Butterfly Face

      Another Monday, another challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  While our theme is almost always "Anything Goes," this happens to be a 5th Monday (in a month) and when that happens we have a specific theme.  So this week our theme is "Butterflies."

     Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and they provided images for the DT to use.  I chose "Butterfly Face" and, much as I love Bugaboo Stamps it's hard to pick favorites, but this has to be my favorite Bugaboo Stamps image ever!  What fun to color.  :-D

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w QuicKutz die

Circle frame cut w QuicKutz die

Background dp DCWV scraps

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

Pearls added to the frame

     Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Butterfly  (Navy Blue)

Catch the Bug

Crafty Sentiments

Creative Inspirations

Cute Card Thurs

Digi Choosday

Ike's World

Outlawz Greetings

Simon Says Stamp

     Remember our challenges run for 1 week and this time you can enter with anything that has one or more butterflies on it.  Come on - we want to be inspired by you and what you create!  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Get Well Fowers

      This card was not only fun to make, it allowed me to try some new design ideas.  The freesia image is from SheepSki Designs.   What looks like dp for the background is actually pics of pink freesias which I printed from online to help me decide how to color the flowers in the image.  When I was finished coloring the image, it seemed a shame to just throw out what I had printed so I fussy cut the flowers and added them to 2 corners of the card before wrapping the ribbon and layering on the image piece.

Colored w ProMarkers; glitter on the vase

Cut w Spellbinders die

Large freesias fussy cut

Butterfly embellies colored; glitter added

Ribbon scrap (RRR)

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

     Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps ...

Butterfly  (Naples Yellow, NY Pink)

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

I {heart} ProMarkers

Lil Patch of ...

Paperbabe

Uniko

Word Art Weds

     That's all I have for now but check back late tonight (or tomorrow) when the Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge begins for the upcoming week.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Hedgie & Snail

      This is another image from Mariola Budek, the artist I recently discovered and I think it's a perfect spring showers image.  Around here, we WISH we'd had many more spring showers than we actually had but instead we are in a severe drought.  In addition, we are expecting our first over 100F heat wave for at least the next 5 days.  I think I'll stay inside in the air conditioning, stare at this cool green card, and dream of rainy days.  :-D

I used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Colored w ProMarkers & gel pens

Cut w Unbranded die

Black mat cut w Unbranded die

Background papers are all scraps

Flower embellies made from negative die cuts 

   (the pieces which fall out when you use certain dies)

Sentiment fussy cut

     Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps ...

Colour Crazy

Creative Inspirations

I {heart} ProMarkers

Paper Shelter

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Sowing vs Reaping

      We're all familiar with the phrase "Reap what you sow" but this cute image from House Mouse Stamps makes me wonder about the wisdom of a tiny mouse sowing Catnip seeds!   If, indeed, he reaps what he sows, he may have a field full of cats which isn't really what a mouse would want!  On the other hand, maybe he's just warm and neighborly and believes in taking care of all creatures, friends or foes.  

      Or maybe he's like me and any excuse will do to get out into the garden, my favorite place to be!  :-D

Colors chosen from Color Dare challenge.

Canary/ Mink/ Blue Belle/ Ivy Green w a neutral of Brown

Colored with ProMarkers  

   (my fav coloring medium because of the way they blend)

Cut w Lawn Fawn die

Matted w Cottage Cutz die cut

Texture burlap scrap

Plaid paper from Your Next Stamp stack

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

Watering Can charm

Fiber bow

     Challenges:

As You Like It

Crafty Sentiments

Creative Fingers

Cute Card Thurs

Cutie Pie

House Mouse

Lawn Fanatics (used LF die)

Simon Says Stamp

TTCRD

     I think I'll get away from the computer and go play in the garden for a bit.  The weather this morning is a perfect balance of warm and still cool enough to be comfortable outside but that is slated to change drastically this afternoon and over the Memorial Day weekend.  We'll be in the mid to high nineties later today and they are predicting a 5 day (or more) run of temps over 100 F starting on Monday.  Yuck!  I guess summer is officially here even though the calendar says it's still 3 weeks away.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie