Friday 31 March 2017

Uniko GD - Butterflies

Hello and welcome! It's time for my second installment as a Guest Designer for the current Uniko challenge, with another Spring themed card.


I used this pretty butterfly stamp by Uniko (English Country Garden - Butterflies) and my brand new distress oxide inks to stamp a rainbow of butterflies. Next, I sprayed my stamped images with water to test the properties of these new inks. The pigment component in the oxide inks allow you to stamp a very crisp image, while the distress component reacts with water and wicks out. Such a cool effect!
After drying my panel with a heat tool, I used my Misti to double stamp the sentiment from the same set in Archival jet black ink, trimmed down my panel and foam mounted it onto my card base (SSS). A few sequins finished off my card.




You have until April 21st to link up your Spring themed card with the optional twist of Easter. Don't forget to pop over to the Uniko blog to see what the Uniko design team has created to inspire you.


I'm also linking my card up at:

Time Out challenge - #80 Inspired by words:
'When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars'
I think it's pretty obvious that I focused on the rainbow

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC170 No dies allowed


Aud Sentiments - #176 Any sentiment except for birthday

SSS Wednesday challenge - Anything goes

SSS Monday challenge - Things with wings

ATSM - #235 Photo inspiration







16 comments:

  1. Wat subtiel en zo'n mooie toepasselijke tekst. Xxx Ineke☀️

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  2. Fabulous card with fantastic soft colors,great design...thank you for joining us at AUD SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE,hope to see you again
    Ċ½eljka DTxx

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  3. Oh my goodness! This is just gorgeous. I love the softness of the colours and that wonderful sentiment. Thanks so much for joining us as a Guest Designer. Deborah, DT. xx

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  4. Oh they are so lucky to have you Guest Designing. This is a beautiful card. The rainbow and the use of distress oxides (oh how I want them!) is simply perfect. I love the ethereal feel of it all. Am loving seeing all your inspiration for this challenge! Xx

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  5. Thus is stunning Marianne, so beautifully soft. Thanks for joining Time out

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  6. Gorgeous and GENIUS Marianne.

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  7. Wow! What a stunning watercolour BG Marianne. So subtle and delicate and showcasing those Uniko butterflies perfectly. Great to have you guest design with us again at Uniko. x

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  8. So totally gorgeous! Love the soft rainbow of colours and the subtle stamping of the butterflies. So pleased to have you as Guest Designer at Uniko.

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  9. What a wonderul rendering of a gentle breeze! Stunning card.

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  10. This is gorgeous, so very pretty and I love the softness of the pastel colour palette! Thank you so much for sharing and for playing along with us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog... :)

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  11. GORGEOUS card!!! Love it!! Now I have two products on my wish list: Uniko Butterflies and Distress Oxides. :o) Have a wonderful day!! :o) xx

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  12. Really beautiful Marianne! I love the ethereal effect you've created with the distress inks - perfect for the butterfly images. Gorgeous x

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  13. Fantastic color impression! Just love that smooshed colors, filling beautiful butterflies. Thank you for joining us at ATSM!

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  14. Marianne this is so soft and pretty, I love the ethereal feel. Jenny x

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  15. Those butterflies are just gorgeous- the watercoloured look with those pretty colours is a brilliant combination! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Jill

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