Butterfly Dreams

The DH and I went to see Eagle Eye yesterday. Wow, what an intense movie. I recommend it, but be sure to take your blood pressure meds first, though. LOL.

The Try a New Technique Challenge on SCS today was to use the batik technique. Can't say I love this technique, but it was fun to try something new.

I colored the butterfly with Koh-i-noor pencils and blended it with odorless mineral spirits.

Next I cut out the image and covered it with Versa Mark ink, then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. (Repeat X 2)

For the batik backgroun, I stamped the tree on water color paper with Versa Mark and heat embossed it with clear EP.

Next I filled some spritzer bottles with a little water and few drops of yellow, red and tangerine inks. I spritzed the paper with those until I was happy with the results and let the paper dry.

Then I sandwiched the paper between some scrap paper and ironed it to lift the embossing, leaving a flat surface.

The card base is Creamy Caramel. All images are from Unity Stamp co.

Have a great day!

Edited to add...

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