Thursday, May 8, 2014

Soft florals with wings

It is somewhat "outside the box" for me to do a card without dark mats separating the layers - but, here goes!  The embossed frame does have a bit of white ink - which I applied directly to the folder.  The Garden Collage (SU) image is sponged with lavender and pink chalk.  I used an aqua brush and Twinkling H20 for the butterfly, and applied stickles for some sparkle.  The strip is a sheer floral ribbon, and I tied the sentiment (CTMH) with some shiny cord - used glue and glitter to create a jewel to keep the cord tied.  The butterfly is CCDesigns.  It is cut from a scrap of scrolly pink paper from my recycle box - think it came from an ad.  The corners are punched with a Martha Stewart corner punch.  This card will go to the recipient for this week's SCS TeaPot Tuesday challenge.
Included for challenges:  soft colors, butterflies, flowers (on ribbon and part of the image); CB Scrollworks EF available from Joan's Gardens shop, embossing (cuttlebug), ribbon, sentiment, punch, die cut

My apologies:  this blog is not cooperating this morning.  I will return and try to fix it.
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Soft colors w/ Cuttlebug:  http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/
Flowers and ribbon:  http://ribbongirls.blogspot.com/
Spring colors:  http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/
Butterflies:  http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/
Wings: http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Embossing, butterflies, sentiment:  http://www.joanstouch.com/
Flowers (on image and ribbon):  http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2014/05/may-challenge-stamps-flowers.html
               http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/
Punch/dies:  http://flatfriendschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
Any: http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/
         http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.com/   
        http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
         http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com/

TeaPot Tuesday  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/teapot-tuesdays-f260/mmtpt301~may-6-2014~roses-red-violets-blue-t587342.html

15 comments:

brenda said...

A gorgeous creation for our Butterflies theme Dorothy, thanks so much for joining in at Allsorts this week.

B x

susiestacey said...

Lovely card and just perfect for the challenge.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts 'Butterflies' challenge and good luck x Susan x

Cathy P said...

Love your take on the sketch, Dorothy. You card colors are beautiful. It's good to stretch yourself! So glad you joined us at Sketch Saturday and hope to see you back again. Hugs, Cathy xx

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card - love the butterflies and beautiful colours :-) Thank you so much for joining us over at Flat Friends - hope you have a lovely weekend, Em xx

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Beautiful!! I love the light colors and the butterflies!Thanks for joining us at ODBD Shining the Light challenge!!
Blessings,
Chris

Beth Brovold said...

A beautiful card Dorothy!! Wonderful techniques and colours!! Thank you for sharing with us at Fussy and Fancy "Spring Colours"!! Don't miss our Fussy and Fancy "Spring Colours" blog hop for chances to win on every blog!!

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Love the sweet embossing details and the pretty card design. Thanks for joining in with the Dream Valley 'Anything Goes' Challenge. Good luck. Hugs, Wends x - Dream Valley DT

Anne said...

Fabulous card! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Suzy Bee's. Hugs x

MagsB said...

This is just gorgeous! I love all the fab texture!

Thanks for joining in at Dream Valley.

love Mags B x

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Dorothy, this is beautiful! I love the lighter colors...it's good to go "out of the box" for a change!! And your butterflies are beautiful, and this will definitely encourage the recipient of this week's Teapot Tuesday Challenge! So glad you've joined us once again, sweet friend, for the ODBD Shining the Light challenge! Hugs!

Kazurina said...

Et t stilgt kort med fina detaljer. Vacker färgkombination gör kortet till vackert att betrakta.
Tack för att du är med oss på Fussy and Fancy Spring Colours Shallenge
H. Katharina

Kimbo said...

This is beautiful Dorothy - very soft colours

Thanks for playing along at Cuttlebug Mania this time x

Joan Fricker said...

Dorothy, great job on your card.
Thanks for joining us at Joan's Touch for this challenge.
Joan
www.joanstouch.com

Nathalie said...

So cute card. I love papers & image. Thanks for playing with us at Fussy & Fancy challenge.
Nathalie

maria f. said...

So soft and pretty - love the faint hint of blooms in the BG. And very pretty embossing. Thanks for joining us at STAMPlorations!