Butterfly Tilda

*This is my 2nd post for the day.  If you are looking for MTME's Pretty Patterns challenge please scroll down or click here.*

I have a special butterfly card for you today.  I am posting this card in honor of my daughter this week at our CropStop challenge blog.  This week is our challenge is to use butterflies.  Do you think I have enough of them on my card?  hehe!

I love how shiny and pretty my liquid pearls are but they aren't just for dabbing spots anymore - I painted Tilda's wings with them!  It shines in certain light but doesn't when the light changes. 

Below is how the wings looked at an angle where the light wasn't shining directly on it.  

After I was finished with the pink liquid pearls I let it dry and then added the yellow.  The circles that you see in the image below were dotted on top of the pink background.  I let them completely dry before I glued down the paper pieced dress.  I popped her up on pop dots, placed her on top of the background I painted with copics and bent her wings up a bit.  I outlined the pink areas of the wings with a copic marker helping to make a definition between the shiny pink and shiny yellow liquid pearls.   

Here are a few more details including the butterflies I made with the Martha Stewart punches with some self-adhesive pearls. 

I had to add some flowers.  I put some diamond stickles onto the large pink flower.  The yellow flowers started out as white ones and I added a little color using my copics.  The green foliage was also made with a Martha Stewart punch.

The card is actually on top of the cardstock with the butterfly border.  The picture below shows how it opens.  

My daughter, Jessica, always loved butterflies.  Before she passed away she promised to send me butterflies from heaven and she sure does!  Just yesterday a large butterfly fluttered in front of my car and up and over it when I went to pick up my son from school.  We see them everywhere.  Jessica's favorite colors were pink and yellow so I tend to add those colors to my cards frequently but this card was just extra special so of course I had to have them as the main colors.  Now you see why I just had to dedicate this post to my sweet girl who is always with me  She is flying free, dancing and singing in heaven.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I appreciate each and every visit and comment!  Head on over to the CropStop challenge blog and play along with us this week by using some type of butterfly on your project or even make a card in a butterfly shape!  Don't worry, you don't have to use as many as me!  hehe!

When shopping at CropStop, don't forget to use the CropStop DISCOUNT code: NJCT-02 to receive 10% off - No minimum purchase required!  

Lastly, CropStop is having a special challenge in honor of National Craft Month.  You can read all the details Here.  

What's in it:

Beautiful Tilda, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Spellbiners Classic Circle large, Spellbinders Lacy Circle,  Scotch Foam Tape, Honey Bee 5" Scissors,  Tim Holtz Tonic Studio Scissors,  Score-tape 1/4" wide x 27 yrds  , liquid pearls flamingo & buttercup

Other challenges:

Magnolia-licious: rainbow colors  

CR84FN #50 - inspiration photo

Die-Ing for a Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Things with wings
Simon Says Stamp & Show:  Anything goes
Creative Inspirations: feminine (or for your mom or grandmother)
7 Kids College Fund  : Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp: A BIT o' green - green on pathway and leaves & greenery around flowers.
Wednesdays Challenge - anything goes