Monday, February 16, 2009

Follow Your Bliss

Every two months Susan sends each member of the smARTworks design team the same set, and our challenge is to use it to make a project uniquely 'ours'...this time we were sent "Bliss". The set consists of the large full butterfly, and the saying you see here.
So, here's my submission - I went for a bold color combination of pink, orange, and black, with a little lime thrown in just for fun...and with black decorative stitching around the main panel. I stamped the butterfly first, masked it, then added color (pink and lime) to the panel around it using chalk inks. To stamp the sentiment, I curved the rubber to follow the line of the wing. The butterfly is colored with Prismacolor pencils.

As with all other challenge sets, Susan has a Bliss set to offer a lucky commenter on her blog, In the Works! You can find all the details there, but hurry - she'll be drawing the winner's name on Wednesday!

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12 comments:

  1. This is so gorgeous!! WOW!! Love your colors!

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  2. This card is just......soothing!! Love the color Dina!

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  3. I love your butterfly and I so love the colors you used - wonderful look.

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  4. OMG the colors here are out of this world! I love this. Found your blog through Betty Wright's blog. Holy moly!! Can't wait to see what else is going on here!!

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  5. WOWZER girl....this is AMAZING!! I love it!!

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  6. Gee Dina, I wish you liked color!! Another BEAUTIFUL piece of artwork!

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  7. Oh Dina, this just takes my breath away it is so beautiful! I am amazed!

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  8. This is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

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  9. I really like this one, Dina. Those colors are gorgeous!

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  10. The things you can do with ink!!!! WOW!!!! Just gorgeous, Dina!!!!

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  11. JUST BEAUTIFUL! I'm sad that I am probably too late to get in on the drawing for this set. I LOVE butterflies. Your card is SO SO pretty, Dina!!

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