The WT challenge today was to use two identical items - buttons, embellishments, images... Man, who'd have thought that could be hard. Thing is, I go for threes, and while I did think I could plead that three was two plus another one, that would not have been in the spirit of the challenge.
So in the end I went with this Penny Black butterfly on the grass from Inspired by Nature. I stamped the grass twice in different greens. Then I stamped the butterfly bodies with a dark blue marker. Then I chalked greens and blue into the background, distressed the edges and added Stickles to the butterfly bodies and Sakura Stardust clear to the antennae. I stamped the butterflies twice on white card with a Brilliance Peacock pad and cut out the wings. I added foam tape at the wing tips, and stuck them with glue to the card base at the bodies.
I added some little punched flowers - white card sponged lightly with Scattered Straw, and yellow watercolour centres. I mounted it on a pale grey card with sponged green edges. It still looked a bit unfinished, so before I stuck it down I added some green ribbon with a knot, and a little cream brad with a spot of yellow.
TFL.
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 GMT Views: 1297
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 12:29 PM
"Inspired" is the perfect title for this card because that's what it did for me!! I love how the grass has the perfect amount of "distress"...it looks very real!
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 2:04 PM
These grasses and butterflie and flowers are wonderful, Sabrina! What a lovely card!!
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 4:46 PM
Oh I love this! Love the little flowers!!!
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 6:39 PM
Sabrina, I had the same troubles with today's seeing double challenge, too!! I gravitate to threes as well and it was really hard to envision a card with just two of something. You ended up with a gorgeous card, though!! I love those blades of grass, and your twin butterflies are gorgeous. Super job with the challenge, all around!!
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 9:15 PM
Wowzers, what a pretty card! Love that grass with those butterflies and flowers. Pretty sky. Super awesome card Sabrina!!! TFS :0)
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