Swallowtail stamp

 Sadly I needed a bereavement card this week, so I resurrected my very large swallowtail stamp. It's a retired stamp by Stampn' Up.
I stamped the image using  S.U  Chocolate chip ink then coloured the image using Copic markers. On the first image I stuck to yellows, light oranges and browns.

 I decided to experiment with colour  on the second card.

  I didn't think a lot of colours would be appropriate on a sympathy card. So this image became a Thank you card.  

I am not sure which one I prefer.

A touch of Nature .

I used Bashful Blue card, old olive card and grosgrain, whisper white cards stock and the butterfly from stampin up's Touch of Nature set of stamps plus a greeting stamp to make this card.