Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

I love butterflies ... and lots of them! And a whole a bunch of them is called a kaleidoscope!

I wanted to create a sense of movement as they seldom stay still for long! Instead of a closed circle (for the wreath) I went with a spiral.

My entry for ...

... Fusion Challenge : Butterfly wreath I took a loose interpretation of the sketch, with the photo too.

... AAA Birthday Challenge : Anything Goes

... Just Us Girls : Movement

... Stamplorations : Things With Wings

... Stamp Ink Paper : Wings of Wonder

Flower Shadows

Altenew have another lovely inspiration challenge this month.

When I first looked at it, I thought I would use the Cattleya set, but I wanted something smaller and so went with the Golden Garden set. Works so well with the inspiration photo.

The steps I followed :

• Stamp "shadows" on front panel using the thicker stamps in Silver Stone ink
• Emboss the panel with the woodgrain embossing folder
• Die cut and stamp the layering flowers and leaves
• Pop up the flowers and glue it all together

My entry to ...

... Altenew May Inspiration Challenge

... The Flower Challenge : Embossing - Dry or Heat

... Die Cut Divas - Flowers All Year Round in May