Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fiddlesticks butterfly card

  My basket that I store my 6x6 paper pads in is overflowing...and I just purchased three NEW 6x6 pads last week from Shop Pumpkin Spice.  How can I resist?  I can make a gazillion cards from a single 6x6 pad, and they are only $4.19 each.

  I need to get organized in my crafting.  So many times I am under the gun to create a last minute card or gift.  Time to work ahead a bit!  My mom's birthday is coming up and she loves butterflies.  I perused my newest 6x6 pads and I think this My Mind's Eye "Fiddlesticks" will work well for her.  I also pulled out all of my My Mind's Eye glazed brads from various collections to coordinate with the Fiddlesticks paper.

  I took some liberties with this July 2011
  I originally planned to put the sentiment in the bottom left, then decided I liked it on the top right and I moved the horizontal layer (crinkle ribbon) up a bit...

I am entering my card in the current challenge at Shopping Our Stash:  Sketch It!
(Use any sketch, show the sketch in your post, and explain how you used it.)

Supplies:
paper:  My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline "Fiddlesticks"
brads:  My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2 Blush "Beautiful Girl" & Indie Chic Citron "Grow"
crinkle ribbon:  ballet slippers
butterflies:  Cricut cartridge "Wall Decor and More"
eyelet:  Making Memories

23 comments:

Ros Crawford said...

Who could not love a butterfly ... these are so lovely!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Soooooooooo beautiful!! I loveeeeeeeeeee the butterflies!!! Your Mom will LOVE it!!!!!!

Life and Knits said...

I love what you've done with the card. The papers are perfect and that ribbon such a nice touch!

Great job!

Susie

snappy scrappy said...

So super pretty!!! Love the paper! Lee-Ann :)

lauren bergold said...

you say, "took liberties" i say, "added your own awesome and personal creative twist!" poTAYtoe, poTAHtoe, eh?! :) i love what you've done with this, and i especially love the little embellies you've used for each butterfly's "body" they are all BALANCED without being the same or symmetrical, and that is completely AWESOME!!!! ♥♥♥

jimlynn said...

Beautiful butterflies and a beautiful card. Love the DP you used and the placement of the sentiment is wonderful. Great sketch too.
Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash.
Lynn

Anonymous said...

Holy whoa, I am SO using this to create something great. I just LOVE all the touches you gave the butterflies!!

Court said...

Lovely card! I need to jump into my 6x6 stash too. Heck, I need to just get in my craft room again! Torture! :)

Rose said...

your mom is sure to treasure this beauty :)

my hubby just shakes his head when more paper pads arrive! lol

Angi Barrs said...

Love those gorgeous butterflies.

Migdalia said...

Very beautiful card!!Lovely Butterflies!!Love it!TFS
Migdalia

Migdalia said...

Very beautiful card!!Lovely Butterflies!!Love it!TFS
Migdalia

Rosie said...

love your card, very pretty


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Linda said...

Very pretty June. Love the papers you used.

Julie M said...

Sooo pretty, June - your Mom will love it. Gorgeous soft colours and butterflies. And I adore your circle cards on the previous post. You've been so productive (even if last minutey!), I need some (lots) of your mojo!!!

Julie x

Missy said...

So pretty June, I love the embellids you added to all the butterflies!!

Sherrie K. said...

Beautiful card June!!! The papers are gorgeous and I love the pretty butterflies...they are all fabulous!!!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

~amy~ said...

Such a delish butterfly card June!!!

Glimpses of My Heart said...

June - This is a great card! You used your artistic license! Love it! I've seen pearls on the butterfly bodies before, but I really love how you used the 2 other embellies on the other 2 butterflies. And great paper! MME has great DP! Thanks for joining us this week at SOS.
Blessings,
Michelle

Unknown said...

LOVE the design of your card. Such cute butterflies..

Hugs~

Tammy E. said...

What a great card. I love the colors you used and those butterflies are so pretty! Great take on the sketch. Very creative.

Deena said...

absolutely gorgeous as usual Miss June!

bonnie said...

So pretty sweet friend! ;) Hugs x