Butterfly Happy Birthday

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We're back to summer heat so I'll be staying inside as much as possible for

a few days.  I'm glad to have an excuse to take a break on the yard work.

I've been playing with these butterflies a lot lately.  I'm not sure if any of them have

made it to my blog before, but I thought they would work well for the

Freshly Made Sketches #736 by Varina...

and I even used a piece of my hoard of patterned papers.

The butterflies are a die and embossing folder set from Simon Says.

It's my new favorite toy.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #736

Love those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Cheers to You Pressplate (SB)

Ink:   Marina Mist, Wilted Violet

Paper:  Dyeing Flowers PP (AZ), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil  

Other:  Butterfly Escapade EF & Die (SSS), Large Words EF (Kwan), Gold Foil

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Cardinal Love

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's almost the New Year!  It seems that the years fly by!

Speaking of time passing quickly, my Aunt Marian has a 94th

birthday coming up.

She loves birds and this time of year the cardinals brighten up those

dreary, snowy days.  So the cardinal was the best choice for her card.

She tells me that she very carefully takes the birds and butterflies off

my cards and puts them on her wall where she can see them all the time.

It makes me happy to know that they can brighten up her room.

I die cut the cardinal from real red cardstock and sponged some 

Cherry Cobbler ink along the edges of the pieces.  His beak was cut from

a scrap of orange and darkened with a Copic marker.

I pulled out a piece of patterned paper and stamped and embossed some

extra snowflakes before mounting the cardinal on a branch and adding

a sentiment. 

I was inspired by Donna's card at Freshly Made Sketches.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #717 - Narelle's Sketch

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use Patterned Paper

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms - ATG with a bird (Did not use the Inspiration Photos

 

And now this cardinal is winging it's way to Aunt Marian.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Field Flowers (ret SU), Snowflakes (Lavinia)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Stamperia, Real Red

Other:  White and Clear EP, Left Facing Cardinal die (Dee's Distinctively), Woodland Branch die (MB), Deckle & Stitches Nesting die (Unity), Nested Mini Label die (SB)

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Fa La La La La

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I've had a ball with these singing snowmen!  They'll be making quite a

few appearances in the next few months.

Only 12 weeks until time to send out Christmas cards. GASP!

These guys are helping to build that Christmas stash and remind me of

how much I love Christmas carols!

Their stage is the last bit of a sheet of patterned paper with musical scales.

It has a bit of sparkle too. 

The musical notes are die cuts from the Elfettes. 

I need to book them for an appearance soon. 

Challenges:

Double D  - Musical

Love Those Pretty Papers - Music Background

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper (?), Scraps of colored cardstock

Other:  The Snow Notes dies (SB), Copic (COO), Border Builders dies (LI OOB))  

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Falalalala

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I recently got the Snow Notes dies and I've been having a lot of fun putting these

guys and gals together.  Christmas carols are probably my favorite part of the holidays.

This guy wanted to play at Freshly Made Sketches 700th challenge.  

700 is a LOT of sketches!

They pulled out sketch 14 to play with this time.

I don't usually do square cards but sometimes I like to make a square out of a 

rectangle.  Kind of like this....

I've just started playing at Freshly Made Sketches but I see that I had played there

years ago.  I don't know why I stopped.  Probably had other things going on.

Since the team and several of my friends have shared the first card they had done 

for this challenge, here's mine from March 4, 2012 .....

  

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #700 - Sketch above and below

Love Those Pretty Papers - Used Patterned Paper

NBUS #77 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Snowman Die

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Christmas Sentiments (HLS OOB)

Ink:   Real Red

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, PP (ret SU)

Other:  The Snow Notes dies (SB), Snowflake EF (MS), Stitched Circle die (SSS), Sing Joy (PB)

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A Sketchy Christmas

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

When I saw the sketch at Jingle Belles, I thought of this set of

Ephemera and patterned paper that I bought several years ago.

I am so bad about using my patterned paper but this time, I made myself cut into it!

The bauble was from a matching ephemera set.  It has a beautiful sheen to it.

I would love a bauble like this to put on my tree.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Sketch

Peace on Earth - See the deer on the mood board?

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG using decorative paper. Did not use the Summer option

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simple Strips Christmas (TE)

Ink:   Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Winter Valley DP (Stamperia), Real Re

Other:  Winter Valley Ephemera (Samperia), Simple Strips Die (TE), Whimsy Bloom Bouquet (AS), Stitched Deckle Die (Unity)

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Anchor Birthday

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's been a really busy week but I found a few minutes to make a card.

I used the sketch that Jen T. offered up at Freshly Made Sketches.

It's perfect for using some of that hoard of papers in my stash.

I'm afraid that nearly everything used on this card is no longer available.

But it's a great sketch to use up some of that paper.  I think I might make some more.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #683 - See below

Krafty Chicks #765 - Masculine

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper (did not use the option of Springtime)

The Male Room #197 - Geometric (I have squares and diamonds)

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Cinnamon Cider, Gold Foil, World of Good Specialty Paper (ret SU)

Other:  Gold EP, Sailing Home Die (ret SU), Twine (?)

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I Used Some Patterned Paper

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I often say that I'm patterned paper challenged.

I love to buy it and take it out and look at it, but usually can't figure out

what to do with it and put it away for another day.

This paper is so pretty and I've used almost the whole pad.  We used a lot of

it in my last class.  I had this piece leftover.  

I did this a little different from the class card and added a larger heart cut from

white cardstock instead of using the eclipse technique.  A few butterflies and a

sentiment stretched across the front changed it up a bit.

This is what the class did...

Maybe I should order some more?

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #299 - Add a Heart

Love those Pretty Papers - Did not use the option of red

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   

Other:  

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Winter Fun

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I have a couple of cards using images from my UFO box.

I decided to put these images on oval cards and used some heavy 

decorative paper for the base layer.

Unfortunately they barely made a dent in the UFOs.  And my NBUS stash has become

a mountain.  I'm going to have to find lots of time for creating this year.

Challenges)

Just Us Girls #756 - Use Die Cuts

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG Using Patterned Paper

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Brillaince (PB)  

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo, Fired Brick (DM), Real Red (SU), Tumbled Glass (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, DP

Other:  Fluted Classic Ovals Dies (SB), Subtle EF, A little Message BP Plate & Die (SB), Frosty Flakes Stencil (Grtry)

Card Recipe (card 2

Stamps:  Amaryllis (TT)

Ink:   Festive Berries, Peeled Paint, Candied Apple

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Fluted Classic Ovals (SB), A Little Message BP Plate & Die (SB)

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