Saturday, March 11, 2023

Golden Dragonfly

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

So many challenges this month asking for green.


I've been thinking spring so I pulled out a pastel mint green and used a 
NBUS 3d embossing folder to get the background.  Sponging with white ink
makes the leaves stand out even more.

I matted it with some gold foil and die cut this sweet dragonfly.
I love all the detail on his wings and body.

Challenges:
Color Hues #59 - Green and Gold
Double D - Everything's Coming Up Green
NBUS #48 - Never Before Used Schtuff (embossing folder)

 




Card Recipe
Stamps:  Uplifting Phrases (Rubbernecker) 
Ink:   Mint Macaroon, Whisper White
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Mint Macaroon
Other:  Leafy 3D EF (SPL), Etched Dragonfly Die (SSS)


Enjoy!


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34 comments:

JoAnn said...

Beautiful and springy. Love the gold dragonfly and lovely embossed panel. Have a great day.

I Card Everyone said...

A gorgeous green, and magnificent 'hitchhiker', Bonnie! Love your new embossing folder, too!
=]

jimlynn said...

Everything about this is gorgeous! I love that color of green and the embossing with just the touches of white is perfect. Love the gold accents and the sentiment too. Beautiful card Bonnie.
Lynn

LeAnne said...

This is gorgeous! That EF is amazing and a perfect background for your pretty dragonfly!

Carol Cel said...

OMG (I do hate using this term) -- But this card is just soooo gorgeous!! It is truly. stunning!

Karen said...

What a beautiful card! I love the CAS design, and the vertical sentiment is just wonderful! The embossing folder is gorgesous, too. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!

Marcia Hill said...

CAS and absolutely BEAUTIFUL Bonnie! I love the touch of white over the embossing...it really does make those leaves stand out more! The simple gold matting and the sweet little dragonfly in gold really POP against the green, and I too love that vertical sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at The Color Hues Challenge! Hugs. :0)

HilaryJane said...

I love that colour and it looks perfect with the gold. Highlighting the embossing with the white ink add brilliant detail and dimension. Great sentiment too xx

Bobby said...

Your stacked sentiment balances the green embossed panel beautifully, Bonnie. The dragonfly and other touches of gold are so elegant.

Lisa Elton said...

I like the shade of green you used, Bonnie and that dragonfly is so cute! Wonderful card!

Tina Z. said...

Wow, this is absolutely stunning.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

How VERY lovely, Bonnie. x

Nancy said...

Bonnie, Such a gorgeous CAS card and sentiment. Thanks for being with us at Color Hues. Have a great weekend.

Leslie Miller said...

More to love! Beautiful embossing, that wonderful dragonfly, and one of my favorite sentiments. I'm so glad you shared your green with us at Double D!

Susan said...

Love the green and gold combination. A great idea to sponge a bit of white over the raised leaves of the embossing folder.

Pat said...

The 3D leaves EF is gorgeous Bonnie, and a great idea to add the white on the leaves which does make them stand out, and such a pretty gold foil die cut dragonfly and matted layer behind the green, also what a super sentiment. x

Trina P. said...

Yes! So many green challenges at the moment. Beautiful card and design.

kiwimeskreations said...

Oh how gorgeous - love the gold and green combination Bonnie, and all the texture you have incorporated
Blessings
Maxine

Carole said...

Lovely card....I like the green and gold and that sentiment in its layout goes so well too. xx

Mrs A. said...

This is gorgeous. Though I do love my butterflies I have quite a few dragon fly stamps and dies sadly very much neglected. Hugs Mrs A.

Brenda said...

Loving this card Bonnie, the color combo of green and gold is just gorgeous together! Hugs, Brenda

Brenda in IN said...

This is so lovely. The Mint Macaroon paper is the most beautiful color and the added gold is stunning. A wonderful sentiment too.

Diane said...

Gorgeous and so elegant with the gold, that is a terrific dragonfly with all the detail!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Double D}
{Stencil Fun}

Sandy said...

I do love that color green - And I really love the embossing with the white sponging. Another thing I need to try. I will put that on my list - now where did I put my list?!
Sandy xx

Papercraft Boutique said...

The subdued shade of green (mint macaron) adds so much elegance to this color combo, Bonnie! The 3D embossed leaves with soft white sponging are beautiful, and you chose the perfect sentiment for the vertically-long white space!
Hideko xx

Robyn Oliver said...

Simply fabulous card Bonnie, a beautiful combination of green and gold.. love the embossed panel for the lovely dragonfly. Hugs Robyn

Barbara said...

A lovely exquisite card with a great sentiment. So glad that you joined us at Double D Challenges.

TK said...

Terrific card! I love the lightly inked leaves and the green is a perfect accent to your gold -- oh, and that adorable sentiment! Oh my!

cm said...

Your embossed leaves are a perfect stage for your pretty gold dragonfly. The sentiment is absolutely wonderful! Thank you for joining us at Color Hues.
~carol

Cat Craig said...

Why do I never think to emboss colored card? It makes a fabulous landing spot foryour sweet dragon fly.

Julia Aston said...

A beautiful embossed panel in this luscious mint green Bonnie! the gold edges and pretty dragonfly accent it wonderfully - and that sentiment is so nice! Julia xx

nancy littrell said...

Beautiful 3D Embossed leaves background for your Stunning Gold Foil die cut dragonfly, Bonnie. TFS Love and Hugs..Nancy

My Paper Epiphany said...

Another beauty and so perfectly CAS!

BożenA said...

Beautiful spring card. It is so elegant and subtle.
Hugs,
BozenA