Caterpillar to Butterfly

Hello and Welcome

Meet today's card.

It was inspired by the times we are going through now, with all the changes and restrictions in our lives during this pandemic.  

So many of us have had to 'transform' our lives and I feel these times have changed the way we live forever.  I think I have a new appreciation for the little things in life, things that were often taken for granted.  I will hug even more then I did before when hugging is possible again.  

I hope that these times have brought some positive new outlooks for you as well.  I don't think it can be all bad and hope is what we will find at the end of the tunnel.  

For me, creating has been a great source of positivity and a way to stay connected with friends and online during Covid.  Thanks so much for always encouraging me on!

So onto my card details.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and covered it with a layer of Gesso.  I describe it as 'buttering your toast' using a pallet knife.  I like to use the Gesso as it creates a resist when adding the inks.
• After the Gesso dried which took no time at all with the thin layer, I rubbed on Distress inks using an inking tool.  (DOX inks- Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet)  I splattered heavily with water drops to lift the colour and add interest.
• Next, I laid the Butterfly stencil from Visible Image to one side of my card panel and rubbed over it using some Versafine Clair black ink.  *that ink takes a few minutes to dry so be careful not to smudge it
• Using a white Posca paint pen, I traced around the butterfly to help highlight it.
• Leaving the mask in place, I stamped the sentiment inside of the butterfly stencil with some Veramark and then white heat embossed it.
• After I heat set it, I placed the mask back again and splattered with more white Posca pen.
• I stamped the sentiment from Penny Black (a really old one) and clear heat embossed it.
• I mounted the panel onto some white card, then onto a piece of black, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- ...the butterfly (PB); Wings of Change (Visible Image)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Versamark; Distress inks

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Butterfly mask (Visible Image); white Posca pen; white and clear eb powder;

Gesso; inking tool