Beautiful Mojo

Hi friends! Another Monday has rolled around and that means it's time for a brand new  Mojo Monday sketch. This one is pretty simple, with a large focal panel for lots of options.  I can't wait to see what everyone creates.  For more inspiration with the sketch, head on over to the Mojo Monday blog to see what the other designers are sharing today.

Verve is having a mini release tomorrow (hooray!), so I'm sneaking a peek at the new Butterfly Grace set for my card today.  I started my focal panel by brushing some worn lipstick distress ink on the bottom half.  Next I pulled out my peony color bursts and made a splashy area (that's the technical term, ya know?).  After it dried, I stamped the Ecclesiastes 3:11 verse in the corner in archival black, then made some small splatters everywhere with a bit of watered down color burst.

The butterfly is stamped on vellum in versamark and then embossed in white.  It's cut with the coordinating Graceful Butterflies Die Set and then glued down with mono adhesive.  I added an accent of black behind this panel then layered some music washi tape behind that.

Pretty simple, yet splashy, don't you think?  It came together so quickly, too, and I think it would look beautiful in any color.  If you like measurements to guide you, here's what I used to draw up the sketch...

Mojo Monday 496 Sketch

Card Base: 4.25 x 5.5"

Layer 1: 4" x 5.25"

Layer 2: 2 strips of 0.5"x 5" or washi tape

Layer 3: 1.75" x 4.25"

Layer 4: 3.25" x 4"

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll be back tomorrow with Verve's New Release Blog Hop, so be sure to stop back by.  See ya then!

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Stamps: Butterfly Grace (Verve Stamps)

Paper: watercolor paper, black, vellum

Ink: worn lipstick distress ink (Ranger), peony color burst (Ken Oliver), Versamark (Tsukineko)

Accessories: Graceful Butterflies Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), white detail embossing powder (Judikins), washi tape