Red, White and Blue

This month, the MISTI Monday challenge on Splitcoaststampers is to make a card with red, white and blue that is not for the July 4th holiday, but is for summer.  On the Gina K. Designs website, the Monthly Mix challenge is Flag, You're it!  We need to use the colours of any flag. I chose New Zealand, because I've always wanted to visit.

The butterflies were made using the Gina K. Designs (GKD) Butterfly Kisses stamp set, Dies and Foil-Mates. The Foil-Mates have the details of the butterflies printed with toner and that is where the foil adheres. Before foiling I stamped over the toner with the outlines of the butterflies with GKD  Powder Blue ink, and then foiled with Brilliant Blue Fancy Foil. I then cut them out with the matching dies. I went over the antennae and bodies with a Staedtler triplus fineliner Black marker.

I made a white gate fold card base and used a piece from the Floral Essentials patterned paper pack to decorate the front. I then put two butterflies on one side and one on the other so they interlock.

The photograph doesn't do justice to the sparkle and shine of the foil. In real life it is so pretty.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a good week.