2/22/2011

Happy Anniversary Card Patterns!

Happy Tuesday! I am glad you are stopping by today, as it is my turn to show you my take on Card Patterns' 2nd Anniversary sketch! And by leaving some love you will be eligible to win a fab prize!!! So, here is my sample:



A fun and inspiring sketch - so much that I had troubles deciding which idea to realize! In the end I turned it 90°. All the paper elements are die-cuts. Here is a close-up:


I really hope you'll join us this week, I would love to see your take! Check out all the details here.

Thank you for visiting and have a beautiful day!

Hugs,
Vanessa

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Jenni Bowlin Studios
Ink: Ranger Industries
Rub-on: Melissa Frances
Stick Pin: Jenni Bowlin Studios
Heart Pearls: Hero Arts
Dies: PTI, Provo Craft, Spellbinders

130 comments:

Jennifer Roach said...

Very cute! I love the colours and the butterflies :)

Katy said...

So cute! I love the butterfly.

Paula Bee said...

This is so pretty! I love the little butterfly with the pin in it! :)

Paula Bee
pbeeman02@gmail.com

Moosisk said...

Love how you turned the sketch! The colors and butterflies make it fun. :D

Anonymous said...

Totally totally cute! Love the hearts and butterflies! Super!

Gram's Treasures said...

Oh this is sweet! I do so love butterlies. Great job.
Joyce xx

Anita Rex said...

Hi Vanessa! Love that you rotated the sketch! :>

Trees said...

That card is fabulous! I love the clean and simple with retro vintage look.
Great take on a hard sketch!

Aimes said...

Such a fab take on that sketch, Vanessa! Love the bold die-cut shapes - especially that super pretty butterfly :)
Hugs,
Aimes
x

Judith said...

Beautiful and elegant card, love it Vanessa.

Elin Larsson said...

Wow what a beautiful card and great solution on the sketch! I love it!!

Chris said...

Beautiful card, Vanessa. Love the colour scheme and the pin works so well as the butterfly body/head.

Chris x

papertrails leaver said...

love the clean and simpleness of this card! The hearts fluttering on the circles are so cute! :-) Amy

Barbara said...

This is "simply" beautiful and so elegant in style. Love the colors!!!

KatieMade(c)Handmade cards said...

Super Cute! I think it's good for most any occasion too! I noticed the patterned paper first, as it reminded me of honeycomb. I scrolled down to look at which line it was from and Of Course! -Basic Grey is amazing!
Love your card Vanessa!
~Katie Marie

jan farnworth said...

love the butterflies

Gloria said...

Love that dotted butterfly!! Great card!

CinnamonSally said...

This is totally stunning Vanessa, your butterfly is beautifull with the pin and I love the colours you have used!!

MelissaS said...

I love this card! What a pretty butterfly, and I love that sweet little sentiment with the heart!

Pegg S said...

Beautiful take on the sketch. Love the pearl details!

Diana Fisher said...

I love how you tilted the sketch. And great patterned paper choice!

Shelly said...

very pretty card. I especially love the butterfly!

Jocelyn Olson said...

Love, love, love it! All of the little details are so gorgeous!!

Anne Payne said...

I love the red & white polka dot butterfly! Such a cute, cute card!!

joy said...

I love your take on the sketch! The butterfly is so cute with the little pearl heart!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Love that you flipped the sketch and the backgrounds on tose circles are great!!
Maria

Doreen said...

Love your vertical take on the sketch, and the hearts and butterflies.

Stef Perry said...

A very fun and cute card! I really struggled to of a design when I first saw the sketch but you and the other DT members sure have provided great inspiration!

dj said...

gorgeous....love that pin between the two butterflies....soo cool!! Happy Birthday to CardPatterns.....Loving the sketches here as well as the great samples by you all!!

Annika kort & gott said...

Cute card! I really love your take on the sketch, really like how you´ve rotated it.

Annika kort & gott said...

Cute card! I really like your take on the sketch, love how you´ve rotadet it.

Leanne said...

A beautiful take on the sketch. Lovely colours too.

Nancy L. said...

very pretty! love the butterflies and the hearts.

joy said...

I love this card - especially that polka dot butterfly!!

wendipooh13 said...

gorgeous card, love the pops of red!!!! very pretty

Diane Standish(crazeedi) said...

What a beautiful card! I love your take on the pattern!

jengd said...

Great card! I love that you turned it and used different accents on the circles. Wonderful!

Nona said...

Very pretty card, Vanessa! I love your take on the sketch :)

Carla S. said...

Beautiful card, Vanessa! I love the graphic circles and the butterflies and hearts!

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Vanessa just love your card . . . so light and lovely with the hearts and butterflies! A breath of fresh air!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful. I like when the card is clean and simple. :)

Hopeful Author said...

Gorgeous!! Love the elegant simplicity!

JennieSilver said...

I love the card. Elegant.

KanataNewf said...

Definitely a great take on a challenging sketch.

Isha Gupta said...

Gorgeous card Vanessa. Great take on the sketch and I like the colors so much. TFS

Katie Skiff said...

Very cute....I love that you flipped it!!

Wendy (aka Roo) said...

I love it!!! The pattern paper with the red butterfly & pin, absolutely wonderful!!!
Thanks for a chance to win some cutting files from the Cutting Cafe

Wendy, aka Roo
wendydot roos2boys atgmaildotcom
http://gilbyscraftster.blogspot.com

Donna said...

Delightful card! Love the stickpin as the body of the butterfly. Great idea!

Billie A said...

Wow stunning card love the red and black and white really cool and very attractive. Love the stick pin on the butterfly. Very nice.

Anita said...

Wow such a great card. Love it very much!

xx Anita

Brendaxx said...

I really love your card;that butterfly with the pin is beautiful! :)
Brenda

Unknown said...

ow what a beautiful card you did like the butterfly and the pin tat so nice thank for showing

Lorraine said...

Beautiful card - love the patterns, the colors and that dimensional butterfly with the stick pin!

Gwendolyn said...

Lovely card! So romantic! Love the sketch and all the inspiration....

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Oh, wow...this is awesome!

McStamper said...

What a very cute card. Love the pin and butterfly.

Jessica said...

Wow, this is fantastic I love the sketch turned this way.

Stephanie Zito said...

Oh my Vanessa! It's beautiful! I love how you flipped the sketch and your use of the stick pin and little heart pearls! Adorable!

Romy said...

Oh wow, completely stunning! Beautiful dimension and details!

Bumblebee said...

Fantastic card!Great use of the sketch!

Harriet Skelly said...

I love how you turned the sketch! I also love the graphic circles and the butterflies!

Just A Pac Rat said...

Very cute and great take on the sketch! Thanks for sharing it!

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Tracey said...

Oh this is so fun and cute!!!!

Lórien said...

Hi Vanessa, your card is really inspiring! It´s great!

RobinH said...

what a gorgeous take on the sketch

Julie said...

So clean, simple and absoloutely gorgeous!!! Love the colors!

Carissa said...

This is so pretty. A gorgeous take on the sketch. Carissa:)

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Oh, I love your take on the sketch, and love the polka dot paper.

Jeanette M. said...

Beautiful card. I like the red and white combination.

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

Oh my gosh... I love your take on the sketch and this card! Simple, beautiful, clean, and very classy!

Ujjwal said...

Great take on the sketch, I am struggling to stumble upon one :D

I especially love the butterfly!

Pajalu said...

Vanessa your card is fabulous. I love the simpleness of it. Wish I could do that ;) xoxoxoxo

scrappingnana said...

Sweet card. Love the butterfly and the stick pin.

Unknown said...

This is such a cute & clean card... I love the butterflies!

Thanks so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
zloe.blogspot.com

Kelly said...

Beautiful card Vanessa! I love your take on this sketch!

Laney's Legacy's said...

A really cute card, thanks for sharing.

Message Keeper said...

Fabulous design, Vanessa! So cute of butterfly and hearts!

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty card! I love the stickpin in the butterfly and the heart pearls as accents.
DeniseB

LeroyLime said...

Vanessa, your little butterfly is so sweet, especially with the beautiful pearled pin sticking out of him. Love your profile pic and header...perfectly whimsy in every way!

Anonymous said...

This is so beautiful! I love that butterfly and the stick pin - so creative and gorgeous! :)

~amy~ said...

Such thee pretty card Vanessa:)

slbt17 said...

very pretty!
Sandra ltb

Cathy Fongjoyo said...

this is beautiful!! love the butterfly! and the inspiring card!! ^^ thanks for sharing

Denise said...

What a cute card! I love how you flipped it and the colors are super!

Greta said...

Fabulous take on the sketch! Love what you did!

Lori said...

I love it! Great idea flipping the sketch!

Tee said...

I'm so in love with this card..sure to CASE it at some point..This is definitely going to be bookmarked in my very very favorite cards..why? I love butterflies and this is the prettiest I've seen!
TFS!!
Hugs
Tejal

Sabrina Scrapbook said...

Super sweet!! This is why less is more :)

Ravengirl said...

Wow, wow, wow! Love how you turned the sketch to make this card! Great work!

Erum Tasneem said...

love this! absolutely gorgeous!

sammi said...

Gorgeous! Love the red and white combo!

Chinnu said...

Warm color combination. Pleasing card!
I love Butterflies too!!

Debby said...

I really like this card. Simple and so beautifull!

ivy said...

hi vanessa! love how you rotated the sketch! as always, your cards are superb!

Sandra said...

Beautifull card!!! Love it!!!

Juhi said...

owwwwwwwwwww so cute!

Monika Reeck said...

Woow Vanessa

seeehr schoene Karte hast du gemacht
Ich habe keine Idea mit der Sketch..hei wie gehts mit deiner Arbeit
Viel spass

Liebe Gruesse

Monika aus Muenchen

Janet's Joy said...

Your card is adorable!!

Jenn said...

As always, your card is so beautiful, I love the butterflies and sweet heart pearls!

shelly said...

vanessa this is such a lovely card .

Karin Åkesdotter said...

What a beautiful card! LOVE it!

Unknown said...

What an awesome take on this sketch, fabulous job!!
Cindy

Jenn (Triple J Designs) said...

I love that you turned the card and the butterflies make it beautiful!! TFS

Denimo said...

Oh my... this is simply wonderful. Simple and sweet and I love the reds!

Unknown said...

What a cute take on the sketch. Thanks for sharing.
Debbie
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
debbie_craine at hot mail dot com

Jeri said...

This is such a cute card. I love how you turned it vertically. The butterfly with the stick pin is a great idea and so pretty.

Parchey Family said...

I love the butterfly and the stick pin. This card is great.

Miesje said...

Oh my, this is so cute! I love the butterflies~

AJoy said...

I love your take on the sketch! Great job. Love the monochromatic with a little punch of red.

April
nginerd at gmail dot com
http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com

Lisa Petrella said...

This is AWESOME! LOVE your patterned paper and color choices!!! And that butterfly with the stick pin....SO GORGEOUS!!

Anke said...

Wahnsinnig schön !!!

LG
Anke

yyam said...

This is so lovely! Clean and simple and graphic! :)

ShaniKulani said...

sweet card! love the turn :)

Rachel Izakowicz said...

Love your take on the skech - and the colors and paper are just gorgeous!

Jennie said...

Pretty design and love those butterflies!

Marsha said...

What a great card. Love what you did with the sketch.

Veronica Z said...

This is such a striking card, I love it!

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

Oooo - so good with the PP and pops of red!!!

NanaConnie said...

Love your fabulous take on the sketch! Color palette is just perfect and the tiny hearts with the larger butterfly is incredible! I do believe this is my favorite so far. :-)

Roxx.T Barnes said...

Love your take on the sketch! I like clean & simple cards..not to simple..You found that happy medium.The butterflys are just the right touch!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous work. So simpel but allso so gorgeous!

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Beautiful card, Vanessa! Love the dots papers and the butterfly.

Brook said...

Beautiful. I love how you turned the sketch and the butterfly, hearts, and pin are all perfect.

dstandard said...

Fabulous card! Love the choice of pp and the butterflies!

Tammy Mauer said...

Cute card. Love the pin with the butterfly. Such a simple touch that adds so much.

rudlis said...

Great card, I love the colors and the simple design!

Whimsical Wendy said...

I think I prefer this sketch your way around. Really love your take on it, too! TFS.

Mel said...

Love your take on the sketch, and the butterfly is adorable with the pin!

liannallama said...

too cute! I love what you did with your card!

Alice said...

sweetness! love the pops of red. beautiful card, Vanessa!