Hello, my friend

 Hi everyone! I'm in a mixed media mood and sharing another card with the Artsy Butterfly stamps, stencils and papers I got recently. It seems once I have supplies of a kit type out on my desk I'm really enjoying using them to make several cards at once. So, brace yourself! More butterflies and distressing to come. 

I got a bit carried away with this one! 

Beginning with white card stock, I inked over the stencil with pale aqua and yellow inks. Further distressed elements were added to this panel: torn paper in two corners, and some elements stamped in black. I die cut two tags, one from white, and the other from one of the papers; I added some small floral vines and a bit of yellow spongeing. 

The butterfly was also stamped on white card stock, then was colored with inks and the coordinating stencil. I added white splatters. White Splatter Medium is becoming my fav new product because it's easy to use and gives very good coverage. 

Oh, and did I mention the sequins? 

This is so NOT my normal card but I sure had fun making it! Thanks so much for coming by. 

I'm sharing this with Just Us Girls Die Week - Butterflies.  They have a beautiful line up of butterfly cards over there! 

A Little Bit Artsy

 Hello friends! 

Every once in a while I'm enticed away from my clean and layered style to enjoy something different. Just a little bit artsy. Grungy, even! So it is with today's card. 

I caught the creative bug with these mixed media supplies featured in Simon Says Stamp's April card kit. Pretty papers, butterflies and splatters, oh my! 

I had a blast combining these elements for my card today.

It's time for a new challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenge, and this time it is with a grid that I created! 

I chose the middle row across using Patterned Paper, FREE, and Twine.  I began with two papers, and for the main panel I added white splatters. Small text was stamped on the square panel. The butterfly  was cut from another paper. A bit of shine on his body is Stickles. The black strip on the left is a printed transparency. The texture is amazing.

I hope you will be inspired to join our challenge and play along! There are options for a graduation theme, a bit of elegance or a bold greeting. What will you choose? 

I so appreciate your visit. Have a fabulous day, happy crafting!

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Inspired By 194 Welcome Friends

 Hello and welcome! I am happy to turn the calendar page and greet a new month which also kicks in my Christmas card making spree! As you will see, I was literally influenced by the photo at our Inspired By Challenge! 

Here's what caught my eye - kraft, buffalo plaid, a satin bow,

 woodgrain and layers of texture! Oh, and did I say berries? 

What speaks to you in our photos today? Hope you will craft along with us and link your project in our gallery!  For those looking for card details, I will include them below. 

I'm joining the fun with Ann's tic tac toe challenge at The Paper Players, choosing the diagonal row: ribbon, patterned paper, embellishments.

Thanks for your visit today!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Details: I created the background on white card stock by stamping the Wood Grain Background (WPlus9) in pale gray ink. The frame (Anastasia Tag) and deer (Stag Trio Die) were also from WPlus9. 

I went for a rustic look and added a new to me embossing powder from WOW! called Perissa. It blends two metallic shades and gives a bumpy texture which I just love. You can see it on the kraft frame and a bit on the deer.The greenery was cut from Vicki Boutin Foundations card stock. This mixed media paper is heavy and I used Distress Oxide inks to blend the greens, then cut them with dies from The Greetery. Snow was created with Ranger Distress Spray and WOW Puff White embossing powder. I added Glossy accents to the berries. This card was completely inspired by things I learned from Dawn Woleslagle and her fabulous lives!