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)