Saturday, June 26, 2010

Papertrey June blog hop challenge


Hi and thanks for popping in.  The challenge this month was to use a favourite colour scheme.  My colour scheme is true black, lemon tart, hawaiian shores, hibiscus burst and orange zest.  It was inspired by an amazing pair of sandals I saw in a magazine, but it also reminds me of licorice allsorts - one of my favourite kinds of sweets :)
 

My card features butterflies cut with the butterfly die and embossed with the cuttlebug swiss dots folders. I used a white gel pen to highlight the dots a bit and they were edged with vintage snow pigment ink.
Notice the hawaiian shores twine? I dyed the vintage cream rustic twine to match the cardstock. The little label was cut using my cricut and the george cartridge:



Supplies
Paper - PTI true black, lemon tart, hawaiian shores, hibiscus burst, orange zest cardstock
Ink - PTI vintage snow, hawaiian shores
Stamps - PTI mega mixed messages
Accessories - PTI butterfly die, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, white gel pen, rustic twine, hawaiian shores button, foam mounting tape

44 comments:

  1. This is *stunning*!! Love the colours and can definitely see the Licorice Allsorts connection there!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Colors are just stunning on the black base! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. love the colors on the black... beautiful!!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Gotta agree -- STUNNING!!! Fab color combo!!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Great choice of colors - so summery!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I think it's definitely dramatic! I like the reference to Allsorts. Both are yummy!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Awesome color combo! So bright and fun! Cute!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Embossed butterflies--love 'em! And I really like how you dyed the twine to match--it looks great on the card, Anne!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Cool color combo especially on the black base. Loving those embossed butterflies too.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I love the matching twine on this card. It really adds a nice touch.

    ReplyDelete
  11. 5 colors and coloring of the twine. Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Very pretty! Love the color combo!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Love how you embossed your butterflies!! Very cute!

    ReplyDelete
  14. I love the embossing on the butterflies :-) its a great finish on your card!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Oooooo... love that twine! It looks great against the black!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Love those colors popping off of the black background! Cool fibers, too!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Black background?! so clever..love the butterflies...your card is beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  18. beautiful color combo, I love the twine & definitely need to be using my copics to color my twine. Thanks for the inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Striking color combo! Love the brights against the black card base. The embossing on the butterfly looks cute, too :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Nice, dramatic color combo- looks great with the black!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Love licorice allsorts - AND your card! These butterflies really pop on your background!

    ReplyDelete
  22. What a striking card! Love the twine :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Love the color combo. Love the texture that you added to the butterflies. Very fun card.

    ReplyDelete
  24. This is soooo cute! Love the way the colors just POP. :)

    ReplyDelete
  25. Great combo! I really need to dye myself some button twine - that is fab!

    ReplyDelete
  26. Those bright colors really pop against the black. Great job on the challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Gorgeous card! Love the butterflies against the black. Happy hopping!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Adorable! The black really makes the butterflies POP! Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Gorgeous!! Love how the colors pop against the black.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Oooo, I love those colors on the black. Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  31. The black base makes those colors pop! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Beautiful card! Love the color coordinated twine! Can't wait to try that!

    ReplyDelete
  33. oooohhh..very Maile Belles! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Great color combo!! Love it against the black-just makes the colors pop!!

    ReplyDelete
  35. Great colors! Wonderful card!

    ReplyDelete
  36. Love how you textured your butterflies.....this just makes them "pop"!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Pretty! And the twine adds just the right punch!!!

    ReplyDelete
  38. LOL...they are the licorice allsort colours!!!! Yum...my favourite too :)

    ReplyDelete
  39. beautiful against the black!!

    ReplyDelete
  40. A striking colour combo. Those colours really pop against the black!

    ReplyDelete
  41. Pretty! Love how the bold embossed butterflies look against the black cardfront.

    ReplyDelete
  42. I used to really like licorice all sorts, you are right, those colors are just the ones in that candy assortment.

    ReplyDelete