Steampunk Butterfly

Here is another sample from me using the lovely Steampunk Butterfly stamps from Chocolate Baroque, stamp of the month on special offer during December.

I started by inking the background with Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage Distress Inks. This was one of those backgrounds I fiddled with for ages. I started with some waste from die cut grass that I used as a mask, then I overstamped, didn't like what I had done, splodged water about and in the end I was happier with it. Then I overstamped with the lovely stained glass fragment from the plate that all the girls in the DT have fallen in love with. I used a turquoise archival ink and added some white highlights with a Prismacolor pencil. The touches of white are inspired by my team mate Miranda, who often uses white highlights to great effect. I embossed the butterfly in teal metallic powder and added colour with Distress Markers and more Prismacolours. The sentiment is from the Butterfly Dreams set.

I have been busy with more Christmas cards. I feel like I have been on the case for ages, but still seem to have about 15 more to make. Tonight I finished a card for a competition in a local craft shop, that might make an appearance in due course. I hope you are getting on better than me with your last minute cards. Some of those I still need to do are for VIP card makers - no pressure there then - eeeek!

Elaine