Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Triple Challenge!


I love making cards, but sometimes things get so busy that I don't make the time.  That's why I love challenge blogs (motivates me every time)!  This card was created based on three different challenges.  The first challenge was the color splash challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The colors were pretty in pink, bashful blue, and certainly celery.  Then I saw the challenge at SUO Challenges requiring the use of butterflies.  I needed to make my niece a birthday card and the two challenges sounded like just the right combo. But how to put it together?  That's where the ladies at Stamping 411 came in!  Here's the 'recipe' for my triple challenge card...
cardstock- certainly celery, pretty in pink, bashful blue, and whisper white
stamps-Butterfly Prints and Just Believe (sentiment) both from IB&C
ink- certainly celery, pretty in pink, bashful blue, and basic gray
extras- butterfly punch, scallop trim border punch, cert. celery grosgrain ribbon, pretty in pink corduroy brad (retired), basic pearls, big shot & backgrounds 1 texturz plates

22 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card. Your niece is going to love it! Thank you for joining us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  2. Hi Margaret! This is such a pretty card--love the trio of butterflies and the colors are perfect. Thanks for visiting my blog today! :-)

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  3. Too cute Margaret!! Way to get many challenges done in one card too!!

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  4. SOOOO PRETTY!!! Love those butterflies and the layout is fantastic. Just a very pretty, pretty card.
    Thanks for visiting my blog and becoming a follower! I also am now a follower on your blog!
    Lynn

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  5. So sweet - love the little pearls. X

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  6. Margaret -- you're the first one up this week! Congratulatons! Love the pearls on the butterflies -- so sweet! Thanks so much for playing along this week at Stamping 411! Blessings, Gretchen

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  7. Nicely done! I love that color combo. Great job on the challenges!

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  8. Such a sweet card. Love the colors too! Thanks for playing along.

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  9. THis is really beautiful! Love the colors and the butterflies are just dreamy :) Love the story of your blog and Shadow (that was my first kitty cat's name!)

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  10. This is so pretty! I love the pearls on the butterflies, and the ribbon/button combo is awesome too!

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  11. This is such a soft & pretty card! Love the color combo & the embossing.....very nice work & TFS!!!

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  12. Love the butterflies and the textured background. You did a great job with the layout. Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  13. Very soft colors! Thanks for playing SUO Challenges.

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  14. Very pretty! I love your butterflies. Thanks for playing with us this week. I hope you will join us again on future challenges.

    Robbie

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  15. Love the butterflies and pearls-also, the corduroy brad-I am hoarding mine! :)

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  16. Love the colors you chose, as well as all the pearl details. Thanks for joining us at SUO Challenges.

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  17. What a great card. I love the butterflies and all of the pearl accents. A great touch. TFS
    www.carriesscrapyard.com

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  18. Great job with your triple challenge, pretty colors! You worked the sketch!

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  19. Very pretty! What wonderful colors. So glad you joined us at SUO Challenges!

    Jen Timko

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  20. So pretty! I love the pearl bodies for the butterflies!

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  21. very pretty! love the way you did the ribbon. Thanks for joining us at SUO Challenges :)

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  22. oh how very beautiful Margaret! Thanks so much for playing along.

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