Flutterby Wednesday

This week's Flutterby Wednesday challenge is an open one - just remember to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!  {wink}  I'll be back soon with some fluttery goodness to share with you!

JUGS with PMS

"Just Us Girls" - JUGS76 Color Challenge
SCS Sketch Challenge - SC324

How's that for a funny title?!  {LOL}  Paper Makeup Stamps (PMS) is sponsoring this week's challenge over at Just Us Girls (JUGS).   Our mutual design team member, Lisa Kind, chose the colors Baja Breeze, Soft Sky, So Saffron and Pink Pirouette.

I am so ready for Spring to officially arrive tomorrow that I just had to use one of the flowers from the new set Springtime Solids on my card.  And it's nearly impossible to see, but I filled in the white centers of every flower with a clear spica glitter pen - they are so shimmery in real life. 

One lucky participant in the JUGS challenge will win a $20 gift certificate to the PMS Store.  Be sure to check out their blog for the rules and some lovely sample creations by their design team.  Then head on over to the PMS blog for more samples by the Makeup Artists!

Stamps: Springtime Solids and Grateful Thanks by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Baja Breeze
Ink: Soft Sky, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Baja Breeze
Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Glue Dot

Seeing Green

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW146 Color Green and/or Carly's Sketch #26

Sketches by Carly - Sketch #26

SCS Clean and Simple - CAS110 Out of the Box

Sentimental Sundays - #46 Go Green

Creative Card Crew - Green

Raise the Bar - #57 G.R.E.E.N. Acrostic

This week at Flutterby Wednesday we want to see you using the color green and/or Carly's Sketch #26 for your creation with a butterfly, fairy or angel.  I chose to combine the challenges on my card using Dandy Wishes from Paper Makeup Stamps.  I have used some yummy papers from Paper Temptress again - Basis Light Green and Emerald Metallic.  I love how sparkly the Metallic cardstock is!  And if you click on the photo for a close-up, you can see the stickles on the dandelions better.  {grin}  And here is my acrostic for the Raise the Bar G.R.E.E.N. challenge (isn't that a clever idea?!) Great sketch, Ribbon, Embossed panel, Emerald metallic paper, New stickles.

Thanks for fluttering by today and I hope you'll play along with Flutterby Wednesday this week!  {wink}

Stamps: Dandy Wishes by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Emerald Metallic and Basis Light Green from Paper Temptress
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Accessories: Aqua Stickles, MS Butterfly Punch, Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU! Finial Press Embossing Folder

Just one of those days...

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS109 Funnybone

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers

This week's CAS challenge at Splitcoast is Tickle Your Funnybone.  I had to use this new bunny image named "Foo" from Paper Makeup Stamps.  He just cracks me up. {giggle}  I love how confused he looks to see a fish floating by in one of his bubbles.  Wouldn't you be?  The sentiment "Just one of those days..." comes with him. 

Thanks for the visit and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: Foo and sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Neenah Solar White from Paper Temptress

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Copic Markers, Sizzix Embossing Folder, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensional Tape



Daisy Silhouette

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW#145 Inspiration Photo
SCS Clean and Simple - Silhouette Card

This week we have an inspiration photo for our Flutterby Wednesday challenge to use with your butterfly, fairy or angel. Isn't that a gorgeous scene of daisies against the blue sky?  It reminded me of the Stampin' Up! set Upsy Daisy.  One of my son's teachers has been sick and in the hospital.  I had her in mind as I made this card and I plan to send it to her today.  I clear embossed the flowers on a piece of Sparkle Blanc cardstock, then brayered over them with my Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor ink pad.  I {heart} how the sparkle shows through the ink giving me a glittery blue sky.  I chose yellow for the butterflies and frame because of the yellow daisy centers in the photo.   I used Solar Yellow Pearlescent paper that has a wonderful pearly sheen and gives such an elegant touch in a simple way.  And finally, the sentiment is from Paper Makeup Stamps. 


Thanks for fluttering by today and I hope you'll get inspired with us at Flutterby Wednesday this week!

Stamps: Upsy Daisy by Stampin' Up!, sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Blanc Sparkle, Solar Yellow Pearlescent from Paper Temptress
Ink: Versamark, Memento Paris Dusk, Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze
Accessories: Clear EP, MS Butterfly Punch, Brayer

Hoppin' with Chelsea

Today we are celebrating the March/April release for Paper Makeup Stamps with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from the ever-talented Shaela's blog.  If you didn't, you can click here to go back to the beginning at the PMS blog.

My card features the new Chelsea Fairy and I love how it turned out using Carly's Sketch  and Paper Temptress papers!  Such great texture and sparkle.  {grin}  You can check out the details in the recipe below. 

Before you hop to Dawn's ewe-nique blog, don't forget to grab your letter!  And please come join us in the PMS forum at 9pm EST tonight for the Release Party when the stamps go live in the PMS store!  Winners will be announced from the sneak peek comments and the Facebook Fan contest.  And there will be lots of fun chatter and games too. 

Stamps: Chelsea Fairy and Little Moments by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Canyon Brown Classic Columns, Monterey Sand Classic Linen, Russo Incandescent by Paper Temptress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Spica Clear Glitter Pen, SU! Ribbon, Dimensionals, Copic Markers W1, Y15, Y21, YG03, YG67, R22, R24, R29, E31, E35, E51, E53, E57, E93
Challenges: Carly's Sketch #25

Aurora's Dolly

Today is another Sneak Peek day at Paper Makeup Stamps for the March/April release and it is a Fairy Day!  I have used one of the coordinating stamps, Aurora's Dolly, who of course goes with Aurora!  Click here to go to the PMS Blog and see what the new fairies look like.  {wink}  And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the entire release - yay!  Then the "You're Invited" sentiment is the freebie you can get this month with any order while supplies last - gotta love freebies! 

My layout was inspired by a couple cards from the featured stamper's gallery at Splitcoast, Corie Foster, here and here.  I love how she cut a shape out of the panel off-center.  I am such a "everything's gotta be straight and balanced" kind of thinker, that a design like this jumps out at me.  {grin}

I am on a kick using Paper Temptress papers lately too!  I made a resolution to organize my overflowing stash of papers and I now have these set up in their own bin where they are so easy to look through and choose, instead of in a pile buried under my table.  How could I have treated such pretty papers that way for so long?!  Here I have some Amethyst Metallic and Laser Black Glossy Lustre.  Love the shimmer and sparkle they give to the card.  Aurora's Dolly herself is colored in with a blender pen and ink on Neenah Solar White. 

I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit today!  Remember that we'll have our blog hop on Monday, March 7th starting at 7am EST where you can collect letters for a 15% discount code off the new release.  The stamps go live in the PMS store at 9pm EST when we have our release party in the PMS forum.  We'd love to have you join us for some fun chatter and games (and there's always talk about yummy food, so bring a snack too! - LOL)

Stamps: Aurora's Dolly and You're Invited by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Amethyst Metallic, Laser Black Glossy Lustre, Sparkle Noir and Neenah Solar White by Paper Temptress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blush Blossom, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Basic Gray
Accessories: Black Gems, Circle Nesties, Blender Pen, Stardust Glitter Pen (wings), White Gel Pen (dress trim)
Challenges: Splitcoast Featured Stamper FS212