With deepest sympathy at this difficult time

This is a commissioned  sympathy card that I was asked to make a while ago. The background was created on lilac paper randomly stamping one of my favourite Penny Black stamps called sparklers inked with memento grape jelly. I also stamped with the Penny Black butterfly edge stamp, also inked with the grape jelly. The panel with the lilies was upcycled from an old card, the ribbon with tiny silver studs was from Hobbycraft. I added the sentiment circle and the butterflies with 3D wings from Docrafts.

Colours are for Color my heart 353:

and The rainbow card challenge 8: passion for purple (my favourite crafting colour)

This is also for:

Penny Black August: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams August: no patterned paper
Back to basics and beyond 33: off the edge stamping
The house that stamps built J2419: anything goes
Colourific challenge corner 2: anything goes
QKR stampede 359: anything goes
A gem of a  challenge 15: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Stamping sensations August: things with wings
Imagine that 8: anything goes
Craft stamper take it/make it August: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 17: anything goes
Di's digi designs: things with wings or tail
Lil patch of  crafty friends 111: anything goes
Pammies inkies 1931: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesdays 398: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 593: anything goes
Cardz tv 95: anything goes
Colour crazy 30: anything goes
Classic design team 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 66: anything goes
Love to craft 37: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Dare 2B artzy August: anything goes
Get creative 83: anything goes
Craft rocket 62: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 54: anything goes
Simply create too 152: anything goes
Crafty calendar August: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 97: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Happy birthday daughter-in-law

This is a commissioned card for a friend to give to her daughter-in-law. I used backing card and elements from Kanban, cutting the easel, mat and side floral piece using a Die'sire create-a-card floral easel set from Crafter's Companion. The floral piece was cut from a pearlescent card. I added lace and ribbon to the base with the sentiments to act as a stopper.

Unfortunately, the photos don't show the lovely copper foiling on the butterflies - much better irl.

This is for:

DL.ART 246: birthday
a2z scrapbooking August: birthday
Pearly sparkles 43: something beginning with B: birthday, butterflies, bags
Creations in pink 12: anything goes in mainly pink
Die cuttin divas 431: anything goes
CCEE 1931: die cut and a ribbon
Die cut divas August: make it hot
Cutie pie 137: girls just wanna have fun
Crafty friends 115: summer colours
Daisy chain 33: summer
Scribbles 79: a slice of summer
Just us girls 499: summer
Di's digi designs: things with wings or tail
Papercraft business 21: anything goes + option: use a circle
Lil patch of  crafty friends 111: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesdays 398: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 593: anything goes
Cardz tv 95: anything goes
Polka doodles 31: anything goes
Classic design team 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 66: anything goes
Love to craft 37: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Dare 2B artzy August: anything goes
Get creative 83: anything goes
Craft rocket 62: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 54: anything goes
Brown sugar 292: anything goes
Simply create too 152: anything goes
Crafty calendar August: anything goes
Creative moments 173: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 97: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
DL.ART August linky