Monday, 26 March 2012

Pastel butterflies

Evening all,
I'm on a crafty roll this week because I've had an unscheduled day in my craft room today ...more about that later tho !

First I have a card to share that I made with this weeks CASual Fridays challenge in mind but it will also fit in at Less is More too.....


This is the idea that first popped into my head for the black and pastels challenge at CASual Fridays and it's a design that's most likely been done loads of times before but the striking contrast between the pastel butterflies and black card is pleasing to my eye and it also meant I could use some of the gems I have hoarded but hardly use!!! .... the butterfly dies are from dienamics and a mixture of two different sets.

Over at Less is More we're asked to combine 3 past challenges and this fits in with wk#16 Butterflies (of course), wk#55 Die-cuts or Punches and wk#29 Things that move.
It was a complete nightmare to photograph in a light tent so we had to go alfresco .... much better result :0)

Well I was planning to share a before and after photo of Rolo with you today because he was due to go to the groomers for his first trim of the year but instead he snagged the nail on his dew claw this morning and spent the day at the vets having it sorted under sedation....just a small procedure but he takes his time to come round from the ol' jungle juice so they kept him most of the day :0( ..... and I decided in his absence to have a crafting session and crack on with some cards instead :0)
He's back with us now and after an initial burst of energy he looks suitably 'pooped' from his eventful day and luckily he has no dressings on either..... we don't do bandages well!!

Right I better find out where my husband is....he broke down on the way home from work and last I heard the AA had just arrived!!
Thanks for your visit :0)
Jenny x

35 comments:

  1. Great card Jenny love the strong black and pastel contrast. the pearl centres are lovely too.
    Hope the dog's OK and the AA have rescued your husband.
    Tara x

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  2. beautiful card...the effect of the pastels & white sentiment on black remind me of a chalkboard...it's so pretty! jungle juice & a lost hubby. do you ever have a boring day? hugs :)

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  3. So striking Jen
    FABULOUS
    Thank you very much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  4. love the combo jenny! and the pearls look fab

    jen xx

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  5. I don't know what we don't pair up pastels with black more often because this looks lovely! The black really brings out the softness in the pastels. So sweet:)

    I hope your hubby and Rolo have a less eventful evening. Poor guys!

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  6. Sensational card ! Love the gorgeous black background with those pretty pastel butterflies amazing contrast. Hope both hubby and Rolodex have recovered from their ordeals !

    Marie

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  7. Love those pastel butterflies, they really do pop on the black!

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  8. So glad Rolo is okay! I love your card. It is gorgeous!

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  9. beautiful card, jenny! love the butterflies sweeping across the front. sorry your boy, rolo, had some troubles today!!

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  10. This is amazing...i love cards with butterflies...

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  11. I love the black card base and beautiful bflies Jenny.

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  12. This is gorgeous! The pastel butterflies really pop out against the black background! I LOVE those pretty matching pearls too! So pretty!

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  13. super fab...love how those butterflies just pop!

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  14. Okay, one of us was inside the other's brain today because my card for these two challenges also includes pastel butterflies, a black background and a white embossed sentiment! Yours is really quite stunning though. Those 'flies really pop off the background and I love the gems. And you always find the coolest sentiment fonts. :)

    I'm thinking that Rolo was protesting his haircut which is why he ended up at the vets for a long snooze instead! :) Poor guy! Hope he's not feeling too sorry for himself. And hope hubby made it home okay!

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  15. Gorgeous, Jenny. Those pastel butterflies look wonderful against the black card base. So pretty. Glad Rolo is home after his day at the vet's. Ann Y.

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  16. The pearls are a perfect touch! Beautiful card! Glad to hear your pup is ok.

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  17. This is stunning!!!! LOVE the beautiful pastel butterflies against the black--amazing!!! :)

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  18. What a wonderful rabble of butterflies! It's so dramatic against the black.
    I hope hubby got home safely and not too late!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  19. This is a darling design, Jenny! It's simple yet so effective! Love it! So glad that you join the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  20. A very pretty card love those beautiful butterflies

    Anne

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  21. Oh dear what an eventful day! But lucky you were able to escape to some crafting. The dramatic black looks fab with the soft pastels and I love your butterflies all dressed up in their bling. x

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  22. I love your beautiful butterflies with the black background, its stunning! Hope all is well - Seems like you never have a dull moment at your place:) Hugs x x

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  23. The pastels are stunning against the black Jenny. Love those dies! Hope hubby got home safely and got his car fixed :) Sarah x

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  24. Gorgeous card Jenny, so pretty :o) Hope hubby got home ok, sounds like a bit of an eventful day! Lisa x

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  25. This is beautiful, Jenny! I love the font on the sentiment, too.

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  26. beautiful pastel colored butterflies. love those butterfly dies. I have to seek them out.

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  27. What a great contrast having a black background and pastel embellishments - I went the other way round! Hope Rolo enjoyed his sleep cure and hope you find hubby too! Vicky x

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  28. Good grief, no end to adventures for you today! Glad that everyone's ended up OK, although I'm guessing Rolo and your husband would rather have gone with their days as planned? Yikes.
    Love your card - I'm never happy with my white embossing on black since I always make a mess! Yours is fab :)

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  29. Wow Jenny! I would never have thought of using these pastel butterflies - what a beautiful card!
    Cheers, Karen

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  30. The pastel butterflies are GORgeous against that black card base and the pearls! LOVE the pearls :) Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  31. A very pretty card made with these lovely butterflies, I love the sense of movement you created with them.

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  32. Love your pretty pastel butterflies against the black...stunning, Jenny:)!!

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  33. This is so stinkin' sweet, Jenny! I adore the pastel butterflies against the black background. And what a yummy sentiment - heat embossing is one of my most fave techniques!! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays! We're so glad you did!

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  34. Jenny, those butterflies really just pop on that black background! I love the perfectly matched "pearl" bodies!

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  35. just another day to cope with the ups and downs of life and yet you can be so creative! don't the pastels look gorgeous on the black, love the butterflies with their beautiful bodies.

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