Butterflies and Basketball!

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Hello!  I hope you have had a fab weekend!  I know I have (and still have one more day off before going back to work!  Yesssss!  :)  ** {I am a die-hard NBA fan (Go Spurs GO!) -- so now that the playoffs are here, I will be intermittently interrupting my crafting to give a big "whoop, whoop!" to my home team!!  :)  } **

I wanted to sneak in this quick post of a card I made for the Tuesday Trigger challenge over at Moxie Fab World.  This week's theme was "Watercolor Butterflies" and I went pretty darn literal with the inspiration...  Here's my take:

Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger: Watercolor Butterflies
The inspiration piece -- am digging the mottled inks on the white!

I created the watercolor background (behind the HA Lattice heat embossed stamp) with Distress Markers and Perfect Pearls mist.  The butterflies were created similarly, also with my Distress markers.  I loved the subtle tone-on-tone look paired with the patterned paper from SEI's "Mimosa" line...

I had planned a sentiment, but decided the card didn't need one --  **.... ahem, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! **

Thanks for stopping by!  I would love to hear your thoughts!  Have a great Monday!  :) 

  

My "Crafty Zen"

Pin It Whew!  What a week this has been!  I don't know about you, but when I've had a real mountain of a week, I need to find my "crafty zen" in order to harness my wayward chi.  :)

Well, I am happy to report that mission accomplished!  Though I experienced a near-disastrous set-back last night trying to complete a project in 90 minutes or less (read my confessional below!), I woke up this morning with a fresh sense of go-get-'em and have already tackled a couple of crafty projects I've had on the back-burner all week (one of which is a birthday banner I'm making for my sweet cousin's beautiful daughter's first birthday -- pics on that one to come later!)!

{Full confession:  I came home from work last night and was eager to participate in my first "90-minute Scramble" with the talented ladies of the Hero Arts Flickr group...  so excited!  I was about 55 minutes into the challenge when I realized I wasn't going to make it!  I tried to kick it into over-drive, but apparently my creative juices are not of the super-sonic variety and fervently resist the pressure of the clock!  :)  Today, I sit in amazement at some of the projects these women came up with in such a short period of time!}

Anywho, here's the card I created this morning (pressure of time-clock eliminated, obviously!)...  I was inspired by the color palette over at the CR84FN Color Challenge (and was shocked at how little "peach" I have in my stash!!!) and also loved the "Flowers" theme over at Lily Pad Cards.  And, of course, since I am a huge Hero Arts fan, I am going to enter this card over at the new, really fun A Blog Named Hero site!

And the CR84FN51 Inspiration Board:

Thank you for stopping by.  I would love to hear from you!  Here's hoping you're finding your "crafty zen" this week!   :)

Supplies:

• Hero Arts stamps - "Tree, Birds, and Messages"
• Inks - Memento "Tuxedo Black" and Tim Holtz "Vintage Photo" Distress and "Broken China" Distress Marker
• Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye "Miss Caroline" and Lawn Fawn "Bright Side"
• Martha Stewart punch - "Double Loops" and small punch by the Punch Bunch
• Copics - YG03, YG13, YG25, B02, R22, RV13
• Kraft cardstock, sueded ribbon, pearls adhesives

I Scream, U Scream, We All Scream for... Sherbet???

Pin It Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week is off to a brilliant start; mine is humming along quite nicely!  :)  I wanted to share a card I made for the CR84FN Color Challenge...  The colors this week are particularly yummy -- remind me of sherbets! -- and I just had to play!

**  (Ever find something in your stash that you just look at and wonder where it came from and how it got here??  Well, this was my first time using this flower border punch and that was exactly what I thought when I laid eyes on it today!  Now I'm wondering where has it been all my life!  I will definitely be using it again in the very near future!!  ;)  **

This was the inspiration board from CR84FN:

Thank you for visiting today.  Would love to say "hi" if you have a moment to leave a comment.  Here's hoping the rest of your week is sunny and bright -- and that the rest of mine has some sherbet in store!!!  Haha!  :)

Supplies:

• Martha Stewart "Daisy Lace" Deep Edge Punch
• Neenah "Solar White" Cardstock
• Patterned Paper - "Bright Blossom" by S•E•I
• Hero Arts stamp - "Made with Love"
• Hero Arts Hero Hues black dye ink
• Punch Bunch small flower punch
• Pearls, Copic markers, adhesives