February 21, 2011

Inspired by...Godelieve

This week's featured artist is the SUPER talented Godelieve! I have admired her blog, Stamping Mathilda for quite some time. All of her creations are really stunning pieces of artwork. You can also check them out on flickr. Here is our first inspiration card by Godelieve:Godelieve's stamping and distressing create quite an intricate scene. I also love how she has paired her scene with the bold black and white accents of the border and sentiment--very striking! Finally, I just can't get enough of this design featuring an intricate center panel, bordered by black, and the softness of the rounded corners of the white card base.
Here is my take:
I began by stamping and coloring the butterflies using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stampers Big Brush Markers. The background was colored using Distress Inks (Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, and Broken China). The foliage was then stamped using Forest Moss Distress Ink. The torn tag with the sentiment was distressed using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. All stamps Hero Arts (CL497 Find Joy, CL428 Earth Flowers, CL383 Antique Engravings).
Thanks again for stopping by. I'll see you tomorrow with our next awesome card by Godelieve. Oh, and if you missed it, be sure to check out my Sketchbook Sunday post from yesterday by either scrolling down or clicking HERE. HUGS!

23 comments :

Sarah J Moerman said...

Gorgeous! LOVE your torn tag!

Unknown said...

Oh....my....GOD....JILL!!!!!! This is super AMAZING. I am running out of adjectives to describe you. I think this card is your best ever. You had some INCREDIBLE inspiration too. Godelieve's card is so beautiful too.

Barb said...

What a fab week this will be! Godelieve has such talent! Love her beautiful card and your take is stunning, Jill!

jacque4u2c said...

Fantastic projects!

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

Godelieve is one of my absolute favorite stampers... She is amazing! I love her card and your take! Very nice!

Chelsea said...

Wow ... The colors are stunning!

Marianne said...

I'm a big fan of Godelieve's cards too!! I love your butterflies; they are gorgeous!!

Anne said...

What a great week this will be- love both of your cards and the colors are amazing!

slbt17 said...

love them both!
Thanks for sharing!
Sandra ltb

Tiffany Ervin said...

Beautiful Jill! Love your use of the partial tag!

Isha Gupta said...

Both the cards are gorgeous. I love your take on the inspirational card Jill. Gorgeous....and the Tag looks awasome

Tiff said...

I am a HUGE fan of Godeleive from our Odd Bird Planet/JustJohanna days together! I adore her work! Your take on her card is absolutely phenomenal!

Nancy said...

Godelieve never fails to inspire me with her gorgeous stamped works of art....thank you, Jill for highlighting her work this week. Love your beautiful take on her inspiration card!
blessings~

Godelieve said...

Wow Jill, your card looks gorgeous!! You used my favorite Distress Ink colors on the background. Amazing butterflies, and I really love how you added the sentiment, fabulous idea!
Thank you so much for featuring my cards, I'm honoured!

Dymphie said...

love your take on Godelieve's wonderful card!

Lin said...

Fantastic choice for this week! I love Godelieve's work - she has a very unique style and has much to teach us!

Dawn T said...

such an amazing inspiration this week Jill.... Godelieve's work is always amazing. love your take on it today...it is quite stunning.

shirley said...

I am a big fan of Godelieve`s work and yours!
Both cards are STUNNING!
Looking forward to the rest of the week!

Yvonne said...

Hi Jill, I'm a daily visitor of Godelieve's blog, she inspires lots of people. Now I'll have a look at your blog too, looks great. Beautifull take on this first inspiration card!
Greetings, Yvon

Anneke said...

Inspired by.. Godelieve, what a great idea!! O yes, this will be a fabulous week! You picked a beautiful card to start with, so interesting to see your take! You made a beautiful card, I like the 'tag' with the sentiment, so nice!

Karen Dunbrook said...

I have followed Godelieve's blog for quite a while now...great cards and I love her creative way of layering stamps. When I do it, it just looks like a mess.

Conniecrafter said...

I love her work too, and so love your inspiration take on it, like the idea of tearing the tag like that!

Ellie Knol said...

Beautiful piece of artwork!