Metallic Butterfly ... and Jessie

Hi everyone.  Playing along with a two challenges today, both which determined my card design.

First, "Can You Handle the Pressure?" - which is Anything Goes Dry Embossing with an optional twist of Butterflies.  I hope one butterfly is OK. :)  I've used two embossing folders for my main panel to create a double embossed panel.  First, Woodgrain planks (SU!) and then embossed on top with Layered Leaves (SU!) - both folders are retired.

And also the Memory Box June Challenge - Metallic Mania.  I used Gilding Flakes for the butterfly and gold ink for the sentiment and to add a tiny bit of sparkle to the background of the main panel.  I used Memory Box Moonlight Butterfly die (retired) and Memory Box sentiment from Watching Bloom stamp set (also retired).

Seems like I used all retired items for this card.  I find that companies now seem to retire their items quite quickly.  SU! has always done that, but the other manufacturers are following suit.  Too bad in my opinion.  I hold on to ones that I love and continue to use them.  The only company that rarely retired products if Penny Black - thank goodness!

Close-up ...

After double embossing my panel, I used a small sponge dauber to add a bit of Shabby Shutters distress ink on top of the leaf embossing, followed by a light dab of gold paint on top of the green.  Hard to see in the photo, but the gold ink has a little sparkle in it and it shows up in real life.

Thanks for coming by for a visit!

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Jessie - 3 years old

Photo Shoot

   

   

Photographs by

Alejandro Garcia Photography

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Stamps:  Watching Bloom - retired (Memory Box)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Shabby Shutters distress ink (Tim Holtz); Delicata Gold ink (Tsukineko) 
Accessories:   Woodgrain embossing folder and Layered Leaves embossing folder - both retired (SU!), Moonlight butterfly die - retired (Memory Box), Verdigris Gilding Flakes (Cosmic Shimmer), Sookwang double sided tape, sponges

Challenges:
Can You Handle the Pressure? - optional twist of Butterflies

Memory Box June Challenge - Metallic Mania