Take Flight

This amazing butterfly was pretty easy to make. It is from a book named "Easy Butterfly Origami" that is available for purchase HERE. I had signed up for a weekly newsletter a while ago from  Dover Publications and have appreciated that it offers links to a half dozen coloring books and activity books, each offering 4-5 pages that are available for a short time as free downloads. This Blue Morpho butterfly is one of those pages available this week. Here is the LINK. [If it is not available to you as a download, sign up for the sampler newsletter to start getting your own treasures.] I attached the butterfly to the circle cutout with a strip of acetate.  [I was surprised to learn that this gorgeous butterfly looks like bark on the underside. You can see it on the inside of the card.] The sentiment is from an Imagine That digi set named Airplanes. I am not sure who I'll use this card so I didn't add a sentiment on the inside. It might make a nice graduation card? Am entering this card into a few challenges including the current Butterfly Challenge that focuses on the Letter E.- my card includes one of the color options, Egyptian Blue.

 

Entered into:  

Butterfly Challenge- #121 Letter E for Easel Card               

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes                                       

I haven't made many Christmas cards this month… but decided that I needed to make one now to enter into two challenges that end tomorrow. One requires that a Fairy is included, another requires the use of brads, sequins or gems. I don't know the who makes the Merry Christmas stamp as I pulled the rubber from the wood several years ago. The sweet fairy digi on the card front and the inside sentiment are from a Craftin Desert Diva digital set named Magical Day. I stamped the front sentiment with black pigment ink and embossed it with black sparkly EP that is from Embossing Arts [yep… it's pretty old.] I colored the images with  Spectrum Noir markers and added tiny red rhinestones and sparkly star stickers. I traced her wings onto decorative vellum, cut them out and taped to the back of the image. Used the same vellum to decorate the inside sentiment.

 

Entered into: 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Challenge #52: Twist…Fairies   
Cute Card Thursday- #579 Brads, Sequins or Gems                                       

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #435 Anything Goes                     

Rudolph Days Challenge- April

The new challenge at Simon Says Monday is named Tag It. I decided to make a simple summer tag using a tag that I bought in an office supply store [I love the waxed string that came with it… so bought a small packet of them.] Made a beachy background with a strip of scrapbook paper, then added a few paper scraps and a charm that I've had for several years. The sentiments are computer generated.

Entered into: 

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Tag It   
Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greetings- Anything Goes

The last challenge at wecraftcards was to make a Diaper Fold treat holder and this VIDEO was provided to help in that task. I used a few of the images and a sentiment from a Beccy's Place digi set named "Time for Tea." Used Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen, plus a few scraps of paper doily to finish up. Oh… and a teabag and packet of decaf coffee. Easy Peasy.

Entered into: 

Beccy’s Place Challenge- April                                                                               

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- April                                       

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #384-#385 Anything Goes                    

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays