Well this week’s More Color Monday is airing on Tuesday! It is 10:30 pm on Monday and I realized that I did not write this blog. This weekend we moved my youngest son into his new apartment to start his Junior year in college and Friday night we received the sad news that my father who had been suffering with dementia for a few years collapsed and passed away while we were in South Carolina. Needless to say this week will be a blur celebrating my father’s life with my family. I had all of this week’s cards designed and photographed just not input so they may come on different days!

Today’s More Color (Tuesday) is a color combination I really like – Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana and Blueberry Bushel! I had to search my past MCM (More Color Mondays) posts because I was SURE that I must have put this great color combination together before but it is a new combination!
I just received the Sketched Butterflies bundle as a recruiting incentive and I am LOVING this stamp and die bundle!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
(2) 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers
Gorgeous Grape scraps for butterfly dies
Coastal Cabana scraps for butterfly dies
Blueberry Bushel scraps for butterfly dies
Basic Black scraps for dies

Using Blending Brushes blend Gorgeous Grape ink onto the bottom third of one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layers.

Using Blending Brushes blend Coastal Cabana ink onto the middle third of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer right above the Gorgeous Grape blended area.

Using Blending Brushes blend Blueberry Bushel ink onto the top third of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer right above the Coastal Cabana blended area.
(Note in the photo I was rushing and dropped my ink pad onto the finished area OOPS – had to redo the whole blending process on the back-side!)

That is what happens when you rush creativity!!
Here is the finished second version!

Die cut two of the heart dies into the second 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer.

Adhere the heart layer over the blended layer and then mount both onto the card base.

Die cut the heart and the friend outline in black cardstock. Adhere the black heart outline around the lower heart cut out image.

Adhere the friend outline over the upper heart cut out and start to adhere the colored butterfly dies around the outside perimeter of the hearts.

I stamped love you sentiment onto the top of the card in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and add embellishments to the card to complete it!

Such a fun “flighty” card – try this peek through color technique with dies you have on hand. Now go and create some artwork of you very own one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie