Sunday, May 16, 2010

Bold Daisies

This week's inspiration challenge over on Split Coast was a fun web site called Two Lumps of Sugar. I was inspired by these blue butterfly plates .
I got to use my brandy new Martha Stewart butterfly punch that I bought with my 40% off coupon at Michaels (whoo hoo!!) and also a brandy new stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps called Bold Florals - Daisies. Here's my card inspired by the dishes.

I distressed the edges of my image panel for the Split Coast Ways to Use it Challenge from Thursday. I colored the edges of the butterflies with a Copic to mimic those on the dishes.

I love how this stamp looks just inked without coloring and I think the butterflies added a lovely dimension to the simple stamping!

I think this card would work for a birthday, sympathy, thank you or just to say hi - don't you?!
Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps - Bold Florals - Daisies #168-06
Paper: vintage cream - PTI, Bordering Blue - SU
Ink: Dark Chocolate - PTI
Accessories: butterfly punch - Martha Stewart, Copic - E59, glue dots, distresser, silver stickles

11 comments:

~amy~ said...

perfect card based on the inspiration! woot woot for the coupon on that fabbie punch:)

Stef H said...

oh this is gorgeous! i love that stamp and our butterflies are stunning.

i love those plates too. i am in the market for new dishes and NOTHING catches my eye. i should maybe check that site out - ya think?????

anyway, still love your card!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Julia - what an amazing take off the plates. Love those colors together and your bfly...OH YEAH!

Sharli Schaitberger said...

I agree - a very versatile card! It's elegant - and beautiful! Nice job!

Maureen Reiss said...

This card is really pretty!! Love your inspiration, those are adorable plates.

LeAnne said...

That would have been the piece that I picked too....but that's all the farther I got! You ROCKED this challenge--great image and the butterflies are gorgeous!

Bonnie McLain said...

Wonderful card Julia... love the colors that you chose. Is is a very eloquent card. Rustic in feeling too... love the feeling you have crated with this one

Betty Wright said...

I know I commented on this card somewhere. I thought it was here! Hee! I get so lost in cyberspace! Great colors and butterfly detailing, Julia! Has a manly feel to it in these hues which is so hard to do! Great card!

Pat (mspfd) said...

Gorgeous, Julia! Very, very pretty card. The butterflies are a lovely addition. What a fabulous image.

Joanne Travis said...

What a perfectly awesome take on this inspiration piece. Wow!!!!!

Edna Morrisedie said...

Love the daisies in one colour/flat, looks fab, excellent to add the butterflies too!