Shana Gaff
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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Sophia the First...or Second!

Tomorrow we will be celebrating my cousin Mandy's sweet little Sophia's 2nd birthday. It is hard to believe she is two already. My how time flies!  She is having a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse birthday party. I know it is going to be adorable!  Today's card is for my sweet Sophie.  I used the challenges at colourQ and retro sketches.
I just love these bright colors!  I've been working a lot with fall colors lately so this was a nice switch. I haven't used Primrose Petals since it first came out. I think I heard the ink pad say "Yippee Skippee!" when I opened it. :)

I didn't think I would EVER figure out how I wanted to do this card. I restarted it about four times before deciding that I liked the butterflies that I had originally stamped and punched out. lol I did the tye-dyed background by spritzing Shimmer White Cardstock with water and then using my Aqua Painter to flick droplets of reinker onto it.  I dabbed up the extra puddles of water with a tissue so it wouldn't run too much.  I love this technique!  It's so simple and different every time!  OOOHHH, so this also fits in the challenge at SUO Challenges...a favorite technique!  Yay! :)

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight. Primrose Petals, Shimmer White, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Primrose Petals, Rich Razzleberry
Tools: Butterfly Punch, Aqua Painter
Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon

11 comments:

  1. What a bright, cheerful card!! That looks like a fun technique that I might have to try. Thanks for sharing your card with SUO Challenges.

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  2. Love your card. The colors really grab attention!

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  3. LOVE this Shana!!! Great use of both challenges - you really rocked it!

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  4. Gorgeous, pretty background and the coloured butterflies look fab against it!

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  5. This is just so sweet! I love how you used these colors, so pretty and I am sure Sophia will love it!

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  6. What a fun card, Shana, lots of pretty butterflies on that background! So happy you joined us at the colourQ.

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  7. What a happy, fun card Shana! Love the array of colourful butterflies, and that background is fab!! Thanks for playing along with the ColourQ!

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  8. Great job with your cool background technique- love the colors as well!! Thanks for sharing with us at SUO Challenges and I am sure that your cousin's daughter will love her colorful butterfly card!!

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  9. SUCH a cool background - love that technique!!!

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  10. Love that brightly colored background...then the butterflies are the icing on top! So sweet! Thanks for playing along with the SUO Challenge this week!

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  11. Gorgeous card and I just love the background technique. The colors are great. Thanks for playing along with the SUO Challenges.

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