WMSC110 - Stitched Butterfly

YEAHHH!!! It's Saturday!  Time to relax, grab a cup of coffee, check out the winners and the new sketch at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!  This week's design is brought to you by the lovely  Laurie Schmidlin!    Laurie's designs always have great color, style and a sense of whimsy.    I thought I might try to channel Laurie and come up with a bit of whimsy of my own with this fun design! 

Remember the sketches are for fun!  They are a guideline subject to interpretation.   When I saw this one - my first thought was making the little circles into flowers.  Then  I turned that rectangle into a layered butterfly with a gem brad ready to take flight!   I thought that twill ruler ribbon would look great with that stitched butterfly and all the other little details came together after that. 

  

You know I can't resist bling, so I threw in some swirls of gems too!  This one was lots of fun to make.   I hope that you have time to play along this week at WMSC - it's a great place to make new friends and you might just win a prize while you're at it!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 5" x 7"

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Frame It, Nordic Spring, Large Doily

Paper:  We R Memory Keepers Family Keepsake Collection "Nellie"

Papertrey Ink Solid Paper Vintage Cream, Poppy Red

Dies:  SIzzix Flowers 3D, Spellbinders Tag, Big Scalloped Circles

Seam Binding Lipstick Red Hug Snug

Twill Ruler Ribbon Trends

Twinery Maraschino Twine

Red & White Cord Decorative Trim Hobby Lobby

Gems Recollections

Ink:  Momento Dandelion, Stampin Up Real Red, Versafine Onyx Black

Misc: Gem Brad & Button

Happy Halloween - Serendipity Pumpkin Die

Hi and Happy Friday!   Boy it's been a busy week!  My son is back home and mom's taxi service is back in service.  He started running with the cross country team at his new high school (he's a junior this year) and my daughter started a new job!  They both start next week - so lots of running around, supplies, check ups, and last hurrah get togethers.  I guess this is what they mean by "the speed of life". 

Today I wanted to show you a card I made with one of the new Serendipity dies.  Several new stamps as well as two new dies have been released for fall and winter! Today I'm playing with the pumpkin die and making Halloween cards.  The pumpkin can easily double as an apple and be used for Halloween or Fall. Just a reminder that if you like these dies, now is the time to get them.  The special this week is Free shipping on any order over $10 (US only) Offer Ends August 13!!!

 

I used some glittery paper and some "shabby" trim as well as a little spider button that I glued some googly eyes on.  Do you see the web in the center of the pumpkin?  To use this die for fall I can see a pretty flower in the center!   

 I hope you like it and that you're able to take advantage of the no shipping offer!  As always, thanks for stopping by - I wish you a beautiful day!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 5" x 7"
Pumpkin Die and Stamp:  Serendipity,  Frame 2 die Creatopia Shapez Xyron
Paper:  Recollections Midnight Magic Collection (Michael's), Orange Foil Paper AC Specialty Card stock, Papetrey Ink Orange Zest, Vintage Cream, True Black
Pleated satin tulle Hobby Lobby, 1/4" satin orange ribbon
Twinery Charcoal Twine

Serendipity Stamps - Retirement Blog Hop

Hi and thanks for stopping by!  There is so much exciting news to bring you from Serendipity Stamps today!  Several new stamps as well as two new dies have been released for fall and winter!  You can see all the images here,  but  how about a little peek of the dies?  Aren't they gorgeous?  The pumpkin can easily double as an apple and be used for Halloween or Fall.  Oh and guess what??   The special this week is Free shipping on any order over $10 (US only) Offer Ends August 13 -  talk about enabling!!!

The challenge this week is to make a retirement card.    My husband always jokes that when he retires he is going to go fishing whenever he wants so I thought this board dock image and sentiment were perfect.  All that little boat needs is someone to take it out on the water!  I colored my image with Copic markers and added some twine and a hand made faux lure.  To make the lure I bent a piece of wire in the shape of a hook, held the ends of the two feathers in line with the wire, and then wrapped simple craft thread around all three to hold them together.   I fastened the end of the thread with a glue dot and adhered it to my card.

Why not check out what the rest of the design team came up with for this neat challenge!  Simply click on their names below (listed alphabetically) to hop on over to their blogs!

Amy Cokley

Sue Eldred (on vacation)

Jenny Gropp

Miriam Napier

Thanks so much for having a look - have a great day!  Don't forget, free shipping ends on August 13!

Jeanne  

Supplies Used:  Finished Size:  5" x 7"

Stamps:  Serendipity Stamps

Paper October Afternoon Denim from Sasparilla Collection, Plaid from Campfire Collection

Markers:  Copic

Dies:  Spellbinder Classic Ovals, Labels 8

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Majestic Blue

Extras:  Twine, Feathers, Craft Thread, Wire