Tonight's card is one that I think would have been better if I had given-up on trying to complete a challenge, and gone with what seemed more natural ... I had a heck-of-a-time fitting in the light pink color for this week's ColourQ Challenge.
I should have just let it go and stuck with the other three colors that seemed to work in greater harmony in my design.
I was thrilled that this card got a Shout-Out Tweet on the Hero Arts blog, so I went with a similar design using one of the August Hero Arts Sketches (together with some Clean & Simple Stamping).
It also works for the Freestyle Challenge at A Blog Named Hero. The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts Heyday Thoughts with the Leaf and Flower Background inked in three colors.
What a gorgeous card, I love the gradient panel. Thank you so much for joining us at the colourQ.
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | August 01, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Beautiful card, Steph, your pink worked in well, but the center panel is a showpiece for sure! Thanks for sharing your card with us this week at the ColourQ.
Posted by: Sylvia | August 01, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Great take on the color challenge. Like the way you worked your focal stamp! One of my fav things to do is to multi-ink a stamp. :)
Posted by: Gabby | August 02, 2012 at 07:41 AM
beautiful card! thanks for playing along with out challenge #9 at A Blog Named Hero
Posted by: Mary Dawn | August 02, 2012 at 08:35 AM
Very pretty!! Thanks so much for joining us at the ColourQ!!
Posted by: Kara | August 02, 2012 at 09:29 AM
Your card is beautiful. Very nice layout.
Posted by: Pat Q | August 02, 2012 at 01:22 PM
I love the gradient coloring on your focal piece. Beautiful butterflies too! Thanks for playing with us at A Blog Named Hero!
Posted by: Melissa Shea | August 02, 2012 at 09:45 PM
What a gorgeous image....this is just a wonderful, timeless design. I think you incorporated your pink in there just fine! So glad you were able to play with the CQC this week!
Posted by: LeAnne | August 02, 2012 at 09:58 PM
LOVE, LOVE your stamping and design on this FAB card Stef!
Thanks so much for stopping by on the TAWS Blog Hop too :)
Posted by: Lyndal | August 02, 2012 at 11:27 PM
such a beautiful card :) x
Posted by: laura | August 03, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Love the gradient panel! I'm playing with these sketches, too. So fun!
Posted by: leslie (crookedstamper) | August 04, 2012 at 08:57 AM