I resisted the butterfly because I saw the beautiful colors at the latest Cupcake Inspiration Challenge and thought I had a hydrangea stamp in my stash that I could use for that big focal image. Turns out the stamp I was thinking of was a dahlia but it worked just as well! It's a three-step stamp so I used two shades of blue and one shade of purple to create dimension on the image.
I used vellum for the die cut leaves so that I didn't introduce another color into my card and I love how they look. The vellum gives this a delicate look, I think.
Thanks for stopping by. It's no surprise that my CAS(E) This Sketch teammates have made some spectacular cards with this sketch so be sure to check them out. I hope you are inspired to join us in the gallery!
Supplies
Stamps: Delightful Dahlia Additions (Papertrey Ink); Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah); Whisper White, Vellum (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!); Blueberry Sky, Amethyst Allure (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Stitched Leaves die (My Creative Time)
GORGEOUS! Love this...such pretty colors!
ReplyDeleteYour choice of colors made this Dahlia the perfect stand-in, Jen... oh so beautiful! LOve that your lines don't go to the edge of your card base - quite a statement! xx
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Oh my goodness Jen, this is just dreamy! Love every little thing about it!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Jen! I'm like you, I would want to NOT use a butterfly, although I'm keeping that butterfly design idea in my bookmarks! I love that you used your pretty dahlia (hydrangea) and how you created the leaves from vellum!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card! Love your flowers and vellum leaves! Thanks for sharing with us at Cupcake Inspirations!
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Debbie
Oh I LOVE your take on the sketch. I like the border behind the flowers and your use of vellum. GORGEOUS card.
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