Sunday, August 18, 2019

Be Your Beautiful Self - Tim Holtz Organic and Flutter Dies


Hello and happy Sunday! I made a card for my mother in law just because...She loves blue, so this was perfect opportunity to play along with Simon Says Stamp's current Midsummer Blues challenge.

 I was inspired by the deep blue midsummer skies we've had here since this past Thursday when we've had almost constant thunderstorms, day and night. The colors on my background look like what I see when I look out the window, with the rain beading up on the glass. I applied DecoArt chalky blue paint with a brayer to a watercolor paper panel and blended it randomly with Faded Jeans ink. I splashed it with water and also Seedless Preserves oxide ink.


I die cut Organic Thinlits from watercolor paper and colored it with a paint brush and Distress oxides: Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves and Ken Olivers Indigo Color Burst. I blended a scrap of watercolor paper with Faded Jeans ink and dipped it in puddles of Seedless Preserves oxide. I die cut three little flowers from the scrap using the Funky Floral #3 Thinlits set and tucked two behind the Organic die cut and adhered one to the top, all with foam adhesive.


The Organic die cut is popped up from the blue background with foam adhesive, giving it a bit of dimension and texture. The Flutter butterfly is stamped in Cobalt and Black Soot Distress archival inks on a scrap I colored with Indigo Color Burst. I shaded it with a paint brush and Chipped Sapphire oxide and die cut it with Flutter Framelits. I finished the card with a Small Talk sticker edged with Chipped Sapphire oxide.

Here are some closeup photos to show the detail.






Thank you for your visit today! Wishing you a wonderful day and a great week ahead! Hugs and blessings! Sara Emily

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19 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous. I love that sprawling wildflower die, but I'm always chopping it up... I've yet to use it whole like this, and it does work so well! The colours are really pretty with a great contrast between the background and the twisting tendrils. Lovely.
    Alison x

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  2. This is so stunning!! I love the background die you used!! The colors are so beautiful!! And the butterfly looks amazing!! Your MIL will adore it!! Thank you so much for playing along at Scrapy Land!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  3. WOW! Gorgeous creation, I love the grungy watercolor splotches and layers!

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  4. So dreamy, Sara Emily! Absolutely love your background - those blues are enchanting! You certainly captured the feel of midsummer, as when I saw this on FB, I immediately thought it evoked "A Midsummer's Night Dream"....lucky mother-in-law! I love how you've colored the Organic die - one of my favorites! Lovely make, dear! xxx Lynn

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  5. This is so beautiful Sara, the background is wonderful and the Organic die cut looks so striking against it and the stunning butterfly is just the icing on the cake! I think your mother in law is a very lucky lady. Hugs, Anne xxx

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  6. A gorgeous card. Beautiful colour blends and lovely sense of depth.
    Thank you for joining in with our August challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media. Good luck x

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  7. Beautiful card, Sara Emily! What a nice surprise for your MIL!

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  8. I love it when I see things I own made into such beautiful work. Now you have me thinking outside my box and re-imagining what I already own. Thanks for sharing.

    Diana @ Playingwithoutlimits
    https://playingwithoutlimits.wordpress.com/

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  9. Wow Sara, this is so beautiful, it really pops up from the screen, such a gorgeous texture and overall design!

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  10. GORGEOUS card Sarah!! the whole design of this is so artsy and awesome! very pretty :-)

    Congratulations you have won the $50 voucher on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.
    Please email us.
    simonsayschallenge@hotmail.com

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    Lols x x x

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  11. Wow! You really will be in yourMILs good books! This is wonderful and I see I can also congratulate you on your win! Hugs, Chrisx

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  12. I love the colors you put together on this beautiful card! That dark background with the lighter die cut over top is perfect! Love that pretty butterfly too!

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  13. Yay - have fun with your shopping spree at SSS!
    Alison x

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  14. Oh my! This is just beautiful Sara! The background is stunning and the organic die looks amazing! Love the butterfly and the colours are gorgeous!! Your Mother-in-Law will be thrilled with this! Lucky lady! hugs xx

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  15. Great project. Thanks for joining in with my challenge over at Country View Crafts.

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  16. Absolutely gorgeous card Sarah, I am sure that your Mum loved it
    Jane 🌴

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  17. Wow Sara!!! This card is so beautiful!!! I love the blue background and the yellowish organic die on the top - great colour combinations!!! Thank you for joining the August challenge of the Country View Challenges!

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