This is my entry for the Chocolate Baroque colour challenge # 24 http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/. I love this months colours, and the inspiration photo, shown in the second picture, was what I was aiming for. I have used a mixture of CB stamps from several different sets, Distress Inks, black Versafine ink, and acrylic paints. On a piece of white card I blended the DI's, then added more ink through a stencil to create the clouds. At this point it could be either a sunrise or a sunset. I then started to stamp various foliage images in black ink to create a 'Prairie Grasses' look, I used first and second generation stamping to give perspective, and I used black ink through a stencil to add grounding to the grasses. I blended more black ink around the edges of the panel. I then took a piece of black card, slightly larger than the panel and embossed it in a folder. I added gold gilding wax, attached the panel to it then attached the whole thing to a card. Next I stamped some butterfly images in black ink onto acetate and heat embossed them with black powder. On the reverse side of the butterflies I painted them with acrylics, and when they were dry I added a coat of white acrylic to make the colours pop through. I cut them out and attached them with dimensional glue. I stamped the sentiment in black onto a spare piece of the background panel, heat embossed it and matted it onto black card, then attached it with dimensional glue. I love this design, it's a great worker card, useful for male or female and a variety of occasions.
