Day 170: Blue Butterfly Thank You Card

made a CAS thank you card for my Grandma to thank her for my birthday card.  i love that if all else fails, i always get a card from her every year on or before my birthday.  i used a diecut paper butterfly i received in a Swap-bot swap, a single self-adhesive rhinestone and Papertrey Ink's "thank you" sentiment from their Think Big Favorites #5 stamp set inked in black.

Day 169: Red Butterfly Thank You Card

made a CAS thank you card for my in-laws to thank them for my birthday present.  i used a diecut paper butterfly i received in a Swap-bot swap, a single self-adhesive rhinestone and Papertrey Ink's "thank you" sentiment from their Think Big Favorites #5 stamp set inked in black.

Day 168: Autumn Dreams Butterfly Postcard

i made a simple hand-stamped postcard for the Swap-bot swap, "Rubber stamp postcards" in the Handmade Postcard group.



i repurposed some cardboard from my USPS postage stamp order by cutting it down to 4 x 6-inches. 
i had some autumn leaves paper left over from another project, so i cut it 3.75 x 5.75-inches and adhered it to the cardboard.  i cut a scrap piece of plain white cardstock to fit on the postcard (about 2.75 x 3-inches) and rubber stamped the poppies from the Papertrey Ink Botanical Silhouettes stamp set in Stampin' Pad Tangerine Tango and Old Olive.  the sentiment is from Papertrey Daydreamer set (inked in black) and the butterfly is from the TJ Design Elements stamp set and inked in Stampin' Pad Marina Mist.



there are no butterflies on the back, but i hand stamped everything and thought it turned out quite nice.

everything is inked in black:  the Postcard stamp i found on Ebay, the airmail and center border stamps are from TJ Design Elements stamp set, "Please Deliver To:" is from Paper Pastries, the date stamp i found at an office supply store, "from" is from the Inkadinkado Holiday Tag stamp set, "hippofairy" is a custom personalized rubberstamp, and the postage stamp border is from Papertrey Ink's Postmarks stamp set.
handmade postcards sent to FarStarr & MissPaula

Day 163: Butterfly Name Tag Button

made this name tag for Brenda, the host of my local Los Angeles Church of Craft group. i used a few pieces of scrap paper in coordinating colors with the Hunky Dory Sizzix Sizzlits alphabet strip die for the name, Martha Stewart butterfly paper punch, and my 2.25-inch button machine.

nice and simple!

Day 162: Stampin' Up Butterfly Birthday Card

made this for the private Swap-bot swap, "Happiest Birthday to us! ♥"



the hydrangea flower is stamped just off centered to the right on the plain blank white cardstock card.  the flower is from the Stampin' Up hostess Because I care set and is inked with marina mist (for the blooms) and old olive (for the leaves).  the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up clear stamp set, Nature Walk, and it's inked with tangerine tango.  the sentiment is from Stampin' Up's happy everything set and was inked in stampin' up's marina mist. 

Day 158: Artified Butterfly

just like yesterday, i've used my iPhone's Artify app to create this little digital painting.

Day 151: Little Butterfly on Lantana Flowers Photos

AGGHHH...
so i'm over a month behind on this project. i don't know if i'll ever catch up, but i can keep going until i hit 365. it might take me an extra couple of months, but i think i can catch up. i just have to keep blogging. i seem to have a problem making the time to blog properly. extra effort will be required to finish the 365!



anyway, i took these photos a couple of weeks ago (July 25th) while taking my dog for a walk around the block. my neighbor has a beautiful garden with lots of butterflies dancing around. a few of them were landing on the lantana flowers up on the retaining wall and let me get pretty close to take pictures. i think it's mating season. they seem to be very happy.

Day 147: Color Scheme Butterflies

oohh... i'm about a week behind on posting.

here's one of the things i made this week.



they're paper punched butterflies that i colored with my Zig pens to create different color schemes (groups of 3) for a page in a round robin journal.

her journal is all inspiration, so i tried to give her some ideas of where i get my inspiration.
it's for the Swap-bot swap, "Round Robin Journal" in the Love to Swap group

Day 143: Rainbow Butterfly Notecard

i used the direct to paper technique to make this card. Splitcoast Stampers had a great tutorial on it, so i had to try it! i used my Dream Impressions Fall Combo stamp pad and simply dragged it across the front of my notecard. i stuck 3 white flower stickers on the bottom left corner and a little puffy butterfly sticker embellishment to finish it off.

Day 140: Butterfly Recycled Postcard

had to create a postcard for the Swap-bot swap, "Recycled Post Card" in the Crafty Recyclers group using recycled materials, so i picked out some cardboard from a Kleenex box and a magazine from the recycle bin. 

here's my supplies:
pretty Kleenex box (cut to 4x6 postcard size)
butterflies punched out of magazine paper (using the Martha Stewart and Stampin' Up butterfly punches)
Tacky Glue
blue glitter
paint brush (to spread the glue)



i squeezed glue on the cardboard and created a thin layer using the paintbrush to even it out. 
randomly stuck the butterflies on the glue, then sprinkled glitter to make it sparkle and seal off the rest of the glued areas.



tada!  recycled postcard!  it's so SHINY!

Day 126: Triple Circles Orange Butterfly Notecard

more inspiration from the Stampington "Take Ten" magazine.

fell in love this this design so i made my own version.



punched out three large circles of scrap paper using the large circle punch (i think this one is the 2.5 inch circle from Stampin' Up).  stamped the butterfly from Tweety Jill's Butterflies & Nature's Wonders Stamps in Stampin' Pad tangerine tango on the Paper Trey Ink rustic cream cardstock.  sentiment is from Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes set and inked in black.  distressed the edges of the stamped circle with Paper Trey's vintage touch chai tea dye. 

cut a strip of orange paper and attached it toward the bottom of the card.  added dots and dashed lines to the edges of the strip to give it more character.  then added two grey brads to accent.

the circles are stagged with the stamped image in the front and the sentiment in-line and parallel to the top edge of the orange paper strip.

it's a very wam card i can use for any occasion.  :)

Day 125: Pink Scalloped Happy Birthday Butterfly Card

this card is similar to yesterday's pink card.  just different sentiment and i added a flower to the card. 



i stamped everything in shades of Stampin' Pad pink (regal rose and melon mambo). the sentiment is from my beloved Stampin' Up happy everything set and the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up Butterfly Prints clear stamp set. the flower is from the Stampin' Up Fabulous Florets clear stamp set.

Day 124: Pink Scalloped Happy Everything Butterfly Card

a bit behind on posting... but i have been completing these daily.

i was going through my random stash and found a couple of pretty pink scallope-edged flate notecards with matching envelopes.  i used the for 2 days in a row.  saves me from picking out and cutting paper!



i stamped everything in shades of Stampin' Pad pink (regal rose and melon mambo).  the sentiment is from my beloved Stampin' Up happy everything set and the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up Butterfly Prints clear stamp set. 

i centered everything assuming that the message / note will be written on the back.

Day 122: Blue Butterfly Mother's Day Card

i'm a bit behind on blogging since Blogger was down yesterday.

and... this is a late mother's day card for my husband's grandma. he didn't request one for her, so i didn't think of it initally. but she'll get a little surprise in the mail next week if i can get him to write and sent it out!



it's a simple card all stamped in different shades of blue. 
the sentiment is again from the Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes set in black.  i punched it out with the Stampin' Up Word Window Punch punch and layered it on top of light blue cardstock that i punched using the Stampin' Up modern label punch.  i placed the sentiment right in the middle of the card.

all the other stamps i used are from Tweety Jill's Butterflies & Nature's Wonders Stamps and Design Elements Stamps.  the inks are all Stampin' Up (marina mist, baja breeze, and tempting turquoise).

Day 120: Butterfly Prints ATC

used my new Stampin' Up Butterfly Prints clear stamp set and matching butterfly paper punch to create a simple ATC for the "YOUR Favorite Themes ATC!!" Swap-bot swap.  my partner requested "butterflies" to my delight, so here's the pretty ATC i made for her.



i cut the Paper Trey Ink rustic cream cardstock to 2.5 x 3.5 inch size and distressed the edges with Paper Trey's vintage touch chamomile tea dye.  i stamped the sentiment from the Stampin' Up Butterfly Prints clear stamp set in the lower right corner in black.  stamped the butterflies on the card in Stampin' pad Real Red, Regal Rose, and Melon Mambo.  i also stamped them on a scrap piece of the rustic cream cardstock and punched them out using the Stampin' Up Butterfly paper punch, then distressed the edges of the punched butterflies.  added a zots small glue dot to the middle (of the backs) of the butterflies and layered them over the matching images on the card.  then i added adhesive bling to the middle of the butterflies making each one different (one each of red rhinestone, pink pearl, and white pearl).  then added some silver rhinestones below the sentiment to balance it all out.  i pulled up the wings of the butterflies to give it more character.  very pretty and cute.

Day 118: Blue Butterfly Birthday Card

my friend, Charlotte's birthday is coming up soon, so i made her a card.



i used a pretty blue butterfly embellishment i got in a grab-bag from Scarlet Lime.
the sentiment is from Stampin' Up's happy everything set and was inked in stampin' up's marina mist.
the top and bottom borders are Japanese paper tape i picked up today from Paper Pastries at Unique LA.   i want to go and buy more stuff tomorrow, too! hahah...  i already spent too much money at all the local merchants...  we'll see if i make my way over there again and find any other wonderful gems, or i can control myself and go to church instead.

anyway, i made a nice card today. :)

Day 117: Mother's Day Butterfly Card

Sunday is Mother's Day!  don't forget to call your mom!

and, yes, i'm late in making my card, because i have to mail it to my mom in Hawaii.  it's okay.  she'll understand.  i'm always late!  she forgives me because i remember to call. :)



and, she'll forgive me because i made her a card this year instead of going out and buying one.

to make mom's card, i cut a plain white 8.5 x 11 inch card stock in half and folded it lengthwise.  the hydrangea flower is stamped right in the middle of the card.  the flower is from the Stampin' Up hostess Because I care set and is inked with marina mist (for the blooms) and old olive (for the leaves).  the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up clear stamp set, Nature Walk, and it's inked with tangerine tango.  the clear stamps work better when layering because it's so easy to see the placement.  very important with the butterfly being ON the flower.

i stamped the "happy mother's day" from the Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes set onto white cardstock and punched it out using the Stampin' Up modern label punch.  i layered it on top of green cardstock punched out with the Stampin' Up decorative label punch.  then i added a bit of bling (self adhesive rhinestones) to both the left and right sides of the sentiment.

added some blue and white gingham ribbon about 3/4 inch from the bottom.  then i layered some orange rick rack (which i adhered using my trusty Xyron sticker maker.  the sentiment got put on medium zots and placed on top of the ribbons. 

i made two of these for both my moms. :)  i'm sure my husband's mother will love it too. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Day 116: "Hi" Butterfly Paper Punched Notecard

i received my Stampin' Up order today!
so i decided to use my new butterfly paper punch, a few pretty scrap pieces of paper, and my simple "hi" stamp (that i got custom made online).



i punched the butterflies out, adhered them to the card using small zots (glue dots) right in the center of the body, stamped "hi" in red ink in the corner, and added a bit of bling by sticking self-adhesive rhinestones to the centers of the butterflies.  i pulled the wings up to add a 3d feel.  ah, how i love the rule of 3s.

Day 114: Pink Butterfly Button Notecard

used another of the pretty Stampington "take ten" magazine notecards as my inspiration.

instead of black and white, i did it in pink.  i don't really like pink, but i guess i'm learning to appreciate it more and more in my old age. hahah...

stamped the random butterfly image (got this stamp ages ago in Hawaii) on creme cardstock, then layered it over a bright pink cardstock square.

edged the left and top sides with pink lace ribbon, attached the butterfly square to the bottom right corner, and accented with small random pink buttons.

quick and easy.  and very pretty in pink. :)

Day 105: Random Butterfly Journal page

I'm trying to complete a few pages for a friend's "Happy Journal" and I thought since it's spring that butterflies would be fun. I used a few stickers and rubber stamps to randomly cover the page.



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