"Just living is not enough..."

said the butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." This is a quote from Hans Christian Anderson, and it is a sentiment from DRS Designs. I love a good quote, and this of course struck my fancy because of its beautiful reference (and reverence) to butterflies.

A close up of the inside section with the quote.

And, a closeup of the Shimmerz on the small butterfly die cut from Quickutz. I think I've gone butterfly crazy in my shopping!! How could I possibly pass up this little gem? I use Royal Purple Shimmerz to give it that extra "Shazam"!

This week's Flutter By Wednesday Challenge was to use brads or eyelets in some way on your card. So, bust out those babies and get to work! Don't forget the butterflies and/or fairies in your card, and we would all love to see your creations, so link them up on Danni's blog!! Our featured team member this week is Harriet Skelly, and she has some amazing creations in her SCS gallery...visit and leave her some love! We also bid a short adieu to our team members Ashley and Heather. They are taking a short hiatus: Ashley is expecting very soon, and Heather has many family obligations. They are both such creative, wonderful stampers, but we are excited for the changes in their lives!

Finally, this card was also created for TLC221 on SCS which was to make a Tri-shutter card, and I have had so much fun creating this style of card!!

Card Details:

Stamps: sentiment by DRS Designs

Paper: Going Gray, Elegant Eggplant, and Baja Breeze by Stampin' Up; Poppyfinch by Memory Box

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Scor-Pal; SU craft knife; quilting ruler; 1 3/8 inch circle punch and scalloped circle punch by SU; Butterfly die cut by Quickutz; SU rubons; SU ribbon; eyelets; Angel Wings Shimmerz

Flower Girl MTTSC24 and CC220

I was determined to get some stamping done this morning...I just wasn't feeling it last night, so I combined today's Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday sketch with SCS' Color Combination 220 (Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Pumpkin Pie), and this is the result. I purchased the Whiff of Joy summer set, and I know that from now on, I will be ordering it! A solid sheet full of gorgeous rubber images...who can go wrong with that? She is a cutie, and I have 5 other cuties plus sentiments and accessories to go with it!

I'm also very excited about my Flutter By Wednesday card for tomorrow, so stay tuned to see it! I finished it last Friday, so I was way ahead of the game...can you believe that one?

Card Details:

Stamps: Whiff of Joy

Paper: Delicate Dots DSP, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: SU Ribbon; Prima flowers; Brads; Rhinestone stickers

Copics: R00, R01, Y21, E33, G24, E41, R29, YR02, B12, B14

Have bunny, will travel

The whole time I sat here coloring this image, that was the phrase that kept popping into my head. Weird? Yes. Is that the way my mind works? Yes. Call me quippy, I guess! I have had this Tilda for a little over a month, and this is the first time that it was inked up...that, is a tragedy! She is just darling, and I can't wait to get the Tildas that I preordered from Magnolia-licious...they have butterflies! Tilda and butterflies are like bread and butter...they have to go together! I can't wait!

I doubled up on challenges again this time. You would think by all the times that I "kill two birds with one stone" that it would apply to every aspect of my life. I think that the only efficiency I have in my life is card making. I guess we really can't have it all (insert snicker here!) I'm going to stamp club tonight, so I wanted to get this posted. I don't know if I'll have anything to post for tomorrow...it will all depend on how ramped up I am after tonight. 12 women stamping and chatting can get pretty wild!

The two challenges are Color Throwdown #38 and SC224 from Splitcoaststampers. I used so many Copic markers on this image that I had to take a picture of them because I thought I would drive myself bananas writing all of the colors! With that in mind, it really was a simple card with a simple layout, and it didn't take me terribly long to finish (good thing because my 4 year old was jockeying for position at my craft desk!)

Card details:

Stamps: Tilda with Bunny (#335) by Magnolia

Paper: Ruby Red, Basic Gray, and Baja Breeze cardstock by Stampin' Up; Baja Breeze DSP by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories/Tools: Copic markers; Stampin' Up in color ribbon (Baja Breeze); Scor-Pal