Guest post - Art with everything by Bernie Simmons

This week our guest contributor is Bernie Simmons who has not only designed this colourful card, but has taken photos along the way to illustrate. Over to you Bernie.....

Taking the largest stamp from Butterfly Dreams I inked in Versamark Onyx Black and stamped onto a piece of  7" x 7" card.  

Once stamped I covered the edge of the image with low tack masking tape.  Then using Barn Door Distress inkpad I brushed the ink on the top corners of both sides of the card, gradually building up the colour. The next colour used under the red, was Spiced Marmalade, again working gently from the edges into the middle blending as you go. Squeezed Lemonade was the next colour, just to give a gentle hue of a sky at sunset, then Mowed Lawn. I wanted no harsh lines here, more a dreamy feeling so you can't tell where the land ends and the sky begins.

Now to colour with Pro-markers. I chose Tangerine, Apple Cider, Poppy and Sky Blue. Now to be honest when I had coloured the larger butterfly with the Sky Blue I was not happy with it, so I picked a more vibrant blue and went over it with Azure....I think it works better. 

I used a white pen to highlight plus Wink Of Stella which glistens and makes the whole card really stand out, but I can't seem to pick it up on the photo  I stamped Inspire, from Artistic Expressions, as the sentiment along the bottom of the card and Art is everything from Artistic Affirmations down the right hand edge. Then mounted it on black, added a little ribbon on the top and bottom corners and then onto an 8" x  8" card.

I hope you like what I have done here and the colours I have used ....Have a wonderful day.

We love the vibrancy of this card Bernie and a big thank you from us for being this week's guest blogger. Please add your thanks by leaving a comment and don't forget to pop over to Bernie's blog, Arty Crafty, to see more of her creations.