Breaking News! This card was chosen as one of the Top 3 for this challenge!!!
I’ve been thinking about the sketch on this week’s Create with Connie and Mary challenge blog for several days. Sometimes I see a sketch and the design team’s creations and everything I think about creating seems like I’m just re-creating someone else’s work. I think I get stuck for a while.
So today I took a look at my stamps and decided that I haven’t used the Papillon Potpourri set for a while. I thought the monarch butterfly would look pretty cool stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Hello Honey card stock. That decision set my color scheme. Then I remembered the butterfly vellum sheet on the Sale-A-Bration Sheer Perfection Vellum Stack and I incorporated a circle of that into the design. Finally, I found a scrap of black and white DSP from the Stacked with Love DSP stack.
I needed a neutral color as my mat and, after a few tries, I decided Basic Gray would fill the bill. I embossed it with the Honeycomb embossing folder. For the diagonal element, I used a length of Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon. Instead of using another shape or circle, I decided that cock-eyed bow would be an interesting element.
I didn’t add a sentiment to this card. I think the design stands on its own. I like it when the card designs itself!!
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Absolutely beautiful Kathy! That vellum panel is stunning! Thank you for joining us at Create With Connie and Mary this week. 🙂
Very nice card. Love the botanical feel to this card. Really showcases the butterfly and butterfly vellum. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge this week!
Love the butterfly vellum! Can't wait to get my hands on it! Love how you tied a knot in the ribbon for the diagonal piece, too! Wonderful card! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!
Wow! Gorgeous combination of colors, papers and images!! Love how you used the new butterfly vellum with the stamped butterfly! Such a lovely card! Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
Fabulous card! I love its simplicity and the elegance of the vellum and the colors you chose. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Create with Connie and Mary.
The monarch butterfly is beautiful stamped on Hello Honey! I love it in combination with the vellum, gray and black components, too – very striking! Thanks for sharing at Create with Connie and Mary!
I love the vellum butterfly circle and the 3D effect of the punched butterfly. They really pop in the yellow against the grey. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
Great job with the sketch. …love the butterflies! You chose a wonderful color combination too!