Hi friends! It's time for a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches! This week our hostess is Linda and I don't mind saying her sketch had me me stumped!
The obvious choice was to layer on some pretty paper in those horizontal lines and finish this with any number of images or shapes for the round part of the sketch. But I wanted to do something different so I stamped a few images on the diagonal in a couple of shades of soft gray then added the butterfly in blue. But when I was done I didn't love this at all. The gray looked green and the butterfly looked too small, so I set it aside and promised myself l'd try something else the next day.
Well sometimes a new perspective is what is needed because when I ventured into my stamp room the next day I decided this didn't look to bad after all. The "green" had somehow morphed into the gray I was looking for and the butterfly wasn't too small after all. So I decided to keep the whole thing!
At the Paper Players the challenge is "spring is in the air" and I sincerely hope they are fortune tellers who can foresee the future because I'm SO ready for spring. My butterfly is a nod to spring. And in an amazing coincidence my card fits the Retro Rubber tic-tac-toe challenge. I had already made the card when I checked out the challenge and found the bottom line across fit my card. My butterfly is punched and the pearls down the back of the blue butterfly add texture (and the stamps are ancient)!
Thanks for stopping by! Our Freshly Made Sketches design team has got some great cards to inspire you to play along with us! We hope to see you in the gallery!
Supplies
Stamps: Rugged Edge (Indigo Blu); Papillon Potpourri (Stampin' Up!); Painted Butterflies (Altenew)
Paper: Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Limestone, Silver Stone, Dusk (Altenew); Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Elegant Butterfly punch, Basic Pearls (Stampin' Up!)
I love that sweet little butterfly, and what you did with the diagonals!
ReplyDeleteI admit that has happened to me too - I put something aside and the next day think "oh this works!" This is so sweet - pretty card!
ReplyDeleteWorks for me Jen, I think it's terrific!
ReplyDeleteThis pretty card does feel like Spring! I love it!
ReplyDeleteTotally works, Somedays we just need a different mindset! Not only crafting in real life too! I think they call that an attitude adjustment. LOL Love your pretty card! Hope all is well with you and yours and thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteJen, this is fabulous! Don't you just love when you walk away and decide it is ok after all. Your little butterfly is so pretty and completes your card perfectly! So happy you joined my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteI love this clean, delicate design, Jen. Thanks for playing along with my tic-tac-toe challenge at Retro Rubber - it's always good to let the ancient stamps have a turn!
ReplyDeleteSo elegant and clean, a really lovely card came out of the combo of challenges. Love that butterfly. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT
ReplyDeleteOh, Jen, you are the QUEEN of CAS! This is just delightful, love it! So happy you shared this with us at Retro Rubber this week!
ReplyDeleteSo soft and pretty! Thanks so much for joining us this week over at The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteYour diagonal stripes are just gorgeous and so subtle stamped in gray! The butterfly is the icing on the card-cake!
ReplyDeleteThis CAS design is stunning, Jen. I love how simple you kept your card. It's so elegant.
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