Sunday, March 21, 2010

Spring Butterflies...

Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. ~Author Unknown
Happy Spring! Saturday here in Boise was the perfect Spring day...warm, sunny and breezy, a perfect day to spend outside. Yesterday was a bit cooler and ended with rain, but really a very Springy weekend, hope yours was as nice!!!

For this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge and Blogger's Challenge (Spring) I decided to go with the butterflies and the turquoise from the cupcakes, I love the new KaiserCrafts Devonshire paper and the swirls on this turquoise paper were calling out for some butterflies. I used my new embossed butterfly die from SU and added some stickles and pearls to add a few details, but I wanted the focus to be on the beautiful paper and the butterflies.

I added a piece of a lacey scalloped diecut from the paper pack and a sentiment from Stampavie to finish it off...

Another diecut border and a few small butterflies add just a touch to the inside of the card...
Supplies:
Stamps: Sentiments (Stampavie)
Paper: Devonshire (KaiserCrafts,) Textured Card (DCWV,) Vanilla (PTI)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Misc: Pearls, Stickles, Embossed Butterfly Die (SU,) MS Crafts Butterfly Punch

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #51
Pink Elephant (Spring)
Crazy 4 Challenges (Spring)
Blogger's Challenge (Spring)
Caardvarks (Lace) ~Hoping this counts, it is Faux lace on the diecut border bit~

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25 comments:

  1. This is very, very pretty. I love the flourishes and the background paper is gorgeous by itself. Adding the scallop made the card!

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  2. Very pretty...love those colors together! {SMILES}

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  3. This is beautiful paper and the butterflies compliment it perfectly!

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  4. The butterflies are the perfect spring addition to your card!

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  5. Classy, beautiful card! Love the paper.

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  6. This is beautiful, luv how you "used" the paper, the colors are FAB, and luv the inside too!

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  7. Gorgeous Rachel! love the blue.. fabulous work.
    hugs~

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  8. Beautiful and very springlike. I love butterflies.

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  9. Love the butterflies, I think the colors are beautiful!

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  10. This is GORGEOUS! Love the DP with the flourishes and how the fluttering butterflies float along the side. LOVELY!

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  11. This is lovely, I like how you added the little butterfly inside! We've been walking the last 3 days, it's been gorgeous!

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  12. Very pretty! Love the extra bling on the butterfly!

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  13. So pretty. Love the Devonshire paper! SO luff the inside. It adds such a great touch!

    Let me know which art cards you want. If there's something you want that's not on the Artisan site, but that you've seen on my blog,etc., let me know because I can do an art card of any photo or painting!

    Love you Sis and so glad you won!

    ~K

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  14. Beautiful card - I just love the dsp and the colors you used!

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  15. WOW! this is amazing. You are back in the GROOVE sistah!! Hugs,

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  16. Lovin that Kaiser Crafts 6x6 paper..the butterflys are just perfect for the spring theme.
    connie paxman

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  17. This is so pretty!! I love the flourishes and butterflies. Thanks for joining us at Caardvarks!!

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  18. Very pretty Rachel. The paper you used is lovely and the butterfly looks so pretty.

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  19. Beautiful Rachel! These colors are so elegant! Love the flourishes! :D

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  20. Lovely- Great layout and love the pretty soft colors- pretty with flourishes and love the butterflies! TFS

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  21. Very springy! I love the details on all of the butterflies. Very nice Rachel.

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  22. This is gorgeous Rachel! Love the dimensional butterflies, perfect spring card!

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  23. Very pretty, the fluttering butterflies look wonderful with this paper!

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  24. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful! I love how the butterflies and paper coordinate so wonderfully!

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  25. Gorgeous cards, Rachel!! I love the designs and the colors!

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