Birthday Butterfly

Browsed through challenge blogs last night while watching the Olympics 

and designed a card inspired by a few.

The design is inspired by The Craft's Meow August Sketch. 

The watercolor background colors were inspired by the latest Runway challenge photo. 

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 I chose the colors from the dress (on my phone the third color looked more pumice, 

but on the computer looks more green, go figure...) and loved the movement of it so 

I chose a butterfly to represent that movement.

For the background panel, I stamped Concord, Pumice and Spiced Marmalade inks onto my mat, sprayed it with water and perfect Pearls and inked up my white cardstock.  

LOVE the look!

I embossed the butterfly on patterned paper and embossed the sentiment on cardstock.

Sketch:

Blooms (in patterned paper)

RIC #17 Inspiration Photo: Carlos Miele

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

Simon Says Stamp: Bingo Challenge

A Blog Named Hero #9: Freestyle!

Runway Inspired Challenge #17: Carlos Miele

Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Lawn Fawn

Stamps: Hero Arts (butterfly) and Craft's Meow (sentiment)

Inks: distress in concord, pumice, spiced marmalade

Other: Embossing powder, ribbon, Spellbinders wonky rectangles, Corner Chomper, Stickles

Thank you so much for visiting!

Kelly

RIC10, CCC189 and SSS: Gettin' Inky

Hi.  

I made another card originally inspired by the current Runway Inspired Challenge.

I decided to play with my distress inks to create the background.  

I started with a piece of white paper, added a layer of Antique Linen, followed by Spiced Marmalade, and a splash of Pumice.  

After that, I kept adding the orange until I got the brightness I wanted... which was a lot of ink! 

I stamped the subtle chevron on the side with London Fog. 

  

I wanted to add a bit of cheer to the card and went with a piece of EP polka dot paper for my tissue box and some felt for texture.   

I pulled the gold from the photo to the card with the gold brads.

Runway Photo. Design by  Nanette Lepore.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Runway Inspired #10: see photo
 Cupcake Craft Challenge #189: Material Girl (I used felt on the tissue box)
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Kelly

RIC#10: Carbon Copied with the Bald Dragonfly!

I am very excited to share a card today.  

Karen Baker has a feature on her blog where she occasionally teams up with another card maker and they use the same stamp set and make a  "carbon copy" in a challenge.

This is such a great way to see how the same stamp set can be used in different ways.
I love this feature of Karen's blog and tickled pink (or should I say orange)
 that she asked me to play along.

So, welcome to my blog if you're a first time visitor!
If you're a follower of mine and have not seen Karen's creations, then you're in for a treat! 

Karen and I decided to play along with the latest Runway Inspired Challenge AND

use Lawn Fawn's "On the Mend" stamp set. 
 I also used Lawn Fawn's Chevron Backdrops.

 Orange, gray and gold?  
Can't say that it's a dress you'd find me wearing, but it makes for a great card challenge!
I went with a gray background with bright orange accents. 

Trying to show the Stickled flowers and the glossed vase:

The inside:

Here is the inspiration photo from Runway Inspired Challenge #10 outfit by Nanette Lepore

I am also entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Inks: Memento London Fog and Tuxedo Black

Other: WRMK string (stuff is like silk!), MM button, Glossy Accents, Stickles, pop dot

I am so honored to be playing along with Karen Baker.

Please hop over to her blog, The Bald Dragonfly, to see how she 

interpreted the photo and used the same set.
I am excited to see what she has made...

Thanks for stopping by,

Kelly