Butterfly Thanks

Hi guys. I love working with Stampin Up stamps. :) I also love Love LOVE butterflies! :) So when I saw a Stampin Up "Flight of the Butterfly" set on a garage sale a few weeks ago, I grabbed it. It's quite versatile...and lots of fun to play with.

Today I want to show you all one of the cards I made with the set. This is also my first attempt (ever) at paper piercing...but I turned out quite nice. I love trying new techniques -- and paper piercing's always been on my "to try" list, but for some reason I never got around to it. So anyways, here's the card:

I  used dimensionals on the butterflies

Here's a full-view of the card:

Thanks so much for coming by my blog today. And thanks to all of you who leave comments...I love reading what you think of my cards and projects. :)

 Challenges for this card:

613 Avenue Create -- Anything Goes
Challenges for Everybody -- Anything Goes 
No Matter Which Challenges -- Things with Wings (must include stamp) 
Paper Creators Crafts -- Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs Challenges -- Anything Goes

Black & Gray

I saw the challenge to make a card using black and gray paper and I thought "I have the perfect papers for that challenge!". The pack my sister gave me is such a challenge to use...it's nice to have ideas and ways to use it! I love it -- especially all the designs it has on there...but it's soooo difficult to mix up with other papers. Having one solid colour works though. :)

I actually got this card sketch from one of the challenge blogs. One of the DT had made a card using this sketch...and I loved it right away! Plus, I also tried paper piercing with the machine. It didn't turned out perfectly...as the machine decided to do its own thing on the bottom, but other than that it worked perfectly! I've seen this technique used so often...and always loved it! Figured I'd give it a shot -- definitely gonna use the technique more often -- I love it! :) TFL

Challenges for this card:
Cupcake Challenge: Black, Grey & One Colour
Sunday's With Crissy: Layers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Celebrate/Birthday