Wednesday 27 July 2011

Dragons-Dream TIO 89 - Pressing Matters

Hello, and welcome to another Dragons Dream.  Thank you for all your entries last week - it is such fun seeing what you all dream up each time.  
So, it's my choice of theme again this week and in case the challenge title is too cryptic, I want you to emboss this week. (Pressing, get it?!) You can use any kind of embossing you want - heat, dry, with metal, texture fades, you name it!

 I can't stop using this Papillon background! This time I used broken china distress stain on the tag, and white embossed the stamp.  I die cut some butterflies (Tim Holtz) - two in metal, two on black Clearly for Art.  I coloured them with alcohol inks (silver, sailboat blue and purple twighlight) The metal butterflies,I added some patterns with a Ten Second Studio wheel before adding the colour.












Hope you'll come and see what my teamies have come up with this week - and why not join in.  Just remember the theme - and to use at least one proper stamp. Have fun!

15 comments:

Jo Capper-Sandon said...

Love love that Broken China background. Gorgeous.
Talking of Papillon, have you done your butterfly count online?

Wanda said...

Love the gentle background colour, so apt for the papillon script. Like the metal butterflies!
Wanda xx

Zoechaos said...

Beautiful tag such pretty butterflies XOXO Zoe

Dragon said...

This is lovely as always, Helen... one of my faves too... the whole set is brill... thanks for the dreaming and the topic this week
Frankie
xx

Jingle said...

Very pretty tag. The butterflies look great!

flutterbycrafter said...

Ooooh Helen this is gorgeous, love the background and all though fab butterflies xx

Faye said...

Helen, I love that color you have for your background. Your tag is beautiful with the embossing and those gorgeous butterflies.

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Lovely tag, love the embossed background and the pretty butterflies. Love the Dina stamps below too and your new goodies. Tracy x

Janet said...

Wonderful colours, Helen and your butterflies are beautiful. Love the script background.

Janet xx

Franka Benjaminsen said...

Your background looks beautiful. I should use it often too. Good colours and lovely butterflies. Thanks for sharing.
Bye, Franka

Jen said...

Lovely tag and the background is fabulous. Very pretty with the butterflies. Love it.
Jen x

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Fabulous tag, love all the butterflies.

Marjie Kemper said...

Beautiful! Love the "FLY" tag and that background stamp is one of my all-time faves.

Lori said...

Great tag, Helen! Love the background colors with that embossing!

ElizabethR said...

sorry I'm late... Fab tag Helen the background is lovely and the butterflies are gorgeous!! Elizabeth x