Inspired by...Stephanie

I'm honored to announce that our featured artist this week is Stephanie!  She is super talented and creates awesome cards, ranging from bold clean and simple designs to beautiful layered elegant work.  Here's a look at Stephanie's inspiration card for today:

I just love the orange and red color scheme and the beautiful layered stamping.  The ledger background contrasts beautifully with the natural floral stamping.  Oh, and I LUV that heart cut from the center of the butterfly!

Here's my take:

I began by inking Penny Black 40-107 Posies with Distress Stains (Fired Brick, Wild Honey, and Peeled Paint) and stamping onto patterned paper. The sentiment is by Penny Black 40-132 and was stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.  The large butterfly was cut using Spellbinders Butterflies Two die, stamped with Penny Black 30-114 Puzzle Parts using VersaMark ink, embossed in white, and then I applied Distress Ink (Peeled Paint, Pine Needles) to the die.  The embossed background is Penny Black paper, EP402 Lattice White.

Thanks again for popping by! See ya tomorrow with another peek at a card using NEW release Penny Black stamps.