Hello Friends, Happy weekend to you. 🙂 Looks like most of you saw the great giveaway from Mama Elephant yesterday. Such good stuff and thanks for weighing in on your favs.
Butterflies and flowers are my thing and what I love about WPlus9’s stamp set called, “Flora and Fauna 2” is that there are three butterflies in graduating sizes PLUS birds and flowers all in one stamp set. (this particular stamp set is larger than the average stamps set)
I wasn’t sure this was going to look good and I didn’t feel like coloring all of these butterflies but, I stuck with it for the long haul and I am pretty happy with the results . I used my trusty Misket to mask two of the butterflies and was going to spotlight just one of the butterflies.
Coloring the background in a different way was fun. I softened the line between the colors with B000 and by adding dots with “0” Colorless blender marker.
I used some neutral colors to color the other butterflies and added just a touch of color. See you tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy
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Milka says
GORGEOUS!!! I can’t stop looking at these GORGEOUS butterflies! And you used my favorite colors. Stunning, Kathy! Thank you so much for sharing with us and for tips. You are awesome. 😀
Big hugs
Milka xx
Shirley says
Beautiful. Your coloring is so stunning.
Irene says
One can never have too many butterfly and flower stamps! Love the way you added just a touch of color to the background butterflies. Stunning!
Marianne says
I’m glad you stuck it out, because I really like the outcome. Cannot wait to see how you turn this into a card, because that is something I’m often struggling with.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Marianne x
Ruby N says
This was one of my MUST HAVE sets! 🙂 I love how this came out!
Tracy says
the butterflies are beautiful but i’m really loving the background – something i want to try very soon.
Hussena says
What a gorgeous background and the butterflies look so good against it. Such a beautiful card 🙂
Jackie says
That butterfly is beautiful. I love the colors you used on it, and on the background, too.
Jean A Marmo says
So pretty!!
Barb Schmidt says
Another beautiful card… Like the stamp set too, but have so many other butterflies now. Thanks for sharing.
Janet says
Kathy, thanks for sharing this! It is beautiful and I love your tips!
Marilyn says
I still love butterflies! I love what you did with this set. Such a pretty contract.
Thank you!
Jamie Vanskiver says
Wow LOve the butterflies and the background is amazing! I wish I had Copics:)
Linda Tupper says
I just love the colors of the butterflies. Beautiful. Love the background. Beautiful coloring and card!
Teresa says
That is beautiful Kathy. I hope some day to have Copics so I too can try these techniques. I love how you did that!
Bonnie Thrasher says
These butterflies are so gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your wonderful coloring talent whether it be copic coloring or watercolor.
Pam says
I really like the graduated sizes of the butterflies. It’s a lovely stamp set. Thanks.
Monika/buzsy says
Gorgeous butterflies Kathy. Love the coloring.
Kathy H says
This is beautiful Kathy! It’s been so much fun seeing what you come up with every day. Thanks for sharing your creations with us.
BunnyD says
What a great stamp set! The various sizes would be so useful.
Holly Saveur says
Stunning..so gorgeous…never used Miskit..actually don’t know how to use it…
Cindy C. says
These butterflies are gorgeous!!
Teri says
I would love to see how you blended the colors you used on the focus butterfly….
Susan G says
This 30 days coloring challenge has been so fun. Your coloring techniques are beautiful. I have been trying to color each day and I’ve loved it. Terrific. Do it again soon. Love the butterflies…so very pretty.
Sheri K says
Absolutely gorgeous Kathy! I often don’t think to color my backgrounds with my copics, but this is a terrific idea. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gabbe says
These are just beautiful butterflies & I love the background too!
Erin Glee says
You are so patient to color the whole thing! It turned out beautiful!
Michelle t says
Beautiful card. The coloring is so masterful. Lovely. Michelle t
Roxy says
One of my favorite sayings from The Help. “You are smart you are beautiful you are Kind” And You are Creative….. Beautiful butterflies and I am going to try that background love it:)
Joan VanCourt says
Oh, wow, I love how you did your background, Kathy. See, I always learn something from you…… Gorgeous butterflies….. Thanks for sharing.
Linda K says
Love it.
barb macaskill says
This is so funny! I just spent some time in my craft room making a butterfly card that is very similar to this! I guess it is true that great minds think alike!
LOVE your background and the layering of the butterflies! I will be posting mine on IG after granddaughter goes home. See you tomorrow!
Heike A. Vogel says
I love your butterflies!!!
To try the backgroundcolouring you have done a few dass ago, I got some handsanitizer alcohol…
With we could Chance the 30 day challenge into a 60 day one… 🙂
TK says
Just love those butterflies – card is awesome!
Anne Matthews says
Gorgeous, love the butterflies and the colors are awesome.
Jessica H. says
Wow…these butterflies are so beautiful!! Love the colorless dots you created on the background!!
Shari Arbogast says
Just beautiful.
Victoria H. says
Oohh I looovvee this, Kathy! It came out so beautifully, glad you stuck with it.
Sandra H says
So pretty and coloured so beautifully x
Becky Green says
This is GORGEOUS Kathy!!! 😉
Marcia says
That is amazing. I just can’t stop looking at and analyzing and trying to figure out how you did the shadow on the butterflies. They look awesome!
Sue D says
Beautiful!
Rufus says
It’s a toss up to which is prettier, the butterflies or the background! Off to check out that stamp set, although that’s probably a really bad idea!!
Such fun!
R/
Gail Plaskiewicz says
What a beautiful stamp and how beautiful you colored them! Those markers are amazing! I did something kind of similar on a 1 card. I did all snowflakes and they were all the same stamp and the same color except for one, hence my 1 card. I’d like to try this with my butterfly stamp that I have, although I have to check how you did the background.
I’m trying to make up a saying that I think will be so cool and then if I really like it, I may have to copyright it. It goes something like this: “If everyone would color for 15 min. a day and then everyday increase it by 5 min., there would be no more wars or hate. Coloring is not just for children. Make time to color!”
Cheryl W says
Love how you colored those butterflies, Kathy. I’m going to try coloring a white butterfly die-cut tomorrow.
theCook says
I really love how the background came together with the “0” spots!
Tracey Magner says
Kathy, what BEAUTIFUL coloring and thanks for the copic colors you used, I appreciate that. I love the stamp and love the coloring on the background. Also never heard of “frisket” what a great item to have in your supplies, it’s out of stock now, but it went right on my wish list, like I have said a million times, thanks for the ton’s of things that I have learned from you.
Dana Joy says
Kathy this is over the top gorgeous. I love those butterflies with that background. Simply gorgeous!!
Carol Mc says
Those butterflies are beautiful.
Debbie Laffoon says
Wasn’t familiar with the masking product. Good to know. Love the colors used.
Mary-Anne V. says
Very pretty…love the background and the spotlighted butterfly.
Donna Dacy says
Not sure if I commented on this or not but it is beautiful. Love the colors you used and the stamps are marvelous. Great job! TFS
Tammi says
I love butterflies and just got that same set. What a great idea.