Inspired by... Rainbow Butterflies!

Hi again :) I am enjoying the sunny west coast right now! I have a quick post for you featuring a new Inspired By... Challenge and I wanted to play along with the Retro Sketches:

This week's photo was selected by myself, a colourful array of butterflies!

I took the colours and the butterflies from this picture, and put together with the sketch, came up with this:

I love the colourful butterflies!! I can't wait to give this card away as a cheery hello :) Although I had a heck of a time with the butterflies as I broke my beautiful wings embosslits when I moved into my apartment back in February... but I managed :)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop over to Charissa's blog to see how this photo inspired her!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Pursuit of Happiness (ret)
Paper: Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade (ret), Midnight Muse, Island Indigo, Concorde Crush (ret), Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Tools: Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Eyelet Border Punch, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder
Accessories: Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals

Colourful Thank-Yous!

Hello! Long time, no see! It is nice to be back in blogger land. Here is a quick post that I was supposed to make back on June 5, before I went on my first vacation of the month *lol* Now, two days before my next vacation, I am finally getting to it. I made a group of thank-you cards for a friend of mine who graduated with her bachelor's degree last month. They were based off a card a made a while ago, shown on the left of the photo:

I love these little guys! They are just so cheery and colourful - perfect for a thank-you card in my opinion.

I have dusted off my sketch book and I am back to crafting tonight! I am making some birthday cards for my little sister (more affectionately known as my little blister) as her birthday is coming up on June 28th. Needless to say, I will be a busy bee preparing everything for my vacation (I leave on Friday! Woohoo!) and crafting. AND to top it all off... my sister requested a friendship bracelet for her birthday. You know, the kind made with embroidery floss? I used to make them all the time but my hands have definitely become rusty in the friendship bracelet making department... I have dusted the cobwebs from my OLD (let's say, 14 years old) instruction book and am going to try my hand at that again tonight! Hmmm... I wonder when I am going to find time to sleep in the next two days?? *lol* 

Thanks for stopping by! I plan to share the birthday cards created for my sister tomorrow and Friday :) 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Pursuit of Happiness (ret)

Paper: Lucky Limeade (ret), Concorde Crush (ret), Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse, Pear Pizzazz (ret), Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Lucky Limeade (ret), Concorde Crush (ret), Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse

Tools: Labels Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits (ret I believe), Delicate Doilies, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Cross Hatch Embossing Folder

Accessories: Linen Thread, Misc Brads (garage sale), Dimensionals