Butterfly Moment

Another card displaying my need to not let go of summer quite yet! I love the butterfly images in Flourishes set, Butterfly Moments. I used the challenge over on SCS for this creation. Friday's challenge was to use only paper, ink, punches, nesties, cuttlebug etc. You get the idea? NO embellishments, unless you make them out of the listed usable items. I did punch three small circles to mimic brads. I used my new cuttlebug edging folder for the bottom of the card front.

Close up of copic colored butterfly. Love the color intensity you can achieve with these markers. Pink and black together, wonderful combination! The butterfly is cut and adhered at the mid section only to enable bending a bit up off the card stock! No sentiment, as I want to use this card as the occasion will dictate. Perfect for a thinking of you, birthday, get well card, don't you think?

I will be leaving for a few days, on a four day escape with my daughters and Mom! I did not realize it was World Card Making Day when we planned this excursion! Gasp! I think I would have made it another time! LOL I hope all of you have a wonderful time and weekend. I will be anxious to see all your wonderful creations! Take good care!

Fantasy Floral Clearly

The inspiration for this layout is the CPS 84 layout challenge. I love their challenges, but sadly do not have the time to play each week! I did it today! Go check out their site and be inspired! I also included a rub on quote which is the SCS challenge, using a quote or such on your creation. All papers are layered on the outside and inside of the clear card stock to hide any adhesives.

The floral image is from Flourishes Fantasy Floral Garden set. I stamped it with Memento tuxedo black ink on watercolor paper. Reinkers are used to watercolor image.

Papertreyink twill ribbon, ball head straight pin from the dollar store, Clear bead from SU pretties kit, scallop oval punch, and still using those sparkly embellis from my pal, Linsey!

HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A TERRIFIC THURSDAY AND WEEK SO FAR! I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A NEEDED REST WITH MY GIRLS AND MOM. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO POP IN AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE UP TO. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NEW RELEASE SETS FROM FLOURISHES! IF YOU ARE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOT WANT TO MISS THE DEBUT NEXT WEEK! TAKE GOOD CARE! I SO APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY!

Peony Wish

One last taste of a summer favorite! This image is from Flourishes Peony set. I am pretty sure it is lily of the valley. Don't know if they come in colors, but that is what I chose to do with mine! It's stamping, right, you can make the images any color you choose! Using copic markers I colored away, I am loving these markers. DP is Basic Grey ambrosia, all other paper is Stampin UP. Martha Stewart butterfly punch with a couple of mini adhesive pearls add the perfect accent.

I use the same adhesive pearl to dot the i on my sentiment circle. This sentiment is from the goodies I won in the Just Rite contest! You cannot believe the enormous basket of stampers I received. I will post more about those later! I am soooo impressed with the clarity and ease these stampers operate.

Hope you are having a great week! A last taste of summer then onto holiday stamping! Wait until you see the Flourish holiday stamps ready for release next week! Stay tuned, you will not want to miss it!

Take good care and thanks so much for stopping by!