I'm staying up way past my bed time tonight, but it feels so good to finally have some extended time in my studio.
This card combines Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #5 with this weeks CPS Sketch. How gorgeous are those bougainvillea against those wonderful gray rocks. These are some of my very favorite colors.
This card also works for this week's Stamp Something Challenge to create a birthday card featuring pink.
The Stampendous Flowerfly was stamped in Raspberry Fizz ink and highlighted with a gray Sakura sparkle pen. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Anytime Messages and the design paper is Basic Grey Urban Prairie Bonnet.
I finished with the EK Success Scallop Diamond punch and some Raspberry Fizz Swiss Dot ribbon. I also sponged around the edges of the DP with some Raspberry Fizz ink to help a bit in coordinating the different shades of pink.
Beautiful...this is one of my favortite color combos too!
Posted by: Debbie Nelson | May 09, 2009 at 05:06 AM
Gorgeous with a capital G! Loving it with the BG DP!
Posted by: Allison | May 09, 2009 at 05:08 AM
Yummy raspberry color! Nice!
Posted by: Diana Foster | May 09, 2009 at 08:26 AM
Steph this is so `pretty` I love that butterfly..hope your having a lovely weekend:)♥
Posted by: terriebailey | May 09, 2009 at 09:30 AM
This dsp is prefect! Love all of your details. Great job on the color challenge.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Posted by: Terri E. | May 09, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Vert pretty, simple yet so elegant.
Brenda x
Posted by: Brenda | May 09, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Beautiful rendering of the sketch. The stamp you used is so pretty.
Posted by: Nicole Maki | May 09, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Great card Stef! I love, love, LOVE that butterfly! I have some images thru WishRAK and always forget I have them. Hugs,
Posted by: Michelle Woerner (sf9erfan) | May 09, 2009 at 11:50 AM
gorgeous card stef! the setting of the butterfly stamp looks wonderful!
Posted by: E.T | May 09, 2009 at 12:42 PM
How beautiful! Love your card for the two challenges...Dawn's colors are perfect for your butterfly.
Posted by: Helen F. | May 09, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Fab job on the sketch! I love that ribbon and butterfly!
Posted by: Ann | May 09, 2009 at 03:49 PM
WOW Stef this is GORGEOUS. Such a pretty card.
Posted by: Lucy | May 09, 2009 at 04:05 PM
This is beautiful!! I love it!
Posted by: Christina | May 09, 2009 at 06:38 PM
I ALWAYS love your cards-- this one is so BEAUTIFUL -- LOVE that butterfly!!
Posted by: kathryn | May 09, 2009 at 07:09 PM
Well worth staying up way past your bed time! Why is it creativity often kicks in at the midnight hours? Thanks for visiting my blog. A friend turned me onto Caardvarks and I'm tickled pink about it - almost as much as this beautiful pink post!
Posted by: Kay S. | May 09, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Those colors are just dreamy and the images are wonderful! LOVE how it fits the CPS sketch.
Posted by: Linda Beeson | May 09, 2009 at 09:55 PM
This is gorgeous! Great job with the challenge!
Posted by: Angie Tieman | May 09, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Gorgeous. Love that butterfly!
Posted by: Aime | May 10, 2009 at 06:04 AM
So gorgeous! Love that butterfly, great color combo and lovely papers. Thanks for playing along with us at Stamp Something:)
Posted by: erin... | May 10, 2009 at 07:23 PM
So pretty! Love the butterfly!
Posted by: Winter | May 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM