I am having a blast as one of the Visiting Designers at the Gingersnap Creations Blog this month. Today is a Spicy Supply Challenge to use Transparencies in your design. The theme of the month is Flight. I also took the inspiration for my card from this week's Etsy Inspired Challenge ... these fabulous Summer Wings Fabric Covered Buttons from howbeadyful's Etsy Store.
I took a dive into the digital world and printed the Hero Arts Digital Flutterbies onto an inkjet transparency. Next, I cut out the image and sprayed the inked/rough side with Sunflower Glimmer mist. You can see a couple of small spots where I got impatient and tried to dab a few spots dry, and it lifted the inkjet ink a bit, however with this antique-looking image, I actually liked the effect. I backed the butterfly with ivory cardstock to bring out the golden shimmer & attached it with glue dots along the body to add some dimension to the wings.
My card is a circle cut from Basic Grey June Bug DP. The sentiment is a combination of several rub-ons. I cut each word apart and applied it one word at a time to shape it around the edge of the circle. Here's a close-up view that shows the butterflies shimmer a bit better.
So go look through your stash and break out those transparent embellishments & overlays ... or work with some transparencies from the office supply store. I can't wait to see what you create.
And, I was so excited to see my Color Layering Card get a shout-out on the Moxie Fab World Blog ... woot woot.
Beautiful butterfly-love the shimmer. tfs
Posted by: Bev J. | June 09, 2010 at 07:35 AM
ok, i ♥LOVE♥ this thing...you KNOW that...but the more i look at it, the MOOOOOORE i love it!!! (ps: the way you cut and rounded RUB-ONS round the circle??!?! i had assumed the words were also added in printshop on the transparency!!! TOO COOL i have to try that!)
Posted by: lauren | June 09, 2010 at 08:48 AM
Wow, this is gorgeous!
Posted by: Ann Cox | June 09, 2010 at 08:56 PM
cool! I am so glad you are a guest this month at GSC! I love the transparency technique, the card is so cool! TFS!
Posted by: lindsay weirich | June 09, 2010 at 09:58 PM
this has definitely got the wow factor...fab job!
Posted by: ~amy~ | June 10, 2010 at 06:02 AM
OMG this is amazingly beautiful! I love the detail and its perfect for your inspiration buttons!
Thanks for playing EtsyInspired this week!
Posted by: de | June 11, 2010 at 06:47 AM
Absolutely stunning butterflies! You really rocked the challenge, Stef!
Posted by: Shar B | June 11, 2010 at 09:20 PM