Today I want to share one of Conie Fong's most gorgeous image, called "Butterfly Kisses." I've used it before and each time I color it, I see something new in it. This time I chose to do a mostly pink pallet with touches of aqua and purple (pink and purple being my favorite 2-color combo.) I've also done her (previously) in purple and yellow, and in teal with spring green. They were all delightful but this one pleases me the most.
I used Sanjoki markers to color the image, then cut it with a CUTplorations, stitched die. That die set has been left on my desk the last couple of weeks and I seem to grab it whenever I need a rectangle. :-D I also cut the sentiment with a die from that same set but because the set didn't have a die small enough, I cut it twice, adjusting the die in between cuts. The sentiment is also from Conie Fong but please don't ask me which set because I don't have my Conie Fong files saved in 'sets;' I just keep a separate folder for sentiments.
The background for this card is double embossed, meaning that I first embossed the entire front with my "Linen" EF, then went back and used a Roses EF from Cuttlebug to emboss all but the bottom portion where the ribbon and sentiment would go. The sentiment was framed with a scrap of the background CS. The ribbon is satin-edged, sheer ribbon and I think it's probably my favorite kind of ribbon. At least, it's the one I hoard the most. lol I used my bow maker to tied the double-loop bow.
