The Ton May Challenge

Playing a little Tic-Tac-Toe for the new challenge at The Ton for the month of MAY.

I created two cards using GOLD-STRIPES-WATERCOLOR

(goming with the stripes in the single butterfly...and stripes of words in the BG on the other)

For the first card:

• I stamped a large butterfly from BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES 3 with Smoky Quartz dye ink on watercolor paper. 
• Then I added a wash of color with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor - 36 Colors.... allowed it to dry completely
• Colored the butterfly with Zig Markers: 026, 084, 092, 095, 097, 099, 200, 303
• Trimmed the panel and wrapped it with DMC Diamant Metallic Thread 38.2yd - Light Gold
• Mated it with pink CS onto a white card base
• Embellished with Rosy Petals couture Mix using TOMBOW mono glue
• Sentiment from Lone Poppy is heat embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder - Gold Tinsel onto black CS

For the second card:

• On watercolor paper I stamped the butterflies from BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES 3 with Smoky Quartz dye ink
• Added a wash if blues with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor - 36 Colors
• Allowed it to dry completely
• Heat embossed the four butterflies with Ranger Embossing Powder - Gold 
• Cut them out from the front panel using the coordinating dies
• Colored the wings with Zig Markers: 027, 061, 082, 202, 222
• Repeat stamped the sentiment from The New Pretty with Smoky Quartz dye ink...to create stripes of words
• Stamped the sentiment from Hello Hummingbird in NOIR black ink
• Added black Splatters
• Trimmed the panel down with Double Stitched rectangles dies (small)
• Matted it with sky blue CS and a white card base
• Glued the butterflies back into place with TOMBOW mono and added a bit of shadow

Hope to see your card in the challenge gallery..you can LINK to it here.  There is a generous $50 gift certificate to the SHOP for one winner:))

Happy creating!

LauraJane:)