Grab some scraps and create!

 Today I saw a card posted by my friend Crystal Minkler using scraps to create a card based on the TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 25. If you've been around my blog before you know that I am a scrap-a-holic! I have scraps on scraps laying all over! So I found a piece of scrap double sided patterned paper and went to town!

Unsure as to the manufacturer of the patterned paper, but the flowers are on one side and the diamonds are on the other. I found a scrap of cardstock that matched and there you go! The butterfly was getting a little lost, so I added the vellum circle. The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. kit He Provides. Because I don't have the exact size needed for the sentiment, I improvised by using one of the scallops and squares nesting dies and manipulating it to fit what I needed! The butterfly is really pretty old! An online friend from several years back started her own company called UmWowStudio. Lots of yummy goodies! Chipboard, mixed media stuff, washi tape! The butterflies are called layered butterflies! I added some enamel dots from Echo Park to add some interest!

I sometimes get a spark to make something interesting that wasn't expected! This is that thing! Crystal posts a sketch quite often and they are usually amazing!! This particular sketch goes until September 23rd! 

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #229 Birthday!

 Hello Friends! I created a birthday card for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #229 Birthday.

I am working on increasing my Newton's Nook Designs stamp collection, but for now Garden Mice is the set for this challenge! I found a few scraps on my desk that went together so cut them according to the current sketch at Tawny Owl Paperie. The mouse was cut using the matching die set and colored with Tombow ABT markers. I used a pack of enamel dots from Carta Bella as my color palette! The sentiment was typed on my computer and printed, then cut out using a banner from Unity Stamp Co. I punched a couple holes in the top and fed through some white grosgrain ribbon. Using foam adhesive, I attached it to the appropriate spot from the sketch, then added the cute mouse and butterfly. The enamel dots were just scattered around!

Be sure to check out the Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge and also the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch challenge!