Beautiful Bones Series - Card Three

Hello everyone!  Today I am sharing Card Three in my Beautiful Bones Series.  I am entering it into Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make a Card + Envelope.  

I started this card by cutting an A2 size piece of white cardstock.  I used the largest die from Your Next Stamp Stitched Rectangle Frames die set to cut the purple glitter frame.  Next, I stamped one of the gorgeous flowers and leaves from SSS Look for the Rainbows stamp set, and stamped out one of the butterflies twice from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Flutter stamp set.  I colored the flower, leaves, and one wing of each butterfly with Copic markers, and cut them out with their coordinating dies.  I colored only one wing of each butterfly because I knew what I wanted this card to look like, and planned to cut the other wing off. 

I used the frame and flower, without attaching anything, to help me get the alignment I wanted for the pelvis image from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Anatomy Chart stamp set, which I then stamped in black pigment ink.  Next, I adhered the frame and flower with foam tape for some dimension, and the leaves with liquid glue.  I then glued the bodies of the two butterflies together, adhered them to the flower, and bent the wing of the top butterfly forward for a fluttering look!  

Copic colors used for Flower:

• RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25
• Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08

Leaves:

• YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67

Butterfly:

• V000, V12, V04, B02, B04
• Body - C5

To finish off this card I added glitter and glossy accents to the flower center, glossy accents to the butterfly body, and a few raindrop crystals.  For the envelope, I stamped the femur image from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Anatomy Chart stamp set onto the back flap in silver ink.  Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my card today!  You can click here to check out my Beautiful Bones Card Series!

Beautiful Bones Series - Card Two

Hi All!  I love making cards like the one I am sharing today, so I have decided to start a series of cards I am calling Beautiful Bones.  I don't know how often I will add to this series, or how many cards it will contain, but I do know that I have made a similar card to this previously, please click here to see Card One, and already have ideas for more.  I am in love with Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamp sets that contain a variety of bone and skeleton stamps.  I really enjoy stamping them out in black ink on white cardstock, and then coloring flower stamps to adorn the bones.  I am entering today's card into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spooky, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make a Card + Envelope.  

I started this card by die cutting a piece of white cardstock with the largest die in SSS Wonky Rectangles die set.  I then stamped the cluster of flowers from SSS Look for the Rainbows stamp set onto Copic friendly white paper.  I used the same flower cluster on Beautiful Bones Card One.  It just worked perfectly for both!  I colored the flowers then cut them out with their coordinating die.  

Before stamping the skull image from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Apothecary stamp set, I used the stamp itself and the cluster of flowers to figure out exactly where I wanted to place the stamp.  I then stamped the skull in black pigment ink, and popped up the flowers with foam tape.  I placed the "haunt" Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Token in the corner, and covered the hole with a copper nailhead sticker. 

Copic colors used for Flowers:

• R00, R11, R20, R22
• BV31, BV01, BV02, BV04
• Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08

Leaves:

• YG01, YG03, YG17
• G21, G24, G94

I finished off this card by adding glitter to the leaves, and glitter and glossy accents to the flower centers.  For the envelope, I stamped the half skull image from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Anatomy Chart stamp set in one of the front corners in silver ink.  Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my card today!