Color challenge butterflies

Today, I was checking out blogs, and I found a color challenge I really liked on Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The color combo is Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze and Daffodil Delight.  I've been wanting to make these butterflies for while, and this color combo is perfect!  The flower from Mixed Bunch is punched out, and two petals are trimmed away.  I also punched out 2 flowers from cardstock to add to the edges of the wings.  I used Calypso Coral bakers twine for the antennae.

The card base is Daffodil Delight with Baja Breeze DSP from Twitterpated.  The ribbon is retired SAB.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners and cut out with a framelit.

I'm so pleased with the piece that the butterflies are adhered to.  I wanted to use that shape from the Apothecary Accents framelits, but I needed it to be longer.  I cut a 2nd one and adhered them together; the rectangle is 4 inches long.  I saw the mat measurements on Patty Bennett's blog; I just made mine longer.  (For the original shape, cut a 1 5/8 X 3 1/8 rectangle and add 2 1" circles.  For my piece, the rectangle is 1 5/8 X 4 1/8.)  I used the new paper piercing template to add an accent around the edge, and I also added 2 Calypso Coral brads.

Happy stamping!

Shirley's Mother's Day card

For Shirley's card, I used the red card from the Simply Sent kit.  I stamped the flower from Mixed Bunch in Riding Hood Red and punched it out.  I added a rhinestone and Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon.  I also colored the embossed dots with a Riding Hood Red marker.

Happy stamping!

Sunrise color combination

I got this color combination from Patti Chesky's blog.  She called it Tequila Sunrise.  It's Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade.  The sketch is from last week's sketch challenge on SCS.

The cardbase and lace ribbon border are Poppy Parade.  I threaded Calypso Coral narrow organdy through the border.  The DSP is from Everyday Enchantment.  The flower is from Mixed Bunch, punched with the blossom punch.  The sentiment is from a retired hostess set.  The ribbon, DSP and brad are all from the Sale-a-bration catalog.

Happy stamping!

Occasions/SAB sneak peek

I finally finished my Christmas cards this weekend and got them in the mail!  Whoohoo!  I don't know about you, but I'm tired of Christmas stuff.

I got my new Occasions and SAB preorder about a week and a half ago, but I wasn't able to play until last night.  Here's the quick card I came up with.  The flower stamp and punch are in the Occasions Mini; there are 3 completely different flowers that go with the punch!  The fancy cut edge and matching embossed edge are also made with new products in the Occasions Mini.  I can't wait to use them some more and get the coordinating stamp set!  There are also Framelits that cut out heart and label shapes, and they have coordinating stamp sets too!

The paper, brad and ribbon are from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  The DSP is one free item, and the ribbon and brads come together as one free item.  The other ribbon that comes with it is Calypso Coral.  The ribbon and brads coordinate with the DSP.

Look for your Occasions Mini and SAB catalogs to arrive in the mail soon!  Happy stamping!