I’m not gonna lie – this challenge was exactly that. A challenge! When I first saw the sketch, I thought
I knew exactly what I wanted to do. But
no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get it come out on paper like I had
imagined it. Have you ever had that
happen? Anyway, I finally gave myself
permission to just play and throw away what didn’t work. And you know what? That’s okay…sometimes you need to lighten up
and give yourself permission to experiment.
After a few iterations that ended up in the trash, I came up with this
version and I’m really happy!
An interesting aspect of my design is that I created it
without a single stamp! I also really
love the bold colors against the black, don’t you?
So, here’s the skinny – I used patterned paper from the
Pretty Petals DSP Stack. After trimming
the DSP into rectangles, I matted them with black. I originally tried to make both the green
layer and butterfly patterned layer the same size, but I felt like the green
layer didn’t show much, so I ended up making that layer ½” bigger in each
direction than the butterfly layer. I
embellished the card with some retired ribbon from my stash, and a little
layered circle embellishment I created using my 1-3/4” Scallop Circle punch, my 1-1/2” CirclePunch, and my Elegant Butterfly Punch. I
gave popped it up with some Dimensionals and gave it some Pearl Basic Jewels as
a finishing touch. I decided to decorate
the inside, but left it free of sentiments so that I can either hand-write my
own note, or add an appropriate sentiment when I want to use it…I think this is
versatile enough for many occasions, so I wanted to keep my options open…it’s
always nice to have a few cards laying around that can be sent quickly as the
need arises.
***ALERT: The 1-3/4" scallop circle punch IS retiring so grab it while you can!
***ALERT: The 1-3/4" scallop circle punch IS retiring so grab it while you can!
Here's the sketch that inspired my card:
Now, grab a favorite beverage and snack and click the following links to see what my friends did with this same sketch:
I'm gonna miss Pretty Petals DSP - nice combination of paper, Michelle! Thanks for playing along for this week's DOstamperSTARS Thursday Challenge!!
ReplyDeleteLove the bold colors, really eye catching!
ReplyDeleteI know this week's challenge was a challenge for you, but you nailed it....this card is simply stunning Michelle! TFS!!!
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