Fruit & Flowers meets Button Buddies

One of the projects I've enjoyed most this week has been this card - I loved its delicate colours. I've been thinking that the floral design would make the perfect landing place for a butterfly (or a dragonfly) as requested in this week's Make My Monday challenge. So I created some more - come and see:

I've used the gorgeous textured card stock for my card base again - I adore this stuff so much that the shelf it lives on is looking sadly empty... time for a re-stock I think!

The butterfly is from the Flight of the Butterfly set, stamped in Jet Black Stazon ink and cut out of acetate with the Butterfly punch. I really like the unusual shape of this butterfly and there are lots of different designs to choose from - four in Flight of the Butterfly and another three in Butterfly Prints.

I gave the butterfly a pierced trail to coordinate with the stamping on its wings, and added a double  pierced border to the top of the panel to balance the design. I love my mat pack for accurate straight line piercing  but for the wavy trail I just sketched the shape in with a soft pencil, pierced it, then rubbed the pencil line out - works a treat!

Do you like the sentiment? I've combined two of the stamps in the gorgeous hostess set Happiest of Birthdays using my stamp-a-majig for accurate placement. (You can get this set as part of your freebies when you place an order of £150 or more; or host a party where orders total £150 or more; or as part of your freebies when you join my Stampers 6 club - there are two places available for a group starting in March.)

Supplies needed for this card:

Stamps: Fruit and Flowers, Button Buddies, Flight of the Butterfly, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink: Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Stazon jet black, plus Early Espresso marker

Card stock: So Saffron, Very Vanilla smooth and textured

Other: Window sheet, Butterfly punch, corner rounder, Mat Pack, piercing tool, Stamp-a-majig

I'd be delighted to order any of these supplies for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I am committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to help and advise. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

Click here to see all the free Sale-a-bration sets and don't forget to let me know which free Sale-a-bration set or sets you'd like - remember, one item for EVERY £45 spent!

Yesterday, when my daughter was talking to me, I was idly tapping two empty embellishment pots together. She was amused by this 'sound of horses hooves' and tossed her pony tail and pretended to gallop round the living room. I joined in at once, neighing enthusiastically. She then stopped immediately and returned to her usual sophisticated 16 year old self. "Ah yes," she said. "My mother - the horse!"

Right then, off to muck out the stable! Have a lovely weekend won't you and I'll see you very soon.

Hugs,

Pale and interesting (I hope!)

I came across this inspiration photo on Moxie Fab World today and just fell in love with its ethereal feel.

I only had today to enter so I had to get my skates on (but not literally thank goodness - the threatened snow has turned out to be a soft drizzle instead!) but luckily the fabulous sketch at Less is More was on hand to inspire me.

Come and see what I've come up with:

When I experimented with the colours I found they were a little too washed out for the look I wanted so I added a stamped off Calypso Coral to my Crumb Cake and So Saffron which gave a bit more depth to my card. I used the fabulous flower from Button Buddies with the larger flower from Fruit and Flowers - they almost look as if they come from the same set! Using a mask cut out of a post it note for the larger flower ensured the stamping had a nice clean look.

One of the things I liked about the photo was the delicate tissue feel of the pom poms, so I made my flower by stamping ordinary tissue paper with the large flower. The larger layers were cut out with the Scallop Circle punch - if you layer the tissue over a scrap of card stock the punch is happy to cut through it. The inner layers were cut by hand and the flower finished with a Crumb Cake button tied with a knot of linen thread. I was inspired by the photo to add trail of pearls to my flower.

The sentiment has stamped beautifully on the textured card stock using Chocolate Chip ink. I'm a bit obsessed with textured card stock at the moment - have you noticed?!! I used my stamp-a-majig to keep things nice and straight.

Supplies needed for this card:

Stamps: Button Buddies, Fruit and Flowers, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip

Card stock: Crumb Cake textured, Very Vanilla smooth

Other: Basic Pearls, Neutrals buttons, Scallop Circle punch, linen thread, stamp-a-majig

I'd be delighted to order any of these supplies for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I am committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to help and advise. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593, and don't forget to let me know which free Sale-a-bration set or sets you'd like - remember, one item for EVERY £45 spent!

Yesterday we took a trip to London - my daughter and I to do a little shopping and the males of the family to visit the Imperial War Museum and take in a few sights. My youngest son was much struck by this chap standing on guard at Buckingham Palace. "I'd hate to do that job Mummy. He has to stand there for ages AND he has to keep a straight face," he told me earnestly. "I couldn't do that," he added. "I'd crack up into laughter!"

Thank you for popping in today. I'll be back tomorrow with Masculine Monday when I'll be offering some inspiration for a male card. Hope to see you then,