Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Make It Monday #274 - Pattern Play w/ Die Cut Silhouettes

Hello friends.  Lexi is up this week showing us how to mix patterned paper and die cuts on the Make It Monday challenge.  I just put an order in last weekend for a bunch of PTI's patterned paper, but since they haven't arrived yet, I had to make do with what I had on hand.  So I pulled out my much loved and used Bitty Dot Basics!  I picked out the True Black and Raspberry Fizz papers and the Cover Plate: Butterflies die and came up with this:

  
I know...a little hard on the eyes if you stare at it too long!  ALL those dots...oh my!!  As Lexi suggested, I kept my stamping minimal and just stamped the sentiment from the Bitty Butterflies set, and then added a couple pink enamel dots to ground the sentiment strip.  Here's a closer up view:

 
I know it's a little bold and hard on the eyes, but I still like how it came out and especially LOVE the sentiment!!

You can check out Lexi's video and FABULOUS cards all right HERE and then play along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!

Thanks so much for stopping by today...I love it when you do!  :0)


18 comments:

Sue said...

Lots of dots...but oh so cute. I love the sentiment, too!!

Birgit said...

This is so sweet Marcia! I love all the polka dots and that sentiment is so inspiring!

Nancy Penir said...

I love the dots too. Adorable, and so chic in pink and black. Great die to showcase the contrast of color!

Melanie Ann MacKenzie said...

Wow! It is LOTS OF DOTS but still really lovely. Pink and black is such a great colour combination...just think of Chanel! Love it.

Marlena M. said...

Beautiful polka dot butterflies Marcia!

Linda said...

Pretty Marcia.

Mona Pendleton said...

Very pretty card Marcia! Love all the fun butterflies fluttering about!

lexi said...

i love a black and pink combo!! and polka dots too! thanks for playing make it monday!

Barbara said...

I agree with you, Love the sentiment and the bold colors.

Helen F. said...

Beautiful card, Marcia! Love all those Bitty Dots~and the Raspberry/Black combo is stunning!

Bonnie said...

Love that sentiment and all the polka dots!

lainey said...

Love this! I'm just thinking about how cute this would look with the hearts CP too!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! I am digging all of those polka dots and fabulous butterflies! Great design and I adore that sentiment!

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Love the pink butterflies against the dark background. Lovely Marcia!

Diana K said...

I'm loving this bold number, Marcia! Fabulous colour choices and kudos for thinking to use that die. It really works!

Joyce said...

Fabulous use of patterned paper. Love the contrast of those bitty dots in pink and black. Such a high impact card. Where is that sentiment from? It seems familiar, but I can't place the set.

Skrater said...

What a clever, clever idea! I love this die. Thanks for sharing.

paperkicks said...

Love this Marcia!! The two-toned polka-dots are awesome!