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Friday 18 March 2022

Green & White for Seize the Birthday

 


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and JoAnn has chosen green and white as the theme.


Of course you can always play along with our anything goes theme, as long as it's for a birthday.
The design team and our party guest  have some wonderful inspiration for you, so hope to see you in the gallery.

I'm casing a card I made a few years ago when I tried the bokeh technique.
This background is darker than I wanted as I used peeled paint in the mix of greens, the white pigment ink seemed to disappear into it!
The butterfly was stamped, fussycut and coloured with Inktense pencils.

I'm linking up to these challenges:


The Darkroom Door Wings butterfly stamp hales from 2012.
I've added some gems to the butterfly body for some sparkle and shine.

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge, anything goes


Sisterhood of Crafters, old rejected stamps
My Darkroom Door butterfly stamp is from 2012.


Supplies:
Darkroom Door Wings butterfly stamp;  2nd hand sentiment stamp, Stampin Up maybe; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; distress inks; white pigment ink and a bubbles stencil; Inktense pencils and a water brush.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

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26 comments:

  1. Lee18 March 2022 at 04:07

    A Beautiful card,love the design and colours.

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  2. Pat18 March 2022 at 05:14

    A beautiful bokeh background Cathy and the pretty butterfly looks so pretty over the top and love the clean and bright greens you chose. x

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  3. Mac Mable18 March 2022 at 06:38

    Subtle effect with the bokeh technique and it looks really pretty Cathy and what a beautiful butterfly x.

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  4. Liz18 March 2022 at 08:56

    Gorgeous card Cathy, the butterfly is stunning. xx

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  5. Carol Cel18 March 2022 at 09:37

    Love this!

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  6. Kathyk18 March 2022 at 20:14

    Fab make, love the bokeh background

    Kathyk

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  7. Lia18 March 2022 at 23:19

    This is an amazing CAS card!
    Lia DT TSOC

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  8. Brenda in IN19 March 2022 at 01:01

    The bokeh background looks so soft and pretty but that butterfly steals the show. It is stunning, Cathy.

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  9. Darlene 19 March 2022 at 01:02

    Oh Cathy this is absolutely beautiful! Simply PERFECT! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  10. Loll19 March 2022 at 01:30

    Pretty bokeh background Cathy. And a gorgeous butterfly. You blending of the colours on the wings is perfect and I love the pretty green pearls. xx

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  11. Cat Craig19 March 2022 at 05:25

    Lovely. The bokeh is so soft and great to highlight your bold butterfly.

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  12. Heather19 March 2022 at 06:22

    Beautiful, Cathy - love these greens and the touch of bokeh you have! And what a glitzy butterfly! Perfect! Thanks so much for playing at Retro Rubber!

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  13. Ina G20 March 2022 at 11:58

    Love your bokeh background Cathy. That butterfly matches it perfectly. Lovely CAS card.

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  14. Barbara20 March 2022 at 23:21

    Your background is glamourous and so appealing with this butterfly. Great combination and card.

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  15. JulieP21 March 2022 at 08:50

    I love the subtle bokeh effect!!! Beautiful Cathy!

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  16. JoAnn22 March 2022 at 23:36

    Your bokeh background looks great and the pretty butterfly perched on looks perfect. Love your card Cathy.

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  17. Vicki Dutcher23 March 2022 at 10:26

    Awesome layout and colored bfly!

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  18. Nancy25 March 2022 at 05:01

    I love this card so much! Your background is so well done and not too dark as you mentioned. Awesome job!

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  19. Claire Grantham25 March 2022 at 08:40

    This is stunning! I love the clean feel and the bokeh. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT

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  20. shirley-bee25 March 2022 at 18:37

    Beautiful CAS card, Cathy! I love the soft bokeh background, keeps the butterfly in focus.

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  21. Ina G26 March 2022 at 14:50

    Thanks for adding this beautiful CAS card to the Bizzy Becs Gallery Cathy. Like I said earlier - love the bokeh background for that gorgeous buterfly.

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  22. Ashwini Rao27 March 2022 at 16:36

    I love the bokeh effect and the lovely butterfly. Clean and neat design as well. Such a wonderful card!

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  23. Stephanie Lanzalotto28 March 2022 at 00:36

    This is gorgeous, Cathy. Love that bokeh background, and your bit of bling on that wonderful butter is fantastic. Thanks for playing with us at Less Is More.

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  24. perfectly4med28 March 2022 at 21:05

    I love the bokeh effect you've achieved on your background - I really must look up how to do it! The butterfly works really well as your focal point. Thanks for playing along with us at Less is More.

    Neil

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  25. Glenda J30 March 2022 at 13:39

    This is so pretty and your bokeh panel is wonderful! I still need to try that technique. The butterfly is gorgeous too - wonderful card.

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  26. roffeycreations1 April 2022 at 17:41

    I also like the Bokeh background - and your butterflies are always sensational :) Mxxx

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