Papertrey June 2011 Blog Hop Challenge

This month we are providing you with a beautiful photo to 
help trigger some creative ideas with color!  This inspirational 
photo is just dreamyand it's the perfect thing to give you a 
creative jumpstart that will lead to nothing but fabulous results! 

This was a difficult challenge for me, as I've never made a card based on an inspirational photo. After many trials and errors I decided to focus on just a few things from the photo. Squares, Dragonflies and the Colours found their way onto my card. Here it is!!

Squares:  Nine 1" squares were punched out from various card stock.

Dragonflies: The Dragonfly image from Places, Please was stamped on eight of the squares using Versa mark and then heat embossed with silver embossing powder. The sentiment, from Butterfly Dreams was also heat embossed.

Colours: I chose as many colours (see list below) from the inspiration photo as I could and arranged them onto the white card stock that had been impressed with the Wood grain Impression Plate. The baker's twine also included the various colour themes.

Dimensional foam strips were used to raise the front white panel and give some dimension. I didn't want the small squares to stand away from the card front too much, so I added small 3/4" squares of white card stock under each coloured square before attaching them to the card front. This gave just enough 'lift' to the squares without adding too much thickness.

Card Details:  All PTI unless noted

Stamps: Places, Please (dragonfly);  Butterfly Dreams (sentiment)

Inks: Versamark

Papers: Stamper's Select White, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Hibiscus Burst; SU Certainly Celery; 

2 Pinks and 3 Turquoise papers from my stash.

Other Supplies: Woodgrain Impression Plate; SU Silver Stampin' Embossing powder;  EK Success 1" Square Punch;  The Twinery Baker's Twine (turquoise, pink, green); pink button from my stash; dimensional foam strips

Thanks for visiting my blog. Enjoy the Blog Hop!!

Karen C.