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This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20
What is it about bugs? Some are scary looking, like centipedes. Some are dangerous, like scorpions. Some are annoying like flies. Some are pests and present a health issue, like mosquitoes. And then some capture my imagination and make me smile, like butterflies. I was thinking about that this morning as my husband and I bombed our house for the third time this month to try to eliminate some stubborn, pesky fleas.As I walked
out the door, I was thinking "DIE, BUGS DIE!!!!!!" Then I looked over at my flower bush and there were two little yellow butterflies dancing in the air over the flowers. Such a contrast. I think it is in part, that butterflies have such wonderful colors and varieties, and I have never had one bite me!!!
When I saw this set, I was intrigued by this butterfly.(If you follow my blog at all, it won't take you long to see that I am a butterfly aficionado.) It is quite different from all my other butterflies. It is a little more stylized than most of the butterflies that I use. I usually try to color my butterflies to mimic realistic butterflies. I'll have to admit, I struggled with this one. You probably wouldn't, but I did, just because it was outside my comfort zone. I must have stamped this butterfly 20 times and I rejected those 20. Finally, I took a scrap of the paper that I brayered for yesterday's card. I just stamped the butterfly with black stazon onto that scrap. Then with my pink and orange prisma colored pencils, I added just a line of color to the top butterfly. The bottom butterfly I didn't add the color. (It is the same butterfly by the way. I just cut 2 of the right hand side of the butterfly and glued one on top of the other). I used this last Monday's MOJO 250 sketch.. Making this card was a nice distraction from my other bug troubles. I hope you enjoy looking at what the rest of the design team has created using this set.
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Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20
What is it about bugs? Some are scary looking, like centipedes. Some are dangerous, like scorpions. Some are annoying like flies. Some are pests and present a health issue, like mosquitoes. And then some capture my imagination and make me smile, like butterflies. I was thinking about that this morning as my husband and I bombed our house for the third time this month to try to eliminate some stubborn, pesky fleas.As I walked
out the door, I was thinking "DIE, BUGS DIE!!!!!!" Then I looked over at my flower bush and there were two little yellow butterflies dancing in the air over the flowers. Such a contrast. I think it is in part, that butterflies have such wonderful colors and varieties, and I have never had one bite me!!!
When I saw this set, I was intrigued by this butterfly.(If you follow my blog at all, it won't take you long to see that I am a butterfly aficionado.) It is quite different from all my other butterflies. It is a little more stylized than most of the butterflies that I use. I usually try to color my butterflies to mimic realistic butterflies. I'll have to admit, I struggled with this one. You probably wouldn't, but I did, just because it was outside my comfort zone. I must have stamped this butterfly 20 times and I rejected those 20. Finally, I took a scrap of the paper that I brayered for yesterday's card. I just stamped the butterfly with black stazon onto that scrap. Then with my pink and orange prisma colored pencils, I added just a line of color to the top butterfly. The bottom butterfly I didn't add the color. (It is the same butterfly by the way. I just cut 2 of the right hand side of the butterfly and glued one on top of the other). I used this last Monday's MOJO 250 sketch.. Making this card was a nice distraction from my other bug troubles. I hope you enjoy looking at what the rest of the design team has created using this set.
Very pretty! I love your butterflies!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Love all the layers, your card design and the stitching!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Love how you used the butterfly.
ReplyDeleteI hope the fleas go and these butterflies come to stay - they are gorgeous
ReplyDeleteHa Ha. I do understand the feelings of bugs. I see a spider and think kill it kill it and then a beautiful butter fly and fall in love. ha! To say you stamped 20times and still get a beautiful butterflies is great. I love the look of them and they look shinny and cute. Great card and TFS AJ~
ReplyDeleteI love your creativity. I never thought of clipping one wing off to make a different butterfly. Tiz a beauty, MariLynn!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, MariLynn. I think the only two insects I don't mind touching me are butterflies and ladybugs. :-) I can see your love of the butterly and you did a great job with these.
ReplyDeleteLovely card, MariLynn. I like how you did that second butterfly!
ReplyDeleteLove that butterfly! Coloring is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad butterflies make you happy. sorry about your fleas in the house. stay outside and enjoy the fluttering butterflies and keep smiling.
ReplyDeletestamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
very pretty MariLynn-love the pretty butterflies and a great layout-hope you get rid of the fleas
ReplyDeleteMarilyn, this is so romantic and lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour card is FAB! Great work lady!
ReplyDeleteLike all things Butterfly. Nice coloring & wonderful idea to pop them up for dimension.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteWow! You gave 1 butterfly TWO AWESOME looks!!! I would have thought it was a different b'fly!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope the fleas die... we were out just under $600 last year with a flea issue... **knock on wood** no fleas up in this new city!!!!!
I agree with the other comment that the butterflies look entirely different. Thanks, McGyver, for the tip on how to create a different position and loo. Not a word about the flowers, though. They look very dimensional. TFS
ReplyDeleteMarilynn,
ReplyDeleteYour card is lovely and elegant. Your butterflies are gorgeous and I love your stitching.
Beautiful!! I love your butterflies. Your layout is terrific! TFS
ReplyDeleteLovely card; perfect setting for the butterflies. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteUgh - I hate fleas too - we had one house that we had to bomb every summer! Do hope yours is flea free now.
ReplyDeleteLove your card and your treatment of the butterfly is fabulous, MariLynn. once again your machine stitching is impeccable!
Blessings
Maxine
Your coloring is wonderful! The butterflies look so real!
ReplyDeleteThe backgrounds and colors on these cards make those butterflies so real you expect them to fly off. Thank you for letting us share these.
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