Now trying to keep this card in the Clean and Simple style may pose a challenge to you but the easiest way around the background for me was to emboss it. This still left plenty of "white space".
Starting with the Modern Wallpaper embossing folder I embossed the upper portion of the card only. This gave the illusion of the darker colour on the sketch. Then using the Apothecary Accents I die cut two of the coloured CS and one white. The white one I stamped using the words from the French Foliage stamp set and the coloured CS was used to create a frame around the white.
The butterfly was then attached to the frame and using dimensionals adhered to the card base.
When creating a Clean and Simple card you want just that. I would have preferred to do just stamping, but when I saw the sketch this vision immediately popped into my head.
I hope you like what I have come up with. We have some new talented Designers with us for this next six month period and I hope that you will take the time to see what they have envisioned for this sketch. Then once you have seen what everyone else has come up with...you guessed it, it's your turn. Have some fun with this sketch.
Thanks for stopping by.
Nancy
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This is SO soft and pretty, Nancy! I adore the texture and I LOVE how you popped the butterfly up!!! HUGS and have a great week! Mynn xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Nancy! Love the embossing And the apothecary accent die cut.
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the sketch,I love the pale blue colors!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful setting for this magnificent butterfly, that you have embellished in a very original way. A very elegant creation!!!
ReplyDeleteRosi x
Hi Nancy
ReplyDeleteFinally some free time to stop by and say hello to a fellow team mate.
Your card is stunning. Love the embossing.
Have a great day.
Ang x
it s super card
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty, love the butterfly.
ReplyDeleteAng HOC DT
Beautiful card I love the elegant simplicity of it.
ReplyDeletePatricia