Monday 7 April 2014

Turquoise butterfly


Hi, I stamped and fussy cut some butterflies a while ago and I've been painting some with twinkling H2Os.
 I was  inspired by a few challenges.

  Less is More has a touch of turquoise as it's colour theme.
I mixed a couple of H2O pots to create as close to turquoise as I could get. 

At The Card Concept the theme is to use a butterfly. I think my card fits the clean and simple category.
The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is celebrating their 5th year of challenges and the theme is happy birthday.

Seize the birthday is an anything goes birthday with the option of buttons and rhinestones as a topping.

At Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge, the theme is springtime at last and to use yellow in your project with a butterfly.

Materials used: Hero Arts butterfly stamp; Memory Box woodland branch & fresh foliage dies; flower punch; twinkling H2Os; bling and sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting, have a great week,
Cathy x

30 comments:

Karen M said...

Your card is gorgeous! I love the sparkly butterfly and your flowers are so pretty xx

Brian King said...

Beautiful simplicity, Cathy. It's not always easy to capture "clean and simple" but you've defitinitely done that here. Beautiful!

Karen Dunbrook said...

pretty card...

Mrs A. said...

Hello Cathy, welcome to my challenge and thank you for fluttering by. I love the butterfly done in the H20's. I have them but never think to get them out to use and have certainly never thought to mix the colours to get a different shade. (Must think outside of the box more!). I like the CAS look of your card and the little yellow flowers just offset the
vibrant butterfly perfectly. hope to see you again. Hugs Mrs A. (butterfly challenge).

rachel said...

wow Cathy - this is just stunning - love it to bits xx

Susanne Vargas said...

This card is really stunning! The shimmery butterfly looks so real and the flowering branch is gorgeous!

scrappymo! said...

This is a beautiful clean and simple card!!! Love your painted butterfly.

Elaine said...

Stunningly beautiful butterfly card. I really must dig out my H2Os and start using them again!!

Mac Mable said...

Love the twinkling H20's and the layout is just gorgeous x

Chrissie said...

This is really pretty Cathy, it's a lovely butterfly.
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Princess Judy Palmer said...

What a gorgeous butterfly! Great card, so nice and clean.

Anne said...

Cathy this is lovely, so effective!
Thanks so much for playing along at Less is More this week
Anne
LIM Designer

Sharyn Polesel said...

I love that gorgeous butterfly! Very pretty card! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!

Deepti said...

Cathy !! Oh this is so beautiful :) I love ur elegant cards

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Hullo there Cathy love how you sued the twinkling H2Os on your card.. simply superb work with great elements Shaz in Oz.x

roffeycreations said...

Beautiful - butterfly queen.... XX

Macarena said...

Absolutely beautiful. Very elegant and soft.
Thank you for joining us at STB this time.
Hugs, Marzena DT

Jodene said...

This is just beautiful Cathy! I really love your vivid butterfly, it really pops off the page! Thanks for playing along with us at Seize The Birthday :)

Ardyth said...

I love the beautiful realism of this - that butterfly almost looks like it will take off from the card! Thanks so much for joining us at The Card concept!

Ankie vd Polder said...

Very, very nice. Hugs, Ankie

Twinks Stamping said...

Absolutely stunning card. Very classy. x Jan

Jean said...

I love your stunningly beautiful card. Lovely design and gorgeous butterfly.
Jean x

Laurel Beard said...

Very pretty! The butterfly is just flying off the page! Incredible. Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!!!

Joyce said...

This is so pretty. Your butterfly looks so realistic--I expect it to fly away any moment.

Diane said...

Oh Cathy what a realistic looking butterfly, love the gorgeous colors.

Hugs Diane

Bonnie said...

A beautiful butterfly and flowering branch!

wienerhoneymooners said...

very amazing, a stand out card !

Viv said...

Great card Cathy :) Viv xx

Karen Davis said...

Absolutely Gorgeous Cathy, your butterfly is divine. A very sweet CAS card. Thank you so much for joining us at The Card Concept.

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

What a beauty!!!! That butterfly is gorgeous!