully stamped leaves and all the butterflies. Just beautiful! Thank you for playing with the Prickley Pear sketch this month!

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