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Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Inspired by.... oh ok, it's a copy!

The Card Concept have got a gorgeous photo inspiration challenge at the moment, and I have been trying out a few ideas, but have ended up shamelessly copying the photo. LOVE those butterflies! So here's the photo:


And here's my card:




I had a great time making all the butterflies. I got a bit carried away - they are all over my desk. I punched the butterflies out of watercolour paper, and then used a mix of watercolour pencils and inks to colour them. To add the swirly pattern I used a white Uni Posca pen. The butterflies are on 3D foam, with a gem in the centre to give them a little sparkle.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

The Card Concept challenge - using the Clean & Graphic style

Simon Says Stamp challenge: "Use Your Favourite Technique and/or Product" - watercolouring is my favourite thing at the moment :)


12 comments:

Grá O'Neill said...

Beautiful card, love your butterflies :)

Claire said...

I'm amazed how you've replicated the inspiration pic - so clever! It caught my eye straight away in the thumbnails!

Aileen said...

wonderful card, can never get enough of butterflies. love all your colours and the white swirls. brilliant

Kerin said...

What a fabulous assortment of butterflies! Gorgeous card. Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

Cindy C. said...

Wow really eye catching!! Beautiful butterflies!!

Virginia L. said...

This card should be FRAMED!! Love the gorgeous colors so much! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Favorite Products/Techniques” Challenge!

Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin said...

Beautiful take on TCC challenge! Love the colouring :)

laurie said...

How perfect for the challenge! Your butterflies are so colorful. Fun card! Thanks for playing along at The Card Concept!

Jo Nevill said...

Love your bright and colourful butterflies on your fabulous card.

Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Jo x

Julie Gearinger said...

Wow, love your colors on the butterflies and the fact that you drew all of the swirls (I thought it was a stamp)! So bright and cheerful and perfect for our challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at The Card Concept :-)

Bashful said...

Gorgeous butterflies! This is a beautiful card.

Dr Sonia S V said...

Saw your card in a Challenge and had to drop by to have a closer look...it is simply stunning...loved it
Cheers
Dr Sonia
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