Welcome to the latest challenge at The Paper Players. We had such wonderful entries last week for Christy's Mythological Creatures theme - even Easter Bunny made an appearance! I'm sure you'll love this week's colour challenge from Joanne - Colours of the Rainbow. Of course, you can use rainbows if you would like to but all you need to do is to use the colours of the rainbow in some way.
I looked forward to playing along with this challenge when I saw it coming up on our team page. Then I suffered some creative paralysis, mainly because I had too many ideas and they were all screaming for attention.
I often think that when in doubt, start ink blending. So that's what I did. I made me a rainbow page! I blended down a Basic White card front, moving from Real Red through Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel and finally Highland Heather.
So, next question. What to make with the paper? Well, probably my favourite dies of all time (at least today) are the Brilliant Wings dies. Sadly, they're retired but it's not like they disappeared in a puff of smoke. So I got them out and cut three butterflies making sure to get some on each colour. Then I cut out a matching one from Basic White and layered them together at the abdomen so the wings were free.
Next question. What will they sit on? That was easy since one of the loveliest die cuts in the current product range is the leaf die from Nature's Symphony. I cut it twice from Basic White then adhered it to the Basic White card front, cutting off the overhanging bits. I used some of those leaves to fill gaps.
The butterflies were added to the leaves in order to preserve the layers of the rainbow. Because I attached the white underlayer to the card front, the wings of the coloured butterflies are floating. I added in some small rhinestones along the abdomens to give them some shine.
Final question. What's the sentiment going to be? As the card progressed, it felt like it should be either a sympathy, thinking of you or get well. I'd had in mind from the start this sentiment from the new Online Exclusive set, Delicate Whispers. After testing out a few other sentiments, I came back to this idea. I stamped it in Basic Gray, as that's a bit warmer than Tuxedo Black, and used the smallest rounded rectangle die from Nested Essentials. I wish now that I'd popped it up on dimensionals so it could compete more with the other half of the card - but I didn't. Next time!
How will you play with the colours of the rainbow? You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your entry at The Paper Players.
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
- Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
- Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
- Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
- Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
- Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!
Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.
Anne Marie Hile (on leave)
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Jan, this beauty would brighten anyone's day. I absolutely LOVE those beautiful rainbow butterflies!!!!! I wish I owned those dies. I love the white foliage, too! The butterflies pop off all that white. Just a fabulous card! Have a lovely week, My Friend!
ReplyDeleteI love how your rainbow butterflies pop against the white background, Jan! And I agree, I think those Brilliant Wings dies might be my favorite butterfly dies we've ever had, they're still in my crafty hoard as well. The rhinestones are the perfect accent to add a little shine without taking attention away from your beautiful ink blending. Splendid card!
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely genius way to use the colors of the rainbow: glorious Rainbow Butterflies! You are so creative, Jan! The Nature's Symphony die cut leaves make the perfect backdrop. I LOVE all of the white! Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a clever design! The background leaves are such a lovely touch; subtle and classic! And the butterflies are just gorgeous! Just a beautiful creation all-round!
ReplyDeleteJan, your whole post was a brilliant way to work through that "paralysis" we all suffer sometimes! Ink blending and butterflies, nothing could be better. Grounding them on the at beautiful die cut leafy branch was perfect and somehow you came up with the perfect sentiment too. What a gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteYour cascade of rainbow butterflies is just lovely and the addition of those fab white diecut leaves behind just gives the card another dimension. CAS perfection my friend!
ReplyDeleteJan, I love these gorgeous light and airy butterflies. I also love that they have "landed" on the white on white leaves. The background gives texture and a place to ground the butterflies, but doesn't detract at all from them. Your creative paralysis worked in your favo(u)r. Blending the card stock and cutting the butterflies was a great way to get your creative juices working. Just gorgeous
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