Freshly Made Sketches 168

Well hello there Freshly Made Sketches fans!  We've had a bit of a long holiday break but we're back today with a brand new sketch designed by Amy!

It's been getting a bit colder where I live and I was feeling a little like I wanted to see a bit of summer on my card.  And one thing that says summer to me is a butterfly.  Fortunately I have some beautiful butterfly dies so adding one to a card is no trouble at all!

The black, pink and gold colors of my card come from the inspiration photo at Fusion.  I've got some crafty goals for 2015 and one of them is to take a step outside my usual comfort zone a bit more.  I have always tended to shy away from "inspiration" photo challenges, preferring the more direct instructions provided by color and sketch challenges.  But I want to try new things this year and that means things that I normally would avoid like the plague!  So I'm going to add in an inspiration photo challenge here and there!

The super crafty design team at Freshly Made Sketches has got some wonderful cards to share with you so, if you haven't already, make sure you check them out.  I hope you'll take some time to join us in the gallery as we kick off a new crafty year!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps:  So 80's (WPlus9); Artful Flutters (Stamplorations)

Paper:  Classic White (Flourishes); Vellum (Papertrey Ink); Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White (SU)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine); Distress Embossing Ink (Ranger)

Accessories:  Pierced Rectangle STAX (My Favorite Things); Chrissy Butterfly die, Leanna Butterfly die (Simon Says Stamp); metallic enamel dot (My Mind's Eye); gold embossing powder