Vellum Butterfly

Hello blog world, welcome to my little corner of the world.  Today's card is my take on the sketch challenge over on Card Patterns I used paper from a gorgeous stack called The French Country from DCWV. I love all the soft colors.of these papers.

I also wanted to try my hand at making faux lace with vellum.  I think it came out quite well.  I used pearls in my Birthday card design so I was able to enter into the challenge on Bitten by the Bug 2.  Which is to use pearls on a birthday card...ta da!

Thank you so much for stopping in for a visit.

Card Pattern Sketch #166

Hello again.  Thanks for checking in on me. Today's card is my take on the sketch from Card Patterns 166.  It is actually quite easy to create great cards when given the option to follow a sketch.
For this card I used paper from the Dotty For You collection by Close to my Heart. I layered all the pieces with Stampin' Up! basic grey card stock. Then drew faux stitching along all the edges I then added the flowers.

The flowers are made using Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals die with newspaper. Yup, newspaper, then I painted the petals using Delphinium Turquoise starburst stain from Lindy's Stamp Gang. Aren't they beautiful!?  If anyone out there would like to have some of their own set of flowers, I have even put some up for sale at my Etsy Shop.

The shimmer on these flowers is fabulous and  of course the pictures do not do it justice. The small flowers were created with a Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch and phone book paper. I love up-cycling!

Thanks again for visiting.
m


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Puppy Thanks

 I created today's card as a thank-you to Liyah's Doctor and her staff.  They have been incredibly sweet and I would highly recommend their office to anyone in the Clermont Florida area. If you are not up to date on what happened to our dog, click here for our dreadful Pet Smart experience.

 To create the puppy, I used my Gypsy and Expression along with the cart called Ultimate Creative Series Sampler.  This is a major cart since it comes with 6 overlays! I personalized the pup by adding the pink bandages.  cuteness.

Here's a happier looking Liyah now that they end is drawing near for to finally stop visiting the Vets every week for a new bandage.  She went today, and will have x-rays done next week to see how her toe is healing.  Please cross your fingers (and toes) that everything is healing correctly.

Todays card meets the challenge requirements for
Fantabulous Cricut: Create make a project using a gentle animal
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Heart Shaped Easel Card

Hello my friends.  Look how early I am in making a Valentine's Day card!   I had this an idea for a heart shaped easel card and decided to try it out before I forgot about it. 

 I cut the card base using the heart from Gypsy Wanderings by Cricut.  Then created the scallops around the top heart with a scallop border punch.  I found the easiest way to do this, for me, was by cutting a slit into the flat side of each scallop then giving the whole strip a light misting of water.  I am able to then mold the border around the curves of the heart.

I used the latest sketch from Card Patterns as my starting off point.
(hint) turn it sideways and squint.

Card Patterns Sketch Challenge 107

Here's my entry for Card Patterns sketch 107.
The crown stamp is from Her Majesty. After coloring it I used my nestabilities to cut out the crown and also purple card stock. I edged both pieces with a Krylon gold leafing pen. Love that thing.

I then created the card base using Very Vanilla, the designer paper is from Me and My Big Ideas. The next two layers were also edged with the gold leaf pen. The lattice lace is from Walmart! I always stop by their ribbon section whenever I go, and am always surprised at what I find. I backed the lattice with more of the purple card stock. Pop dotted the crown and glued everything together..ta da. so pretty.

This is the sketch, come play with us!

A little over the top

I've entered into three challenges this week: Card Patterns, Sketch, Embellish Color Challenge Featuring Birds and Everything but the Kitchen Sink Challenge.

Here is my creation..

It's a bit over the top, but it sure was fun making it. I used my own judgment following the card sketch. It's close, right? The color challenge wasn't too hard since I started out with designer paper that had all the colors. Then the last challenge was to use buttons, which I have no trouble doing that.

I've been wanting to use these flowers. I got them at JoAnn's and are so similar to the beautiful flowers that Webster's pages sell. Probably much cheaper, too.

Here's the inside..such a nice sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by,
m