Brusho Butterflies

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Today I've got a card for the Addicted to Stamps and More Anything Goes challenge.  Ages ago I was playing with my Brushos and have had some scraps left sitting on my table ever since.  I decided to make use of them and stamped these gorgeous Paper Smooches butterflies onto them.  After I laid them out on my card I thought they needed a little something more to make them pop.  After perusing my stamps I came up with these dotty circles from Altenew - perfect!  I played with the MFT sentiment for ages before finally deciding on placement (does anyone else do that?) and added a few gems for sparkle.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Butterflies) Paper Smooches, (Haltone Circles) Altenew, (Sentiment) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Other:  (Brushos) Colourcraft

Gems:  Recollections

Party Dress Birthday

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I'm popping in today with a card for the Time Out challenge where the inspiration word is Fashionable.  When I was in NY back in May I finally got to meet up with the amazing Claire Grantham of Ham'n'mule Designs.  During a yummy sushi dinner we had lots of laughs and exchanged crafty gifts.  This HA stamp and die set is one that I received from Claire and thought of it immediately when I saw this challenge.  I'm not normally one to use people stamps (I'm all about the critters) but this one is really quite sweet and I love how this card turned out. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Daydream, Swiss Dot) Doodlebug

Stamps:  (All from Dress Up) Hero Arts

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Markers:  (RV06, E11, E33, E35, E50) Copic

Gems:  Recollections

Knitty Kitties

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I've got a card for two challenges today - Just Add Ink (photo inspiration) and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (CAS).  I got these adorable Hero Arts kitty stamps back in May when I was in NYC and they were the first thing I thought of when I saw the JAI inspiration photo.  I love when a challenge card comes together so easily!  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Island Indigo, Basic Black) Stampin Up

Stamps:  (Cats from Knitting) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Smitten Kitten) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Speech bubble) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (BG09, B93, BV31, V000, V06, C1, C3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Birthday Chicks

I've got a card this morning for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge.  These chubby little chicks are totally adorable and are becoming fast favourites.  I used some MFT paper for the background to add a bit more of a festive feel.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Island Indigo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Sweet Celebrations 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Birthday Chicks) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Rounded squares) Lifestyle Crafts

Markers:  9YR04, YR61, Y02, Y11, RV02, RV10) Copic

Glitter:   (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Birthday Balloons

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I'm here with a card for the Colour Throwdown challenge.  The colours are perfect to put these NBUS Concord & 9th balloon images to work.  There are lots of fun layering stamps to add patterns to the balloons but for today I kept them simple.  The sentiment die and stamp are much used Mama Elephant products.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Calm & Cozy Chevron 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Balloons from Happy Balloons) Concord & 9th, (Sentiment from Labelled Messages) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet) Ranger Distress Inks

Die:  (Happy) Mama Elephant

Other:  (Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Yellow Butterfly

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I've got a card today for three challenges - CAS Colours and Sketches, Freshly Made Sketches and Seize the Birthday (Toppings - Butterflies).

I used a few scraps of old patterned paper here (which always makes me happy) and a pretty butterfly from My Favourite Things.  I love that the body of the butterfly comes as a separate die so you can layer it on the wings for more dimension.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Yellow from Capture 6x6) Basic Grey, (Purple from Everyday Collection 6x6) Avery Elle

Stamps:  (Sentiment from More Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterfly) My Favourite Things, (Stitched rectangle) Lil' Inker Designs

Gems:  Recollections

Pigeon Inspiration

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I'm popping in today with a card for Seize the Birthday (no toppings) and The Library Challenge.  This time the Library inspiration book is Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.  This, and all the other pigeon books, are great sellers at the bookstore and I think they're so much fun.  I took inspiration from the cover art for my card using similar colours and layout.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Orange) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Bird from Mod Birds, Hat from Beary Special Birthday) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment from Sassy Birthday) Technique Tuesday

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Soft Sky) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Speech bubble border) Lawn Fawn

Markers:  (RV42) Copic

Gems:  Recollections