Age is Just a Number

Welcome! The card I have for you today is for the Color Throwdown challenge, a lovely combo I just couldn't resist!

They're described as cranberry, grey, yellow gold and rust. Here's my card:

I began with embossing a piece of heavy watercolour card with the numbered 3D embossing folder then added distress inks wild honey (for the yellow gold), rusty hinge and hickory smoke. There are a few splatters of cherry cobbler too (closest I have to cranberry), which is the main colour used for the butterfly along with touches of wild honey. The chipboard frame was given a coat of gesso then painted with hickory smoke paint with a touch of black soot added as I wanted it a smidge darker. Once everything was dry I gave both the background and butterfly a coat of distress micro glaze - this not only protects the inks but also brightens and holds the vibrancy of the colours. Magic stuff.

Materials used:

• stamps - Butterfly Brilliance (SU)
• card - smoky slate, basic grey, basic white, watercolour
• distress sprays - wild honey, rusty hinge, hickory smoke
• SU inks - cherry cobbler, basic grey
• other - Numbered 3D embossing folder (Tim Holtz), Big Shot, chipboard oval frame (Little Birdie), pearls, Dimensionals, craft foam, water spritzer, heat tool, sponge dauber, distressing tool, distress micro glaze

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry