Gothic Arch Challenge #1 - Butterflies.

Hi there stampers!

It's time for our very first Gothic Arch challenge and I've chosen a nice easy one to get us started - BUTTERFLIES!

I'm pretty sure every single one of you will have some sort of butterflies in your stash!

If you haven't seen the details of our year-long Gothic Arch challenge, check out this post here.

Here is my example:

I have used the following Darkroom Door stamp sets:

* Butterflies
* Little Dreams
* Wildflower
* Floral Background Stamp

To create the background, I stamped the Floral Background stamp onto white cardstock with Broken China Distress Ink, and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then inked over it with Peeled Paint Distress Ink, then wiped over with a baby wipe to remove the distress ink from the embossed parts.

I stamped the lady from the Little Dreams stamp set with black ink and embossed with black embossing powder. Her wings are made from the large Butterfly from the Butterflies stamp set. I stamped and embossed in black, then coloured with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

Her hat is a triangle cut from the background of the lady stamp that was removed when I cut her out. It has also been coloured with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

The black butterflies and wildflower stems were stamped straight onto the background using Stazon Ink. The white butterflies were stamped onto white cardstock with black ink, cut out, and adhered to the background. Some Kaisercraft Rhinestones were added to their bodies.

Now it's your turn! Create a Gothic Arch using at least one stamp and some butterflies!

I've set up the Inkurable Stampers 2010 Gothic Arch Challenge Flickr Group, so when you're ready, pop on over, join the group, and upload your arches! :)

Check back next Sunday to see what people have been up to!

Stay Inky!

~Sarah~