Hello cardmakers and stamp enthusiasts!

This is an exciting day for the design team and myself.  The Challenge Blog has gone live and we all hope that you will take part.  The featured stamp set for the month is Whimsical Butterflies (TW-WBF01). 

Each week we will be posting a new challenge and our designers will have completed some samples for inspiration.   Our first challenge is a sketch:

 Challenge #1 – Sketch Challenge

Below is the card that I created for this week’s challenge.  I created the side view of the butterfly by stamping one of the wing images on a separate piece of cardstock twice.  I coloured the wings using COPIC markers (Y15, YR14, and R37).  Once I had each wing coloured, I then carefully cut out each wing including the antennae.  I hand cut a separate body for the butterfly out of black cardstock.  The 2 wings are placed slightly side by side and only adhered to the circle at the center portion of the wing where the body is located.  The top wing is bent to create a 3D effect.  The flourish die cut is from the Sizzlit Decorative Flourishes set.  The circle die cuts are Spellbinders Standard Circle dies and Scallop Circle Dies.   The resin rose is from my Essential Charms line:  Aqua rose package.  The leaves behind the resin rose is the Martha Stewart Medium Punch “Branch 2″.  Pattern paper is from the Basic Grey Picadilly Collection “Prairie Grass” paper.  Solid cardstock is from Bazzill.

Please visit the challenge blog to view the other design team members samples and to find out how you can join in!  Here is the link:  http://sbebcchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-1-sketch-whimsical.html

Angela Thomas
Lesley Croghan
Nina Forsyth
Stacey Rumsby
Teresa Winstone

Our Rules for Playing:

1. Create a NEW project for this challenge.
2. Be sure to link your blog with a direct link to the post you would like us to visit.
3. Please put a link on your post to our challenge.
4. Create a project with only 3 challenges including our challenge.
5. Feel free to use any crafting products you have!