Sunday, May 22, 2011

Butterfly Sympathy card - 3 challenges

Sunday, May 22, 2011
Hey...my 3rd post for this weekend.  I've been busy.  And, I love it.
My first post yesterday, was a card using sponging.  I loved it so much, that I had to do another one.  Also, I'm trying to get better at creating one-layer cards.  I just love the clean and simple look...but it isn't always so easy for me to do.  Remember, I like bling and embellies and layers.  A lot.
My inspiration for this card came from a photo that I saw on Pinterest.  Do you Pin?  It's so, so addicting.

Anyway, this card is for 3 challenges.  In fact, this is the second card I've posted this weekend for 2 of these challenges.  Those are:

CAS-ual Fridays challenge - Bring on the bling!
Lily Pad Sketch challenge - using this great sketch by Lucy Abrams
And, finally, this challenge at Soap Box Creations - create a card inspired by a photo on Pinterest.
Since I'm a big fan of Pinterest, I had to play along in Laurie Willison's challenge!
This is the Pinterest photo that inspired my card:
I love this photo.  When I went browsing through Pinterest for inspiration...this one caught my eye immediately.

My card ~

I masked off the rectangular area with post-it notes, then sponged with Color Box Frost White ink.  It's a very wet, thick ink...so it was fairly easy to get the soft look I wanted.  I used the same ink for the stamped flowers.  After adding my sentiment, it looked a little lost.  So, I added 3 lines with a SU marker to "anchor" it.

Thanks so much for stopping in!
Supplies:
Ink: marina mist, night of navy (Stampin' Up!), frost white (Color Box)
Card stock: marina mist for the card base, bashful blue for the butterfly (both are SU)
Stamps: of the earth (SU), sentiment sampler (Paper Smooches)
Other: butterfly punch (MS), gems (Recollections)

13 comments:

  1. Love the addition of the lines :) Very clever and it balances so well with the way you lined your bling! Wonderful card, thanks for sharing it with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  2. Such a beautiful and elegant, yet totally striking design! Thanks for playing along with CAS-ual Fridays!

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  3. Oh my goodness! This is gorgeous!! Thank you so much for playing along with my pinterest challenge and CAS-ual Fridays!

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  4. Very pretty!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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  5. How absolutely gorgeous... Thanks for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  6. Love, love, LOVE this card!!! Sponging is the best :) You are always so full of neat tricks and tips! :)

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  7. This is absolutely gorgeous, Susie. I love the subtlety. :)

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  8. Love how you masked off that square and sponged with white. So pretty. Thank you for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays.

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  9. Beautiful. Congrats on the Moxie shout out!

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  10. p.s...you inspire me so much that I featured you on my blog. There's an award for you to snag if you'd like.

    Have a great weekend!
    Lisa

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  11. Oh, you scored BIG with this card. What a fabulous use of the inspiration piece, and the sponging and hand-drawn lines are brilliant. I'm adding your blog to my reader!

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  12. Since I love blues, I LOVE your card! Beautiful take on Lucy's sketch! Thanks so much for playing with us at Lily Pad Cards!

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  13. beautiful shades of blue. very pretty card! thanks for joining us at Lily Pad Cards!

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