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Saturday, 1 September 2018

Spinning the wheel and hitting the jackpot!

A rare achievement for me - I've manages to use all 7 elements of the wheel at the Butterfly Challenge   - I feel as if I've just had a big win on the roulette wheel (actually I don't because I've never played roulette)


And here's my card

 
 
It's come out with a bit of a greenish cast to the white - I think that is probably reflected light from that amazingly sparkly green embossing powder.
I used a butterflies-and-flowers embossing folder for the background, swiping the "inny" surface with green pigment ink before embossing, then sprinkled with Emerald Sparkle embossing powder and heat embossed it. I love the way the raised elements stand out from the sparkly background.
 
The butterfly is cut using a very old die - I think it was a Marianne one. It's so old it's from the days before pokey-holes in dies were invented, so it takes about 10 minutes to pick all the waste out of the die. Which is why I don't use it much any more. I remember when I got it, I thought it was amazingly detailed - haven't dies come on a long way since then?
 
It needed something behind it to make it stand out from the busy background, so I drew around the die and then cut out just inside the line.
 
I am also sharing this with
 
Allsorts Challenge - Things with wings
Cardz 4 Galz - Beautiful Backgrounds 
Just add ink - texture  
 
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7 comments:

  1. Margarets designer cards1 September 2018 at 15:59

    Beautiful card, love your background,

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  2. Mrs A.1 September 2018 at 16:06

    Well that's a double whammy on the embossing folder to emboss with powder at the same time. Now why on earth didn't
    I think of that ! ( wood from the trees and all that me thinks. ) Loving the bow. Thankyou for coming and spinning the butterfly wheel with me this week. Hugs Mrs A.

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  3. brenda2 September 2018 at 07:14

    A beautiful creation and love your choice of colours, it's perfect for our 'Things with Wings' theme at Allsorts challenge, many thanks for joining in.

    B x

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  4. Sue -2 September 2018 at 13:52

    Gorgeous card Jane! Sounds like you needed a lot of patience with the die! Thanks for joining us at Cardz for Galz.

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  5. Mervi3 September 2018 at 19:49

    Fabulous card with lovely butterflies.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  6. Nikki Spencer5 September 2018 at 13:34

    Such a pretty take on this weeks Just Add Texture challenge Jane! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Cazro12 September 2018 at 17:13

    A stunning card with an amazing background. Thanks for taking part in our fun challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. We hope to see you again. Caz. DT.

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