Butterflies for a cheerful card

Butterflies are a favorite of so many people.  I thought I'd use a few different types of butterflies for my Design Team post for the Creative Charms blog.  Please stop over to the Creative Charms blog HERE and be sure to leave a comment. Once again, I have little giveaway for someone who comments here or on the Creative Charms blog (leave a comment in both places to double your chances).

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The giveaway winner from the comments on the last Creative Charms post is Carolee.

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For this card I used one of the scalloped rectangles that I printed and cut on the Imagine, using the All Wrapped Up cartridge.  These bright colors just make me smile!

I used the large butterfly from the Sparkled Butterfly Medley which matches the paper nicely.  There is a flat area on the back of this butterfly and I used several glue dots to attach it to the card.

I attached the green butterfly brad from a 3D Sparkly Garden Brad set by piercing a hole in the layer of printed paper.

The white butterfly from a Gem Garden set is easy to attach with a medium glue dot - I just put the butterfly on the roll and lifted it carefully to keep the glue dot neat and flat.

I wanted to add this sentiment cut from DCWV glittered cardstock with the "Friends Forever" Cuttlebug Combo set.  As you can see - there is not enough contrast for the sentiment to be read easily.

I tried making a mat from some American Crafts white pearl cardstock with a rectangle Nestability die.  The width is just about right but the shape is too tall.

Fortunately, I also have a set of the long rectangle Nestabilities and one of these was a much better fit.

The sentiment is raised on some foam circles - this makes a better balance with the large butterfly at the top of the card.  I also added some tiny gradient gem stickers to the row of half circle fan shapes and used one more gem sticker to dot the "i" in "friends."

The shades of blue and green in this paper are favorites of mine and I was happy to realize that I had several Creative Charms items that coordinate perfectly.

It was a beautiful clear and sunny day Monday - it's hard to believe that the storm went through and caused so much destruction.  We are very lucky to have no serious damage and it looks like there will be no problems with our travel plans.  Thanks for all the good wishes you have been sending for the upcoming wedding - we are looking forward to a wonderful celebration!

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Bright and Cheerful - after the storm...

We did not have any major problems from the arrival of hurricane/tropical storm Irene on Sunday.  There was lots and lots of rain and very high winds but our power stayed on so that is a big relief.  Many people in our area do not have power so we are very lucky.  I hope that things get back to normal for everyone soon.

 Today is my day to post on the Scrappy-go-Lucky blog and I made a quick and simple card using the All Wrapped Up Imagine cartridge.  You can see the card and read the post HERE.

I do have a couple of tips to share.  When I made this card I planned to make it an A2 card so I set the height on the Imagine touchscreen at 5 1/2 inches.  As you can see in the photo above, the actual height was a little less than 5 1/2 inches.

 

The width was 8 inches instead of the standard 8 1/2 inches.  This isn't a big difference but you should be aware that the size of the cuts on the Imagine doesn't always match the numbers you select.  I had a similar problem when I tried to match up a shadow cut that I made from the Heritage cartridge on my Expression set at 4 inches with the top layer cut that I printed and cut on the Imagine, also set at 4 inches.

The colors and patterns on the All Wrapped Up cartridge and so bright and cheerful - I decided to make some extras of the scalloped mat layer filling the shape with a variety of the patterns.  These will be handy for making quick cards.

Just a few more days to go before we leave for the wedding - so I am going to be pretty busy finishing everything and packing.  I haven't been able to keep up with all of the email that has come recently but I will eventually answer everything - thanks for your patience!

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Hurricane Irene approaching

The entire East Coast is caught up in following the progress of the Hurricane Irene.  There is a state of emergency declared for most places and many people have evacuated from the shore towns and low lying areas.  We rarely get this type of weather here and I was very surprised to see a local jewelry shop boarded up for the storm.   In our area it will be a "tropical storm" instead of a hurricane but high winds and lots and lots of rain are expected.

Since we have been warned about possible power outages, I am trying to get all of my wedding items finished as fast as I can.  I had planned a schedule to complete everything before we leave for California but I hurried up to get all of the most essential items printed and cut on Saturday. 

I am using the Silhouette SD for most of the items because there is a certain font that we are trying to use consistently for all of the wedding items and I can print and cut this font with the Silhouette Studio program.  There are a couple of items that I may cut with the Cricut which don't need the font as part of the design.  Do you think that my Silhouette mat will survive?

By reading through forums and message boards I have discovered that the Cricut mats that are cut to fit can be used in the Silhouette.  Fortunately, I just bought some of the large mats (12 x 24) in the last big sale at cricutmachine.com when they were only $5 for a pack of two.  I am also a little worried about the blade since I don't have a spare. I don't think they are readily available locally (particularly since no one is supposed to be going out in the storm and most stores are closed).  If we have to, we'll move on to Plan "B" for a few items!

I did get a couple of nice packages this week.  My new "Sophie" cartridge from the Cricut Circle arrived Thursday and the "All Wrapped Up" cartridge for the Imagine that I ordered a week or so ago arrived Saturday.  The bright colors on this cartridge are so pretty - they will chase away all thoughts of the bad weather!  I'll have more to share about this cartridge tomorrow.  I will be posting here and on the Scrappy-go-Lucky blog as long as I have power and internet service...


I hope you are staying safe and dry!  If you are in an area far from the storm please send some positive thoughts this way.  There have been a lot of flights cancelled and we need to get to California!


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