It's Not All Black and White

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Butterfly Thanks

I need to find a way to incorporate a little more black into my cards. I love the look and it's not my go-to color. I started with Fall-To Layout #50 from the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. I decided to go with my much loved Martha butterfly punch and a mix of solids and patterns for my "shapes". The bow by far took the longest time on this card. I tied and re-tied that thing twenty times I bet. I also added some Prima gemstones to my solid butterflies.
Hugs to you! And thanks for dropping in.

What's In It?
Stamps~ Thankful Blossoms (Verve)
Paper~ celery, caribbean (SU), raspberry fizz, white (PTI), girl friday (Cosmo Cricket), black dots (Making Memories)
Ink~ onyx black (VersaFine)
Other~ long scalloped rectangle nestie (Spellbinders), Nursery Tales gemstones (Prima), pins (Heidi grace), ribbon (American Crafts)

13 comments:

Jill said...

This is so pretty! Love the hip, modern feel of this card. Elegant yet cool. :)

Juls said...

Fab card! Love the polka dots!

wendyp said...

Beautiful!!! Love those butterflies!

Unknown said...

Love this Bethany!! The colors just pop! :)

Stacy Morgan said...

Very springy and pretty! I love these butterflies!

Cheryl said...

Beautiful Bethany,love the butterflies and all the colours work so well together!!!
xx

Kelly said...

I love this! I recently ordered the butterfly punch from SU, can't wait to get it!

Natasha said...

Wow! Absolutely stunning Bethany! I always love what you do with the sketches :D

Rose Ann said...

I love your patterned butterflies with the bling! Such pretty colors too!!

Stephanie said...

Your cards are amazing Bethany - I love your style & can't wait to see more :) Hugs, Steph xxx

suzARTe said...

this card is just gorgeous.

Heather P. said...

This is simply FABULOUS!!! Love the colors!

Anonymous said...

This is just lovely, Bethany! Great colors and layout--and I might need that butterfly punch!