Thursday, April 7, 2011

Butterfly Bookmark

This week's Dreamweaver Stencils Thursday Dream Scheme is a challenge given us by fellow Dream Team member Kristi. It's a colorway challenge using teal and yellow. These two colors really compliment each other and made me think of sunshine, warmer weather, and spring!
This week I chose to use two different butterfly stencils, LL518, Vertical Butterflies, and LM257, Heliconia butterfly , and an initial stencil, LS H, to create a bookmark card for this challenge.


I used stencil brushes and Brilliance Sunflower Yellow and Rust with the Vertical butterfly stencil around the outer edge of the base yellow card, and on a piece of white cardstock. Edge the white cardstock with the Rust ink then layer onto yellow cardstock also edged with Rust.  Stencil the "H" near the bottom with Rust, then coat with a layer of Matte Yellow Embossing Paste.  When the paste dries, dab with Stamp 'n' Stick and coat with Metallic F/X Glacier. Punch a hole near the top and add a ribbon.
The teal layer has a 1" wide slit cut across the center for the bookmark to slip through and is edged with a COPIC marker (BG72).  Use foam tape to raise the teal layer for more dimension.  The Heliconia butterfly was paste embossed on a piece of the teal paper using Matte Yellow Embossing Paste, and Art Glitter Bananan sprinkled on the wet paste.  A little Rust was added on top after the paste dried.  Cut it out leaving a small edge of teal and mount it on the teal layer.
This design can be personalized by changing the initial. The initial stencils are wonderful for creating sets of stationery or notecards for friends and family.
Don't forget to hop over to the DREAM it UP! blog for another great idea, then the other team member blogs listed down the left side of my blog.
Happy Creating,
Louise

10 comments:

Wendy said...

Beautiful Louise. I am unclear how you acheived the color of your single butterfly off to the side. I recently got that stencil and have been itching to use it. I think yours is beautiful!! I hope you have a good day!

Laura Drahozal said...

Great job, Louise! I love how you really used those butterflies in layers. Gorgeous, as usual!

sommrstamping said...

Louise... the layers of butterflies are beautiful. I love the way you glittered the single butterfly and popped it off.

Kristi said...

LOVE IT! We are all getting spring fever!

Liz Martin said...

Good idea for the butterfly stencils and including a bookmark with a card is a very clever idea.

Terrece Siddoway said...

Very springy! I love this color combination. It's just cheery and the butterflies make it a very happy card. Great job, Louise.

Pam Hornschu said...

Love the sliding bookmark and all the butterflies. Just beautiful!

Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencils said...

Wow...a sliding bookmark??? How clever that is Louise. And gorgeous to boot! Love the simplicity but the complexity all rolled into one. I am not sure if that makes sense, but it is how I perceive your beautiful creation.

Lee Kellogg said...

Lovely! A great idea Louise.

Marijane said...

A card and a gift all in one! This is a beauty - the colors really make it an eye catcher! The bright yellow orange butterfly is lovely and I bet the photo doesn't do it justice. It's hard to capture the beauty of glitter in a photo.