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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Monday, 14 November 2016

Through the Letterbox

We are at the mid challenge reminder stage of the current Crafty Boots Challenge.  The theme of this challege is 'Things with Wings'.

For my card today I dug out my favourite butterfly stamp - Stampin' Up's Swallowtail Butterfly.  Some time ago I saw something like this on Pinterest by Brian King and then I started seeing similar cards all over the place.  It has always struck me that the effect is rather like looking through a letterbox at the subject.


I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and I then took my courage in both hands and cut away the wings top and bottom.  I mounted the image half a dozen times on different coloured card.  Finally I added some flat backed gems.

Crafty Boots has two fabulous guest designers this week, Keti and Carol.  Please pop over to the Crafty Boots blog and leave some of your wonderful appreciation for their stunning work.


Dionne
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10 comments:

  1. CdeBaca Crafts Gallery16 November 2016 at 06:56

    Beautiful card! Such a lovely butterfly. Do you use pininterest alot? I'm a little confused how to actually use it! That yellow really pops..its great!

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    1. Dee's Craft Room16 November 2016 at 07:41

      Thank you so much. This is one of my favourite stamps, it is so big and it is a lot o fun playing around with colours. I usually go for blues, pinks and purples but wanted something really stiking for this card.

      I have been a member of Pinterest for quite a while now and it is very handy when my mojo lets me down. It is amazing how many cards are on there, I do not think there is a subject not covered. Of course, it is not just crafters who use it, there are photos of everything under the sun.

      xx

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  2. Pamellia16 November 2016 at 11:02

    Gorgeous Dionne! That butterfly is incredible and I just love how you have clipped it and added it into your layers. It creates a window feeling, a beautiful display for a focal piece!!

    We got out first frost yesterday morning. How excited was I... I grabbed my macro and ran outside!! haha!! Hope all is well, sending hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room17 November 2016 at 01:45

      Thank you for your kind words, they are always greatly appreciated.

      I cannot wait to see your frosty shots, I bet you got some beauties.

      Dionne xxx

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  3. Bernardine Cuttino16 November 2016 at 16:33

    OMG!! What a fantastic butterfly with those fabulous colors. and eye catching details. Beautifully crafted. Thanks for your visit and lovely comment.
    Berni
    berni46blogspot.

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    1. Dee's Craft Room17 November 2016 at 01:47

      Hi Berni and a big welcome to my blog. Thank you for your lovely comments, such nice things from lovely crafters mean so much to me.

      I hope you will swing by again.

      Dionne x

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  4. crafty-stamper16 November 2016 at 20:55

    Beautiful butterfly and love the different technique--thank you for the shout out and delighted to be GD
    Carol x

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    1. Dee's Craft Room17 November 2016 at 01:49

      I was nervous about cutting up this image, especially as it had taken me so long to colour it but I really like the effect and I have been thinking about which other stamps I have that I could do this to.

      The honour of having you as a GD was all ours, thank you so much for doing this.

      Dionne xx

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  5. Diane17 November 2016 at 19:57

    Gorgeous butterfly and technique.

    Hugs Diane

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    1. Dee's Craft Room18 November 2016 at 01:17

      Hi Diane and welcome to my blog. I really appresciate your comments and hope your will return in the future.

      Dionne x

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Dionne

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