Pink Butterfly CASE

 

This card was inspired by a card Tami Mayberry posted recently.  

I found this white embossed background in my stash (It was a gift, and I have no idea who makes this folder) which I figured could sub for the gorgeous die-cut backkground she used.  Then I used a couple pink snippets for the butterfly dies (from Simon Says Stamp). The sentiment looks like SU, and I used an unlabled pink cube to ink it up.  

This card is for these challenges

Stamplorations CAS challenge -- CAS
The Paper Shelter summer break -- anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #242 -- Anything Goes
Kraftin Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday -- Anything goes
Pixie's Snippet Playground #241-- use snippets

Using the stash

I'll admit that I am kind of a paper hoarder. It's just so pretty I hate to cut it up.  (Yes, I see many of you nodding. You know what I mean).
This project uses tons of pretty papers that had already been cut. Yup, good-sized snippets all from the same pack. The edges of the long strips are inked in a mustard color and the yellow square is edged in orange. This is the Mojo sketch for this week, and I like that each of the three strips are shown a different width.
 For the central panel, I used some coordinating printed chipboard from my stash to complete this card. Really, I need to do this stash thing more often. 

This card is for these challenges:
Mojo Monday #459 -- sketch
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- fabulous florals
Scribbles Design Challenge #43 -- How does your garden grow?
Pixie's Snippet Playgournd #240 -- use snippets
Word Art Wedcnesday #242 -- anything goes
Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday -- anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's patterned Paper Challenge -- use patterned paper

Flamingo fun

So, I usually google photos of an animal before I color it.  Glad I did with this flamingo -- I was surprised to learned they are darker on the belly and the back/wings area is often whitish.
This is just a fun little bird-day card  featuring a flamingo image from I Heart Stamps. You'll note it is a very fashion-conscious flamingo wearing a stylish polka-dot scarf (thanks to the fine point end of a brush-tip marker). The sequins make it quite festive, eh?

This card is for these challenges:
I Heart Stamps Sketch 160
Simon Says Stamp Monday -- celebrate
Double D Challenge -- I love Polka Dots
Little Tangles #71 -- sequins
Word Art Wednesday -- Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper Challenge -- use Patterned paper

Cookie Challenge #49

It's time for another challenge at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, where we ask you to be inspired by a photo of incredible cookies. Love the colors this time!

This challenge has  two chances for prizes. Sheri Baldy is offering 3 digis from her store, and Robyn's Fetish is also giving a prize of 3 digis.  Be inspired and join the fun.

My card features a sweet summer image from Sweet Pea Stamps, colored with pencils. The image is mounted on an embossed yellow snippet for a little texture. I dyed a couple white silk flowers by sponging blue ink on them and wetting them a little to spread the ink.

This card is for these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday: Texture
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes
CRAFT #374:  Summer
Word Art Wednesday #240: Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday: Anything goes

Showing off some paper

I decided to go simple with this Christmas card. I've always liked this paper, and it usually gets buried behind an image, so I thought it'd feature it this time around. I added a sentiment, embossed on a vellum overlay, and a little charm to finish it off.

The card is for these challenges:
ABC Christmas -- O is for overlay
Rudolph Challenge -- anything Christmas
Winter Wonderland -- use a charm
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #291 -- use a sentiment
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge  Extra -- anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge-- use dp

Vintage doily

A friend in France sent me some gorgeous paper doilies, which she got from a friend of hers who used them in a restaurant that is now closed. I just had to showcase one.  It adds so much texture and elegance to the card.
I went looking through my stash for dp that looked vintage and had some red in it. I got lucky, for sure -- the paper perfectly echoes that beautiful doily. 
The image classifies as vintage, too, I think.  It comes from the very first stamp set I ever bought, an SU set called Nice and Easy Notes (or something similar).

This card is for these challenges
Simon Says Stamp Monday -- add some textures
The Ribbon Girl -- July any image plus ribbon
Word Art Wednesday #240 -- anything goes

Bits and pieces

I'm always impressed by people who can make cards from the leftovers on their desk.  Not sure that this will impress anyone, but I used leftovers to make this card. I made a card using this image a week ago, and I had printed out two copies. The previous card used a die-cut scallop, and I decided to use the negative as a frame. The Bugaboo image is colored with pencils, with Spica pen on the wings and Wink of Stella on the stars. Add a silver-embossed sentiment and silver cording, and it's a card.

I'm entering these challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #290 -- cute
Crafty Ribbons #160 -- Christmas
Word Art Wednesday #239 -- anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra -- anything Christmas