Monday, December 1, 2008

Wow! I'm Posting a Card Today!

Can you believe it? I actually made it into my corner today to create. This is in amongst the 87 loads of laundry (slight exaggeration) I ended up with after 5 days with the whole family home. What's sad is I worked on laundry for a good chunk of yesterday, too. But those were sheets/blankets. I also cleaned the bathroom! Whoa!

So anyway...I'm way behind on reading my Google Reader, but I did see Kathi's gorgeous butterfly card and I wanted to play, too! She inspired this one completely, but I used one of the new Basic Grey stamps (called, appropriately, butterfly) I got at the new Michaels. Are you ready? Sure? I know it's been awhile and maybe you think I forgot how to make a card. Okay...here goes:

100_5280 TA DA! LOL

What we have here is a card very, very similar to Kathi's, but with my own little changes to it. I tried out my new Versamark Dazzle Champagne inkpad. (which I picked up at Hobby Lobby for 50% off-shhhhhh It wasn't supposed to be on sale per the ad, but the checkout gal said they were just ringing up all the stamp pads half off-score!). I had heard about this ink, which has a glittery look to it, and wanted to see for myself. I chalked the image and then I cut it out in two pieces because the body isn't attached to the wings on the stamp I used. I noticed I could still see some of the glittery-ness after I chalked, but I'm sure it doesn't pick up in the picture. Very cool. You can see the sparkle I added with Orange Peel Stickles. The rest of the card is very self explanatory, but if you have any questions, fire away.

Stuff I Used:
Stamps: Butterfly (Basic Grey), Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Versamark Dazzle Champagne (Tsukineko), Grey Wool, Sunflower, Cranberry -for sponging edges, (CTMH)
Paper: Bohemia 6x6 pad (Basic Grey), textured black (Hobby Lobby)
Accessories, Tools: Black Organdy ribbon (CTMH), tag (from stash), jewel (Hobby Lobby), Vintage die, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Circle and Scallop Circle, glue pen, pop dots

I wanted to make a gift card holder that I saw this morning on my Reader, but I ran out of time before I had to leave to pick up the girls. Maybe tomorrow.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Oh, if you want to see some really, and I do mean really, awesome digi layouts, click here. Look at the Jump one and the one with the tree and the two walking. Anke has grown into a superb digi scrapper. She blows me away with her talent and productivity!!

Alrighty, that is it for now. See you again soon, I hope.

Jeanne

5 comments:

Kim Burmeister said...

Wooooooow, Jeanne! Pretty! I like the background paper. I like it ALL!

Kathi Carlson said...

Beautiful! And, I'd be looking around for that butterfly stamp, too, had I not received the next four CTMH SOTM sets today. Included was a set of butterflies that look very similar to the Basic Grey stamps. I'm glad you had a chance to stamp. I'm anxious to see which gift card holder caught your eye, too!

Carol said...

A beautiful card, it has an oriental feel to it.

Barb said...

Very pretty card! Lovin' that butterfly! Your colors are gorgeous!

Holly Young said...

Wow, that butterfly is gorgeous! I'm enjoying your blog.