Birthday 74 . . .

 I have a Penny Black birthday card to share and here it is . . .

  

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Anything Goes with optional Moodboard #20 (1/6)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge PBSC Anything Goes optional Flowers (-) 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Add A Sentiment (3/5)  

Sparkles Monthly Challenge Use one or more Butterflies (1/3)

Stamping Sensations Challenge In The Garden  (1/3) 

The Four Seasons Challenge Anything Goes Summer (3/3)

Triple B Challenge August (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #661/662 Anything Goes (3/10)

I cut watercolour card to A5.  I coloured the Penny Black Dancing Daisies stamp with three/four Karin Brush Markers Pro colours then blended the inked stamp with water before stamping in position.  I did this multiple times onto the card.  Once I was happy with the stamped images I left the card to dry overnight.

The next day I carefully added a pale green watercolour wash around the stamped daisies and left to dry.  I die cut the Tim Holtz Brushstroke Butterflies Thinlets die from white card.   I coloured the butterflies bodies in deep red, the antenna and body in black then the added extras in a lighter shade of red and left to dry.  I added Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops to the layers that were to be glued onto the butterfly bodies and left to dry.  I stamped the Penny Black sentiment stamp onto a snippet of white card using Versafine Clair Charming Pink ink.  

I trimmed the stamped watercolour card and adhered to an A5 card.  I added the sentiment with foam pads.  I curled the bodies of the butterflies then adhered them to my card using Pinflair Glue Gel.  Back soon x 8