Just us Girls #711 - Stencils

One of the 'new' things at Just us Girls this year is the addition of stencils to their lineup - I love it!  

There are plenty of stencils in my stash, but during my annual reorganization, I came across a few of these gorgeous butterflies that were foiled and stenciled at my friend Marcia's... gosh it could be two years ago!  But they never disappoint.  I found another stamp/stencil from Pinkfresh Studio that works a charm for a garden where one might find just such a butterfly... see if you can find him...

These were the inks I could match to that butterfly!

After stenciling, I stamped the image using that Queen for a Day

royal blue ink - worked a charm for the sentiment, too!

Here it is nearly 11 am and I've yet to start the laundry - some things can wait!  But I better get this card in the JUGS #711 gallery before it closes!

Hope your week has started out with a little craftiness!

=] Michele

Pinkfresh: Miss your Smile, stamps and stencils; Braided Tag, Butterfly foil plate, die, and stencils.

Doodlebugs Friday!

Happy weekend eve my friends!

My head is filled with butterflies - and so are my cards this week!

Beautiful neutrals and WHITE foiling come together today!

Hope my little sneak peek inspires you to stop by the Doodlebugs Blog today!

Thank you!

=] Michele

Fusion Flutterby!

It's not often I jump right in to play at challenges these days, but this one at Fusion today immediately gave me all the feels today! 

You might know I couldn't resist those butterflies, right?  Here are the inks I've used today, along with a 'banner' made from a dome die from Waffle Flower!  I couldn't bear to clip a bit of that knitted embossing for a fish tail - sorry!  

My friend Marcia allowed me to borrow her Pinkfresh Jumbo Butterflies home with me for a bit - thanks, sweet friend!  this sentiment is from Altenew's Paint-a-Flower Tulips set! and my embossing folder is a Richard Garay that normally is used in the Winter - the string art in the Fusion photo brought it out of hybernation!  

All I did was swipe the inks across the raised bits!

 Just three little PF gems, and it was a done deal!

Hope you've had a great week!  I'll see you again tomorrow!

=] Michele

p.s  THANK YOU, FUSION!!