Paper Playtime Challenge #34

All you need is "L O V E" at the Paper Playitme Challenge #34  I wanted to use some new cuts from my Cricut cartridges and this is what I came up with.

Cuts:
"Celebrate Love" is from Lyrical Letters.  It includes the heart border along the bottom.
Birds and heart image is from Holiday Cakes.
The papers are from DCWV Stack #6 and white card stock.

I added a bit of lace along the bottom, a few jewels, and white stitching on the shadow parts of the birds and around the card.

Thanks for stopping by.  As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments.  I'd love to hear from you.

OWH Sketch # 52 and Missing Sketch #34

This week is the one year (52 sketches) celebration at OWH Stars and Stripes.  
Here is Sketch #52 for the details of this card, please scroll down.

Papers are from DCWV Stack #6.
Bazzill Card Stock

Cricut cuts:
 Circle - George and Basic Shapes 3"
Brand and stamp from my stash.
White butterflies are a tiny hand punch.
OWH also has a request for the missing sketch #34 :

And here's my rendition:

Papers are from DCWV Stack #6.
Bazzill Card Stock
Cricut cuts:
 Hearts - Doodlecharms 3"
 Wild About You - Wild Card 4.25"
  GRRR - Animal Kingdom .93"
Red curly Qs are a tiny hand punch.

Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you have any questions or comments.  I'd love to hear from you.

Sue

I'm Thinking of You Butterflies

This weekend I did two new things.  I made a shaker card (see Cricut Card Monday #3) and I tried using my markers to make matching elements for a card.  I never can find lace or matching gems to go with my card stock .  So, since I was already coloring the butterflies for this project, I decided to color the lace and the gems.  I think they came out pretty close to the correct color.  The gems are not as dark as the photo indicates. 

The card stock was a dark mauve.  I dyed the white lace with a dark maroon Sharpie marker.  On the gems, I needed to put a layer of maroon and then a layer of brown.  The maroon made the clear gems too red.

My butterflies were silver and white glitter stick-ons (a generic Dazzle).  I used maroon, red, brown, green and pink Sharpies to color them.  The maroon on the silver came out copper colored.

This was fun and I am pleased with the results.  So, I think I will be making more "matching" elements.

Thanks for stopping by.
Sue