Friday 22 July 2022

Purple blue and green for Seize the Birthday

 


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen has chosen a colour challenge, purple, blue and green.


You can always play along with our anything goes birthday option too, it's a great way to add to your stash of birthday cards!


My team mates and our party guest Karren have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I used some metallic watercolour paints to colour some cardstock, then diecut the floral border and the new to me butterfly. I layered the flowers on a black diecut (was originally going to put this onto a black base but hubby liked the white one better lol!) I cut a vellum layer for the base of the butterfly.

Here's a closer look at the shimmery paints.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D Challenge, also purple blue and green!



The Sisterhood of Crafters, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.



Supplies:
Dies: Memory Box fairytale flower border and glade butterfly; Metallic watercolour paints; unknown sentiment stamp (possibly Stampin Up) versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammered cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

23 comments:

HilaryJane said...

This is beautiful, I love those die cuts on the textured background. Such lovely colours too xx

Colleen said...

This is beautiful Cathy! I love the dainty flower sprig and butterfly, it makes a very delicate card!

Vickie Y said...

Beautifully designed! Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

Jeanne H said...

Oh wow, this card is so gorgeous. Super well done!

Ina G said...

Lovely floral die cut Cathy and looks fabulous in those colours. Nice added touch with the butterfly and bling.

Diane said...

Gorgeous card and I love the shimmer you have achieved with the metallic!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD Co-Owner {Nellies Nest}
{Double D}

Brenda in IN said...

A gorgeous combination of colors and the shine is so pretty.

Diane said...

Me again, just wanted to thank you for sharing your gorgeous card with us at The Sisterhood!
Diane TSH DT {Nellies Nest}
{The Sisterhood}

Darlene said...

Such a BEAUTIFUL card! Nicely done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Purple, Blue & Green’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We appreciate your support!!

Darlene
DOUBLE D CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

PS Thanks for also sharing this beauty with us at the Sisterhood of Crafters! Good Luck!

Nancy said...

Just beautiful, Cathy! Everything matches and flows so perfectly together.

Pat said...

More beautifully coloured die cuts using your metallic paints Cathy..really fabulous! x

roffeycreations said...

JUST gorgeous Cathy!!! Mxxx

Barbara said...

Colleen, it is so good to see your card entered here too! Best Wishes on a win. Thanks for linking up with us at Double D Challenge.

Barbara said...

Oops! I typed the wrong name in, Sorry Cathy!

Barbara said...

This card really caught my eye and I love the delicate look. I am wondering if the texture on the background is done by you, or if is the card stock?

Brenda in IN said...

This is so beautiful and you inspired me to get out my metallics, which I rarely use. I love the shine you got and that flower die is gorgeous.

Ink Outside The Box With Diane said...

Love the watercolor effect you created on the die cuts. Very cute CAS card!Thank you for playing with our CAS challenge this week.
Diane - DT

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card Cathy. Love your watercolored flower strip and lovely butterfly. I think it looks great on the white.

Judy Woodland said...

This is absolutely gorgeous. I love the simple white background with the challenge colors. Beautiful die cuts! Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Double D, hope to see you back here again soon!
Judy~ DD DT

Ashwini Rao said...

This is SO beautiful, Cathy! I absolutely love how clean and neat the design is. The delicate die cuts, yes, but also the color scheme make it so much more delicate. I really am impressed by how well you've highlighted the colors on this card! Wow!

Glenda J said...

Beautiful idea to use the metallic paints with those delicate dies. It's absolutely lovely on the textured white papers. Love this.

Melissa said...

Such a lovely card, Cathy! I just purchased some metallic watercolors a couple of days ago. I will definitely be giving your technique a try! Thanks for playing along with use at Addicted to Stamps and More.

Nandini said...

So pretty! Great to see you in the HLS gallery! Hope to see you again soon.