Those Bugs! Moving Along With The Times Challenge

Hello, dear blogging friends!


Today I'm sharing a project made with a stamp purchased in 2000

!! gulp !!

It has never seen ink before.
(hanging head in shame)

And now... 

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #93's theme is BUGS - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations that feature Bugs in some way!

Does anyone remember the fun movie called "Mothra" in 1961?
Here is the 2 minute trailer (giggling).

OK - hopefully my moth looks better than the original Mothra, but this stamp is virginal, like Mothra, from long ago (I bought it in 2000). Just like Mothra it is BIG (at 5" x 4.5"). (more giggling) 

My card is 6" x 7.5".

Two sides have a dainty white scallop. I like altering the look of my punches:

I inked the image with Memento Tuxedo Black, using a stamp positioner. After coloring with Copic and Prismacolor Markers on 140lb Neenah, the image was placed back into the stamp positioner. With VersaMark ink, I stamped the image one more time so that the VM ink was on top of the black ink. Then I dredged and heat set with Sparkle embossing powder to give a little glittery sparkle to the image. It did not photograph very well.

I cut it out with a craft knife. Orchid Pearlescent Brilliance ink was applied to the inside of the embossing folder and then the negative image from the butterfly was run through the machine. The Brilliance ink creates a satiny shine in the debossed areas.

  

A fun, wonky circle frame was created and heat embossed with Sparkle EP:

Here are the layers (1) stamp, (2) wonky frame, (3) dry embossed panel, (4) taupe, (5) white scallops, (6) mauve - the negative portion under the moth can be seen:

The IO sentiment was stamped with VersaFine Clair Acorn Brown and heat set with Glitzy Gold EP (a rich brown with golden highlights)

The wings have been manipulated and popped up with 1/4" deep adhesive. Even the body has been popped up with 1/8" adhesive, but it does not show very well. I hope you can see the negative area of brown under the wings:

Some Products Used:

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Orchid Pearlescent Brilliance, VersaFine Clair Acorn Brown, Worn Lipstick Red Distress, VersaMark - Colored with Copic and PrismaColor markers - Embossing Folder: Tonic Layered Leaves - Stamps: IO C13039 "She has Wings", Holly Berry House 1651K (moth mosaic) - Dies: SB Grand Labels 23, SB Grand Circles - Embossing Powders: Glitzy Gold EP, Sparkle EP

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. ScrapyLand #109 AG dies SL sells (Dies: SB Grand Labels 23, SB Grand Circles) 3/18 (sep post)
2. Classic DT Challenge 3/1 AG DT  4/1 (sep post)
3. Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges 3/1 used Sparkle EP on top of the black stamped image using stamp positioner, and used more Sparkle EP on top of the wonky circle die cut, Glitzy Gold EP on the sentiment) 4/1
4. A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 4/1 (sep post) 4/1 Sep post
5. Creativ Fusion Arts and Crafts Blog #10 "Spring" - last column BUTTERFLY-GREEN-GLITTER (glitter in both types of EP which is on image, wonky circle and sentiment) 4/1 (sep post)
6. Addicted to Stamps #172 "Spring" 4/10 (sep post in mid-month reminder)
7. Creative Inspirations Challenge (Mar 6) "Spring Greens" 4/3 (sep post)
8. Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog #30 Easter or Spring 4/10 (sep post)

On a Personal Note:

Our Azaleas finally decided it was time to bloom. They have been frustratedly attempting to bloom since November because of our unseasonably warm weather this winter. In mid February after this photo was taken, all the azaleas on the property opened up so we had pretty pink colors everywhere we looked! 

This is a view from the top of the hill, where the Monstera Pothos Philodendrons grow up the Oak Trees. Most people have them as small-leaf house plants - green leaves that have yellow spots. The philodendrons have acclimated to our winters and can withstand a certain amount of freezing temperatures. They come back year after year, even if all the leaves fall off (see the pile of the brown leaves toward the middle of the photo?) The dark magenta azaleas in the distance are about 8 - 9 feet tall. (Jack's garden has been freshly tilled on the right corner) (he was preparing to plant his bell peppers in the tray on top of the rolled fencing). The fencing will be unrolled and stretched across that open space to keep bunnies out. Facing northeast:

2 weeks later looking up the hill over the top west acre where the deep magenta, bright pink, and white azaleas are blooming:


An early morning capture of the east side of the property:

Butterfly Hugs,