Butterfly Trails

Stamps: Tilda as Butterfly; Inside sentiment from SU!
Paper: Basic Grey Euphoria 6x6 Pad
Ink: Memento Black ink pad; Copics
Other: Stampendous Class A'peels dot sparklers, Kaiser Plum Pearls, Purple, pink and white 1/4" grosgrain, Nestabilities
Card Measures 5.5" square


Hello friends! Did you all have an enjoyable weekend? Mine was busy...busy...busy...so I am posting my last card from my reserves. Oh My! I try to keep a few cards ahead so that if I need a break, I still have things to post on the blog here and there. But I better get down to my stamp room tonight, because this is all I've got!

When I made this card I thought I had finished it, but when I looked at the card, I felt like that purple square in the top left needed something. After a bit of trial and error I decided to make a "butterfly trail" using these little rhinestone-like stickers from Stampendous. They have little gold rims on them and that is all that the picture has picked up....but the centers are actually bling. The thing with these little sticker thingys is that they are time consuming...I needed to use my QuickStik tool, which I LOVE. It is so handy dandy! It has two parts...this little gooey stuff that is good for sticking to things and picking up and then the other end that you are able to remove from the unit...this removable part has a tiny little "spatuala" for peeling things like these teensy little stickers off and a pointy side. I use this QuickStik all the time for tiny little embellishments and sticky pieces of papers...etc... Then after placing all those sticker thingys down....they kept coming off! here and there a few were missing so I would replace those and then another one someplace was gone....then by the time I finished taking the pictures...another one or two were missing! ACK! it was driving me nuts! I mailed it off and hoped that they were still there when it arrived. I won't be using those again on the outside of my card. However they do make nice flat embellishments on the INSIDE of the cards. I don't like to use bulky embellies on the insides of the cards, I don't like the way it "dents" the inside of the cards when closed and mailed.
I used theis sweet Tilda as a Butterfly image...which is on sale at Magnolia-licious for only $8!
While you are there check out the Halloween and Christmas Stamps! Diana has ordered last years collections now so that we will have time to order and start planning for this year's holidays!!!! Unfortunately, the Magnolia company doesn't always release the collections in time for people to get them and stamp with them in time for the occasions...And even if they do, Magnolia Sweden isn't always that quick in sending them out to the US vendors. Sometimes it is so frustrating!!! Both for us and Diana who wants to offer her customers the best service. Below is a list of the holiday stamps that she just got in:

#356 tilda with braid
#292 tilda w/spider web
#294 tilda w/spider
#353 snowflurry tilda
#303 tilda w/wreath
#354 tilda on kicksled
#268 chilly tilda
#574 winter bench
#562 Christmas ornament
#564 sled
#311 tilda in Christmas stockings
#355 tilda w/ wood basket
#310 waiting tilda
#276 tilda w/lantern
#275 tilda w/sled
#291 tilda sitting on a package
#538 fireplace

Other stamps, perfect for teacher thank you cards or cards to
congratulate your children on a wonderful school year
#357 tilda with pencils
#358 tilda with slate
#533 school desk

To quickly see the images use the SEARCH button on the web site and just
put in the number.
Remember if you are a member of the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group you receive the 10% discount off your whole order.


Have a Mirthful Monday!