Simply Sketched

I think I have a newly discovered colouring addiction. I can't seem to get away from it at the moment.
After pulling out several stamp sets with line images I decided on Simple Sketched by SU.
This time I used orange tones for my flower, which is fast becoming a new favourite.

I stamped the leafy berry image onto my background twice, then coloured it. The blossom image was stamped on a scrap piece, coloured, fuzzy cut and attached over the leaves. I glued the bottom to the card front but attached the blossom and bud with foam mounting squares for some added depth.

The little butterfly was also attached with a foam square. I framed the entire thing with a die cut negative I had left over form a previous project, this was also from a mounted.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections 110 lbs white\
Stamps: Simple Sketched - SU, Butterfly Basics - SU, Papillon Potpourri - SU
Alcohol markers: Old Olive, Skin tine (brown for butterfly body) - SU, Powder Pink (YR00), Light Orange (YR02) Chrome Orange (YR04) - Copic
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo black
Punch: Itty bitty butterfly - SU
Die: Timeless Rectangle - Nestabilities by Spellbinder
Misc.: Foam mounting squares

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New alcohol markers

Okay, I'll be honest. I just couldn't resist. As SU hasn't announced that they will be replacing the Blendabilites with new alcohol markers, I broke down and used the 30% off entire purchase Michael's coupon last week and invested in a few colours of Copic Sketch markers.
Of course that means I had to try them our right away as well.

Let me forewarn though, Michaels had a somewhat limited selection on hand (many colours where already sold out). I did my best to try and purchase compatible colours. I was able to find three in the same colour families but not necessarily in the same "saturation" range (I am planning on adding more markers to round out my colours to complete tones/sets). I list the marker used below, but they were not as easy to blend as they would have been if they were all in the correct "saturation" levels.
I do recommend that if you don't already have Copic and are planning on investing in some, try not to do what I did and instead buy correctly matched markers from the start if you can.

However, despite this little issue my cards turned out quite nice (imho).

First up is a pretty pink flower. I decided to stay with my current theme and used the butterflies basics stamp set.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections 110 Lbs white
Stamps: Butterfly Basics - SU, Simply Sketched - SU. Papillon Potpourri - SU
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo black, Soft Sky - SU
Alcohol markers: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Skin Tone - SU, Pale Pink (RV10), Light pink (RV21), Dark Pink (RV34) - Copic
Punch: Bitty Butterfly
Misc.: foam mounting squares, 5/8" pink organza ribbon, pink sequins (Dollarama)

Second is a card in hues of purple, same stamp set.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections 110 Lbs white
Stamps: Butterfly Basics - SU, A Word for You - SU
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo black, Hello Honey, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray - SU
Alcohol markers: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight - SU, Lilac (V04), Violet (V09), Mallow V15) - Copic
Punch: Bitty Butterfly
Misc.:  5/8" purple/plum organza ribbon, gold sequins (Dollarama)

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Butterfly Basics

Colouring is still new to me. I have always shied away from outline stamps as the prospect of colouring the image seemed rather daunting and intimidating to me. I therefore almost always purchased solid stamps allowing me to use coloured ink and not having to worry about mastering any colouring and shading techniques. I still like those kind of stamps (like the SU Lotus Blossom), but as some of you know have recently started to colour with alcohol markers. Now I am still very much afraid to attempt an image of a person or animal and am definitely nowhere near mastering this skill but I think I am starting to get the hang of basic flowers and butterflies.

The Butterfly basics set has a perfect flower image for colouring. I would love to do this one in pink or purple, but alas I do not yet own those colours and it looks like I will have to venture into a different brand of alcohol markers as SU no longer makes their Blendabilities. So, for now, red will have to do for now.

I do have to say that the Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities are my favorites. For some reason they seem to blend better and go on the paper smoother than the other colours I have.

I coloured my butterflies to match the red flower, much like my previous card, tones of yellow, orange and red.



Supplies used:

Cardstock: Recollections 110 lbs white
Stamp: Butterfly Basics - SU, Papillon Potpourri - SU
Ink: Memento Black
Alcohol markers: SU Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Skintone
Punches: Bitty Butterfly - SU, Elegant Butterfly - SU
Misc.: 1/4" rust satin ribbon, foam mounting squares.

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Butterfly Garden

Yes, I have more butterflies to share. These were again coloured with Blendabilities.
This time I chose more vibrant yellow, gold and orange tones.

I have to say this is one of my favourites so far. I used the new Butterfly Basics stamps for the background and sentiment. The fern was inked once and then stamped twice then repeated to create two bold coloured and 2 faded ferns.
The butterfly wings were coloured with just yellow and red markers. By overlapping the two colours the orange was created.

The butterflies were attached with foam mounting squares for a little extra depth.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollection white
Stamps: Butterfly Basics - SU, Papillon Potpourri - SU
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, SU - Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz,
Alcohol markers: Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Skin Tone (brown for butterfly body)
Punches: Bitty Butterfly - SU, Elegant Butterfly - SU
Misc.: orange baker's twine, gold sequins, foam mounting squares.

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Pastel Butterflies

These lovely pastel butterflies were coloured with Blendabilities. I layered and blended several different colours as I do not currently own any pink alcohol markers.

To achieve a somewhat "pink" tone I layered and blended several of the skin tone shades with a bit of red and yellow and the blender pen. The colour turned out okay but I am seriously contemplating investing in some other alcohol markers to get the shades/colours I am currently missing.
I also coloured my pearls with the "pinkish" skin tone and the soft sky Blendabilities markers.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri - SU, Work of Art - SU, Gorgeous Grunge - SU
Ink: SU - Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: SU Blendabilites - Skin Tone, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler
Punches: Bitty Butterfly - SU, Elegant Butterfly - SU
Misc.: foam mounting square, 1/8" pearls.

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