Three Butterflies

I love the way the colors came out on this card.   I will add a sentiment later when I decide how to use it.  It was make following one of the sketches at RAQs Challenge on the Cricut message board.  This challenge is one of my favorite places for inspiration because I love following sketches (in fact I find it hard to make a card without one) and all the ladies that participate are so talented and kind.  Check it out if you get on the Cricut message board, a new challenge comes out every Wednesday and it runs for a week, here is a link to this weeks challenge RAQ's Challenge, the only rules is to have fun and share your creations.
So here is my card.

The paper does most of the work on this one, the background paper is from The Best of K&Company, what a fabulous stack this is, it has 360 pieces of paper in it.
All the red parts are cut from plain white cardstock that I covered with red StazOn ink and then sprayed with scarlet Glimmer mist.  The fancy cut along the left side was cut from the Paper Lace cartridge, the butterflies are from Stamping and the swirl on the bottom is from Serenade.  The fancy cut along the side I wove a piece of ribbon through and then also squared off a frame with that ribbon on the card.
Here is a close up of the butterflies.


I added some Martha Stewart glass beads to the body of the butterflies to give some extra bling and dress them up a bit.
I am so happy that you decided to stop by my blog, I would love it if you left a comment, thanks

Will enter in the following challenges
The Stamp Man - butterflies & dragonflies ends 7/1
Crafty Calendar  - things with wings  ends 7/1

Thanks - A - Latte!

Another card where the paper did a lot of the work.  I like when this happens as it helps me to get a card done a little faster.
I made this card following of the sketches this week for RAQs Challenge on the Cricut message board.

The saying I printed on my printer and then for the first time ever, I cut around it using my Cricut and the Stamping cartridge.  I was real happy that I was finally able to do this and have it come out centered,  Yippee!  I went over the letters with my ProMarkers to give it some color.   The coffee cup was also cut from Stamping, layered then covered with Diamond Glaze.  The background paper I Cuttlebugged and misted it with Glimmer Mist to give it some sparkle to match the coffee cups at the bottom that are glittery.  And I actually finished the inside, simple but it is finished.

Thanks for stopping by I hope you like my card.

Happy Birthday - My First Stitched Card

Well thanks to Okie over at Okieladybugs Scrapnmore on the message board I got me the Janome Sew Mini machine.  She let us all know that it was on sale at Hancock's Fabric over the Labor Day weekend.  Well mine came yesterday and I was so excited but it was late so I did not get to "play" until today.
I still had one sketch left to complete at RAQ's Challenge this week and it happened to be perfect for using my new sewing machine.  Last night I watched video's on Stamp TV on how to use my new machine.  If you haven't been to this blog check it out there is so much useful information and techniques there.  So after watching the videos I was already to go this morning.  I picked out my papers fairly fast (10 minutes) for me and since I already had the sketch I was ready to go.
Now I have to share a little something with you so you will understand why sewing is such a big deal to me.  Three years ago they found a tumor inside my spinal cord and I underwent surgery to have it removed (long story short) but since that time I can not drive and do not have very good control over my feet.  I don't know where they are if I am not looking at them (not a good thing while driving LOL), well using a sewing machine is much like driving.  After a trial run I did OK, but the pedal kept getting away from me under my desk so I put my Cuttlebug (there are other ways to use it ha ha) down there and put the pedal against it so it would not move on me.
After I was done I came running out of my room, well walking with my walker, to tell my husband that I would be able to drive soon as the sewing machine was therapy for me.  He looked at me and smiled and said "oh good", you see he has had to drive me everywhere, Michael's Joann's etc..
Well sorry about the big story and with out further a due here in my first sewing card.

The paper is from a K & Company specialty stack that I mounted on a 5 x 6 1/2 inch base card.  The squares I cut using George, a green one at about 2 inches and a turquoise one slightly smaller then sewed them together around the edges using a zig-zag stitch.  I also sewed the strip across the bottom using the same two colors.  The scalloped circle is cut from Stamping cartridge at about 3 inches.  I do it all in Design Studio till I get the sizes I want so I don't have exact measurements.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch, that I punched three times and layered.  Added some rhinestones down the center of the butterfly and then attempted to make a trail.  Here is a close up of the butterfly and my stitching.  I think I did OK for my first time.

You Rock Card

This is a fun card.  I cut the guitar and "you rock" from Stamping cartridge.  I cut very very thin strips of the silver paper to use as the guitar strings and Cuttlebugged the the back silver and the corners with the Argyle folder.  The corners are from Jasmine, about the only thing I use this cartridge for, may have to pull it out and look at it again.  The guitar front I used a Fiskars texture plate for the pattern.

The interesting part of this card is that the background paper is a Kleenex box that I thought was too useful for the trash.  Fits well here.   Now watch those kleenex boxes for future use.

A pink version for a girl

This is a pretty cool technique.  May years ago I bought this blue moldable form.  I had my husband make me a large wooden block like the ones on your rubber stamps and I mounted a piece of the blue foam on it.   What you do is heat it up with your heating tool and then press your stamp into it while it is still hot, it won't harm your rubber stamp, but I have not tried it yet with the clear stamps but I don't think it would be a problem.  Your image is then embedded into the foam in reverse, any image would work as long as they are not words.  This particular image is from an older Stampin Up set and I thought the details came out great.  After I got the image in the foam I rubbed my inkpad over it till it was all colored, then turn it over and stamped it.  The ink does not go down into the crevices so that part it left uninked.  What is really cool is that all you do it reheat the blue foam and the image comes out and you can use it over and over again!  Here is a link  the "blue stuff" as I call it  click here

I mounted the image on a piece of white card stock that I inked and used a corner punch to slip the corners under.  The rust paper and ribbons is also from Stampin Up.  Let me know if you have any questions.