Hello there! I am so excited to be guest designing today at CAS on Friday for their challenge #139 Butterflies. There were so many options, but in the end I used a new die I recently purchased. And here’s my card.
I wanted to try the faux stained glass technique and thought this Drifting Side Butterfly die would be perfect for a first attempt. To start, the solid butterfly was die cut from Bristol paper and the outline butterfly was die cut four times from silver foil paper. Coloured the solid Bristol butterfly with Zig markers then stacked the silver outline butterflies on top. Added Crystal Glaze to the individual sections, then set aside to dry.
For a bit of interest, took a black A2 panel from my stash and scored a grid background with my scoring tool. Heat embossed the sentiment in silver below the grid. Attached the panel to a white card base and adhered the butterfly to finish.
That does it for me, but be sure to check out more wonderful inspirations from the design team at CAS on Friday HERE. Thank you for visiting!
Challenges:
AAA Cards — #121 Friendship
Addicted to Stamps and More — #304 CAS
Tuesday Throwdown — #404 Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers — August CAS Challenge Die Cuts
STAMPlorations — Summer CAS Challenge
Awesome card. Love the gorgeous butterfly and the subtle texture in the background. Great to see you in the ATSM gallery. Nandini, DT
Wow! Totally stunning card and I love the depth and shine of the butterfly colours. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.
Oh my gosh Trina this is so pretty, the ZIG colouring is perfect but them the dimension of the silver foil outline–just wow!
What a stunning design Trina! Your butterfly is so beautiful and the background scoring adds great interest.
Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM and I hope you will join with us again soon.
This butterfly looks spectacular and vibrant against the black background! Stunning card! Congrats on your GD spot!
OMG! I LOVE this card, Trina! This is stunning! Gorgeous stained glass effect and the chic color combo (blue, silver, and black). The subtle scored grid background is so creative!
Congratulations on the GD spot at CAS on Friday! You must be busy with a series of GD spots! Hideko xx
This is stunning! That butterfly is so perfect and I love the background! Thanks so much for sharing with us at ATSM!
What a stunning butterfly Trina, it really stands out against the black, gorgeous card, Cathy x
I just bought that butterfly die and now I’m totally inspired to CASE your card! What gorgeous colours and what a great technique to use with it! Congrats on being a GD!
Congratulations on your guest slot x This card is stunning, eye catching and absolutely amazing. The colours are wonderful and the technique looks fabulous. One stand out card x.
Wow, this is gorgeous, Trina! Love the shades of blue with the silver outlines and the black background makes it so elegant!
Trina, this is one stand out card-stylish and dramatic-a true wonder and congtats on being GD x
your butterfly is stunning, it really sparkles with the faux stained glass and the silver foil. Love the subtle background scoring, awesome card 🙂
Trina, your card is exquisite. Love the stained-glass effect. Thanks for sharing your card and the “how to…” I can’t wait to try it.
Gorgeous card Trina! LOVE your faux stained butterfly. Beautiful blues that really shine with the glaze. Perfect with the silver foil outline. This butterfly really looks amazing against the black background … fantastic choice! The grid adds some interesting detail. Congrats on being GD at CAS on Friday. You are sure to inspire many people to play along! xx