positive plus negative equals two-for-the-price-of-one (almost)

In the past I've blogged about a few challenges and "scraplifts" which have been pretty much copies of the original idea, so you'd be forgiven for thinking that I always worked that way.  The truth is, that a lot of the time, y inspiration comes from right in front of me - the colours in a photo I'm using, a stamp I feel like playing with, the left-overs from a project I've just finished working on . . . you get the idea.
Sometimes, though, I come across something that absolutely takes my breath away.

That happened when I was wandering around in blog-land, and came across this gorgeous card at a blog called Our Change of Art:

I loved the use of the negative of the butterflies and could instantly see so many possibilities!  As soon as I had the chance, I jumped on the Silhouette and created two templates, one an obvious copy, and also a more versatile set of round windows:

First of all, the card I made with the negative windows:

Now here's the card I made using the positive images.  It is my entry for this month's purple, green and white challenge at Scrapbook Boutique:

Now for the circle cards:  This card, for my Dad, has images stamped on each of the circles, then attached with mounting tape:

For a birthday party Angus was going to, I used the negative windows:

(If I do this style again, I think I'll use the Silhouette and make the inner circles slightly larger, this was the best I could do with my CM circle cutters)

So many possibilities!   I'll be doing some more playing with negative images for sure!