Friday, November 10, 2017

Guest Designing for Craft Stampers Magazine

Hi.  I was the ecstatic winner of the Take it, Make It September Challenge
at Craft Stamper's Magazine.

So I'm a Guest Designer there today.


This card uses a technique that Karen Dunbrook shared with us.

Distress ink was rubbed directly from the inkpad on a long, narrow acrylic block,
sprayed and dragged the length of a piece of cardstock.

I repeated the process with another color.

I love the bright vibrant colors and they seemed perfect with
this Tim Holtz butterfly stamp and sentiment.

The butterfly is heat embossed to make it stand out more.

This is such a quick and fun technique!

The whole design is popped up on foam.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!



Card Recipe
Stamps:  Live in the Moment, Distress Crayon Watercolor Kit (TH)
Ink:   Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry (DI), VersaMark, Versafine Onyx Black
Paper:   Neena
Other:  Black EP (SU), Acrylic Block, Spritzer Bottle


25 comments:

Sue said...

Beautiful card, Bonnie, lovely background and sentiment. Congrats on your DT spot. x

Bunny said...

Lovely card. Beautiful colors. [Bunny]

JosieD said...

A BIG CONGRATS on winning the challenge. Love the card -- butterflies are a fave of mine and that saying is just so heartfelt ..I may have to add that to my want list(!) Plus the acrylic block coloring technique of Karen's is an artistic and easy idea. Way to go, Bonnie, as always.

Darnell said...

Congratulations, Bon-Bon! What an honor and so well-deserved!! Your card is divine and should be made into a poster or prints for framing!! Hugs, Dolly

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

Many congratulations on a well deserved GD spot Bonnie! LOVE that technique and the bold, bright colours! FABULOUS! Have a lovely weekend! Love & Hugs. Hazel xx
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Mac Mable said...

Bonnie I am thrilled for you....So very well deserved, I might add x Simple technique maybe but it's what you do with it. Glorious card, great colours and the heat embossing of the butterfly is such a great idea to make it stand out. Special day and special card x

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

So well deserved, Bonnie- enjoy! Just love the color swipes behind the butterfly!!

Marcia Hill said...

What a great card Bonnie! I love the look of the colored swatches running down your card...gives off such an artsy look and provides such a wonderful and colorful background for that fabulous butterfly! LOVE the sentiment too!! :0)

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Congratulations Bonnie, well done. This card is so bright and wonderful, I love it.
Faith
x

Liz said...

Congratulations on your well-deserved GD spot.
Stunning card, love the colours and the design. xx

Christine Alexander said...

Bonnie,congrats on the Craft stampers GD spot, I can't wait to see you in print. Love your GD card, such a cool technique :)

TK said...

Perfect and bold colors, along with that beautifully black outlined butterfly are fantastic!

Susan Joyce said...

Congratulations on your win and DT reward Bonnie, beautiful CAS card.

Susanne Vargas said...

Congrats on your win GD spot! Absolutely love the background you created for this fabulous butterfly!

nancy littrell said...

Congratulations again my friend on you win at Craft Stamper's Magazine:-) I LOVE your artsy watercolour technique background for your beautiful butterfly and wonderful sentiment. They are all a perfect match! TFS, Bonnie. Hugs...

Trina P. said...

Congrats on GD for Stampers! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ Thanks for sharing the technique. It’s a beautiful card.

Susan said...

Wonderful card for your GD spot at CraftStampers! Congratulations! Love the way the technique you used for the colours, and the way they blend in the middle.

Loll said...

Congrats on your win at Craft Stamper Magazine, Bonnie!! That is SUPER EXCITING! Will pop over there to see your GD spot. I LOVE the card you've made. Very artistic with beautiful mix of colours and techniques. That butterfly is so pretty!! I'm so happy for you, my friend. xx

Nstiz said...

Love the artsy look of this one, Bonnie. Fabulous colors too. I've always admired your talent for design. Congratulations on winning the Take It, Make it! You so deserve this!

OH Babs said...

Congrats Bonnie, what an honor and well deserved.

BoลผenA said...

I have to try this technique once. It looks stunning !! And so very unique.I love how you added two colors. It's such a beautiful backdrop for this wonderful butterfly. Thank you Bonnie for this great inspiration.

Unknown said...

he artsy look of this one, Bonnie. Fabulous colors too. I've always admired your talent for design. Congratulations on winning the Take It, Make it! You so deserve this!
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MaryH said...

Congratulations on your win, and then being chosen to be GD as well. This beautiful card sparkles with the vivid hot colors behind that wonderful butterfly. Love the design too. TFS & Hugs

My Paper Epiphany said...

I adore this painterly look and the sentiment goes perfectly with it.

Princess Judy Palmer said...

This is quite lovely. I love that wash of brilliant colors down the side.