Making a Way

Hi friends! Today I'm over on the Sweet 'n Sassy blog, sharing this card I created using the February Stamp of the Month, Made New. This set speaks to my heart and I can't even find words for how happy I feel when coloring these butterflies. They definitely "spark joy" in me! 😁

For this card I paired one of the butterflies from Made New with a sentiment from Be Encouraged 2. I have sung this song over and over through the hard times in my life, and find it so uplifting and encouraging. I stamped the butterfly in black, then again in versamark ink to be able to emboss it with sparkle embossing powder. I love the sparkly effect this gives! I then colored with Copic markers, added a few white gel pen accents and fussy cut the body and wings.

Next I pulled out a white panel of cardstock and stamped the butterfly where I wanted it in black (so I wouldn't have to fussy cut the antennae on my colored butterfly), then did a watercolor wash with some Shimmerz spray inks, splattering to finish off the look.  I embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock, then trimmed into a banner and adhered to the panel. I then popped up the butterfly on foam tape over the stamped butterfly on the panel for some extra dimension. A thin black mat and a white card base and this sweet card was ready to put in the mail to one of my teamies!

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