Sunday 12 April 2015

CCMC350 and Paper Craft Crew 139

This week, a marriage made in heaven: a colour challenge from Create with Connie and Mary plus another great sketch from the Paper Craft Crew.



The colours were a bit scary as I tend to stay away from Crushed Curry. I was also determined to use the Butterfly thinlit, since I made a last-minute decision to buy it before the end of Saleabration and hadn't used it yet. So, here's how it turned out.




I gave the butterfly translucent wings by gluing it to vellum, cutting it out, then colouring it with Crushed Curry near the body and Calypso Coral further out. The little Coral butterflies were punched from a piece of Calypso Coral that had been embossed with Beautifully Baroque and had been sitting in my leftovers basket. The Hardwood stamp in Crushed Curry in the centre panel is quite muted in the photo but is a bit stronger in real life, although not overpowering as I had initially feared.

Ingredients
Card: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Vellum, Crushed Curry DSP
Stamps: Hardwood, Crazy about You, Butterfly Basics
Ink: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry
Other: Butterfly thinlit, Bitty Butterfly punch, Pretty Print embossing folder, Beautifully Baroque embossing folder, Calypso Coral ribbon, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry candy dots, dimensionals, oval framelits.


11 comments:

  1. Wow, so pretty! I love the butterfly in Navy with the coral underlay. Really beautifully put together!

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  2. The butterfly is so pretty with the colored vellum, and the leafy Hardwood background is a great touch! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. Hi Jan, OMG, I was so terrified of those three colors this week from the CCMC challenge, but you pulled them together beautifullly. I love the strength of the Night of Navy color, but I like that you also incorporated our sketch from the Paper Craft Crew this week. Nicely done on both accounts. Crystal

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    1. I agree about them being hard colours. Any pair was ok but the three together were a true challenge!

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  4. What a great card Jan - you totally made the colours work for you, and the thinlit butterfly is amazing! I love the stamped background oval too inset into the navy base - the whole card just pops! Thanks for joining us over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!

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  5. This card is beautiful and your butterfly is stunning! Thank you for playing along with the color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  6. So very elegant and beautiful! You did well to create such a pretty card with these bold colours...I had to go 'graphic and OTT' as I couldn't make them work any other way. You've created such a lovely card - the butterfly and oval element looks stunning! Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary this week. :)

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  7. Such a fabulous card Jan and indeed the central butterfly is stunning! A wonderful way to combine the two challenges - thanks for joining us at The Paper Craft Crew this week :-)

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  8. Truly a beautiful card with these colors! Seeing all the Big Shot uses on your card reminds me how much stamping has changed (for the better!) in the years since we got the Big Shot! Love all your uses and details, especially the vellum butterfly underlay! Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary this week!

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  9. Very pretty with the bright colors against the dark background! Love all the textures on here the lacy butterfly and the embossed background! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  10. Oh how pretty! I love the blue on the 'cut out' parts of the butterfly and the coral behind it! So and pretty! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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