FBW176 It's a Fluttery, Sparkly Wednesday

Happy Wednesday everyone!! I had to inject some sparkle into this rainy weather here! Sparkle always helps to chase the blahs away! Our challenge this week at Flutter By Wednesday is an open one...just don't forget your butterfly, fairy, or angel! Check out all of the details HERE! We also have a guest designer this week -- Amanda! She has some awesome designs, please be sure to visit her and leave her some love! Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Details:
Stamps: Butterfly Filigree by Motivet; sentiment by Woodware USA
Paper: Basic Black and Real Red by Stampin' Up; glitter red paper
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: SU punches; Copic markers

Woodware USA Challenge #40 - Try a New Technique

Hello...it's Monday! What a crazy, busy couple of weeks we have had around here! School starts on Wednesday, and there seems to be more prep in the two weeks before than there is in the first few months. YIKES! However, Meredith is very excited for 1st grade to begin!

We have a great challenge this week at Woodware USA. We want you to try a new technique. I tried to do double embossing at first, and it came out a little wonky, so I was able to covere it with the cameo in the center with the matting. Then, I moved to embossed embossing. It didn't come out exactly the way I had planned, but sometimes that is ok! I like the sparkle on this card! If you would like to join us this week, please visit HERE for more details and to upload your card!

DID YOU KNOW...that Woodware USA has a new fall release? And, they are adorable. From Spooky Tots to Garden Gnomes, you have to check out the wonderful new sets HERE!


Card Details:
Stamps: Elegant Cameos by Woodware USA
Paper: Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler by Stampin' UP
Ink: Palette Noir and Versamark
Accessories: Nestabilities; SU black satin ribbon; sparkle embossing powder; Bow Easy

Woodware USA Challenge #36 Stamp That Background

Isn't it funny that it is now a big deal if I don't use designer paper on my cards? And, this card isn't square...it's a plain old A2 size. Wow, I'm revisiting my roots today! The background is stamped, and I haven't used any designer paper. None! Wow, that is liberating!

If you would like to join us for this week's Woodware USA challenge, please provide a direct link to your creation HERE. Don't forget that you need to have a stamped background and you could win one of our monthly prizes! It's very easy to do...you have two chances each week to play along, and if you use a Woodware USA stamp, you have an extra entry in our drawing! We can't wait to see what you can come up with as we go a little retro this week!

Card Details:

Stamps: Floral Frames and Essential Birthdays by Woodware USA

Paper: Whisper White and Melon Mambo by Stampin' Up

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Nestabilities; Copic markers

Paper Pretties - Monday Whatnots, Tuesday Edition -- Ahoy Matey

2nd post today, please scroll down for my Party Time Tuesdays post!!

AAAARRRRGGHHHH!! I'm getting my pirate on this week with Paper Pretties. I knew that when I saw this image, I had to use the map paper! Don't you love it when you have a clear idea of what you want your card to look like? I certainly do, and this one came together easily -- also another plus! Check out the Paper Pretties blog for some wonderful examples from the rest of the design team. There are so many of us that we can't fit them all on one day!

Pirate Hani

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Card Details:

Stamps: Hani by ARTish for Paper Pretties; sentiment by Woodware USA

Paper: Newsprint DSP, Basic Black, and Going Gray by Stampin' Up

Ink: Palette Noir; Creamy Caramel for sponging

Accessories: Copic markers; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Spica glitter pens

Monday, Monday…and we have a day off!! It fell on the perfect day this year…right after Halloween. Lots of candy has infiltrated our home—let’s hope that it is forgotten in a couple of days!

Welcome to a new challenge at Woodware USA, and it is anything goes this week. You will see all sorts of creations from our very talented design team. And, insert drum roll, starting next week, you too will be able to play along with us. And, there will be prizes on a monthly basis! Have I piqued your interest? I hope so!! Check back next Monday, November 8th for a new challenge and a blog hop to show you all of the awesome new sets from Woodware USA.

Rachel, who has the wonderful challenge blog Cupcake Inspirations, is on our Woodware USA design team. This week, Woodware is sponsoring her challenge, and I was privileged enough to create a card with this week's inspiring cupcake. Isn't it a beauty? I just loved it, and it was fun to make a creation for it!

Card Details:
Stamps: Teddy Remembers by Woodware USA
Paper: Indian Summer by Basic Grey; Early Espresso and Pumpkin Pie cardstock by Stampin’ Up
Ink: Palette Noir; Early Espresso by Stampin’ Up
Accessories: Copic markers; Spica Glitter Pens; Nestabilities;

Making Memories trim; Martha Stewart border punch

A Big "BOO" to you! Have a Magical Day!

It’s Monday…where did the weekend go? Sorry my post is a bit late, but I battled a migraine last night, and it won, so I hit my bed at an unprecedented time for me…8:00! I’m better now, but I’m battling that lovely headache hangover.

This week’s challenge at Woodware USA is to use Halloween colors. How fitting, right? I was also able to use an adorable set called Wizardry! It has many different sayings and images, and it doesn’t have to be used solely for Halloween. Check it out HERE. Don’t forget that you can still get your two free Inky Link stamp pads with any purchase from Woodware USA. Tell your friends!! Hop on over to the Woodware USA design team blog for more inspiration!

Card Details:

Stamps: Wizardry by Woodware USA

Paper: Eerie by Basic Grey; Tangerine Tango and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Ink: Tangerine Tango by SU; Palette Noir
Accessories: Copic markers; Spica glitter pens; SU ticket corner punch; SU black satin ribbon; Kaisercraft black pearls

FBW126 Trick or Treat

Yay...it's WEDNESDAY! And, that means that it is time for Flutter By Wednesday! Today's challenge is to use a fall theme in your card, but don't forget the butterfly, fairy or angel (the most important part!) Upload your card HERE. I bought this adorable fairy from Paper Pretties a couple of weeks ago, and I was finally able to ink it up! She is a cutie! I also used my Martha Stewart border punch with bats on the card. It is a bit lost in all of the detail, but you at least get some cool cute little bats as excess paper! Slap some mono on them, and voila, another embellishment. That is a true testament to how I hate to throw things away! And, I'm excited about my watermark...can you believe that I have one? And, I was able to use it!! (pats herself on back).

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Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #88

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Card Details:

Stamps: Halloween Fairy Elle by Paper Pretties

Paper: Eerie by Basic Grey; Kiwi Kiss and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers; Martha Stewart border punch; SU ribbon; SU circle punch; Nestabilities

FBW121 It's all about the PINK!!

We are so pleased to have a wonderful sponsor this week at Flutter By Wednesday...Susanna's Custom Art and Card Design. She has so generously supplied us with the new releases, and I was fortunate to be able to work with Just Ducky, a new design by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD!!

We hope that you will join us this week, and don't forget to check in at the FBW blog to see who won the fabulous blog candy this week!! I so wish I could've entered!! The challenge this week was to use pink, pink, and more pink. Now, I did flub up the challenge, and I forgot a butterfly...what was I thinking. I hope you can forgive my seriously bad faux pas! However, I was just awed by the cuteness of this little image!!

I wanted to highlight the Crystal Effects that I used on the rain coat and rain boots!! I think it really added some texture!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Just Ducky by Elisabeth Bell for Susanna's Custom Art and Card Designs; Sentiment from Stampin' Up

Paper: Melon Mambo CS and DSP; Pink Pirouette by SU

Ink: Melon Mambo by SU; Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers; Crystal Effects by SU; SU oval and scalloped oval punches; SU ribbon; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Spica glitter pens

Woodware USA - Anything Goes, so Merry Christmas!

You can never bee too prepared...it's only 3 months and 21 days until Christmas! Ha! Ha! If you are anything like me, you wait until the last minute to make your Christmas cards. Well, I decided to jump ahead a little this year and use this little cutie for my Woodware USA challenge card this week! The snowman and the sentiment are both from a set called I Love Snowmen. The wonderful part about the sentiments in this set is that you can mix and match to your liking!
Thanks for stopping by today...check out the Woodware USA blog for daily inspiration from our design team. Take care!!

Card Details:

Stamps: I Love Snowmen by Woodware USA

Paper: Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey; Kiwi Kiss and Blushing Bride by Stampin' Up

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers; Diamond Stickles; SU ribbon; SU oval and scalloped oval punches; Martha Stewart bling

FBW120 Birthday BLOWOUT!!

It's HERE!! There is no more waiting...it's September! And, you know what that means...a BIG 'OL PARTY at FBW!!! Danni is doing it up right, and you have the supreme benefit! There are so many prizes...you have to bust out the stamps this week just to get the chance to win!!


This wonderful sketch created by Mercy Kerin is our inspiration for the challenge this week!


A huge thank you to the following, in no particular order~

• Tiddly Inks


• Susana's Custom Art and Card Design


• Paper Makeup Stamps


• Victoria Case Art Designs


• Paper Garden Projects


• Inky Impressions


• Belles 'n Whistles


• All That Scraps


• The Greeting Farm


• The Wild Flower Patch


• Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps


• My Favorite Things-MFT


• Taylored Expressions


• Paper Pretties


• Pink Cat Studio


• Whimsy Stamps


• Color Me Creative Classroom

Isn't that amazing? What are you waiting for? Read all of the DETAILS and upload your card HERE...just don't forget to include a fairy, butterfly or angel on your card! That is one of the most important parts!


I decided that my coloring with Copics had gotten a little complacent, so I tried really hard on this one to get the shading just right. I like the way that it came out, and I really enjoyed coloring this new image (to me, at least) from Motivet! It is beautiful, and it combines two of my favorite things...fairies and butterflies!

Card Details:
Stamps: Fairy with Butterfly by Motivet; Warmest Regards by Stampin' Up
Paper: Kioshi by Basic Grey; Concord Crush and Pink Pirouette by Stampin' Up; Glitter paper
Ink: Concord Crusth by SU; Palette Noir
Accessories: Copic markers; Stickles; MS butterfly punch; EK Success border punch; Ribbon; Queen and Company bling

Party Time Tuesdays #10 Summertime

Happy Tuesday!! We have a fun challenge this week at Party Time Tuesdays...a summer-themed birthday card!! When I feel like summer is winding down, I realize that it is only the beginning of August, and the temperature is still in the 90s!! HOT!! We hope that you will join in the fun this week...Party Time Tuesdays is gathering steam, and we have a lot of people playing along. That is thanks to all of you!! So, get cracking and make some birthday cards!! We love to see them, and we pick a top three every week!!

Please give a huge welcome to Colleen this week...she is joining us as a guest designer. She makes some amazing creations on her blog!

Card Details:

Stamps: Lily at the Beach by Pink Cat Studios; Vintage Labels by SU

Paper: Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango DSP by Stampin' Up

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities; Cuttlebug embossing folder; SU ribbon; SU Modern Label and Word Window punches

What can you do with one stamp set? The Weekend Crew Challenge

Well, the answer is, A LOT!! If you add some determination and a whole lot of free time!! There is never enough of the latter, but I have quite a bit of the former!! This is a set from Stampin' Up that used to be one of my favorites. Unfortunately, it has felt like Woody from Toy Story and Jessie from Toy Story 2 (just start singing, "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2 and we can all weep!).

I think you get the idea...the stamps you once loved are often replaced. This weekend is a renaissance of sorts. This is Natural Beauty from Stampin' Up, and it really is an awesome and versatile set.

Not only did I dust off the set, I hauled out my...gasp...embossing powders!! It was fun, and I have the glitter on my face to prove it!

The Weekend Crew is at it again...we're picking a stamp or stamp set and trying to use it different ways. Try it, you might like it!!

Stamps: Natural Beauty by Stampin' Up

Paper: Card One - Sweet Pea DSP, Old Olive, Rose Red, and Pretty in Pink CS by SU; Card Two - Wisteria by Basic Grey, Lovely Lilac and Basic Black by SU

Ink: Versamark and Palette Noir and Lovely Lilac

Accessories: Card One - Copics (RV21, RV23, RV25, G21, G24); EK Success border punch; SU ribbon; pearls. Card Two - Primas; Judykins Violet Twinkle EP

FBW #63 I Really Want ICE CREAM!!

Hello, Flutter By girls!! I'm so happy to see you! It's been a crazy week, but I took some "me" time to create my card this week!! I was finally able to ink up one of my cards that I ordered from Faerie Art Song stamps...I can't believe that I got as many stamps as I did on one sheet! This one was especially cute, and it reminded me of the challenge this week! Fortunately, or unfortunately, in my moment of inspiration for the card this week, I somehow missed a detail! I for some reason read summery card, but the challenge was actually Spring Fever/create an outdoorsy card (a big thanks to Kimmie). Of course, I did the obligatory hand slap against the forehead, and a big "duh" came out! Well, let's see if we can work this out. I thought she was looking longingly at the ice cream cones. And, we all know that we have to go out in warm weather and outdoors to order an ice cream cone (even fairies!). Oh well, I tried!! And, she is a fairy, so I'm in the ball park! The one thing I loved about this is that she looks guilty when she is eyeing something, and what better to feel guilty about than ice cream!!

So sorry for the confusion. Please visit my other team members' blogs for more Flutter By inspiration. Wednesday is a day I look forward to because I have so many wonderful blogs to visit! When you make your creation, please be sure to link it on Danni's blog using Mr. Linky!

The set above the card is a new one that is going to be released by The Greeting Farm on July 1st, and Jessica Deidrich designed it for them. She is super excited, and she is offering it free to one lucky winner on her blog!! I love butterfly sentiments...what a perfect accent to all of our wonderful butterfly stamps!!

Card Details:
Stamps: Sweet Delights by Valarie Wade for Faerie Art Song Stamps; sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Cupcake by Basic Grey; Pacific Point and Pixie Pink by Stampin' Up
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: SU oval punch; Marvy Uchida scalloped oval punch; ribbon; American Crafts pure glitter pen; Angel Wings Shimmerz
Copics: R00, R01, R20, RV14, E41, B04, YG13, Y11, Y21