Marvelous Possibilities

I like to hoard designer paper card stock, and then when it retires i panic and try to use as much as I can before the new catalog is released and new paper is available.  Sound familiar?  i love the Fruit Stand DSP, and I thought this was perfect for a spring birthday card. With so many things retiring, I have to keep checking my list to see if what I am using is current or still available.  This one is a real mix.   I had a couple challenges I wanted to play along with this week, and butterflies seemed to be the theme with a couple.   Fusion had a wonderful butterfly image over a colorful background, but I didn't have the time to play around with watercolors, so I chose a paper that reminded me of water-colored images.  I decided that I would pull the water-colored look into my butterfly with a bit of sponging, and then I added a little Wink of Stella for some sparkle. It never quite shows up in my photograph.   Curtain Call Chal...

 I wanted to get birthday cards in the mail today for all the March birthdays I want to celebrate.  I need over a dozen cards this month, so I keep trying to come up with fresh ideas.  I will not duplicate the cards I'm sending, so I look for inspiration in the card challenges. I came across the box with some In Color markers that I had hardly used, and decided that I would go to CAS Colors & Sketches Challenge #211 and use those beautiful colors.  I found a fun layout at Match the Sketch Challenge No. 165 , so I was ready to go. I started with some Watermelon Wonder print from Affectionately Yours DSP, and then decided to tie it together with some pretty little flowers from Avant Garden, which I colored with the Watermelon and Peekaboo Peach. I added a greeting from Birthday Banners.  It made for a fast and fun birthday card that's ready to mail tomorrow.  That's nine birthday cards in the mail.  Wait til you see the sw...