It's been a while since I did a card with a truly simple design but this butterfly just called out for something really clean. The image is from Sandi Huggett, one of the digis she did for the Outlawz Creative Freebie Challenge which started yesterday and will run for 2 weeks. There are some really incredible cards there this time, and I'm almost intimidated! :-D I'm posting this one anyway. Never played at the Outlawz CFC challenge? You should try it. Great bunch of gals there with all levels of expertise and so much creativity and inspiration!
The butterfly is colored with pen and ink -- something I haven't done in a long time and I'd forgotten how much fun that can be. I fussy cut the image and adhered only the body of the butterfly to the Beaded Oval die cut, leaving the wings free. I layered the oval onto off white CS, and layered that onto a turquoise card base. The ribbon flowers were added and then I put the tiny rhinestones onto the butterfly's body and wing tips.
I thought about a sentiment but everything I tried just distracted the eye from the butterfly, so I left it without a sentiment. I can always put one on the inside as needed.
Challenges for this card:
2 Sisters -- Anything goes
Crafts & Me -- Shades of Spring
Crafty Catz -- Something with a "B"; Butterfly, blue, & bling
Crop Stop -- At least 3 flowers; 1 rose, & 2 buds in the image and 11 in the ribbon
Fab 'n' Funky -- Blue, Green, White
Willow Sketchie -- Anything goes
Have a great day, and if you're watching the Daytona 500 finally run, enjoy that, too! :-D (Thinking of you, Donna!) Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
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I used a sketch from Fetch a Sketch (you'll see it again tomorrow looking completely different!)
The butterfly is colored with pen and ink -- something I haven't done in a long time and I'd forgotten how much fun that can be. I fussy cut the image and adhered only the body of the butterfly to the Beaded Oval die cut, leaving the wings free. I layered the oval onto off white CS, and layered that onto a turquoise card base. The ribbon flowers were added and then I put the tiny rhinestones onto the butterfly's body and wing tips.
I thought about a sentiment but everything I tried just distracted the eye from the butterfly, so I left it without a sentiment. I can always put one on the inside as needed.
Challenges for this card:
2 Sisters -- Anything goes
Crafts & Me -- Shades of Spring
Crafty Catz -- Something with a "B"; Butterfly, blue, & bling
Crop Stop -- At least 3 flowers; 1 rose, & 2 buds in the image and 11 in the ribbon
Fab 'n' Funky -- Blue, Green, White
Willow Sketchie -- Anything goes
Have a great day, and if you're watching the Daytona 500 finally run, enjoy that, too! :-D (Thinking of you, Donna!) Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
11 Comments that I appreciate. Thank you.:
Connie, super pretty card. Lovely shades of blue.
Smashing! LOVE the big blue butterfly! So pretty.
Lynn
Love what you did with the image Connie, a wonderful card!
Love the delicateness of this card. Very pretty in blues!
Oh this is glorious -- has such a delicate, almost etherial feel to it. Gorgeous blues! You are right, even though it's the same sketch, the two cards look so differnt. What a masterful crafter you are!
Beautiful card! Love how you placed the flower on the wings. Thanks for playing along with our CropStop Challenge Blog.
I like your version of this sketch and very nice colours!
Hello...ooh pretty card, glad you played along with I spy at CRAFTY CATZ this week, x carol
Your card is lovely, I love the different shades of blue you have used. Also the butterfly is beautiful.
Thank you for joining us this week at Willow Sketchie Challenge.
Anne-Marie x x
Love the butterfly!! Wonderful take on the sketch! Thanks for playing with us at CropStop!!
Great take on our sketch and such a beautiful card! Thank you for joining in at Fetch A Sketch – hope you can join us again for the next challenge! Fetch A Sketch Challenges
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