Friday, August 19, 2011

Wishing you Happiness...

Hi All! And a very Happy Friday to you. I've been MIA for a few days, again.. lol.. Trying to re-organize my schedule a bit and spend more time with my DH, and enjoy whats left of the summer. 8-) I've also been getting my crafts room a little more organized as well. It sure helps me think and create better when there's less clutter.. lol..So now that that's all straightened up, I think I am back to our regularly scheduled program.. Yay!.. Today I thought I would play along with a couple of challenges, 8-)


I chose to play along with the Fabulous Ladies of CR84FN and their latest Color Challenge #36. And OMGoodness, what an absolutely Gorgeous color palate they gave us to play with this time!  I also thought I would give Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #24  a try.. She creates the most Wonderful Sketches, I have to tell ya,  and this one was no exception!

I started off by creating my BG with various dp's from, believe it or not, my scrap stash, even my little scroll Cricut die cut butterfly layer is left over from a previous project.. So, I am really at a loss as to who's dp's they are this time..lol but, I am thrilled that I did not have to cut up anything new and got rid of some of my left overs too..8-)  I can tell you that most of my embellies, the chip board frame, corrugated butterfly, seam binding, crochet flower and my dicut doily too, all came from MAD Stamper finds.  I did add a bit of shading with my Scattered Straw and Wild Honey Distress Inks and then toned My BG pieces down with my Snow Cap Paint Dabber, which I also added to all my Kraft pieces, the mats, die cut Doily and corrugated butterfly..I think it added a nice little Shabby distressed look. My Hero Arts sentiment  was stamped onto a small piece Script dp also from my stash with Memento Rich Cocoa and shaded with Wild honey and Scattered Straw Distress inks before being mounted to a fun stamp shaped chip board frame. To finish it all up, added my pretty seam binding bow topped with a lovely crochet flower, a vintage pearl brad and added few more sweet pearls for my little Butterfly. Pretty easy peasy, huh..8-)

Hope you are all having a Wonderful Day & thanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks for stopping by!

13 comments:

  1. OMGosh this is GORGEOUS Shannon!! I love the soft colors and that awesome butterfly! Beautiful bow and crochet flower too!
    Hugs, Tammy :)

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  2. Shannon, LOVE the chipboard frame and butterfly and the corrugated butterfly! LOVE the polka dot paper! This is a GREAT card! THX for palying with us at CR84FN!

    Sue Lelli

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  3. Hi Shannon,
    Two more beautiful cards, the butterflies are stunning, great colors.

    Judie

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  4. BEAUTIFUL!!! Love that butterfly and the crochet flower in the center of the bow is just so perfect!
    Fabulous card.
    Lynn

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  5. Love this!! Isn't that a wonderful palette indeed?? Kraft and yellow look so warm together.
    Your card is gorgeous, I especially like the luscious bow paired with the crocheted flower :)
    Iwona

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  6. Such a pretty card Shannon! Lovin' the white washed butterfly and all the layers! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN
    By Mona L. Pendleton

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  7. Beautiful card, Shannon! Love your layout and beautiful layered butterfly! Thanks for playing with CR84FN!
    By Stephanie Kraft

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  8. Beautiful card, Shannon. Great to use up left overs. The layered butterfly is great.
    By Marie

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  9. What a BEAUTIFUL card! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!!!

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  10. Beautiful! I love the layered butterfly and postage stamp frame and pretty crochet flower. Thanks so much for playing at CR84FN! :)
    Hugs~

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  11. Shannon this is gorgeous! I love the yellow. Whatever you used to cut the layer on the butterfly is just fabulous!! Beautiful work.

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  12. Oh, girl! This is beautiful! The color combo is perfect and the butterfly is perfect! Love how you used the chipboard elements and doily. :o) AWESOME!

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  13. wow!!! Your cards are really gorgeous! I love them... all of them! Everyone is and has something special. Beautiful!

    Have a great crafting day,
    Aleksandra

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