day 192: pink blooms and bee notecard

papertrey ink stamps:
daydreamer set
honey bee set

day 191: "you color my world" bee notecard

pink ink on plain white cardstock with the bee stamp from the Papertrey Ink's Honey Bees set and the swirl and sentiment from their Happy Trails set.

day 189: "celebrate" bee silhouette notecard

took inspiration from a beautiful card made on the Simplicity blog.  and just added my bee. :)
stamps are all from Papertrey Ink:  honey bee, text style, happy trails, and botanical silhouettes.  inked in 2 shades of pink (background text is the lighter pink) and stamped on a single-layer of white cardstock.

Day 166: Silver Bee Jingle Bell Cellphone Charm

got my package of bee charms and beads this week!  i'm so excited to be making more bees for the private Swap-bot swap i'm in. :)  the bee charm is made by TierraCast right here in California!  they make the most beautifully detailed metal beads and charms! 

so i just dangled a silver jingle bell from the black cellphone strap, added a couple more jump rings and a pink acrylic flower bead, a couple more jump rings and the bee charm at the bottom.  they're nicely tiered, i think.  cute little charm to hang from your phone or zipper. :)

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 123: Pink Ladybug Love Bugs Notecard

another CAS notecard using stuff i've received in a Swap-bot swap.
got a couple of cute little pink foam ladybugs in a pink embellishment swap...
added them to the white cardstock and stamped a little LOVE BUG sentiment from the Clear Art Stamps Bugs Life set inked with my Stampin' Pad in melon mambo.

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 102: Dragonfly Sticker Flat Notecard

i needed a card to fit into the standard business mailing envelope (about 3.5 x 6 inches), so i cut a piece of pretty pink cardstock that i'm repurposing from a notecard i received, and attached it to some natural cardstock. i added a few pretty dragonfly and flower stickers, and just like that... i'm done. :)



not very complicated, but it's flat and it will mail well. and i think it's very pretty.

Day 90: Pretty Pink Butterfly Box

created April 4, 2011

so i didn't make the butterfly, but it added such a wonderful touch to a box i was altering for the Swap-bot swap, "It's Pink, It's Pretty and It's for You!"
. the box wouldn't have been the as pretty without the butterfly.



oh, and it's SO PINK! it hurts! hahahah... i really don't like pink (or so i keep telling myself), but this box turned out really nice. i had a hard time parting with it.

i painted the plain cardboard box with acrylic pink paint.
then i added the fun pink pompom trim around the lid.
finally, i hot-glued the silk flowers, leaves, and butterfly to the top.

not very complicated, but it took a bit of time to get it all right.

then i filled it with other pink goodies:


including the Swarovski Butterfly-Love Charm and Pink Origami Butterfly i made a couple of days ago.

Day 88: Swarovski Butterfly-Love Charm

another late post for Friday, April 1.

made this little pretty pink charm for the Swap-bot swap, "It's Pink, It's Pretty and It's for You!" in the Cotton Candy and Glitter group.



instead of using wire to string the crystal beads, i used fishing line (clear 6-pound test thread). i thought it would be nicer and not take the shine away from the crystals as much as the silver wire does.

i made this little charm and will probably attach it to a cellphone charm cord. what do you think?