Beaded Butterfly embellishments- now available!

I had quite a few lovely comments on a card I made last week, and in particular about the punched butterfly I made

 

 

I’ve found these butterflies are the perfect way to use up some of my scraps, and I just love what they can add to a project.

Want some? No problem!

I’ve listed 5 sets in my Etsy store in various colours, I’ve done all the hard work so you can enjoy these little beaded beauties. Bundle them and save on shipping!

Click on the picture and it will link you to that listing on the A Paper Buffet store.

Using Basic Grey Ambrosia Paper

 

 

 

 

 

Shades of green and MS patterned paper

 

 

 

 

 

Shades of pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shades of purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

So Saffron DP and Bashful Blue

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve got some projects to work on next week- another big release you guys are going to LOVE! and some serious blog hopping to catch up on.

Happy Saturday!

Ciao for now,

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My Last TCC Feature Friday

First, my apologies for this post going up so late today….not a very good way to leave a DT team! yikes.

I hope my fellow DT members will forgive me…that dang ‘real’ job has gotten in the way.  I need to play the lotto so I can retire…, with everyone else, right?

I thought it might be nice for me to recap The Character Creations projects I’ve created over the course of my DT tenure to show how versatile digi stamps really are.

So were we go!

#1 Cupcake Pewter, coloured with watercolours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#2 Fairybelle, my personal favourite

 

 

# 3- Syd the Golfer

#4 Wedding card- I was surprised and delighted with all the comments on this card- I’m not the only one who hates Groovy Guava!

 

#5 Lemonade Ty- ok, maybe this one is my favourite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#6 Sunflower

 

#7  Bertie And Friend

 

#8 Keep Out

 

 

#9 Flower Ziggy

 

#10 Boo Witchy

#10b- Boo Witchy Pizza Boxes

#11- Pumpkin Petra

#12- Angelica Pizza Box

And that’s what The Character Cafe stamps can do!

I would like to thank all the DT members and Kendra and Kelly for a wonderful 3 months; I have learned quite a bit and enjoyed getting to know each and every one of you and your families.

I now pass the torch to the next DT, to begin in October.  I cannot wait to see what The Character Cafe store adds next!

Have one final hop along to all my DT lovlies- in the side bar- and check out what they’ve done.

Happy {finally} Friday!

Ciao for now,

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Stamp Insanity Release Day!

It’s finally here! Today is the day we get to show you our projects made with the premiere release of Stamp Insanity’s Meet Henry and Morgan and Otherworldly Loves.

These two stamp sets are available exclusively at Stamp Happens, and you will love them!

On to the card…

I made my card using the “Otherworldly Loves” set, isn’t it fun! I think this is a really fun Valentine’s day card ;)

Paper is Lime Ricky from Basic Grey, on a SU Purely Pomegranate card base; edges were distressed using Purely Pomegranate ink (I just love! that colour). I used an Inkadinakdo heart stamp for the background, but the sentiment is all Stamp Insanity!

You will love the cheeky humour and all the fun cards you can make with Otherworldly Loves, and Henry and Morgan are just super cute!

Hop on over to the side bar and follow the links to the rest of the Stampin Sistahs to see all the creations, then head on over to Stamp Happens and fill up your shopping cart before they’re all gone!

Happy {Release} Wednesday!

Ciao for now,

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In less than 24 hours…

You will FINALLY! be able to take home the wonderful stamp creations of Beth of Stamp Insanity stamps.

Beth has two sets out right now, Meet Morgan and Henry and Otherworldly Loves, and they are exclusively available at Stamp Happens.

So go over, have a peek, get your account all set up so tomorrow you’re ready to go!

All the Stampin Sistahs have been patiently awaiting the day we can share our creations with you and show you all the incredible projects you can make with these two awesome sets.

Make sure to come back tomorrow for the big release!

Happy Tuesday!

Ciao for now,

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Found my Mojo on the Butterfly Bandwagon

I received some incredible butterfly stampies from the lovely and uber talented Donna for my birthday last month.  I’ve been spying so many butterflies lately, that I’ve been saving them for some special cards.  I have no idea who makes this stamp, but I need to find out, so Donna be prepared!

The stampies were embossed in black and were the perfect images to colour with my almost-never used MS markers.  They don’t seem to blend, even with a blender pen, so I’ve felt limited with using them.  They were perfect for this job though, (and they’re great for inking stamps).

For the first butterfly, I created a mono-chromatic card using the Mojo103 layout from MojoMonday.  This is for a birthday card for my friend D, and I wanted it to have a little extra bling, so I used my new Lilac Shimmerz from Tonya at Stamp Happens.

 

Here’s a close-up of the Shimmerz on the light purple parts.

 

To colour this image I used MS Markers in Hyacinth; Purple Helitrope and Hydrangea.  SU cardstock is Almost Amethyst, Orchid Opulence and Perfect Plum. The buttons on the bottom are beautiful shell buttons with glass beads threaded on the the string.  This card is not for mailing, the shell buttons are gorgeous, but extremely fragile. Yes, I found that out the hard way, sheesh!

I had another stampie to colour and needed an Anniversary card for my best friends C and K (Ethan’s parents).  I wanted to highlight the black embossing, so I chose SU cardstock in Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal,

 

I coloured the image with MS Markers in Turquoise and Aloe.

I used the layout for Mojo102 on MojoMonday for this card.  I finally broke down and bought the MS Butterfly punches (on sale at Michaels for 30% off, I couldn’t say no). I’m so happy I did! I’ve seen this layering around and finally have some way to use up my glass beads!

I used floral wire to make the antennae and to hold the beads. I will be doing this over and over again, so get used to it!

I decorated the inside, using the MS markers to ink my stamp and the tiny butterflies from the MS punch.

 

 

I’m taking a little break from stamping and going to do some cleaning, and hopefully tonight I’ll be starting on my L.A. Scrapbook.

Happy {holiday} Monday!

Ciao for now,

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Back from L.A.!

Hello hello! I’m back from sunny (and smoky) California; actually, like my post on Friday mentioned, I got back early Friday morning.  I’ve been busy doing the things that follow a vacation return- unpacking, groceries, laundry and adjusting back to the EST zone.

I had a great time in Los Angeles, saw one of my friends from University, saw the taping of the TV Sitcom “Gary Unmarried” with Jay Mohr and Paula Marshall- we saw the 3rd episode of the new season, so it won’t be on for a few weeks.  I’ll let you know when it’s on; it’s a really interesting process, but it took 4 hours to tape!

We rented a car and drove to Santa Monica and Venice Beach.  What a sight! Muscle Beach was hilarious!  We toured the Warner Bros. Studio, and I think that was my favourite part.  I’ll be sharing pictures and telling you why I loved it so much over the next little while.

And we did see celebrities! I don’t have any pictures though; it’s actually harder than I thought.  You’re looking at a person going “do I know you? should I know you? are you really ‘so-and-so’?” It’s a lot of second-guessing yourself. Plus at ‘regular’ clothes, hats and sunglasses to the process.

Here’s who we did see:

• Nick Lachey- he was getting into his car in front of our restaurant where we were eating lunch
• Jane Fonda- driving her Porche on Rodeo Drive
• Jenny McCarthy- we pulled up beside her at a red light
• Doug Savant-he plays Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives, we saw him at the Dodger’s game with his two kids
• David Lascher- he played Vinnie on Blossom, as well was being on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. We saw him shopping at The Grove

I also think I saw Christina Aguilera at the Dodgers game, but it could’ve been someone that just really resembled her.

I was looking at my pictures (I will be sharing and bringing back Foto Friday) and all my ticket stubs, parking passes and other souvenirs and realized that I should, gasp, make a scrapbook.  I haven’t scrapped in a while, and I even donated a perfectly good scrapbook album back in the spring when I renovated my office.

I’ve been envying all the modern scrapbooks and layouts I’ve seen since I started blogging about my cards and I’m just amazed, so I figured I’d try it out myself.  I bought a new album and paper yesterday, and my prints are being developed as we speak. 

I’m excited to get back to the stamping table, and have a few ideas floating around in my head, as well as my new scrapbook adventure.

AND! this week is the release of Stamp Insanity stamps over at Stamp Happens! and you sure don’t want to miss that!

There’s a lot going on this week, so get ready!

Today I’m going to Toronto to enjoy another concert- The Killers at the Molson Amphitheatre.  It’s also the Air Show today at the Canadian National Exhibition (a very big annual fair) so there will be lots to see.  Tomorrow I’ll be spending my holiday Monday at the stamping table; just the way I like it!

Here’s a picture of the Hollywood Sign, as seen from Hollywood Blvd.

Happy Sunday!

Ciao for now,

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TDD Feature Friday!

I’m back from L.A. but this is a timed post because I got back home in the middle of the night…so bear with me and I’ll be posting pictures soon:)

Another Friday and another TCC feature of the August releases.

I have to say I really struggled with this one…for a reason none other that I am NOT ready to be making Christmas cards! LOL. We barely had summer, how can I think of Christmas?

I made another mini pizza box and picked Angelica for my image.

She’s super cute and fun to colour. I coloured her dress with watercolours, but it wasn’t quite red enough, so I added some SU Real Red with my aqua brush.

I added some white fun flock to her collar and some Candy Cane stickles from Tonya at Stamp Happens on the top of her dress and on the holly berries in her hair.

I used my glue pen and some MS glitter on the outline of her wings.

I’m still getting the feeling something is missing on this one,…not sure if I’ll find the missing piece :)

Now hop on over to the other TCC DT members (links on the right) and see what they’ve come up with this week!

Happy Friday!

Ciao for now,

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