Blue butterfly tree

Hi
Do you ever see something that catches your eye and you can't forget it?  This is what happened to me.  I saw a pic of butterflies clustered all over a tree.  I wanted to do something like that. I never could seem to find the right tree.  I punched out the butterflies and stored them away.  This is my time to use up a lot of things in the P.O.T.D.  so I determined to use the butterflies.  Then I remembered a pic I took the very first day I got my camera.  Since that day I learned how to size the photos and so that is what I did.  I also had a small scrap of this gorgeous paper that blended so nicely with the trees.  You may have to click on the pic to see the raised butterflies.  They are punched from paint chips.
I wanted to include a pic of the original idea but blogger won't let me include it since it is a document and not a picture.  Maybe there is a way to do it but I don't know how.  Awe well, se la vie.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Where there is a will there is a way!! lol  Blew up the pic on my screen and took a pic of it and voila here it is.
Thanks for sticking with me through all this.  lol

Sympathy card

Hi
Just a quickie sympathy card.  This one has been on the P.O.T.D. since last summer when my friend in Kelowna and I stamped and cut the afternoon away. The stamp is one she had so I have no idea where it came from. The folder is Brocade Window from Cuttlebug.  The label is a Cuttlebug label folder.  The sentiment is computer generated.  (I know it is a little crooked but it is hard to place those labels on top of the printed paper. )
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

First Christmas card this year

Hi
This is a lovely folder from http://www.ecstasycrafts.com/ and it is their new product for this year.  The number is PIF006 Snowy Village 2.
It is very hard to photograph white as you all know.  I believe if you click on it you should be able to see the detail.  I added a few stickles for a snowy effect.  I love the fact I can make several cards in just a few minutes. 
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

First quilling

Hi
Finally---I did some quilling!!
The quilling paper I used was some very dark navy from a magazine.  The embossing is a Cuttlebug folder called MaryAnn.  The doily is from the P.O.T.D. (pile on the desk) and I am not sure whose work it is and so if you recognize it please let me know so I can give you credit.  The doily and matting are a soft mauve. 
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

93rd birthday

Hi

This card is for an aunt by marriage.  She lives alone on an acreage and does most of her own work.    This year she said she cut back on some gardening. 

These are all small pieces I had and decided to put them all together.  They just seemed to work with a minimum of trimming.  The flower will lay flat for mailing and the tiny butterflies have a bit of stickles on them. 

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

 

80th birthday

Hi

My family has a rather strange sense of humour.  It is my oldest brothers 80th birthday next week.  I am no different than most of my fellow card makers----I have trouble making masculine cards. 

 I used Perfect Pearls to stamp the shrubbery and the numbers came from the Dollar Store.  The cat in the hat came from the internet.  I stamped the outside of the envelope with the same leafy design.

There you have it.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

 

Thank you, France

Hi
It has been a struggle to get back to making cards and so I want to say thank you to France @
http://www.frenchiestamps.com/ for the inspiration to make this simple but lovely card style.  It was on her blog July 13, 2012 and she calls it Triple Time Stamping.  I think this style will get a real workout as it is so easy and there are so many things I can make with it.  When I had the white inserts lightly glued together and after stamping I ran them through the Cuttlebug folder for a bit of definition.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna