Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Colorful Butterfly Birthday Card

Each year by the end of winter my eyes are starved for color! Where we live the world is shades of brown and gray, even the sky today. So I was ready for the bright colors at ColourQ Challenge #330:


My daughter is so busy with four kids, a good job, church and sports activities that she rarely looks at my blog, so here's the birthday card she's about to receive on Friday:



I used a bright red and yellow Basic Grey designer paper that I hoarded much too long. The butterflies are from a new CTMH set called "Your Beautiful Self." I colored them with ShinHan Touch Twin Markers (Y222, R11, B262, GY235) because the fine tips are great for the tiny spaces on the small butterflies.  I added three sparkles on the three butterflies and three gold metallic epoxy hearts (Treasured Puffies).  My sets of three were deliberate for the Crafting for All Seasons #120 - Three of a Kind.

Thank you for visiting! If you, too, are tired of winter, be encouraged! Spring in the Northern Hemisphere will soon be here with its lovely colors!

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More #182 - Make your mark ( I used alcohol ink markers.)
ColourQ Challenge #330 
Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party - Nature's Wonders
Crafting for All Seasons #120 - Three of a Kind.
Crafting from the Heart #100 - anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #60 - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes



12 comments:

Aileen said...

Beautiful card, love how you have done the tilted panel and those little butterflies.

Anonymous said...

Ohhh! So pretty, Vickie. :) I love the bright cheerful colors, the offset panel and the flower, hearts and butterflies too. Thanks for playing along at ATSM #182 MYM. Melissa

Joyce said...

This is so very pretty and colorful. Like a burst of springtime on my computer screen. Thanks so much for playing along with us at ColourQ.

Amy Cohen said...

Really cool- off center paper design. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Gals Corner.
Amy-DT

Jingle said...

Very nice! Thanks so much for joining us for Anything Goes on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!

Creative world said...

Beautiful card and LOVE your bright colors,and the design of the card is great...those three hearts are gorgeous touch to the card...Thank you for joining us at ATSM...Željka X

Lisbeth said...

Hi
super cute and cool creations
Thanks for joining us at crafting for all seasons
hugs lisbeth
DT-crafting for all seasons

HeatherM said...

I love the colors you used! Thanks for joining us at Crafting from the Heart this week. Please link directly to the Challenge post rather than the Challenge blog to be eligible for the prize or Favorite.
HeatherM

Mayras Designs said...

This is a very beautiful card ! I love the design and colors ! Thank you so much for joining us at Craftin' Desert Divas !
Hugs & Blessings,
Mayra DTM

Patti said...

Beautiful!! I love your design and those sweet delicate butterflies!! : )

Patti

Handmade by Veer said...

Wonderful!Thank you for joining us at Crafting for all seasons
Veronique DT

EriEs said...

Gorgeous card, love butterflies and colors. thanks for joining our Crafty Gals Corner challenge, Erika, DT