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 Theme: Butterflies       This card took quite a few more twists than I planned on but I like the outcome and I love the sentiments I paired together. For this top folding card I stamped Birch Trees from KSS with Distress Oxides in Ground Espresso (#2) & Vintage Photo (#1). I used Distress Inks for the foliage from darkest to lightest: Pine Needles, Rustic Wilderness & Mowed Lawn. Interestingly enough when I stamped out a mask today I used all Distress Inks; Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy, Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn & Old Paper and they looked fab together too! I needed a mask for my trees and my butterfly because I was totally lame and forgot to ink blend a background - I ended up using a blending brush with Oxide Tumbled Glass and unintentionally made it look like clouds. I colored the butterfly using my alcohol markers in Yellow, Deep Yellow & Orange, Black on the wings and Cool Gray for the head. The 'thinking of you' sentiment was from ...

MSC Entry 1  Theme: Butterfly          I've always found such beauty in butterflies. They are amazing creatures that come naturally in vibrant beautiful colors (& some not so vibrant). When I was a teenager (17) I went to a butterfly sanctuary with my dad in Costa Rica. At the time I was really into photography so I took lots of photos so I'd never forget. Unfortunately, I didn't just enjoy myself in first person so I don't remember it as well as I'd have liked. I didn't learn until I was in my mid-20's that I hold on to the memories a lot easier when I'm not watching/experiencing something through the lens of something else. I'm glad I did learn that about myself before I had my baby, who's turning 2 in November!           I'm ridiculously anal retentive but I try not to let it control me in art so although I stamped it twice, I picked the best one and moved on- be unique is the message I see in this sentiment...