Over the Moon...for Rusty Pickle Digis!

My card has a bit of a blue glow to it this morning, but it works for the "look"! Today is the third day of sneak peeks for the new Rusty Pickle Digis. I have the moon featured today, and I decided to give you a boy baby card today.

Don't forget that you could win this image from me or you could win the entire release from Rusty Pickle Digital Stamps!!

The Grand Prize Winner will win the entire release plus 3 images of their choice from the store. To earn this you need to comment on the DT blogs on all 3 of the Sneak Peak Days, comment on the RP Store/Blog and start following the store blog. An equally lucky runner-up will win the entire release. Our DT blog is also a great place to find ideas for all of the images!!

My team mates would love a visit from you as we launch this new fun line of digital stamps!

The Rusty Pickle Design Team:
Heather - DT Coordinator
Jennifer
Tracy
Rachel
Billie
Kim
Ali
Jacquie

Enjoy the samples today, and thank you so much for stopping by and supporting me and the other team mates! I hope you have all the blessings love and happiness in this Thanksgiving season!

Card Details:

Stamps: Moon by Rusty Pickle Digital Stamps; Riveting by SU

Paper: Bashful Blue CS and DSP, Night of Navy, and Yoyo Yellow by Stampin' Up

Ink: Bashful Blue and Night of Navy by SU

Accessories: SU circle and ticket corner punches; Quickutz dies (stars); SU ribbon; Cuttlebug Embossing folder; Copic and spica markers

Introducing...Rusty Pickle Digital Stamps!!! Sneak Peak and a chance to win BIG!!

I am proud to announce the debut of fabulous digital stamps from Michelle at Rusty Pickle Digis!!! From someone who loves to color, I was really excited to be asked to join this design team because the images are just begging to be colored!! This venture also marks my jump into digital stamps...I finally conquered my fear and went for it! I'm so glad that I did...there really is a certain amount of freedom in them. I hope that you will visit the site and peruse the ever growing catalog of digital stamps!

Today's debut marks the first release from Rusty Pickle, but there are many other images to choose from that will appeal to many different styles!

Do you want to hear how to win? Well, here we go!! We will be giving you sneak peaks Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. On Wednesday evening, we will each be able to draw a name for a winner of each image that we sneak peek. So, you can win the rattle from me and another image on Wednesday. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and become a follower of the Rusty Pickle Digis blog HERE. That is super easy, don't you think? And, please be sure to visit our other design team members for a chance to win their digis also.

BUT, WAIT...it gets better!!!

The Grand Prize Winner will win the entire release plus 3 images of their choice from the store. To earn this you need to comment on the DT blogs on all 3 of the Sneak Peak Days, comment on the RP Store/Blog and start following the store blog. An equally lucky runner-up will win the entire release.

The Rusty Pickle Design Team:

Heather - DT Coordinator

Jennifer

Tracy

Rachel

Billie

Kim

Ali

Jacquie

Well, what are you waiting for? It's time to discover something new out there. And, if you are afraid of digital stamps (like I was), take the plunge...it's painless!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Rattle by Rusty Pickle Digis

Paper: Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, and Kiwi Kiss by Stampin' Up; Designer paper from Memory Box

Accessories: DCWV vellum quote ("It's a Girl Thing"); Rhinestone stickers; Craft knife

Copic Markers: Spica Silver; C000, C1, C3

FBW84 Love Always, Tilda

Good morning, Flutter By Wednesday fans!! It's that wonderful time again...the wings take the hump out of hump day!! Today, we have an open challenge...but please don't forget to put a butterfly, fairy or angel on your card! I was able to use some new great finds on this card! I got this awesome paper pack on clearance at Michaels for 75% off...Autumn Splendor by Making Memories. It is really pretty, and it doesn't have to necessarily be autumn only! Also, can you see the new border punch I used? I love it! It is EK Success made exclusively for Michaels' new American Girl crafts line. I had to check out this new line because my daughter is now obsessed with all things American Girl (Ann, I'm sure I'll be contacting you in the future!!)...however, I told her she wasn't allowed to have one until her 6th birthday (still young by some standards, but I had to split the difference a little!). I think even I jumped on the bandwagon because of a visit to the American Girl store in NYC a couple of weeks ago!

Enough of my ramblings! We would love to see your Flutterby creations! Just link them up HERE on Danni's blog. Today, we also welcome 3 new members to our team...it's always a blast to have new talent among us! Be sure to welcome Karen, Kris, and Pam to our team!! Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Details:

Stamps: Butterfly Tilda by Magnolia stamps

Paper: Really Rust, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip by SU; Autumn Splendor by Making Memories

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: EK Success border punch; May Arts rick rack; SU rubons; Circle and scalloped circle punches from SU; Scalloped border punch by SU; Brown grosgrain ribbon

Copic Markers: E00, E01, E02, R20, E31, E33, E37, E08, E09, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, R89, R12, YR68

FBW83 Giving Thanks

I really love this time of year because I try to focus on the things that I am thankful for around me. I am thankful for my family and friends, our good health, our freedom, and the many blessings we have had this year. I have been thankful this year for being able to make my Flutterby cards every week and the opportunity and privilege of serving on such a fantastic design team. These girls are top notch and fun and kind...it's been an honor, and I am thankful for them. Without butterflies, this wouldn't have been possible. So, in essence, I am thankful also for butterflies and the power that they had to bring all of us together!

Our theme this week is giving thanks...and it can have any interpretation that you can come up with. The only requirement is that the card includes a butterfly and/or fairy on it. We would love to see your creation...just link it up HERE. My other design team members would love for you to visit their creations also...a complete list is in my left sidebar. My card is also for this week's MOJO 112 sketch. Thank you for visiting my blog!

Card Details:

Stamps: Butterfly and sentiment from Technique Tuesday

Paper: Really Rust and Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up; Nook and Pantry from Basic Grey

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; SU Hodgepodge hardware; SU ribbon; Nestabilities; CM cutting system

FBW82 A Butterfly with Pizazz!!

Doesn't that color (Bermuda Bay) have pizazz? It just jumps off the screen...so glad that I was able to use it today!! And, I have a new Martha Stewart punch...it's a butterfly border punch. It punches out the butterfly images, then it makes some of them so they pop up! Sometimes those details get a little lost in a picture!!

Did I get my groove back yet? Maybe a glimmer because I combined this week's Flutterby challenge with this week's Mojo Monday 111 sketch! I haven't done a Mojo sketch in a LONG time! What is wrong with me? This week's Flutterby Wednesday challenge is an open one--just don't forget to use a butterfly and/or fairy on your card! I love this quote, but I have very few butterfly related quotes, so this one gets a lot of action. We hope that you will play along with us this week...we've got a few members fighting the flu, so send them some healing thoughts! We would love to see your creation, so please link up HERE to show us your stuff! And, fun, fun, fun--we have a guest designer this week. Her name is Vicki, and she is awesome!! You will especially love her card for this week on Danni's blog!! Check it out!!

Card Details:
Stamps: Butterfly of Happiness by SU
Paper: Soft Suede and Bermuda Bay CS; Bermuda Bay DSP all by Stampin' Up
Ink: Soft Suede by SU
Accessories: Martha Stewart border punch; Rhinestone stickers; Quickutz butterfly die

FBW81...A Little Late but early Happy Halloween!!!

What did she say? What does that mean? The card is a day late, but the "Happy Halloween" is a little early!! Did you get that? Well, I finally got everything together (at least in regards to this card), and here it is!!

It is an open week for Flutter By Wednesday this week as it is the last week of October. The only prerequisite is to use a butterfly and/or a fairy on your card. Butterflies and Halloween don't usually comingle in my brain, but I decided to make it work!! And, I kind of like it!! This is a Doraline stamp from Motivet that I borrowed from a friend, and it is a cutie! I love the vintage look of it, and it came out cute coupled with the Basic Grey "Eerie" paper! We hope to see your creation for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Upload it HERE! My team members have some amazing creations this week...why not check them out!

Card Details:

Stamps: Doraline on a Pumpkin by Motivet; Halloween Fun by Clear Art Stamps

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

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ribbon by SU; MS butterfly punch; SU oval and scalloped oval punches; Copic Markers

If it weren't for the last minute...

I'd get nothing done!! My Flutter By Wednesday card is coming, but we are knee deep in kitchen renovations today, and I am behind! So, my FBW card will become my Flutter By Thursday card!! I thought I had a good handle on packing up my kitchen, but demo started this morning, and I was still packing things up, moving stuff from our kitchen fridge to our garage fridge and so on! YIKES...I never thought I would get to bed last night!! Anyway...I'll be back tomorrow with my card, and in a couple of weeks, I'll make the big reveal of our new kitchen!!

FBW80...A Fluttering Wedding card!!

Welcome Flutterby Wednesday fans!!! We are so glad to have you here on this fine October Wednesday!! This week is an open week, and you just have to use a butterfly and/or a fairy on your card. We would love to see your creations HERE on Danni's blog! I will definitely be around to see everyone's creations this week. Last week is such a blur, I can't even begin to sort out all that I was unable to do!!

My card today is one that I made for a wedding that I attended this past weekend. It was for my cousin Jared and his bride Ashley. They were married in Lake Junaluska, NC and the reception was in Waynesville, NC. It was peak leaf season in the NC mountains this past weekend, but, boy, was it cold!!


This was the inside of the card...I never do the inside, but wedding cards are special, so I thought it was only fitting!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Between the Lines by Stampology for Autumn Leaves

Paper: Bazzill Blingz; Stampin' Up DSP; Wild Asparagus paper; Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up

Ink: Choc. Chip by SU; Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Shimmerz Paints in December Sky; Rhinestone stickers; Copic markers; Nestabilities Labels 4; SU corner punch; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Martha Stewart butterfly punch

FBW79 Time Flutters By

Time Flutters by, whether we want it to or not! This week's Flutter By Challenge is an open one...just use a butterfly and/or a fairy, and you are good to go! We'd love to see your creations!! Just link them up HERE on Danni's blog. We have an amazing guest designer this week, Christi Thorsen! I've been a fan of hers for a long time! She always has such beautiful creations...please be sure to leave her some of your flutter by love this week!! Please take the time and visit my teammates' blogs on my left sidebar...you will discover some truly amazing creations! And, a belated congratulations to our very own Chris for being selected as this week's featured stamper on SCS!! AWESOME!!!

I opted for a fairly simple look this week, and I played around a bit with the reverse image, so to speak! Instead of popping up the butterflies, I used the outline instead. Then, I painted the inside image with Coffee Shimmerz on Basic Black paper. The stamp is a new one that I bought at a stamp show in Greenville, SC. The stamp company is Sparkle n Sprinkle, and they had some really funny stamps (not this one of course, but Max is a frog in a martini glass, and that is the fun one!) The paper is from an awesome clearance sale at Target! The pack of 24 sheets plus 3 sheets of stickers was $2.24, and it is from Making Memories called Just Chillin'. I love a bargain, so I had to use it!!

On a side note, speaking of bargains! We have a department store here called Belk. In their store at Southpark Mall, they sell more designers than their other stores. Well, they had their mega clearance sale this past weekend. If the original price is $24 or less, the item is $2.98. If the item is $25 to $51, it is $4.98, and between $52 and $108, it is $9.98. It goes up from there, and I saw some dresses that were originally in the $500 range selling for around $20-30!! Anyway, I bought a pair of Lilly Pulitzer cropped pink pants that were originally $98 for only $9.98!!! Now, that is a bargain! I also picked up 4 Lilly knit shirts for $4.98 each. That is unheard of...I was so excited!! I can't believe I just went on about that for an entire paragraph!!

Card Details:

Stamps: sentiment by Sparkle and Sprinkle stamps

Paper: Just Chillin' by Making Memories; Purely Pomegranate and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Purely Pomegranate ribbon by SU; Martha Stewart punch; Coffee Shimmerz

FBW78 Tilda's Fluttering By!!

Hey all you beautiful Flutter By babes, it's time to come out and play this week!! Today's challenge is an open one, and you just have to use a butterfly or fairy on your card and link it up HERE, so that we can all stop by and admire your art! I used this adorable image that I received from a Magnolia friend, and I had to dust off the Nestabilities (Labels Six). I just rotated the pattern to give a little interest, but then that bumped the card up to a 5.5x5.5 size! I've got a crazy day today with appointments and classes, but I did get this posted!! YAY!! Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Card Details:

Stamps: Tilda holding Butterfly by Magnolia

Paper: Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink CS and Tea Party DSP by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic and Spica Markers; Labels Six by Nestabilities; glitter brads; prima flowers