Flutter By Wednesdays #203

Happy Wednesday...halfway to a long weekend. Woohoo!

The challenge at Flutter By Wednesdays today is to create a card with a butterfly or fairy and decorate the inside of your card. Fun!!  I always love seeing the decorated insides of cards but rarely take the time to do it myself so this was a great challenge for me :)

I decided to make a Gate Fold card using THESE instructions on Splitcoast Stampers.

And here is the inside~

Be sure to join us HERE and check out the rest of the DT cards too.  Links on my left sidebar.

Supplies~
Stamps:  butterflies (Hampton Arts), smile from a Verve set, inside butterfly (Savvy Stamps), inside sentiment from My Pink Stamper
Paper: cardstock from PTI, patterned paper is from Authentique Carefree
Inks: Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk Inks), Antique Linen (Tim Holtz distress inks)
Other: die-namic from MFT (not sure of the name of it, sorry!)

Flutter By Wednesdays Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Grand Re-Opening Hop for Flutter By Wednesdays!  I'm so happy to have a reason to flutter on Wednesdays again and hope you will all join in our challenge fun!

You should have fluttered here from Kathy's blog and if you just happened to stop by (hi!), please join us for the hop starting at the Flutter By Wednesdays blog. If for any reason you get lost along the way, the full list of hoppers is on the blog as well.

Our challenge this week is OPEN, just include a butterfly or fairy on your project! You can enter your project HERE!

Here is my card for this week~

I debated for days on what to make LOL.  I couldn't decide on an image to color so when I was using my Cricut on another card, I thought it would be fun to use a die cut butterfly this week.  This butterfly was cut at approximately 3 inches from the Once Upon a Princess cartridge.  The bright happy papers are from the Be You 6x6 pad by Fancy Pants.  I outlined the cutouts on the butterfly to help it stand out a bit more and popped the whole thing up with pop dots.  The sentiment is from a My Pink Stamper set.

Your next stop on the hop is Michelle VP!

Thanks for fluttering by today and I hope you will join this week's challenge!

Bday Sundaes #43

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

We have an inspiration challenge for you this week at Birthday Sundaes!


Create a birthday card using the following picture as inspiration - it must include a HEART and a birthday sentiment on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card!

Photo Credit: http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/2011/02/valentines-day-treats/

Here is my take~ quite different than I imagined but I wasn't in the mood to color (well that and I still haven't cleared my desk of stuff that I need to sort and get rid of!) I did have fun making it though. Got to use a few new dies that I've been hoarding!

The layout was inspired by this week's Cards & Things sketch - love their sketches!

Supplies~

Stamps: Sweetest Cupcakes by My Pink Stamper

Paper: Basic Grey Nook & Pantry

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Other: Layered Hearts MFT Die-namics, Jumbo Monarch MFT Die-namics, Kaiser rhinestones, pop dots

Fluttering by to say hi {FBW DT Post}

This week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge is a fun color challenge! Since Halloween is just a few days away, Danni challenged us to use black, purple, orange and green on our creations. Don't forget to add a butterfly, fairy or angel!  Click {HERE} to enter your creation!

My card is a quick one since I had a bit of a mishap...I spent lots of time coloring an image only to realize that it didn't fit this week's challenge LOL!  So you'll see that for next week's FBW!

When I saw this fun sketch from Karen on Sunday, I thought it would be perfect to use with one of my Martha Stewart punches.

 I pulled out my TE Project Pantry kit from last Halloween and punched a bunch of butterflies from scraps.  The cardstock and ribbon are also from the kit.  I inked up my My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies for the sentiment and added some Kaiser pearls to the butterflies.

For more colorful inspiration, check out the rest of the DT! Links are on my sidebar!

Ribbons for Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!

Sorry for the quiet blog the last few days. I have been recovering from bronchitis and haven't been very crafty at all.

Today's Birthday Sundaes challenge is all about the ribbons! Use ribbons on your birthday card and don't forget birthday wording on your card front! This week we also welcome Laurie to the team officially, click {HERE} to see her creation as well as the rest of the DT samples!

This week we are sponsored by~

 

If you play along with us this week, you have the chance to win this fabulous stamp set~

Here is my sample...not the best in the world but it was all I could manage the other day. I didn't want to miss another deadline for my own team!  It did work out like I planned, but I did envision grander plans using ribbon lol. I used what was still on my desk from a few previous cards - love this Crate Paper pad. May need to get another one!

Supplies Used~

• Spectacular Sayings stamp set by My Pink Stamper
• Crate Paper Random 6x6 pad
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Butterfly punches by Martha Stewart
• Crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot
• Queen & Co black pearls
• Fiskars Apron Lace punch

TFL!

Flutter By Wednesdays #172

Happy Wednesday!!

As a reminder, the challenges are open for the month of September at Flutter By Wednesdays. Just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. Since Danni is celebrating her birthday month, she'd love to see some of her favorite things included on your entry - pink, sparkle, bright colors, butterflies and fairies :)  You can enter your creation {HERE}.

This week's sponsor is the fabulous Susana at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. Susana has fantastic exclusive lines of stamps and lots of the newest, yummiest paper on the market. Go check her out!

For my card, I used the bright Basic Grey Indie Bloom paper and butterflies and a Sketchbook Saturday sketch from a few weeks ago. The butterflies were cut from the Cricut Paper Lace cartridge.

Thank you for fluttering by today!

Cooking It Up with Katie #75

{Please scroll down for my Flutter By Wednesdays post}

Are you ready to Cook It up with Katie? Let's get to it!

This week's recipe is to include the following:

• something girly
• a bit of green 
• and a group of something (at least 3 or more of one thing)

Our sponsor this week is Sassy Studio Designs, check out the Cooking It Up with Katie blog to enter your creation and see what you can win if you play along with us this week! 

Here is my card for this week's challenge~

The pretty flower embellishment is from Precocious Paper. It's something I've been hoarding for months LOL!  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Spectacular Sayings set.  I used last week's Skipping Stones sketch for the layout, you can find the sketch {here}.

Have a great day!