Spread Your Wings

Hello, everyone! In this week's Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz the optional twist theme was "spread your wings and fly". Here is my DT card for this challenge.

I began with my focal image. Choosing the bird on a tree stump stamp from Theresa Momber's GKD Birds and Blossoms stamp set, I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on ivory card stock, colored it with Copic markers and cut it out. Putting this aside, I cut and embossed the flower petals, leaves and stems using a Memory Box Blooming Violets die, I had to cut these three times in different colored card stock to get the yellow petals, the purple petals and the green leaves and stems. This was put aside as well in order that I could prepare my focal panel.

I cut and embossed a panel in ivory card stock using Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8. Before removing the panel from the die, I sponged around it with Memento Cantaloupe and Tangelo inks. I stamped my sentiment (PTI Butterfly Dreams) in black ink. In the next step I adhered the bird image and the flowers onto the panel with dimensionals. I stamped a small butterfly from GKD Spring Mix STV Kit and colored it lightly with Copics.

For the last step, I prepared my base card in blue card stock, rounded all corners  and popped on my focal panel with dimensionals. This completed my project for this challenge.

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This card was entered into the following challenge(s):
613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #84 - Anything Goes
Love to Create  -  Challenge #128 - Inspired by  Song - "Fly Away" by Mariah Carey
Joan's Touch  -  Vacation Challenge
Challenge from the Heart  -  Challenge #31 - Anything Goes
TTCRD  -  Challenge Aug 12-18  -  Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday  - Challenge #48 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #145 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls   -  Challenge #24 - Anything Goes