Butterflies for Mam

Isn't it strange how I HATE the commercialism of special days like Xmas, Mothers Day etc but I love making special cards for those days?  I suppose in reality what I actually hate is the fact that many people don't appreciate the people in their lives and they should.  Life is too short for them to be appreciated only on special days - I think I am having a reflective day as I have been thinking about my Dad after reading a buddy's blog yesterday and how I can't send him one of my cards - shame he never saw any of them as I didn't make cards back in 2000.  He would have said what a waste of money those pens are - did you know the £shop has them for 10 for £!?!!  PMs I am talking about here my friends not felt tip pens as he would have seen them.....

On a more positive note, my card for today is made using 3 colours I would never have imagined could work but hey they do I think.  Baby Blue, Orangesicle and Basil - well my take on them I am afraid.  Hard to read my sentiment on first pic but you get the jist...

This next pic is a close up of this older Saturated Canary rubber stamp I bought AGES ago from Funky Kits when they were originally released.

 And finally the completed card - looking at it now on the screen the colours don't really match but in real life they look fab so apologies fro poor quality of pic.

Ingredients:~
Butterfly Girl rubber stamp from Sugar Nellie range at Funky Kits;
Prisma Pencils;
DPs are Pink Petticoat and Papermania Hampstead;
Gems from stash and Die is a Sizzix one I bought recently in a sale.


Challenges:~
Moving Along with the Times Layers;
Paperplay Challenge For a Mother;
Willow Sketchie Anything Goes;
Cute Card Thursday Things with Wings;
The Sugar Bowl Kraft Card plus Sketch and
Play Date Cafe No120 Colour Combo - Baby Blue/ Orangesicle and Basil.

First use of Prismas ....and.......

I LOVE 'EM!!
Gotta get some more now - I 'think' I have used them properly after having watched hours on You Tube - just have one wee question tho for anyone who uses them on Rymans card - does the oil always show thru the back or am I using too much?

I would appreciate any comments, hints, tips please.....I kept the colouring simple seeing as it is my first attempt!

I am entering this into the following challenges:~
Totally Papercrafts Holidays;
CES Water It;
Divas By Design Summer and
Pink Ink Sketch.

Ingredients:~
Image I was given by a friend;
Prisma Pencils ~ 929, 946, 1034 and  904;
DP, ribbon, brads, flowers and lace paper from stash;
Sentiment made using alphabet stamps from The Range (99p).


Like I said earlier, I would appreciate any comments, good or bad, about my colouring with these pencils. Many thanks in advance :)X