Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge 27

It's time for another Divine Diva Inspirations challenge, and this time, I even had time to make a card.  When  looked at the inspiration photo (from The Inglenook Decor) for today's challenge, the first things I noticed were the white alabaster frames and those beautiful butterflies.  Even though the arrangement in the photo is fairly monochromatic, a closer look revealed all kinds of shapes, textures, and materials.  I incorporated a few of my favorites in my card -- the shimmer of pearls, the colors of shells, and even some beads.

I will admit that the beading on this card took a fair amount of time, but it's not hard to do.  I pierced holes around the edge of the brown panel by using my sewing machine unthreaded.  I attached the beads by using a running stitch by hand.  You actually have to go twice around to get a solid line of beads, which is what makes it time intensive.

The rest of the card is very quick and easy.  The reddish panel is just a piece of cardstock with some acrylic pearlizing medium dabbed on.  Once the paint dried, I ran it through my Cuttlebug and embossed it with a swirl pattern.  I distressed the edges, and since I had my sewing machine out, I stitched around the edges, too.  The butterfly is a Creative Imaginations adhesive rub-on on brown card stock, foiled with gold foil.  My white frame is cut with a Nestabilities die from pearlescent paper.  The only stamp I used was the sentiment (Stampin' Up).

It's good to be back after my little hiatus, and I can't wait to see what the other Divine Diva team members came up with. You can see all of their creations on their blogs: Anne, Chris, Lori, Julie, and Kerri.  And, don't forget that you're welcome to join us.  If you do, post a link on Lori's blog, and if you upload to Splitcoast Stampers or Papercraft Planet, use the keyword DDIC.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bluebelle

Isn't she cute? Bluebelle is part of the DoodleFactory Easter collection from Starving Artistamps (she also has a couple of sisters, Rose and Violet, who arrived with the Valentine Remix collection).

Bluebelle is colored with Copic markers with a few highlights added with a white gel pen. The background uses paper from the Basic Grey Two Scoops collection. I stamped and clear embossed the green and blue panels with the Starving Artistamps Fern Leaf Tooled Leather background for some added texture.

I also have some jewelry to show you today. I attended a wire wrapping class with my friend Joan yesterday and had a wonderful time. I learned a couple of new wraps and got some good tips and info, so it was definitely time well spent. I started this necklace during the class and finished it up when I got home. I love the look of the wire, and I have lots more ideas I want to try!

See ya!