Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Authentique Paper and Freshly Made Sketches


Once again I needed to make a sympathy card.  I decided to let this beautiful paper by Authentique provide my inspiration and focal point.  I chose to color just a few butterflies and cut them out and adhered on top so they look like they are floating there.  I did use my Stardust pen to add glitter to all the butterflies - just to dress it up a little.  The card is a 5 1/4 inch square.


The design of the card is based on the weekly sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - the idea is to be clean - I never know if I can accomplish that.  I do try though.  


I also used the color challenge from Authentique paper for the month of June.  I do love their paper - it has such beautiful weight - and it is double sided - the back side is always a nice plain color - which is so wonderful to have for stamping or layering.  I used papers from their 6 x 6 pads from two collections - Carefree and Fresh.  


Well I must head to bed - I am tired and my kitchen is a mess.  Potluck at work tomorrow and I tried a new chicken salad recipe - I sure hope it is good.
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8 comments:

  1. IvankaJune 27, 2012 at 10:25 PM

    Beautiful card Barb! I love the pop of orange butterfiles.

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  2. Linda CallahanJune 27, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    This is lovely! The orange butterflies are fabulous!

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  3. Ann SchachJune 27, 2012 at 11:44 PM

    Such a beautiful card! I love how you colored some of the butterflies. It was the perfect touch! Thanks for playing at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  4. UnknownJune 28, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    What a beautiful card for such a sad occasion. I am sure the person receiving it will be so grateful to get such a beautiful and thoughtful card. Traci

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  5. Jen MitchellJune 28, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    What a pretty card. I love that you chose to color and pop up a few of the butterflies. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  6. LyndalJuly 2, 2012 at 2:45 AM

    GORGEOUS card, lovely pop of colour - the butterflies look FAB!

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  7. Marlena M.July 18, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    This is so pretty. I love the way you made the butterflies POP.

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  8. ChristaJuly 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Great pops of butterfly colour.

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