Happiness Butterfly

I was feeling colorful today, so decided to break out my distress inks on some glossy card stock and create a colorful background.  Then I made it into this card.....

What I used:  
Glossy cardstock
Tim Holtz distress mini ink pads
VersaFine Claire Nocturne ink pad
Impression-Obsession Butterfly Bliss clear stamp set CL171
Impression-Obsession stamp Happiness Is a Butterfly D1381
Technique Junkies Shimmering Bliss in the color Dazzle
 
To make my background, I started with glossy card stock.  I used my mini TH distress inks, and rubbed colors intermittently, directly from the pad, onto the card stock. I was careful to place the spots of colors in a pleasing arrangement, and colors that blend well close to each other.  I didn't want to create muddy colors.

Next, I spritzed the inked panel with Dazzle Shimmering Bliss.   I let the colors spread and run as I sprayed the SB onto the colors.  I removed the sprayer from the bottle, and used the bottom of the sprayer tube to drop some spatters onto the almost dry panel.  This created those light spots.  I spattered some on also for smaller spots.

I can't tell you how excited I was, as this is so extremely shimmery and vibrant in real life!  My photos do not do it justice.

When the panel was completely dry, I used the VF Claire pad to stamp the images and verse.  I used a heat tool to dry the ink, then put it aside to dry completely.

I outlined the panel with the black ink, and mounted it onto a white A2 card front.  I decided to leave it as it was, and not add anything to it.  I really wanted the beauty of the black against those shimmery colors to take center stage.

I hope you are enjoying these last few days of summer.  I am looking forward to fall, myself.  My fall stamping has begun, although I deviated just this time to make this card for some challenges.  But, actually, now that I'm really looking at it, these colors definitely say fall to me!

I am entering my card in these challenges:  

Impression-Obsession - Rainbow colors
Allsorts Challenge - Create a scene
Cards In Envy - Feels like fall
Dragonfly Journeys - Fall festival of colors
Make My Monday - Fall colors

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate your visit and your comments.

Blessings,