mysperations 7-22-25

      This is my DT card for All Dressed Up Stamps by artist Wendy Burns.  I had fun being creative with an adorable digi named "Wings of a Butterfly" from the ADU"s “New Release Inspiration Day" HERE (FB) and HERE. The beautiful fairy's wings have a layer of vellum on top to provide a soft look. I sketched the wing outlines with a white gel pen to provide a bit of emphasis. In cropped and printed copies of the three butterflies to I could color, fussy-cut and adhere them to the sweet fairy. The soft colors and white gel pen highlights help them to stand our a bit, especially from her hair.

     And speaking of her hair… well... I started with a color that wasn't quite what I expected. I was too far along in the coloring of the digi at that time to discard it, so decided to continue. A few layers of shading and highlighting with a few colors later, and I like the results! The background was also an experiment. As I dug through my patterned papers and found this unusual patterned paper that is actually from a box of cards featuring desert plants. (I did some research and found this plant named Echeveria Subsessilis Succulent in the Succulents category.) I like how the colors provide an unexpected compliment to my card! Three additional butterflies and a scrap of the patterned paper also embellish the inside sentiment.    

                   

       

Supplies: 

·   Simple Gatefold card base instructions found HERE (but I replaced the small sentiment on the front with the finished fairy image)  

·   Digi- All Dressed Up Stamps (Wings of a Butterfly)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment “Hello”- Handwritten.

·   Inside Sentiment “Have a Magical Day” from WeAre3 Digital sentiment set (Magical Sparkle) No longer available

·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.

·   All other misc. items and tools from my stash.

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A few unexpected needs just came up. So... I'll post photos of the two other cards I want to add to this post. I'll return as soon as I can to fill out the rest of the info.