Flutter By Wednesday's Blog Hop!

Welcome to our fluttering blog hop!  All of us are excited to share with you our new fluttering creations and our NEW Flutter By Wednesday blog. 

If you have come here from Debby's blog then you are on the right track and over half way through the hop!  Otherwise please flutter back to the beginning of the hop at Danni's blog.  Be sure to check out ALL the fabulous creations and receive the maximum inspiration possible.  If you wander from the path and get lost, simply flutter to Danni's and view the master list of participants. 

To celebrate Flutter By Wednesday's new home and my new guest DT position with FBW, I used Tilda from the winter kit in combination with my new distress inks and a new card layout. 

I love the vintage feel the distress inks provide.  The colours of the card were inspired by the image at Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.  Tilda's blonde hair is the yellow bow which wraps up this pretty package of soft blue and pink.  The chocolate cardstock is the cupcake whereas the watercolour paper and offwhite crocheted flower is the icing.

Thank you to my secret sister Carla for sending me beautiful crocheted flowers. 

The two toned chocolate cardstock is so delish to play with!  I embossed the flowers and then sanded to show just a little hint of blue.  The writing space is actually tucked right behind Tilda, here:

Thank you for looking and remember to flutter back next week for some candy.  Now flutter over to Heather's blog to see what creation she has to inspire you!

Details

Stamps: Magnolia

Paper: PaperWorks Co. December card kit featuring Bo Bunny Press Persuasion collection

Ink: Versafine

Colouring Medium: Tim Holtz distress inks

Embellishments: Kaiser pearls, crocheted flower, Stampin' Up border punch, Close to My Heart edge distresser

A Little Birdie Told Me

This sentiment is perfect for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Clara image.  She is such a joy to colour although paper piecing her was more involved than I had imagined.  The challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog this week is, you guessed it, paper piecing. 

In addition to paper piecing, Clara was popped up on different layers.

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is new beginnings which is perfect for my cousin and her husband as they celebrate the birth of their daughter. The card was minimally coloured with copic markers.

Clara will also be entered into the challenges at Crazy 4 Challenges (polka dot fun - swiss dots embossing folder and polka dot paper), Cupcake Crafts (new baby), and at Sketch Saturday.

Thank you for looking!

Details

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (image and "A Little Birdie Told Me"), Stampin' Up

Paper: DCWV Holiday Collection, Bazzill, Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Paper Shapers flower punches, Martha Stewart border punch, Sizzlits die, Martha Stewart rhinestones, Crafts pearls from Dollarama, Spellbinders, Stampin' Up ribbon, unknown ribbon, SU dazzling diamonds 

2009 Favorite Card of the Year

Although I have been card making for over five years, I have only been posting my creations for a little over two months which made it easy to pick my favorite from 2009.  After nearly losing my husband in 2008, I designed a card this past Thanksgiving celebrating him and life with him.  The card turned out beautifully and has tremendous sentimental value as you can well imagine.

It was also my very first easel card.

The fabulous design team at Quixotic Challenges have posted their favorites of 2009 and are offering blog candy for sharing your favorite card of the past year.

Check out their challenge blog and blog candy here!

Thank you for looking and I'll post a new creation tomorrow!

Happy New Year!

The new year rolled in last night with the typical lack of fan fare in our house.  Today I'm celebrating with creating two cards - one I'll share today but you'll have to join me January 6th for the Flutter By Wednesday blog hop to see the second one!  2010 will be filled with new adventures including my newest adventure with Danni of Danni's Dreams as I join her Flutter By Wednesday DT as a guest designer.  Luckily this is the internet and you are all saved from my "happy dance".

The challenge this week at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog was set out by one of my favorite card designers - Tangii Crain.  Her challenge is to use either blue and silver or black and silver.  My apologies as I had to substitute gray for silver as even Michael's is not open today (and rightly so!).   

I used my new Melissa Fairy stamp by Paper Makeup and my new Martha Stewart border punch.

I love the matching sentiment from Paper Makeup Stamps.

Melissa will also be entered at Cute Card Thursday (sketch), Flutter By Wednesday (anything goes), and Fussy and Fancy (new).

Thank you for looking and Happy New Year!

Details
Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps Melissa, Read a Book WA
Paper: Stampin' Up!
Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up!
Embellishments: Kaiser rhinestones, SU ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch