Okay, so this Sweet Sunday sketch was very basic, but I think I might have gone a bit overboard with it. I just don't do well with wide open spaces:) Something makes me want to fill them in.
I knew the instant I saw the sketch what paper I wanted to use and I figured out pretty quickly how I wanted to layer it. But then came all the embellishments. I nearly stopped before adding the blue branches and the butterfly but something just urged me on.
That gorgeous DP is from My Mind's Eye. I just love all their paper! The solid blue is the backside of the polka dot DP, so the inside of my card has that great polka dot pattern...a bonus, I think. The sentiment is SU and the flourishes are from a clear acrylic set by Impression Obsession. The butterfly is from an acrylic set by Inkadinkado. The inks were Velvet and Rustic Red from TAC and SU Baja Breeze. I added some crystal gemstones from Hero Arts to the flourishes for accent, a WeR glitter brad for the center of the flower and the blue branches punched with MS branch punch. The flowers were from my stash.
Thanks again Karen for the great challenge! I probably made this one much harder than it should have been:)
One challenge down...onward to Mojo Monday!
Monday, April 6, 2009
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Oh you made me laugh with having to fill in wide open spaces - I can sooo relate. I used to be more of a minimalist - but am definately relating to you here now!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous card Emily (spelt it right - LOL) Love those colours together...
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hi emily,
ReplyDeleteyour card is again so sweet, I love the papers and the other cards you made last week are adorable too, I wasn't visit your blog last week because i was so ill
hugs lia
wowww Emily,what a beautiful card,l love the colour.
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Simply beautiful. I love the papers and colors you chose to use! I understand about paper "calling" to you! The same thing happened to me when I saw the sketch this week! Great job!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, love the colors you used. Nice work!
ReplyDeletewhat a great job on the challenge.. love the papers, and the butterfly looks like it just landed on your paper...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! It's beautiful... I'm posting my card for this challenge this morning! :)
ReplyDeleteYou can follow me if I can follow you. I just love all your cards, so glad I found you! Thanks fo rthe nice comments!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Emily! I love all the touches you've added!!
ReplyDeletevery pretty card! love the dp and colors!!
ReplyDeleteHi Emily....I'm back :o) Thanks for the comments on my SSSC card. You're absolutely right about the subtleness of the background texture. I'll definately be playing around with it more to really get those textures to pop. I checked out the link to your SU Demos blog and love how she used the diamond texture, I'll be casing that one for sure. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Emily! I love the flowers and the butterfly, they work so perfectly there - I couldn't think of what else to add to my card, haha!
ReplyDeleteI just love this card!! My favorite part is the double ribbon!
ReplyDeletewow, it's beautiful and I don't think you went overboard at all! Just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteLove this card! The colors are great and that flower is gorgeous. Your choice of paper is perfect too.
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