You're a Gem

It's Create Along With Us time at PTI,

and I chose this beauty by Melissa Phillips

She perfectly showcased the new butterflies, by

watercoloring them onto a Tagsale #5.

Here's my card

I used the gem stamp from You're a Gem,

rock and rolling the stamp in colors that I found in her inspiration photo, here:

Used the same swirl stamp from Fancy Flourishes on my tag,

and Background Basics: Needlepoint on the background piece.

My bow is hand dyed with copics. You just put a few drops of

color into a baggie, add some water, and the seam binding,

and it dyes the color you want.

My gems sort of lost their definition when I added the glossy accents.

You have to look closely to see the facets!

I think butterflies or a solid flower would have been a better choice,

and I could have added the stitching Melissa did on her card.

Next time!

Create Along With Us: January 2016