There are a few challenge sites that I just go to; like a habit. Cupcake Creations color challenge, and Card Patterns sketch challenge, just to name a few. And this past weekend, was no exception. So, the colors are: light blue, light yellow, and kraft. The sketch calls for a center object with an object above and below. Sounds easy enough, huh? Here are their inspiration boards and sketch:
This past weekend, was a nice break. It gave me time to catch up on some household chores, and some time to do nothing. So, I feel a bit revived, and want to sit and create! So, here is what I created with the inspiration and guidelines from these two wonderful challenge blogs:
My card base is Crumb Cake (Kraft). I layered a scrap piece of Daisy D's pattern paper as my main paper. I had a piece of Very Vanilla Satin ribbon that I wrapped around the card front. I cut a strip of the lace pattern paper into a banner. The blue is the other side - 2 sided paper! I collected two Kraft buttons out of my 'jar o'buttons', threaded some 1/8" Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon through the button holes and cinched the satin ribbon, tying the skinny ribbon into a bow. I found a doily tag, from Martha Stewart, and layered two circles on top of it. The largest circle is punched from a piece of Crumb Cake DSP (1 3/4") and the smaller circle is punched from a scrap piece from the Bella Blue DSP (1 3/8"). I stamped the 'for you' in Crumb Cake classic ink, using my stamp-a-ma-jig. I wanted it to be off-center and high. The flower I made myself. I used Shimmer White card stock and sponged the edges with So Saffron classic ink. I used two different dies and a hand-held punch to create the three different flowers, and then stacked them. I added a light yellow button to the center. The leaves were made with a die and the other side of the Crumb Cake DSP. I used glue dots to hold the leaves on. (the leaves are actually one piece. I cut it into two pieces so that I could have leaves at the top and bottom of the flower.) The butterfly was made with a butterfly die and Soft Suede card stock. I added two faux half-pearls for the body.
I really like how my card turned-out. I did have a few concerns about the flower. At first I put it right smack in the middle of the doily. But, then changed my mind to an off-center look. I balanced the flower by adding a dark butterfly to the opposite corner of the middle circle. I really wanted to add a faux half-pearl flourish on my card, but I didn't 'see' a good spot. The button in the middle of the flower looks 'naked' to me, but I couldn't come up with a solution that didn't look yukky. Any suggestions?
So, if you have a free moment, please stop by both challenge sites and enter! Its fun!
