Spring is just around the corner!

This card makes me smile.  I used it at a party yesterday & we were all joking about what the birds were saying to each other!


Watercolor pencils - my new favorite toy from Stampin' Up!   They are so simple to use with the blender pens. I have had troubles in the past using the blender pens with markers (not patient enough I think!), but I love how easy it is to blend with the pencils.  I will keep trying with the markers to improve :)  

Cardstock: whisper white, marina mist, melon mambo
Ink: marina mist, melon mambo, wild wasabi
Stamp set: happy together
Other: Oval punches, basic rhinestones, watercolor pencils & blender pen

Butterfly mobile

This past Friday night, I decided to work on making a mobile.  I used the Beautiful Butterflies die cut, smooth cardstock & the patterns designer series paper (marina mist & peach parfait) from Stampin' Up!  It took almost four hours to complete, but I wasn't going to quit.  When I make another, I have to research the string to use.  this mobile has plastic jewelry string and some silver jewelry closers at the top to keep it tied on.

The top is a piece of thin wood (balsa maybe?) that I found at a store.  I covered it in Marina Mist cardstock & used the crop-a-dile to punch my holes through.

The butterflies were layered together & fastened with an eyelet. The most challenging part was getting it balanced properly.  I tried three different types of string/thread which is why it took so long!

All in all, I am pleased with the finished product & it made my mom smile when I took it over to her - so it is a success in my book!