I fell in love with this card by Dawn McVey and as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to give it a try. I would have never come up with an idea like this on my own, wouldn't it be awesome to get inside of Dawn's head and see how her creative mind works! Here is my take...
I changed up the layout and the color combo (added Aqua Mist and used White instead of Rustic Cream). Dawns butterfly was created using a larger scaled flourish (from Fancy Flourishes) and its mirror image, I went with two smaller flourishes and the coordinating mirror images.
The Aqua Mist card base was stamped, in Versamark, with an image from Background Basics: Tin Types. Embellished the butterfly with Berry Sorbet vintage buttons (strung with yellow embroidery floss) and a Lemon Tart bow. Stamped the sentiment, from Asian Fusion on a Lemon Tart strip and trimmed the edge with scalloped scissors.
Thanks Dawn for such great inspiration and thank you for hopping by! Enjoy the Blog Hop!
Maile
Birthday Wishes:
- Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Background Basics Tin Types & Asian Fusion
- Ink: Dark Chocolate & Versamark
- Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart & White
- Accessories: Lemon Tart Satin Ribbon, Berry Sorbet Vintage Buttons, Coluzzle Circle Cutter & Fiskers Scalloped Scissors
Gorgeous as always!!! PS. I love all your cards in the latest PC mag!!
ReplyDeleteI love your take on Dawn's card Maile! I have a tribute to one of your cards for my Blog Hop post, as well as a tribute to one of Dawn's! Thanks for all the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteLove it, Maile! You always have the best color combos!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fantastic idea and makes the set more of a selling point for me. Dawn will be proud to inspired such a beautiful card Maile! I really like your colours choice and your stamped background on the Aqua!
ReplyDeleteI did a tribute to your matching craft kit and card. Thanks so much for your inspiration!
wow! gorgeous swirl butterfly!! beautiful card, Maile!
ReplyDeleteI loved Dawn's card when I saw it and yours is just as beautiful! I thought it was so creative to form a butterfly this way!
ReplyDeleteBoth Dawn's and yours ROCK! Love all the details...down to the cute little buttons!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful! as always...
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful!! And of course you can play....everyone can be inspired by others, even when they are super inspiring to others!! :) Great job with the challenge!
ReplyDelete♥Lea
Your card is stunning. I love the circle layer and the berry buttons just pop with the gorgeous blue background- beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteVery very lovely
ReplyDeleteI loved Dawn's card too.....and I love yours just as much!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are still participating in the Blog Hop! I loved that card of Dawn's too. Great job on creating one with your own spin.
ReplyDeleteThis is sooooo beautiful!! Love your combo of stamps for the butterfly! :)
ReplyDeleteI just made a card with a butterfly like Dawn's, now I need to try one like yours too!
ReplyDeleteLove your twist on the butterfly. Very nice. Thank you for your inspiration and welcome to PTI as a designer.
ReplyDeleteyellow and aqua...so gorgeous together...ah, you get all the PTI stuff now...lucky girl!! ;)
ReplyDeletePretty. Sigh...
ReplyDeletelove this color combo! I think you did Dawn's card very well!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm tickled that you are playing too Maile, but of course even the BEST can be inspired by others, right? *grin*
ReplyDeleteYour colors are lovely and make me think of spring, and the subtle BG really caught my eye. Just lovely.
Very eye-catching, such a fun color combo.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! And I just love the font of that sentiment. That set needs to go on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteI like your color combo~Dawn is such a great stamper~I CASE her all the time ;)
ReplyDeleteI thought Dawn's butterfly was very creative too. Great card, Maile!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! And another one that makes perfect bows!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful card!
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ReplyDeleteI loved that card too! Your version is so much fun as well! The color combination is very striking!
ReplyDeleteOh yay, Maile! Glad you played...your cards are so stunning, and even if Dawn "helped" on this one it is still so awesome with the colors that you chose!
ReplyDeleteSooo beautiful & I think both your heads are pretty creative!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the flourishes that you and "Dawn" use. This is a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd say your creative brain isn't too far from Dawn's. Don't think I would've thought to switch things up and do the butterfly as you did here. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say...you sure do know how to make a fabulous card! You are an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely! I love the color combo and the design - may have to case you both!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love that butterfly too! I am going to have to try it myself! Gorgeous card Maile!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use those flourishes like this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card.
xx Anita
I remember being wowed by Dawn's flourish butterfly when I first saw it, too. You've made an equally amazing version here. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a pretty card!! I love your version of Dawn's butterfly!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to have to CASE your CASE :) Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGlad you played with us. I believe that butterfly is going to be landing on several cards. It's so stunning.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you played. Beautiful card! Love your creations!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I had forgotten to try Dawn's swirly butterfly! Love your version!
ReplyDeleteOooh - so pretty. Love the colors (lemon is my favorite) and I love how you do circles so easily.
ReplyDeleteVery very cute!! Love this.
ReplyDeleteI just recently discovered your blog and I am becoming a big fan! Even though you CASEd Dawn's card, your style still shows through. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your projects as a PTI designer and blogger.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO pretty! I love the color combination that you used and the pop of yellow is fabulous! ♥♥ Kay
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