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Hello Friends

I hope you are all doing well. It's nearly Friday yay!!!   I have been super busy this week. I got a huge last minute order for 60 graduation cards!! I just got finished with them last night so I wanted to make something fun to celebrate :)

I made this card for the Be Inspired Challenge over at the Unity blog. These are the colours I had to work with this month. You know I always like to do the colour challenge so these were good colours for me. I love Turquoise!



I used one of my newer stamps for this card. This stamp is called YOU it is part of the Brave Girls Club collection by Melody Ross. I just love her work she is so inspiring, she speaks from her soul. I love this stamp it says it all really.

 ~ JUST BE YOU ~

So I used my watercolour paints and paint washed 3 sections of colour. Then I got out some vellum and stamped 2 of the same image with versamark ink. I sprinkled some white embossing powder and heat set it. I cut the vellum down to size just to fit over the yellow section. I did not want to glue it down so I decided to use silver glittery washi tape to hold down the vellum. Next I added a row of rhinestones on the top and bottom of the card. I then took the second image I stamped and cut out the butterfly only and attached it on top of the original butterfly then added some more rhinestones. Finally I attached it to my white card base to finish.

I really like the way it turned out. It was a really fun card to make. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for visiting xox

Challenges
Fussy & Fancy Friday - Things with Wings
Pan Pastel UK - Floral & Fauna
Simon Says Stamp - Monday Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge
Unity Friends With Flair
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  1. GaylynnJune 20, 2014 at 10:47 PM

    Wow, this is beautiful Mandi. I love how you made the butterfly and the background.

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  2. Mary Anne / MA54KJune 20, 2014 at 10:57 PM

    Very pretty card, Mandi! Love the sparkle you added!

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  3. Dawn FieldsJune 21, 2014 at 12:34 AM

    Very pretty card! Great design!

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  4. KatherineJune 21, 2014 at 2:30 AM

    This is so very pretty and the vellum really makes a difference!

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  5. Julie OdilJune 21, 2014 at 12:36 PM

    Mandi, this is beautiful!

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  6. jennifer mittenJune 21, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Beautiful card. I don;t know how you managed after filling am order for 60 cards:-)

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  7. Dr. IvyJune 21, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Beautiful watercolor card.

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  8. MiwaJune 21, 2014 at 4:01 PM

    Such a pretty card! Wow, that's a big card order! I'm so impressed! What a good way to celebrate bring done, too! :)

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  9. Emma WilliamsJune 21, 2014 at 4:43 PM

    So elegant and pretty...I adore the softness of this card and it's just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your project and for joining us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog... :)

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  10. KaryJune 22, 2014 at 2:33 AM

    Your card looks Gorgeous, Mandi!! Love the layers of colour.

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  11. Sue DJune 22, 2014 at 3:47 AM

    So soft and pretty!

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  12. KrisJune 22, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    Such a beautiful card Mandi. Love the technique. Hope you're doing well.

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  13. joettererJune 22, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    I love the soft tones & white sentiment. Lovely.

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  14. Paula-Scrap AddictJune 27, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    so very soft & pretty, you could use this card for just about anything

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  15. Jill NorwoodJuly 14, 2014 at 4:39 PM

    Love this! The water colors are so pretty!

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  16. Rubeena I.August 6, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    wow, this one is really pretty!!

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