Saturday, June 25, 2011

PTI June 2011 Blog Hop


The blog hope theme this time is an inspirational photo (shown below). As soon as I saw this photo, it reminded me of the card that Nichole Heady had done for the June stamp release using copics and I had to give it a try (Loved that technique). Plus the three open boxes reminded me of the take three die :) You can see the entire list of participants on Nichole's Blog.


So, here is my take on this inspirational photo, I think the wall hangers are more like dragon flies, but I thought the butterflies worked well too.

I wanted my card to look like I took a bucket of paint and then poured it on the card stock from top. My copic lines are not that clean or that well blended (I was using the chisel tip), but I still like the overall effect of the card and will for sure give this another try. Maybe stamp it with a background stamp and then use that piece of card stock or something like that.


Thanks for stopping by.
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Handwritten Notes
Paper - PTI White, True Black, Vintage Cream CS
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - PTI Take Three Die

30 comments:

Unknown said...

Banu, this is very nice. I love the rainbow colors and how you framed the butterflies;)

Lisa H. said...

oooo! I totally see where you drew your inspiration....love how you pulled it together.

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Love the contrast of bright colors and the white.

Angela said...

Banu, this is gorgeous! Love how you interpreted the inspiration photo....

Maureen V said...

I really like the effect with the stripes behind the framed cutout

kari bell said...

the little windows are so fun!

Marlena M. said...

This is a brilliant way to get those three cubby holes in there. ;)

Suzanne said...

Banu, cute card! I love the die cuts as the cubby holes!

Linda said...

Clever! Love your colors and use of the frames to represent the cubbies!!

Amy said...

Wow, Banu, this is very pretty!

Marge said...

I LOVE how you did this -- very clever!!!

Cassie_lu said...

love the use of the punched out squares.

Margaret M said...

Great use of copics..it does look like paint brushing!

C said...

Cool take on the challenge...love the little windows.

Terri said...

Very nice. Love your use of the take 3 frame die with the butterflies. The background is great too!

Tracie said...

Banu - I love your card. Love the window look.

Patrice said...

Love this richly colored card!

Unknown said...

The lines don't have to be straight or blended they look beautiful just the way they are! Love the butterflies:)

Ravengirl said...

So pretty! Those butterflies are just the perfect accent to fit into the negative space of the die cut!

Wendy ten Hove said...

Gorgeous!! Love your coloring of the background, that's just amazing and the butterflies in the boxes are sooo lovely!!!
Hugs, Wendy

Cibele Glazer said...

This is awesome! I love your use of the Take Three die! Great minds think alike. ;)

Luanne said...

How sweet! Totally inspired!

Gina said...

If I had the Take Three die, I'd definitely have used it. And I think the butterflies are perfect for the card!! This is beautiful. Thank you, too, for visiting my blog today. :D

DF said...

Very pretty!

Unknown said...

Love how you pulled in the "cubbies" into your design! This is beautiful...all those colors make me happy :). Great card!!

Tracey McNeely said...

So pretty Banu.

sgc said...

Banu--this card is lovely!

Jen said...

Oh so pretty! Love rainbows and butterflies!

Mallika said...

nice one
simpliness personified

farmhouse-story said...

love the rainbow colors with the b-fly, banu! such a pretty card:)