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!

Debbie Olson said...

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