Three, three, three cards in one!

I made these three cards for the Paper Makeup Stamps design team call.  I just love their sweet fairies! 

Since we have several musicians as friends and in the family, I could give this card to just about anyone. I’ve mentioned before that I belong to the Idaho Old Time Fiddlers.  We really enjoy going out to play for community events and at care/retirement centers.  They all really seem to enjoy the break in their routines and to come and share some music with us.  Sadly, I haven’t been participating much this year.

Isn’t Ally just adorable.  I can just see her having a summer tea party out in her yard!  I found another trick to make some crinkly ribbon.  I saw this on the Tattered Angels blog. 

They used nylon ribbon.  It looked like organza which is what I used.  All you do is use your heat gun to slightly melt the ribbon.  It only takes a second to melt to the correct point so be careful.  I actually melted a few holes in my ribbon but thought it lent a little more to the shabby look and that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!!! 

I added a little porcelain rose to my button on the bow.  It was sitting on my desk and it matched everything so perfectly that I couldn’t resist!

I wanted to watercolor an image as well so painted up Penelope.  She is one of my favorite PMS fairies.  For some reason I couldn’t get a very good photo of her.  The colors are kind of washed out on the image.  I distressed all the edges of the DP to make it look kinda’ grungy.  I love that look!

I haven’t mentioned that my sister, Alice, had foot surgery on Thursday.  Yesterday, Alice, my mother and I went to the cemeteries to lay flowers on our families graves.  It was quite humorous how my mother was carrying the buckets of flowers and water and Alice and I were just being lazy and not helping her.  I was holding Alice’s hand to help stabilize her and at the same time, nursing my sore rib.  My mom said she had wished that she would have brought her camera.  I told Alice that I would catch her if she feel but she said “NO” cause then I would hurt myself even worse!  What a sweetie.

I haven’t worked on my Digital Two for Tuesday project lately and I need to finish it up before I can work on  anything else!!!  They are due to Cora by June 6.  I can’t wait to be able to show it to you.  I’m excited to see what the other designers have chosen to do with these beautiful images.

I do have a few things already done that I haven’t photoed yet so I’ll get to that post when I want a break.  And you never know, I might even have some Squigglefly sneaks come my way!!!

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day and I believe it is a holiday in the UK as well.  Have a good one everybody!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Music for the Soul
Deets::
Sentiment-Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper-Making Memories; Ribbon-May Arts; Swirls-Prima; Cuttlebug-Nestabilities; Additional from stash-lace, half back pearls, chalk.

Challenges:
Inspirational Card Sketches-sketch
One Stop Craft-Swirls and pearls

Ally’s Tea
Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper-DCWV; Buttons-Papertrey Ink; Cuttlebug-Nestabilities; Additional from stash-ribbon, porcelain flower, rick rack.

Challenges:
Secret Crafter-Buttons and blooms

Penelope
Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper-DCWV; Cuttlebug-Nestabilities; Additional from stash-ribbon, charm, bling.

Challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge-Blue and green

Gingersnap  Creations-Quote

Penelope’s Flutterbies

AN IRISH BLESSING

"May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun.
And find your shoulder to light on.
To bring you luck, happiness and riches.
Today, tomorrow and beyond."

How about that to start out a beautiful St. Patrick’s Flutterby Wednesday? This is my favorite butterfly quote. I’m working on a Modge Podge butterfly plaque with this blessing on it. It will hang right outside my front door.

Now, on to Flutterby Wednesday! Our challenge this week is to make a St. Patrick’s themed project or to use green as the main color on your project. Also, of course, you must use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!

Paper Makeup Stamps is our sponsor this week and they provided each of us with a digi stamp for our creation today. I do have the shamrock digi from PMS but I chose to use Penelope. The photo didn’t come out very well. The colors are so washed out. IRL, the deep colors in the background bring out the soft colors on the image but not so much in the photo. This is also the first time I have ever attempted to color black hair and I think it turned out well. I started slowly with light grey and built up to a color I liked.

The sentiment is good luck in Chinese (according to the website where I got it anyway). I thought that was appropriate for a card made for St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t normally make cards for the odd holidays so I didn’t want to go strictly St. Paddy’s.

If you'd like to play along with Flutterby Wednesday, go check out all of the other lovely DT blogs by clicking on their links on the right sidebar and then go to the Flutter By Wednesday challenge blog to link up your card. While you’re there, be sure to check out the lovely GDT creations.

I have another card to finish up first thing tomorrow featuring a new artist at Squigglefly. I can’t wait to show you! Also, the Squigglefly Challenge blog reached 225 followers so all Squigglefly images are 25% off until April 1. If you’ve had your eyes on some, go get ‘em now!!! They really do have some great images and last weekend’s release was a don’t miss!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Paper Makeup Stamps; Sentiment-computer generated; Ink-Tim Holtz Distress Fired Brick; Paper-DCWV; Punch-Martha Stewart butterflies and border; Pearls-Kaiser.

Challenges:
Cupcake Craft-Going green
Digital Tuesday-St. Patrick’s day or lots of green
Charisma Cardz-butterflies
Lili of the Valley-Easel card
Fussy and Fancy-Green
Clearly iStamp-Green