Mint & Gold Amazing Butterfly ~ CCMC361

Good Thursday Morning!  Today we have another fab sketch over at Create With Connie and Mary for you!  

My card for today came together from scraps that didn't work for other projects.  I just love it when that happens.  The Night of Navy and gold polka-dot background piece has been laying on my desk for a few weeks now.  I loved it and knew I'd find the right project for it at some point.  The polka-dot pattern is an long since retired background stamp called {Distressed Dots}.  There is a very similar NEW background stamp in the 2015-16 catalog called {Dots for Days}.  

Some of you may remember an inspiration photo that I had posted before and said I'd definitely be using it again, well here it is.....

I really fell in love with this look and couldn't wait to replicate it again!  I love the dark navy background with the gold polka-dots.  

So then, I had these Mint Macaroon and Tip Top Taupe butterflies laying around just begging to be put on a card.  Isn't the Night of Navy/Mint Macaroon a very attractive color combination?  I think it just might be my new favorite! 

I backed the Mint butterfly with a Gold Foil one cut with the Bold Butterfly Framelit.  Again, I'm so in love with this look!!!!  

For the horizontal strip, I used Mint Macaroon and stamped it with the honeycomb pattern stamp from {Butterfly Basics}.  I had seen a post from Tenealle Williams where she stamped an image several times to achieve a different kind of texture. 

 That was my inspiration of the Mint horizontal piece.  I stamped it a few different times to try and achieve some different texture.  

Lastly, I added some gold bakers twine and a gold embossed sentiment from another NEW set called {Cottage Greetings}.

Make sure you hop over to CCMC site and check out the other designers and their amazing work!  We love to hear from you!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Hello Little Rascal ~ CMCC#9

 

This cute little guy is for Colour Me Challenge #9. 

The color combo is playful and what could be more playful than the images from Life In The Forrest!  I just love them all....they are perfect for water coloring.  I've had this raccoon and mushroom laying around on my desk for a bit and had this color combo in mind so when I saw this challenge it fit perfectly.  I'm making it in just under the wire too.  I've been unbelievably busy with card classes, following my son's (who is a senior in high school) basketball team, and substitute teaching at our school.  February flew by in a flash and I see I didn't get a chance to blog at all!  I was happy to finally get down to my craft room and create for myself and not for a class! 

The card photographed more turquoise, but I promise it's really Bermuda Bay!  I've been trying to find projects to use the Chevron Punch on.  When I purchased it I thought I'd use it tons....so far I've only used it a handful of times. 

 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Supplies for this card

Stamps: Life in the Forrest, Tiny Tags, Distressed Dots

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Black, Smokey Slate, Real Red, White, Fresh Prints DSP, Watercolor

Ink: Stazon Black, Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate, Soft Suede, Real Red

Accessories: Neutral Candy Dots, Tiny Trio Punch, Framelits Labels, Tiny Tag Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Chevron Punch

You can order most of these supplies HERE!

 Thanks for taking a peek! 

Jenny