Butterfly Wishes

I can’t believe that I hadn’t found grunge board/paper before now.  But now that I have, I only have one complaint.  It stinks!!!  I mean it has an unpleasant odor!  But, it’s a dream to craft with!  Plus, I love another thing Tim Holtz related.  This bird cage die!!!  It even works with butterflies.  While I was working on the lawn today, I found two butterflies that were having a hard time flying.  I brought each one onto the deck and placed them on the table and when I got back, they were gone.  I sure hope they were okay!!!

Happy Labor Day everyone.  I hope you have some fun plans!!!

Now, be sure to leave a comment since all comments left until September 23 will count towards an entry into my candy.  And please, send your friends over, the more individual entered in the giveaway, the more items I will be giving away.  How does that sound!  Yay!!!

Have you been tellin’ your friends!!!  Wee need lots more people to come by so I can add lots more prizes.  Send everyone you know on over!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Sentiment-Crafty Sentiments; Ink-Memento; Paper-DCWV; Gems-KaiserCraft; Cuttlebug-butterfly die and emboss, Sizzix Tim Holtz die; Other from stash-ribbon.

Challenges:
Flutter By Wednesday--Birthday card with this sketch
Stampin’ for the Weekend--Shabby or vintage
One Stop Craft--
Gingerloft Challenge--Anything goes

Beach Baby

I love Crafty Secrets stamps.  Every single set.  I wish I owned every single set!!!  I love their vintage style and timeless beauty.  Here’s a new (to me) set called Seaside which you can get at McMahon Five Designs.  Isn’t she a cutie!

I haven’t talked about it much on the blog, but I have awoken with a migraine everyday now for almost two weeks.  I think it’s finally gone!  Yay!  This is the longest time that a headache has lasted.  I’ve been taking a lot of prescription pain killers and I really don’t like to use them that much!  I pray that I don’t have another one in the morning!!!

Can you believe the summer is almost over.  One of our local school districts is already back!  Amazing!!!  Well, see ya’ again tomorrow.  I have something really fun to share later tomorrow!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Crafty Secrets Seaside; Ink-Stazon; Paper-DCWV; Cuttlebug-Nestabillities; Other from stash-ribbon, vintage buttons.

Challenges:
Tuesday Taggers-Sea, water, boats
Simon Says--Blue and summer
Color Create--Ivory and duck egg blue/opt shabby chic
Paper Play--Bon voyage
Sketch Saturday-sketch
Secret Crafter-What are little girls made of

Victorian Flower Girl

I think I’ve mentioned before that my favorite images are floral/garden and vintage, and when I find a floral image with a vintage flair, I’m hooked. I’m not going to mention how long I’ve had this stamp before I used it, but I have now!!!

I used the crinkly ribbon again but this time I dyed it with watercolor paint.  I like it better when it’s dyed with Glimmer mist but since I have limited colors, I do what I have to do.  I also watercolored the beautiful blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

It’s a migraine day again but I’m just trying to work through it.  I had fun coloring the other day and have two more cards to put together.  They both feature the same stamp.  I can’t wait to see what I come up with for those two.

That’s it for today!  Don’t forget that there is a challenge up at the Squigglefly challenge blog and they also have some brand new images in the store!!!  Then on Wednesday, it’s another Flutterby Wednesday project.  It’s an easy challenge, for me at least, and I’m getting started on that next!!!  Coloring an image always helps me with my migraines!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Clear Art Stamps; Sentiment-Clear Art Stamps; Ink-Papertrey Ink Pure Black, Stazon black; Paper-Basic Grey Wisteria; Punch-EK Success, Martha Stewart; Buttons-; Flowers-Wild Orchid Crafts (dyed with watercolor ink); Cuttlebug-Nestabilities;  Pearls-Basic Grey, Kaiser Craft (colored with Copics); Additional from stash-ribbon.

Challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy-As you like it
Lexi’s Creations-sketch
ABC Challenge-Unused stash (stamps)
Cute Card Thursday-Cards for someone special
Stamp Something-Celebrate something
Allsorts-birthday
Basic Grey Challenge-Punch it
Sketch Saturday-sketch
Creative Inspirations-Punches or die cuts
Paper Sundaes-Easel card

A Flutterby Wednesday Oops!

I totally forgot to post my Flutterby Wednesday card!  At about 11:30 I sat down at my computer and got onto other things and at 1:45, I signed off with forgetting.So without further ado—  Isn’t this little fairy cute?  It’s is from Meljen Designs.  They are our sponsor this week.  The winner will choose 2 digi stamps.  She really has some cute ones so your in for a treat.

I did the inside as well! The challenge is open this week you just need to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your project.  Head on over to the Flutterby Wednesday challenge blog to get the deets!  While you’re there, you can click on the DT links to see all they’re lovely creations.

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Meljen Designs; Sentiment-Crafty Secrets; Ink-Papertrey Ink Pure Black; Paper-S.E.I.; Ribbon-American Crafts; Buttons-Papertrey Ink.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly-sketch
Crafty Creations-magical
Creative Belli-Birthday cards
KL Stampin N Scrappin-Inside out
Corrosive Challenge-birthday