Get Inspired with SUO Challenges

Mornin' y'all, it's time for a new challenge at SUO Challenges!

And this time it's all about inspiration, check out this photo:

Lots going on there to pick and choose from!  My eye was drawn to the blue wall, the quilt in the back with the butterflies on it, and the purple flowers in the front left.  I mixed those up and got this:

Can't wait to see how you use the photo to inspire some paper crafting goodness!  Don't forget to upload your card at the SUO Challenges blog and have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies
Ink:  Early Espresso, Boho Blue
Paper:  Boho Blue, Thick Basic White, Refreshed Beauty DSP
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Wink of Stella, Purple Shimmer Gems, Dimensionals

Hopeful Butterflies

Who else has a blizzard happening?  I can't really tell how much snow is coming down because the wind is so strong that it's just kicking the snow everywhere.  Poor little Daphne tried to nope right back into the house when I let her out this morning.  We get snow blowing inside every time I open the door for her, I feel like we're on Hoth, but luckily I haven't seen any wampa around.  Hubs asked what my plans for today were, and I said they include standing at the window with a giant cup of tea, talking about how bad the weather is, and not being out in it : )  I was very surprised that they didn't cancel school for Ryan today.  Well, probably the roads are just fine because the wind is keeping the snow from settling at all.

Anyway, I have another springy butterfly card to share today.

Check out the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

And the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I really wanted to do butterflies instead of greenery but it took me a couple of tries before I ended up with the die cuts and I'm not sure how much I like it.  Ah well, not every card can be your favorite.

Think I might order some tea while I'm sitting here at the computer...I mean, what if it snows for days and I run out of tea???  Okay, so we'd have to be snowed in for like a year and it probably still wouldn't happen, but WHAT IF.  Thankfully I already have enough unread books to keep me busy for about 10 years and lots of paper crafting and stitching projects, so I can keep myself entertained.  And I have a cute little Daphne to snuggle with.  Okay, I'm going upstairs to the craft room for a bit.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies, Sketched Plaid
Ink:  Lemon Lime Twist, Pebbled Path
Paper:  Petunia Pop, Pebbled Path, Lemon Lime Twist, Highland Heather, Thick Basic White, LLT DSP
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Nested Essentials dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Spring Butterflies

Hey y'all, how goes your Wednesday?  We ended up with a couple of inches of snow yesterday but to my relief, Ryan still had school today : )  Daphne loves the snow, she keeps asking to go outside every 10 minutes so she can play in it again.  I was smart this time and shoveled off the back patio so it won't be all icy and slick there.

Anyway, there may be snow on the ground outside, but it looks like spring in my craft room.

I bought Sketched Butterflies when SU! had a sale on bundles last fall and I got two other ones that I don't think I've even inked up yet, but I've enjoyed this one.  I started out with the AAA Challenge:

Butterfly in the skyyyy, I can fly twice as hiiiigh!  Okay, I might be stretching the CAS part just a little bit, I felt like the patterned paper block needed that thin mat to offset it from the Petunia Pop card base.  Even for CAS cards I like to do colored card bases.

Speaking of colors, check out the Sunday Stamps challenge:

I translated that to Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pebbled Path, and Basic Black (which is the only one I didn't use).

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies
Ink:  Pebbled Path, Stampin' Blends in Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop
Paper:  Petunia Pop, Pebbled Path, Thick Basic White, Unbounded Beauty DSP
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Yesterday I got an email from Daphne's foster mama, who had Daph and her litter mates when they were just 4 weeks old.  Look at this adorable potato!

She said that all the puppers had a bad case of fleas and they were so young that the only treatment was a bath with Dawn dish soap, which Daphne absolutely Did Not Like (and I can confirm that she still doesn't like baffs).  So apparently things started out tough for poor Miss Daph.  We know she was adopted by someone else and then returned to the Humane Society months later, which is when we got her.

And here's what she looks like at 10 months old:

Ryan thinks she's even cuter now than she was as a baby potato.  And now our baby girl has a loving home, lots of toys, and absolutely no fleas.  And I for one am very glad to have her : )

Wintry Butterflies

Mornin' y'all!  How are you enjoying this weird time-outside-of-time that is the week between Christmas and New Year?  Hope you're relaxing and only doing fun things : )  I will be doing some baking today and we're going over to our friends' house tonight for fun and games (read: Uno).

I said I thought I might take some time off and I didn't do it because I kept finding challenges to play with and here's my card for today:

I used the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

My circle is a bit smaller but it was already cut out and in my Balmy Blue file folder so I went with it.  I also used the Color Hues challenge:

I decided to go more on the pastel side and used Balmy Blue and Highland Heather.  Of course you can't tell from the picture but I highlighted parts of the butterflies' wings with Wink of Stella to go with the sparkly purple gems.

Well, I'd better take Daph-Daph for her daily neighborhood tour so I can get started on baking after that.  Maybe there will be time this afternoon for a bit of crafting, we'll see.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Balmy Blue & Highland Heather
Paper:  Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White, Balmy Blue DSP
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Purple Shimmer Gems, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Brighten Up Autumn Butterfly

Mornin' y'all!  It was definitely a busy day yesterday, I made cherry cobblestone cake, cranberry crumble pie bars, and pumpkin white chip macadamia nut bars (I usually make these as cookies, but bars were quicker) for the hubs to take in to the potluck today, and last night we prepped the stuff for Hawaiian chicken with pineapple and crock pot rice.  Hope they enjoy that at lunch today.

Yesterday I also got a Stampin' Up! order because I couldn't resist getting a couple of bundles and some cardstock from last week's seasonal sale, and I immediately inked up my new Sketched Butterflies set to make this:

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

I made my card a standard A2 size because I don't like making square cards.  Once again I may be a minority of one but I don't care, I just prefer the standard size.

As usual, I paired that with the Color Throwdown:

I used Peach Pie, Cajun Craze, and Pecan Pie for my challenge colors, plus Early Espresso because I felt like I needed a nice, dark neutral in there.  At first I was going to go with either Crushed Curry or the retired Bumblebee for the first color, but I just got that In Color Glimmer Paper and couldn't resist using it for my card.  There's also some Wink of Stella along the edges of the butterfly's wings, but of course that doesn't show up in the picture.  I was going to do fall leaves with these pretty colors, but I'm happy with my fall butterfly instead.

Daphne is poking me in the elbow so I'm going to take her for a walk.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies
Ink:  Early Espresso, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Peach Pie, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie
Paper:  Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Thick Basic White, Cajun Craze DSP, Peach Pie Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Iridescent Foil Gems, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella