Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Wish Big with Connie and Mary

The sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary this week really got me thinking. The asymmetry of the panel made me decide to be really literal in my approach to the sketch and to use bold colours.

Here is the lovely sketch.

And my card:


 The only liberty I took with the sketch was quite minor. I added a frame to the circle and raised it up on dimensionals to give more of a window effect. Originally I used full-strength, then second-generation Mossy Meadow for the leaves but it made things just too busy so opted instead for a second generation Mossy Meadow and a Sahara Sand branch. This not only gave more focus to the butterfly but also helped tie all the colours together harmoniously.

Thanks for a fun challenge sketch!

Ingredients
Paper: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Hello Honey and Moonlight DSP stack.
Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand, Hello Honey
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, A Dozen Thoughts
Other: Circle framelits, Dimensionals, Pearls, Decorative Dots embossing folder.

7 comments:

  1. I just used this stamp set tonight, one of my favorites and I love what you did with it! So glad you played our challenge at Create with Connie & Mary this week!

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  2. LOVE it! The colors are rich and bold and perfect with the sketch! Love the raised ring of mat, too! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. Your circle element is beautiful! I love your butterfly and the colors you used! So bold and elegant! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  4. I love how you framed the circle! Really draws attention to the beautiful foal point! Thanks for joining us in the Sketch Challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  5. Beautiful use of color and I love your multi-layered butterfly! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  6. What a lovely bold color scheme! Love the papers you used and the artistic way you stamped the focal image! Gorgeous! Thanks for joining us for the sketch challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  7. Gorgeous card! The colors are beautiful and I really love your focal point. Thanks so much for joining the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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