Friday, April 1, 2011

Butterflies Live in the Flower Garden

Friday again and it's windy and very cool. I'm hoping to work in my yard tomorrow and I think it will only be 68 degrees, but sunny...so maybe.

The QFTD challenge today on Splitcoaststampers today is to honor Lois aka Clownmom. I chose to case this card of hers: I stamped my flower garden in SU Always Artichoke. If the green looks grayish, it is because when I tweaked my card the SU Melon Mambo was really brightened and in your face so I left it a bit subdued. I used a piercerabilitie die on the bottom and sponged with the Melon Mambo after piercing. Added the tiny pearls to my sponged butterflies and did some sponging between panels.

I am entering my card into these challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday-#104-No Kids Allowed-Birthday!
The Rubber Cafe Design Team Blog Challenge #11-Spring Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown #42-Florals
Paper Pal Arts #87-Technique Challenge-Punches

Recipe:
Stamps-Hero Arts-Design Block Silhouette, Mark's Finest Papers-Hearts, Hearts, Hearts (sentiment)
Paper: Stampin'Up Always Artichoke and Melon Mambo, PTI white cardstock
Ink: SU Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke
Accessories: Spellbinders Piercerabilties fancy scalloped border, pearls, sponge, Martha Stewart Classic Butterly punch

10 comments:

dstandard said...

This is just gorgeous - love the pop of pink!

Joanne (jojot) said...

what a beauty...wow.....screams SPRING

Bonnie said...

Bright and pretty! Hope you get to work in your garden tomorrow.

Marisa said...

Flowers and butterflies - my kind of a card :) Love the flower silhouettes and pops of pink with the butterflies :) Spring, spring, where art thou oh spring??!! LOL!

Basslady said...

hi sweety!

this is a real eye-candy! especially the pearced paper is absolutely stunning!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Lynne in NI said...

Ohhhh Brenda, this is absolutely beautiful! Love your flower stamp and the pop of pink is just perfect! Hope the weather co-operated with you today and you got out to your garden!

Davi said...

BEAUTIFUL Benzi, I love the butterflies with their pearl bodies and that pretty image!! The piercing on the bottom is so so pretty. I hope it warms up so you can garden a little. I would send you some of my heat if I could!! :)

Julie said...

Gorgeous card Brenda! Love those colors together and your butterflies are soooo pretty!!!

Pam~ said...

Stunning card! Love how you stamped the flowers all in one color and then added the pretty butterflies! Gorgeous look! Thanks playing at the Pals Paper Arts!

Hope we don't get the bad weather they are forecasting for this afternoon.

Paula S. said...

The pink butterflies are so beautiful against the green and white. Lovely card!