thanks so much

thanks so much, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

another thank you card - this time made based on the design in retrosketches #75 - am loving the wonderful ideas that these challenge blogs present!

* the flowers and leaves stamps : Hero Arts - Love Jar stamp set

* the sentiment stamp : Hero Arts - Made with Love stamp set

live, laugh, love

live, laugh, love, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

I would not normally use black and neon yellow together as the contrast between these colors are so stark.... so it was truly a challenge to combine black, white and neon yellow on a card, as set by The Play Date Cafe for this week's challenge "It's a {splash} of Neon".

* decided to go with a main graphic design using a die-cut in black (die from Cheery Lynn's Princess' Garden Window Frame)

* after sticking to the white card base, I frame the outer square with neon yellow washi tape, followed by another frame in black polka-dotted ribbon

* affixed the butterfly and sentiment with mounted foam tape

* butterfly is actually a stamp from Hero Arts/Basic Grey - Butterflies and Print stamp set - I actually stamped using Hero Arts Neon Yellow inkpad, and then I outlined the shape of the butterfly by hand in black ink to recreate the hand-drawn look

Thanks - postcard

Thanks - postcard, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

a thank you card for LZ's mum - to thank her for encouraging me with her gift of a scrapbooking kit .... bless her!

This was made using Hero Arts "Thanks Postcard" cling stamp and Hero Arts "Little Tags" stamps.  The centre butterfly was stamped, cut, curled and then applied with Inkssentials Glossy Accents.