Cherish the Moments -Baby Prints

I was asked recently for baby cards. This is what I made for a new grandma -

For a baby girl. I indulged myself in the pinker side:

Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and a touch of Rich Razzleberry ink.

I painted over the foot prints and tree with some champagne shimmer paint direct from the jar on a brush tip. The girl on the swing is from Forever Young and the background Clockworks.

I think this might have to do.

Swallowtail thumping

Everyone seems to love this beautiful swallowtail butterfly, as I do! When I want to try a new technique or a challenge I am often drawn to it as it is a large and bold image.

On my Internet tour this morning I came across a colour challenge at the Paper Players blog. Http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

The three colours to use are: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, and Raspberry Ripple.

 I love this 3D effect of layering the wings over the stamped image. I've combined several ideas here. The wings have been "thumped" with my stampin' up! Marker pens to add the blue on red and green on blue colouring.

For further interest I have stamped clock works and French Folliage in the background and used  Sweet Essentials for the thinking of you sentiment.