Butterfly Love - 2 Crafty Critter Crazies

My thoughts and prayers are extended to friends and citizens of Indonesia.

We are still experiencing record breaking heat here in central Florida.

I hope wherever you live, that you're enjoying the awesomeness of Mother Nature.

We certainly do!

Time for a new 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge! 

In October, we are sponsored by Art of Ching-Chou Kuik, where beautiful, soulful works of art come to life! I loved playing with this image, and had to triple the fun by multiplying the hand drawn butterflies.

Today's card features "Flutter Butterflies - Grey Scale"

Living in Florida, we have butterflies year-round, so I do "container gardening" to keep blooming flowers available to our pollinators even during our "cold months".

Depending on the weather, sometimes I have butterflies "mob" me as I walk out the front door with the watering can.

It's fun. They don't SEEM to be afraid, just watchful that they don't end up as someone's dinner.

Since pink butterflies don't frequent our home, I designed this card with bright pink fluttering critters - 

To conserve my paper, I arranged the digital images on my paper like this:




I colored the main image and 3 more butterflies with Copic Markers, then fussy cut the extra fluttering beauties and popped them on:

Using one of my favorite sentiments from the Lovely Magnolia Rubber Stamp Set, I glittered some die cuts and a star brad.

Two of the layers are distressed with Mousse in Aquamarine and Pink Flambe. The mousse provides a soft touch with shimmering appearance on the edges.

You have until October 28 to upload your critter-laden project to 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge! Hope to see you there!

Products Used:

• Image: Flutter Butterflies - Grey Scale
• Sentiment: Lovely Magnolia Rubber Stamp Set, (also available digitally)
• Dies: Tonic Verdi's Wave Flourish, SB Labels 41 Decorative Accents, Sue Wilson Doubled Pierced Circles, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish
• Adhesives: Zyron Machine, Alleen's Quick Dry Tacky
• Glitter: Starfire by SNS (around aqua frame), Raspberry Soda by SNS
• Distressed Edges: Mousse in Aquamarine and Pink Flambe
• Expressit Copic, Pale Pink, Drab Aquamarine, Bo-Bunny DP
• Ink: Warm Breeze Turquoise Versafine Clair, 

Challenges this card is submitted to:

1. The Alphabet Challenge - "N" is for Nature 10/10
2. Creatalicious Challenges #148 AG with Texture 10/15
3. Classic DT Open Challenge #10 AG design team 11/1
4. Crafts Galore Encore #56 AG 11/1
5. Sparkles Monthly Challenges #108 Punches or Dies (Tonic, SW & SP dies, EKSuccess tag punch)

stamping hugs,