Flutter By Wednesdays #207

It's Flutter By Day!

Today's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge is the popular Anything Goes - just remember to include a butterfly or fairy on your project. Link up HERE and check out all the DT Inspiration!

I found a cool sketch at iClassygirl.com and rolled with that and some of the same supplies I used on last week's card - still loving the washi tape! Cardstock is PTI and patterned paper is Authentique Delightful.  Sentiment is from a Scrappy Moms stamp set and the butterfly punch is from Martha Stewart.

Here's the sketch~

I'll be back in a few hours with the SITS Girls Fall into Blogging Day 3 post!

friend...

Happy Saturday!

I'm finally trying to catch up with my blogging. I've got several projects from the last few months that never ended up getting posted.  This is one that I found in the draft folder - it's a card I  made for a challenge back in July (and never entered! oops!)

 

and here is the sketch that the card is based on~

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: Text Objects (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes)
Other: Limitless Layers 2 1/4 " oval die (Papertrey Ink), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pop dots

A Sketchy Flutter By Wednesdays

Happy Wednesday!

Time for another FBW challenge! This week we have a fun sketch by our very own, Kathy!  Just remember to include a butterfly or fairy on your card.  You can enter it HERE.

Here is the sketch~

And here is my take on it~

I challenged myself not to take the sketch so literal (by using scalloped pieces) and used washi tape for my background. I LOVE how it looks!  Different and fun!  I must get more LOL!  The patterned paper is from Authentique Delightful and I used some PTI ribbon along with two different Martha Stewart butterfly punches.  The pretty quote is from the Verve Kind Words stamp set. 

TFL!

FBW #205 ~ Favorite color!

Happy Flutter By Day!

Today's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge is to use your favorite color along with a butterfly or fairy.  This week we have a sponsor ~ Paper Makeup Stamps! One lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to use on PMS digi images.  Enter your creation {HERE} and check out all the wonderful DT samples too!

PMS was kind enough to provide the team with images to use, however I chose to use something from my vast collection of PMS.  I chose to use a WordArt for my card - Sing, Love, Dance, Live.

And some long time followers might be wondering when my favorite color changed from pink lol.  Last winter I fell in LOVE with some butterfly material at Joann's.  It's black with white, yellow and grey butterflies.  It has yet to be turned into curtains for my scrap room but I'm hoping my mom will be able to make them soon.  I plan to repaint my pink craft room grey in the next few months and add black/white accents and pops of color.  This Authentique paper is some of my favorite - its from the Blissful line.

My card was made using this week's Feeling Sketchy sketch ~ it was the perfect starting point for my WordArt!

Thanks for fluttering by today!

More Celebrate Cake ~ FBW #204

Happy Wednesday!

Just a few more days til the weekend, yes I'm already counting down LOL!

Today I'm sharing my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a birthday themed challenge - just remember to include a butterfly or fairy on your project!  You can enter HERE and check out all the DTs card on the FBW blog too!

For my card I used another from the large pile of SCACD stamps I cut apart on Monday ~ More Celebrate Cake, isn't it cool? I love it!

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I used the JUGS sketch for my card layout~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: More Celebrate Cake (Susana Loves Stamps), Hooray for Birthdays (Scrappy Moms Stamps)
Paper: Copic xpress cardstock, Glitz Yours Truly 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: mini flag die-namic (not sure which set it came from), Smooch Gold, brad & ribbon from stash, Martha Stewart butterfly punch 

Flutter By Wednesdays #202

Happy Wednesday!

I'm here to share my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge.

The challenge is to create a friendship card using a butterfly or fairy.  It's a sponsored challenge this week! One lucky winner will win a prize from Saturated Canary.  You can enter your card HERE and check out the DT cards on the blog too.

Each team member was provided an image to work with - I chose Pigtails. Loved the little doggy in the basket :)

I added a friendship sentiment from a rubber stamp set from Paper Makeup Stamps and added a few butterflies using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. The dp is Basic Grey Sweet Threads.

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Come on over friend!

The weekend is just about over....yuck!  Yesterday was a fun day. Went to the mall with one of my very best friends and we had lots of fun and laughs :)  Today was cleaning (ick), laundry (double ick) and reading (yay!). I finished 3 books that I have been reading for the past few weeks and one a few months.  I'm up to 37 books read this year!

Tonight I'm sharing another card that I made last week during my crafty session with friends.  I used the FTL198 sketch which is shown below my card.  I used the July Simon Says Stamp card kit and my On the Couch stamp set and dies from Papertrey Ink.  I popped up the pillow on the couch for some dimension.

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: On My Couch (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: couch die (Papertrey Ink), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft), ticket corner punch (SU!), pop dots

Words of Wisdom

Hi crafty friends!

We are halfway through the week!  Woohoo!  No baseball on tonight so I have some extra time to blog the cards I made over the weekend.

This is the card I created for the Sweet Stop Sketch #166.  I had lots of fun playing with my scraps making the double ended flags!  I also tried something new with a "homemade" light box set up - it's not perfected but it's a bit better than my hallway was.  One of these days I'll splurge on a nice box! The papers are all Basic Grey Paper Cottage from the Simon Says Stamp July kit.

Here's the side view so you can see how I popped up the quote panel and added the butterfly to that.

And here is the sketch~ 

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey), kraft cardstock (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: dies from MFT, butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft), pop dots

Butterfly Birgitta

I almost forgot to post this card!  I made it on Wednesday and then life got busy and I saw it as I was downloading the rest of my new card pictures.

This is digi Butterfly Birgitta from CC Designs. Isn't she adorable? I had her colored up for awhile and when I saw the Anything Goes challenge at All That Scraps and the cool sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, it was a perfect time to make a card to put her on.

and here is the sketch~ loved all the layers! I had so much fun making this card!

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: Butterfly Birgitta digi (CC Designs)
Paper: PTI cardstock, So Sophie Clever (My Mind's Eye)
Other: copics, rhinestones (Queen & Co), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), ticket corner punch (Stampin' Up), embossing folder (Sizzix), Labels Ten Nestabilities (Spellbinders), star dust stickles

Basic Grey Mini Flag card

I spent an enjoyable day yesterday with my local scrappy girlfriends. Made 8 cards!  That's a ton for me considering how I don't do a whole lot of crafting these days. Paying the price today for all that crafting with my arthritis but it is what it is...

This is one of the last cards I made but I have to get it posted first since it's for the Basic Grey card sketch challenge that ends in just a few hours!  I used the July kit from Simon Says Stamp along with the Basic Grey   Picnic stamp set. The paper is BG Paper Cottage and it was available to us subscribers in the kit before it's even in stores. Too cool!!  I made 8 cards with it and I still have enough to make a few more cards.

Here is my card~

and here is the sketch~

Now I need to figure out when the rest of the challenges end so I can post the other cards!

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: Picnic (Basic Grey)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey), Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Powder Puff Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes)
Other: toothpicks from my friend, Vanilla Bean crinkle ribbon (My Craft Spot), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft)

Tweeting By...

to say hi! (I think that's what the inside of this card will say, not quite sure yet!)

Over a month ago, I spent an afternoon coloring and I still had two images on my desk just waiting to be put on cards. Here is one of them~

I looked through all my saved challenges for this week and thought the Deconstructed Sketch would be fun to use :)  and I also incorporated Flutter By Wednesdays #197 which is an open challenge this week, all that's needed is a butterfly, angel or fairy on your creation.

Supplies~
Stamps: PI You're So Tweet by My Favorite Things
Paper: PTI cardstock, Bo Bunny Ambrosia (on sale now at Susana's!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Martha Stewart punch, Recollections Rhinestones, MFT border die

TFL!

FBW #195 - Open challenge

Sigh...I'm having a hard time starting this post.

Today marks my last challenge with Flutter By Wednesdays....after being on and off the team a few times over the last three years, I have decided to step down permanently.  I've needed to make some changes in life and this is one of them.  I want to thank Danni for having me on the team for so long, it's my favorite challenge and I will still be playing along when time permits (which I hope is often)! To all my FBW teammates, it's been a pleasure to design with you and I'll still be fluttering by your blogs!

On to the challenge...this week's is open! Just be sure to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. Click {HERE} to enter your project. For more inspiration from the rest of the team, please visit the links on my sidebar or on the FBW blog. 

Here is my card~

I colored this image weeks ago and finally got her on a card.  This is Lily from the Spring Flora Fairies from Carmen Medlin for SCACD. Since I colored her early, I was able to use lots of stickles :)  The paper is Bo Bunny Ambrosia, love these colors and I still have 1 or 2 more images to put on cards that match this paper. The sentiment is from Color Me Happy by My Creative Time. I didn't use it when I got it last year, but I've now used it on the last two cards I've made.

The layout is from this week's Techno Stamper's sketch~ love it and was so happy to play along again. It's been awhile!

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Go Green with Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!  Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?  I am so excited about it staying lighter later!

Today's Birthday Sundaes challenge is to create a birthday card and USE GREEN on it! Don't forget a birthday sentiment/wording on your card front.

This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps - check out all the details {HERE}!

Here is my creation for the week, a very quick and easy card. Some stickers, punches, paper and I quickly whipped this up.

It's not my favorite ever but I didn't have time to color an image and I didn't want to skip another week. The paper is from the K&Company Poppyseed paper pad.

Lots to do today so off I go! Hoping to get in my craft room after I get some housework done!

Flutter By Wednesday x2!

Oh happy day, it's Flutter By Day and it's also Leap Day! How you will you spend your extra day? I'm working and then I hope to craft tonight!

After taking off last week due to no mojo, I have two creations to share today. I had hoped to finish more but I ran out of time.  I finally got my desk and chair cleaned off. I spent hours coloring on Sunday!  It's been months since I touched my copics to color a full image...it was rough going at first but I think I'm back on my game :-)

Anywho, this week's Flutter By Challenge is an open one - just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!  If you play along you have a chance to win a prize from the fabulous Susana of Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  Susana so kindly sponsored the team with stamps to use this week - thank you Susana! Click {HERE} to enter your creation and find links to the rest of the team to see what they created.

I received the Fairy Good Hair Day from the Victoria Case Fairylicious Collection. Isn't she adorable? It took me two attempts to color her but I am pleased with how she turned out.  I paired her with some new Bo Bunny Ambrosia paper also from Susana's store. There are lots of new papers there, I did leave some for the rest of you to buy, he he :)

Here is my 2nd creation using last week's inspiration challenge. I finished it Friday night but didn't have much time to blog over the weekend.  It's also for Week #8 of the 52 Week Challenge, I've managed to still get a page a week done even though I haven't shared them all here.  For this layout I used various pieces from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection and the sketch I used from Sketch Inspiration.

This is the first page that I've scrapped for my wedding album. I can't wait to scrap more of the photos!

Thank you for fluttering by today :-)

Fluttering with some Mojo!

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!  I just realized that this is my 850th post! Wow!!

It's time to flutter again with FBW and this week we have a fun recipe challenge for you!

All you need is LOVE (and don't forget to include a butterfly, fairy or angel!!)


L = 2 or more layers
O = odd number of embellishments
V = use the color violet on your creation
E = use any color except red

This was so much fun to create!

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch which I fell in love with as soon as I saw it.

You can enter your FBW creation HERE and be sure to visit all my teammates - I'm sure they created some fabulous work to share!

Supplies~
Stamps - Birthday Greetings by Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps
Paper - Papertrey Ink cardstock and Basic Grey Indie Bloom dp
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Other - Martha Stewart punch, Kaisercraft bling, WRMK edge distresser, pop dots, MFT Die-namics Sweet Stack labels, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder

Happy February and FBW #188

Good morning and Happy February! It's a rainy dreary day here but it's oddly warm and I don't have to go to jury duty so I'm a happy girl!

It's time for the first Flutter By Wednesday challenge of the month and it's an open one. Just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. This week we are sponsored by Rhoda Design Studio and the lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to shop there! Some of the DT used digis provided by our generous sponsor, so be sure to check out their links when you enter your creation {HERE}.  Links are also on my sidebar!

I was inspired by the last few days of nice weather to create a springy card using up some Echo Park Country Drive scraps from recent layouts.  I saw a card recently on Kristina Werner's site using up lots of bitty square scraps and said I certainly can do that (many, many times with all my scraps LOL!)

I have to say the first month of the year went by so quickly but I'm ready for February! Lots of fun stuff coming up this month including two Big Picture Classes - 28 Cards in 4 Weeks and The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide.  I signed up way back in December so I'm excited it's finally time! I also hope to scrap more and finish up some of my reorganization in my scraproom. I'm trying to take my time with it so I don't get bored and get sloppy.  So far everything is looking GOOD!

Have a great day and thanks for fluttering by!

52 Week Challenge - Week #5 & 24 Hour Challenge!

Well lookie here, it's only Saturday and my 52 Week layout is DONE! Whatever will I do with myself on Friday night now? LOL!

We had our monthly 24 Hour Challenge on SNC, I missed the deadline to get my layout entered for it but I still wanted to get mine done since I loved the collection and sketch picked for me by Amanda. She picked Echo Park Country Drive and this sketch from Creative Scrappers:

I've had this collection on my 24 Hour list a few times now and this is the first time it got picked. I've been saving it to use for pictures from my day trip to meet Sue!

I started off with inking the edges of all the papers with Tea Dye distress ink. I think it helped the papers not blend in together since they are a bit on the busy side. The thickers are from a kit I took apart and I used some flowers from Recollections and the blue one is one I've been hoarding from Precocious Paper! The butterflies were punched from a few of my Martha Stewart punches.

I can't wait to scrap more pictures from this day now that I finally started :)

TFL!

Flutter By Wednesdays #185

Happy Wednesday! 

We were so happy to see so many fluttery entries last week. It's good to be back! I enjoyed fluttering around seeing so much inspiration!

This week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge is to use BRIGHT COLORS along with your butterfly, fairy or angel. Please enter your creation {HERE}. To see what the FBW team did with bright colors, visit the links on the FBW blog or the links on my sidebar.

Here is my take on the challenge~

I think I achieved the bright alright! LOL!  I used my Cosmo Cricket Delovely 6x6 pad and Papertrey Ink black cardstock along with one of my favorite butterfly punches :)

I used this week's CPS sketch for inspiration. I couldn't find my corner rounder so I decided to tear and ink the edges of the 4 square panel. I also popped up each square with pop dots but didn't end up taking a picture to show off the dimension.

I am also sharing my card with the following challenge:
Shopping Our Stash #34 - All That Glitters, Sparkles or Shines - everything on my card is from older stash and I'm glad I found these rhinestones that shine :)

Thanks for fluttering by!

I scrapped!

It's been quite some time since I've done a layout. I joined in with the 24 hour challenge at Scrappin-n-Chattin, an awesome yahoo group that I belong to. My friend Sue picked THIS sketch from Jillibean Soup and the Winter Twig collection from Little Yellow Bicycle for me.  I am so glad she picked this collection, it gave me the incentive to scrap and enter this week's Lasting Memories challenge - Winter Wonderland and Falling Snowflakes! It has been ages and ages since I've been able to get a page entered there. I am also entering this week's Anything Goes challenge at The Paper Variety, it's been awhile since I've played there too. I think the desire to craft is slowly coming back, yay!

This is a picture from the day after the October snowstorm that we had. I cut into almost every piece of paper that I bought from my LSS. I think I need to get more so that I have enough to scrap the rest of the pictures! For some extra embellishing, I punched a few snowflakes from different Martha Stewart punches and added them with popdots.

Thanks for looking!

Paper Makeup Stamps Winter Wonderland Hop!

Good morning!

If you're here from Tina's blog (isn't her door hanger cute!), you're in the right spot! If you just happened to stop by, well hello there...if you'd like to see all the wintry wonders created by the PMS team, please start the hop at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog {HERE}. Don't forget that PMS still has their rubber stamp closeout sale going on - use the code CLOSEOUT45 to get 45% off of your rubber stamp order!

For this hop, I decided to use the adorable Pete who was just itching to be inked up and colored! Seeing as I've not colored in weeks, I think he turned out pretty good :)  I used my Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper, love the soft colors of them!

Your next stop on the hop is Anita, just wait til you see what she made with Nole!

Challenges entered:

Cards and More - Snowflakes

Crafty Sentiments -  Snowflakes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hooked on Crafts - Winter Wonderland

Here is the full hop list, in case you get lost along the way: