Sentiment Stumped

Today I'm asking for your help in adding a sentiment to this card! LOL I like how the card looks, but it isn't easy to add a sentiment with the design I used. I thought of adding letters to the hexagons, but I tried that and didn't like it.
Anyhoo............the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge is to use a butterfly on your project and use your die-cutting machine, while Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge #53 is "T is for Texture and/or Teal." I have the texture with the hexagon embossing folder, and I used the teal color for the inserted hexes and MB butterfly die cut butterfly. I embossed the white and teal cardstocks with the same hexagone ef, and fussy cut the hexes to insert into the black panel. Yep, that's one of my favorite things to do.

I'm also sharing this over at the Snippets Playground #227 challenge which is to always use snippets.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a fabulous Sunday!

Carol

Lavender and Green Mosaic

I've been going through my stash of pre-made elements and trying to use my stash before I become a first-class hoarder! I found this mosaic background top note die-cut, along with the SB light green die-cut frame and decided to use them together for a card. I die cut a couple butterflies in vanilla and light green dsp and layered them together with several lavender gemstones. I added the SU! tiny tag with some green & white twine for the finishing touch.

I'll enter this one over at the Wednesday Butterfly challenge #34 which is "G is for gems."

I'll also be taking this over to the Snippets Playground #185 after using all of those dsp snippets on the mosaic background.

Thanks for taking time to stop by and make it a great week ahead!

Carol

Things that Fly

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge is "things that fly." I was playing around with an Anna Griffin embossing folder, and added some fussy cut snippets of dsp into the embossed sections for a different look. I layered MB Darla and Vivienne die cut butterflies onto a SU! die cut butterfly, and added some smaller butterflies with a Punch-a-Bunch punch. The sentiment is from MFP; the card base is Melon Mambo; and the dsp is Soho Gardens from AC. I added some bashful blue cardstock for the largest butterfly and sentiment mat. The final touch was to add a few pale blue gemstones to the butterflies.

I'm also sharing this at the Wednesday Butterfly challenge #26 which is "P is for Patterned Paper"

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful day!

Carol

Butterflies and a Brad

Today I'm playing along with the Butterfly Challenge #22 which is to use a butterfly and a brad. I punched 2 butterflies using punch-a-bunches and affixed them with a mini yellow brad. The dsp is from American Crafts - the SoHo Garden collection, and I added a strip of teal beneath the sentiment.

I'm also taking this one over to the Snippets Playground #160 because I used snippets to create the butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great Wednesday!

Carol

Butterfly Wishes

I don't often get the time to play along with Mrs. A's Butterfly challenges, but today I have a card for their 17th challenge, which is to either dry or heat-emboss your butterfly. I used 2 different butterfly dies along with 3 different embossing folders; all from SU! The sentiment, solid cardstock, and dsp's are also by SU! too. I love hand-cutting those hexagons and sticking them down into the embossed sections which reminds me of an old-fashioned quilt. I added a piece of blue bling to the smallest butterfly center and called this one done!

I'm also taking this over to the Snippets Playground #147 which is of course - to use snippets!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Summer Birthday

Mrs A has a new challenge over at the Butterfly Spot #12. This week it's "Summertime Butterflies." I used an I.O. Hollyhock die (thanks M A) with snippets of pink and white cardstock, adding 2 shades of green cardstock for the tall grass with a SNSS die. The butterfly was a snippet of pink with some Pizzazz Aplenty bling and the sentiment was done with a SNSS stamp. I have a fun summertime birthday card to add to my stash, but I should probably use it quickly as summertime is on the downswing already!

I'm also sharing this over at Di's Snippet Playground #137.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Butterflies, Butterflies....

I'm back with my 2nd post today. Scroll down for some exciting news on the previous post. The Memory Box butterflies were die cut with pearl white and black card stock and layered on a SNSS scalloped border die, as well as a SB labels 18 die. The ribbon was from my stash. For the background, I stamped some daffodil cardstock with a SU! retired weathered stamp in Versmark, then heat embossed it with white pearl ep. The sentiment is from MFP, and the candi dots are from SU! in basic grey. I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketch #251 - I followed their sketch

Cards in Envy - Winged Things (card must fit an A2 envelope with no thick embellishments)

Shopping our Stash #153 - Background Check (stamp your background)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Card Concept #11 - a Color Challenge to use black, yellow, white and grey

This card was made for the Butterfly Challenge #8 which has a Bingo grid to follow. I used the top left diagonal line to use Pink, Butterflies, and dry embossing. I used a Darice corner butterfly ef, and just added my own butterflies on top of the embossed ones in 3 shades of pink, using 2 different Punch-A-Bunch butterfly punches. I added some tiny black gems to each butterfly, and a SU! salutation, and this card was done!

Thanks for stopping by again and I hope your Friday is going well!

Carol

Butterflies and Gems

Here's my card for the Butterfly Challenge #6 to make glamorous butterflies that sparkle and shine. I finally cut into this beautiful Kaiser Craft Violet Crush paper pad I bought a few weeks ago and used 2 different papers with some dark green cardstock. The punch-a-bunch butterflies were first embossed with silver ep before punching, and then adorned with pink gemstones from Pizzazz Aplenty. The sentiment is a sticker, and all those tiny silver dots are pieces left behind on the sticker sheet. The sentiment was so tiny, it got lost on the square, so I added those dots to give it a little emphasis. The paper flowers are from my stash, with a smaller paper flower in the center done with a SU! 7/8" scalloped punch with each petal snipped to the center. I have a whole stash of those round and square gemstones that I'd like to use up, and one just seemed to look perfect in the center.

Have a great Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Soft Yellow Color

I made this pale yellow & white birthday card with 2 Memory Box butterfly dies, the Vivienne and Darla. I used a pearlized white card stock and some pastel yellow textured cardstock. The background was embossed with a SU! Decorative Dots ef, and I added a SB fancy tags two shapeability die for the sentiment. The small layered butterflies were done with Punch-a-Bunch punches. The ribbon is SU! daffodil. I'm thinking that tiny butterfly might look better with a tiny pearl in the center?

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge "Spring at Last" to use the color yellow

The Card Concept #6 Birthday Cards - clean and layered style

The snow pretty much fizzled out for our area in PA yesterday and it turned out to be just a very light dusting. Am I grateful? You bet I am! LOL My daffodils are up about 6" in the back yard in spite of a temperature of only 24 this morning, so spring must be on the way!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Carol

Butterflies, Buttons, Bows and Pearls

I realized recently that my stash of anniversary cards has just about been depleted, so I need to focus on making a few more. This one is done with some pale yellow textured, and white pearlized card stock. I embossed the bottom half with an Anna Griffin ef, then added a SNSS border die, woven with white satin ribbon. I colored a piece of Graphic Whiskers natural twine with a Copic and tied it into a little bow through 2 small holes in the border die. I punched some butterflies using 2 sizes of Punch-a-Bunch butterfly punches, and added pearls to the white ones and a tiny button to the yellow one.

I'm entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge which is "anything goes with pearls," as well as the Butterfly Challenge #2 which is "3 B's." Butterflies, buttons and bows.

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you all a wonderful Friday!

Carol

Kraft, Butterflies, Flowers & Washi

Simon Says Stamp is having a "let's get krafty" challenge this week and of course, that's to use kraft-colored cardstock. They're also showcasing Memory Box products, so I pulled out my MB prim poppy die along with my kraft cardstock and got busy! I cut the poppies with kraft and a snippet of dsp, adhering the dsp pieces on top of the kraft. I glued them to a black oval and added a white scalloped oval to frame them. I added a few matching butterflies and tiny black gemstones along with a thinking of you sentiment. I'm really happy with the clean look of this card and plan to make several more in different colors.

There's a new challenge that just began this week called "the Butterfly Spot Challenge#1" and their first challenge is to use butterflies and flowers, so I'm also entering my card there.

This card is made entirely from SU! coordinating washi tape! I bought it, and didn't quite know what to do with it until I saw the Deconstructed Sketch #138, and the wheels began turning. After laying the 3 diagonal pieces down, I decided to edge the main panel with the striped washi. I took scraps of white and placed the solid gold washi down, and punched out the tiny banner and larger flower with SU! punches, embossing them with a SU! square lattice ef to hide the seams. The smaller flower was done with a new SU! petite petals punch, and I found a matching brad to hold them together. The sentiment is from SU!

Thanks for checking in and stay tuned - I might have something later today too!

Carol