Krafty Chicks challenge #760 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 3. As always the theme is 'CAS' and Diane is our hostess. We want you to see all your clean and simple creations this week and we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

It was my nephew's fiancee's birthday earlier this week and I used this opportunity to make her a card.  Her birthday is on St. Patrick's Day so of course I had to use green (again) as my starting point.   My card is 5" x 7" as always for family.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

(I didn't realise my photo was out of focus until after I'd posted it)

I began by cutting my white panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and blended some green ink into the centre.  I took a speckle background stamp and used the same green ink to randomly stamp it over the blending (I used second generation stamping for a subtle look).  I smooshed some of the ink onto my glass mat and sprayed it with water and splattered it over the stamped and blended panel for some extra interest.  I die cut the outlined circles from white card and added it to the panel with liquid glue.  I used one of the inner portions that fell out of the die and stamped my sentiment using the same green ink pad and added it into the centre with foam squares.  I die cut two butterflies, which comes in two parts; the detail layer from white card and the backer piece from green card.  I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I also added some pencil highlights so that it wasn't a flat colour.  These were added over the top left and bottom right of the white die cut with liquid glue.  I didn't add any embellishments and I liked it as it was.  The inside photo is out of focus but I didn't realise until after I had posted the card but I think you can get the gist.  I cut another panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and ink blended the green ink at the very bottom, again using the speckle background and some splatters as before.  I die cut another butterfly and added it with liquid glue to the left lower corner.  I stamped my sentiment in the centre with green ink.  A really simple card but I think it's really pretty.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

AAA Cards challenge - follow my lead

AAA Colourful challenge - colour board #14

Allsorts challenge - feminine

Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter & bling or St. Patrick's Day/Green + sentiment

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist bunnies, blooms or butterflies

Colourful Options challenge - it's not easy being green

Craft Rocket challenge - for the girls

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG option CAS

Get Creative challenge - happy birthday Barbie (card for a woman)

Make My Monday challenge - use a die or punch (3rd entry)

PINspirational challenge - spring greens optional inspiration photo

Shopping Our Stash challenge - think ink

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - shades of green

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - shades of green

Triple B challenge - use at least one bird, bloom or butterfly optional mood board

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'CAS' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card ingredients:

Waffle Flower - outlined circles die

Visible Image - speckle background clear stamp - no longer available

Clearly Besotted - butterfly duo die collection - retired

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer mini stamp

Gina K Designs - grass green ink pad

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently unavailable