I will admit that the last few weeks have been filled with
many things other than crafting.
My creative mojo was on vacation, and other priorities were higher up
the list. I have recently lost
almost 30 pounds, which is a great deal of hard work in self discipline, meal
planning, and daily exercise.
Along with that comes the cleaning out of my closet and the shopping for
a fun wardrobe that fits the new me!
Now that school has started, school shopping is done, the boys’ rooms
are de-cluttered, and the playroom given a thorough cleaning out I feel like I
have a little time to play in my craft room. (We won’t talk about the fact the craft room could use
a little cleaning itself!)
This afternoon I sat down to create a Birthday ATC that is a
little over due. I like to use the
snips and scraps from projects that were either experiments or didn’t make it
for a card or scrapbook page. This
ATC used three leftover bits in its creation.
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| I love how the bright sunshine brings out the shimmer! |
The base Kraft card stock is embossed with Craftwell Teresa
Collin’s Woodgrain Cottage and inked with Tsukineko Saddle Brown. It is from the Advent Calendar I made
last November! The background is
from the ABAC Celebration project in July and uses Imagine Crafts Fireworks in
Dandelion, Tangelo, and Lady Bug.
More than a year ago I played around with Cheery Lynn’s Exotic
Butterflies Small #2 and Angel Wings.
I think the Angel Wings is highlighted with Rexell Derwent Watercolor
pencils with a bit of Liquid Pearls in Buttercup. The new addition to pull the whole project together was the
branch is Quickutz Wildflower with a bit of creative trimming. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado Just
Saying. It is stamped in Tsukineko
Saddle Brown.
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| Just for fun, the reverse side. |
The layers are adhered together; the branch is adhered with
Zig Two Way Glue, which is perfect for small pieces. After shaping the butterfly it is adhered with dimensional foam
adhesive and glue dots.
Proud to say that this ATC was a winner of this challenge:
Very pretty! It's perfect for an ATC. Thanks for joining us this week with cheery Lynn designs
ReplyDeletebeautiful atc card...thanks for sharing at pile it on
ReplyDeleteWhat a great ATC, never thought of using my die cut butterflies on ATC's. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Great colors. Thanks so much for joining us at Cheery Lynn Designs and good luck in the draw!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great card! Thank you for joining us over on the HIMCR blog this week!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the weight loss! Cute card -- I love butterflies! Thanks for joining our Winds of Change Challenge at Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog. Julie O, DT
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely and I love the soft gold colour you used. Thanks for joining in the Lacy Sunshine Challenge this time. Hope to see you again.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Vannessa
Lacy Sunshine DT