Graphicus February Challenge

Ingredients:

Card: Plain white, Gold Mirri; Graphicus Textured Copper Jacquard
Paper: A slice from a Graphicus Guild paper pack (can’t believe I cut a bit!)
White Shrink Plastic
Fantasy Film: Aurora
Graphicus Stamps: Butterfly Daisy Collage and Butterfly Mandala Themeplates
Versamark Pad and Pen
Stazon: Blue: Timber Brown
Embossing Powders: Gold, Copper, Black Detail; Arctic ‘Sprinkle & Sparkle’
Glimmer Mists: Denim Blue; Honeydew; Lemon Zest; Coral
Tinkabella Inks: Teal, Yellow, Orange
Sakura Stardust Pens: Yellow, Copper
Creative Acrylics
Teal/Gold fibres
Wooden Coffee Stir Sticks
Mulberry Ivy Fronds
FlowerSoft Lettered Plant Pots
DST; Pinflair Gel; Stick n Stay Spray; High Tac tape.

Method:

Shaped 3 triangles to make the Jacquard copper roof, then using a Versamark Pen, drew roof-tiles and sprinkled with Gold EP. Repeated the process alternately adding Copper, Gold and finally Copper EP. Joined the triangles with High Tac tape, scoring fine borders on outer triangles to secure to project.

With a sponge, smudged Tinkabella Teal onto the card, sprayed layers of Blue Denim and Honeydew Glimmer Mists. Repeated the process along with a lot of artistic licence to achieve something near a Teal shade. Did the same on lower half of the card with Coral and Lemon Zest, which inadvertently blended on contact with colours above. Quite liked the effect.

On plain white card, stamped one of the Butterfly images with Versamark, adding Gold EP. Coloured flowers with Yellow Tinkabella paints and a little orange in the centres. The petals reacted with the mists underneath, so added another layer of paints. Mounted onto Gold mirri card. Stamped a duplicate image, cutting out only the daisies and coloured twice with Yellow, cut out and snipped between the petals. Glued with gel to the image. Randomly arranged the ‘HOME’ letters using glue gel.

The roof width meant using larger than A4 base card, so neatly scored and joined the front to back of another trimmed A4 card. This left a white border to which I added Gold mirri. Used a fancy corner stamp from the Butterfly Daisy Collage, inked with Versamark and gently placed the piece of acrylic onto it. Sprinkled with Arctic EP then threaded through fancy fibres, glued at various points onto Mirri card to retain twists.

Coloured wooden sticks with Brown Stazon and had a tense time attaching with glue gel to inner roof edge with opposite end flat on card. Used a variety of props to keep them in position, ranging from fingers (worse than watching paint dry haha), clothes peg, small acrylic block. In the morning the latter combination had succeeded, yippee!

Prepared larger butterflies onto shrink plastic, colouring with Sakura pens. Mounted onto the fibre attachment and roof corner. Finally, added tiny Fantasy Film butterflies stamped with Black Stazon to the yellow blooms.

This card was a true challenge as I was without specific colours to achieve my aims, but hubby has given it the smile of approval and it was fun to make, albeit mostly at the last minute. It will require a custom made box because of the roof, but for the time-being, I shall view it on the mantlepiece ... until the next Graphicus Challenge ... Happy Crafting y'all!