A Cutie To Brighten Your Day

...and this is the last post of the day! :) please feel free to grab a cuppa and enjoy the other posts from this morning if you would like!  Bugaboo & Coffee Loving Cardmakers here  and Really Reasonable Ribbon here. thanks!

now for some fantastically amazing news - I am THRILLED to be a Guest Designer with Elisabeth Bell's Digi Bells now through the end of July! talk about happy dancing all around the house! oh yeah. every kind I could think of, and quite a few I made up on the spot! tee hee!

so here I am, part of the blog hop! wooo hoooo! you've probably landed here from Alethea's most marvy blog! if you get lost at any point on the hop, just head on over to The Digi Bells blog for the complete list. :)

if you've been hopping, then you know we are all using the precious image 'Em Jay' on our creations. isn't she just the sweetest?! you can find her in the Elisabeth Bell digi store. btw - if you are new to EB images, be sure to sign up for the newsletter. you'll start getting all kinds of freebies in your email!

papers are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection, sentiment is from Create with TLC, picket fence die is by My Favorite Things, corner die is from Wild Rose Studios, butterfly die is by Cat's Pajamas, and main dies are by Spellbinders. whew! ;)

buttons are from my vintage stash, summer rose seam binding (distressed with inks) is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. butterfly is covered in distress stickles and picket fence is stamped with woodgrain bg stamp by SU!

now head on over to Lynda's gorgeous blog to see what she has made to astound you! I know you will be inspired! be sure to leave her a comment letting her know how much you enjoy her project! :)

and thank you so much for stopping by! enjoy your weekend!

Challenges:
Outlawz Tues. Color - photo inspiration (colors, flowers, shabby/vintage tone)
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
World Wide Open DT - anything goes
Art by Miran - anything goes
Crafting with Friends - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - dies and/or puches
Morgan's Art World - add sparkle (distress stickles)
Inky Impressions - die cuts and flowers
The Crafty Addicts - add a sentiment
Card and Scrap - flowers

Find Your Wings Butterfly

My 2nd post for the day, with one more to follow. I told you it was going to be busy here! :)

We have a new challenge over at Aud Sentiments and it's a fun one! there is a bingo board for you to use, and our sponsor is none other than the very talented Art by Miran.

I have used the beautiful Maria Mariposa on my card along with a pretty butterfly template from Shape EZ.

papers are from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie collection, sentiment is by Create with TLC, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, black seam binding & pink burlap string are from RRR, and button is from my vintage stash. sequins are by Lawn Fawn. lovely butterfly die is from Cat's Pajamas, and sentiment is punched with an EK Success tag punch. her wings are accented with a wink of stella glitter pen.

Bingo: ribbon, paper punch, 2 patterned papers and die cut, flowers, 2 patterned papers

don't forget to stop back for my last post of the day! and be sure to play along in the bingo challenge, too! :)

Challenges:
Outlawz Paper a la Mode - National Butterfly Day
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - anything goes/use die cuts and punches
Creative Knockouts - Spring is on the Way
Star Stampz - think Spring
Inspiration Destination - anything goes

Feel Better Fairy

Coffee of the Day - Amaretto

Just a quickie post this evening. it's been crazy around here with the flu and car troubles. yuck to both of those. hope like at your house is much more fun! :)

I wanted to play along in a neat challenge going on at both The Outlawz group as well as the Scrapper's Delight Facebook group. Outlawz had a sketch challenge and Scrapper's Delight had a freebie image challenge. I combined both on my card. :)

image is from Scrapper's Delight, papers are from the Basic Grey Typeset collection, sentiment stamp by My Favorite Things, butterfly die by Cat's Pajamas, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, and buttons & seam binding are vintage.

fairy wings are covered with a wink of stella clear glitter pen. butterflies have similar accents as well as dots made with a white gel pen.

I'll be back tomorrow with a post for Paper Temptress. see you then! :) until then, enjoy your weekend!

Challenges:
Outlawz Wed Sketch - sketch
Craft for the Craic - January Blues
Aud Sentiments - anything goes with a sentiment
Crafty Ribbons - Fabulous Flowers with ribbon
Through the Purple Haze - things with wings
Crafting By Designs - add a flowers
Simon Says Stamp Wed - anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything square or rect. goes with flower twist
Scrapper's Delight - anything goes
Creative Fingers - anything goes