Friendly Fluttering...Atlantic Hearts Sketch #12

What's your recipe for card creativity?

This question was posed by my blogging friend Lyndal a couple of weeks ago.  My response is similar to hers, in that there are usually several ingredients.

1. A great sketch:
   
   In this case, Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #12;
   
   
   2.  A colour combination: 
   
   Color My Hearts' Dare #51: Bamboo, Desert Sand and one other colour;
   
   
   3.  A theme or element that has caught my eye over the past week:
   
   This gorgeous postcard image coloured with chalk inks, from a Paper Wishes' "Simply Ann" tutorial.
   
   
   I threw in one of my favorite cutting dies, Lil' Inkers' Stitched Mats-Rectangles, and voilà, this card:
   
   I used Desert Sand and Bamboo as mats, on a Colonial White card base. I stamped the butterfly from the retired CTMH set Find Your Style (D1452) in Memento Rich Cocoa, as I intended to colour it with alcohol markers, and didn't want any colour bleeding. I used two shades of Honey marker, then added just a touch of Sorbet for a hint of warmth... (so strictly speaking, it doesn't count for the Color My Heart challenge, but I'm going to link it anyway!).
   The ribbon is a remnant from my stash.
   Here it is head-on:
   
   I've been seeing a lot of butterflies bursting out of cards on some Stampin' Up blogs, so this is my version--stamping a large image on a too-small base. 
   
   
   Head on over to the Atlantic Hearts challenge to see the sketch. You have until midnight next Sunday to link up your version.  What will inspire your creation?
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   Happy Crafting,
   Caroline