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Sometimes the ideas I see in my head do not work when I try to create them.  I really wanted to do a jelly fish card using from Land to Sea. I heat embossed that jellyfish on watercolor paper in white and in Pink Pirouette, I watercolored the sea around them...and hated how it turned out!  So those jellyfish became butterflies and this is the card I made with them

Stamps: From Land to Sea
Paper: Watercolor Paper, Whisper White, Blushing Bride & Pool Party CS
Ink: Versa Mark, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Lost Lagoon
Misc: Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterflies Thinlits, Hello You Thinlits & Square Collections Framelits

So the you have it mistakes happen.

Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop- June 2015

We are hopping again Celebrating the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog!

Our Blog Hop runs in a circular fashion.  No matter where in the list of participants you begin, you'll wind up in the exact same place again if you keep going to the "next" blog.  It works the same way whether you do the usual forward movement through the blog posts or if you work your way through in reverse order. 

If you arrived here from Penny's blog welcome!

My first card uses a returning stamp set as well as 3 that carried over from the Occasions Catalog. The card base is Delightful Dijon a new "In color"

Stamps: World of Dreams, Butterfly Basics, Perpetual Birthday Calendar & Guy Greetings
Paper: Delightful Dijon, Very Vanilla CS
Ink: Delightful Dijon, Hello Honey, Soft Suede & VersaMark
Misc: Nutrals & Regal Candy Dots, Gold Bakers Twine(pulled apart & used just the gold thread), Clear Embossing Powder & Antique Brads

My 2nd card base is the new "In color" Watermelon Wonder.

Stamps:Happy Birthday, Everyone & Blended Bloom
Paper: Watermelon Wonder & Blushing Bride CS & 1 ply toilet tissue
Ink: VersaMark
Misc:Gold Embossing Powder, Burlap Ribbon

Last are some storage boxes that I am working on for my craft room. They were nesting boxes with Santas on them, I wanted to be able to use them all year- round, I am waiting for the new Bold Butterfly Framelits to arrive so I can add a small butterfly to the smallest box.

The Butterflies Frmelits carried over from the Occasions Catalog.

Stamps:Corner Garden
Paper: Whisper White & Basic Black CS, Watercolor Paper
Ink: VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry & Daffodil Delight
Misc: White Embossing Powder, Butterflies Thinlits, Retired Ribbon

Thanks for Stopping by, please take a moment and let me know that you were here ;).  Remember to hop over to Stephanie's Blog and check out what she has created.

Butterfly Basics

My card today works for two challenges. The layout is from http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.ca/
House of Cards challenge is add a butterfly or use color inspiration. I went with add a butterfly.

Stamp set: Butterfly Basics
Paper: Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss CS, Painted Blooms DSP & Watercolor Paper
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Blackberry Bliss & Rose Red
Misc: Buterflies Thinlits

Go check out the challenge  and if you need help ordering any supplies let me know.

Watercooler Challenge #21

This time our challenge is a color challenge from Susan.

 Sahara Sand always throws me, it is a color I always pass over so adding it was my challenge :).

Stamps: Lovely Amazing You
Paper: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, So Saffron
Misc: Butterflies Thinlits(should be available next week) & Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder

To see what the team members have created go to http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.ca/. Thanks for stopping by, I'd love to hear what you think so please leave a comment.

The Wacky Watercooler March Madness Blog Hop!

We are hopping again and this time it is March Madness!  Basketball? Not always!! Just the madness this time of year brings, in some areas it is wishing for warmth and the end of snow, maybe it is just needing to slow down, the madness is different for everyone. My personal "madness" is spring clean up and those DYI projects that I am hoping with help as a selling appeal as we get our house ready to sell.

As usual, our Blog Hop runs in a circular fashion.  No matter where in the list of participants you begin, inevitably you'll wind up in the exact same place again if you keep going to the "next" blog.  It works the same way whether you conform to the usual forward movement through the blog posts or if you're a rebel and work your way through in reverse order.

If you hopped over from Linda's blog I am sure you found inspiration. If you are starting here, keep on hopping!

This time of year we are usually wishing for warmer winter, this year we are just wondering what happened to snow and worrying about the drought that will be hitting if we don't get a wet spring/summer. My trees are already blossoming almost a month early, I noticed a few gardens already planted as I was driving about town(gardens go in AFTER Mother's day!). So my first card is early spring.

Stamps: Sheltering Tree & Lots of Thanks
Paper: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral CS
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Rose Coral Chalk
Misc: Dimensionals

For Fancy Folds I went simple, a sheet of 12" x 5 1/2" CS scored at 2", 4", 8" & 10"  cut at a diagonal 3" down on each side up to the 4" or 8" fold line depending on the side.

Stamps: Lovely Amazing You
Paper: Soft Sky CS, Watercolor Paper & Painted Blooms DSP
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Rose Red, Lost Lagoon
Misc: Butterflies Thinlits, Tea Time Doilies, Itty Bitty & Bird Builder Punch, Glue Dots & Rhinestone Jewels

Stampin' UP! supplies Basic Black CS, Glue Sticks and Snail Runner.
My son recently returned from a church mission in Japan. He collects movie posters a standard movie poster (a one sheet) size is 27" x 40". He brought flyer size (7 1'8" x10 1/8")movie posters home that are in Japanese. We made a 27" x 40" collage of posters and then mounted 9 on Basic Black CS and mounted them on top of the collage.

Now it is time to hop on over to Jackie's, I'm sure you will find inspiration in her work.

Butterfly Basics

A simple card

Stamp: Butterfly Basics
Paper: Basic Gray & Blushing Bride
Ink: Basic Gray
Misc: Clear Embossing Powder & Artisan Embellishment Kit

I'm trying to decide if I like this or not!

Stained Glass Window Butterfly

Butterfly Basics and Butterflies Thinlits are bundled together for a 15% discount!

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Paper: Naturals White, Basic Black, Vellum CS
Ink: Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red Ink, Med Night of Navy, Lt Calypso Coral, Natural, Dk Pumpkin Pie Blendibilities
Misc: Butterflies Framelits, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue

For the butterfly I glued the Framelit Piece to Vellum CS with Multipurpose Glue than cut the vellum to the butterflies edge.  I colored the back of the Butterfly with the blendabilities.

Butterfly Basics bundled with Butterflies Thinliits Dies

Don't forget that bundled together(11 stamps & 3 dies) you save 15%.  If you order the bundle in wood or clear mount it will qualify for Sale-a-bration, if you order it in photopolymer you will need to add another item.

Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Paper: Naturals White, Calypso Coral & Crisp Cantaloupe Ink & Calypso Coral Blendabilities
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral & Old Olive
Misc: Artisan Embellishment Kit, Butterflies Thinlits Dies & Big Shot

This card would have looked better if the happy birthday was stamped with Calypso Coral.

Artisan Embellishment Kit and More!

Again I combined items from both catalogs.

I used the die-cut as a stencil again, I figure I can get so many more card made using it as a stencil instead of a card element and because there is 2 I can still use the other one on a card.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss & Vellum CS

Ink: Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow ink & Rich Razzleberry Blendiblities 

Misc:Artisan Embellishment Kit, Pearls, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder & Big Shot

How about that butterfly, don't you love it? The Thinlit has 3 different butterflies. with all the details on this little butterfly it releases from the die easily if you place your paper on the platform and than layer it with a dryer sheet(I used a used one) last layer the die. The butterfly will pop right out.

I used a clear button, lg pearl. die-cut, lace and ribbon from the Artisan Embellishment Kit. I colored the large pearl with the Rich Razzleberry Blendiblities