Stampin' Up! Swallowtail

I have a cousin who is an artist,

and he recently shared a friend's work

that inspired me....

My immediate thought was 'Gorgeous Grunge'

-well, I am Stampin' Up! obsessed!

I loved the way the detail gave way to splodges,

giving the merest hint of the actual shape.
(Believe me, the detail on this drawing is awesome!)

I then tried 'Swallowtail' to create a similar effect.....

I inked up part of the stamp,

cut out a mask of the butterfly shape,

and randomly stamped some 'splodges'

to fill in the shape.

Here's my finished card

that I kept very simple