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Happy Friday all! Hope you've had a GREAT week! Full of weather here! Storms all week, plenty of rain, and luckily no severe stuff!!

As you know, Friday means another round of Sketch Frenzy Friday! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Patrice Herrera.

My color combination: Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight. I found a DSP print that I liked in the new DSP pack, Quartrefancy Specialty, in Daffodil Delight. I knew that would go with Rich Razzleberry, then looked to find a 3rd color for contrast. The returning Bermuda Bay!! I stamped the butterflies from Papillion Potpouri on Whisper White and punched with the coordinating punches. The saying is from a new greeting set, Really Good Greetings, and was stamped in Rich Razzleberry directly on the DSP. The butterflies were attached with dimensionals and have added "bling" rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Make sure you stop over by the main SFF blog and see what the rest of the team created. Trust me-you won't be disappointed :) See you again soon!!

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Happy Friday all! Hope your week was a good one! Can't believe how fast they go sometimes!!

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Tammy Fite.

I decided it was time to use some punches I hadn't tried yet! First, the butterflies! Papillion Potpourri has been around, but not the punch for the smaller butterflies. I decided to layer both together! First, the card base is Elegant Eggplant with a Melon Mambo accent layer behind the Very Vanilla background. I textured the Vanilla with the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder. Four 1-1/4" Scallop Circles were punched from River Rock. I stamped two large butterflies in Eggplant, and one In Melon. The reverse in the small. I scored them down the center and curled the wings slightly over my Paper Piercing Tool. They are attached in the center with Snail Adhesive, then with a small piece of dimensional to the scallop circle. The 'hello' is from a fun FREE Sale-A-Bration set, Pretty Petites, and coordinates with the new FREE Petite Curly Label punch.

Thanks for stopping by today! Make sure you stop over at the main SFF blog to see what the rest of the team has created, and to play along!! We love to see what you come up with!

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Happy Friday all! Hope your shopping is all done and you are ready for the Holiday!! It is snowing and blowing here right now (Wed eve) and we just got word there isn't school tomorrow. I have two happy boys-they should be studying for finals!

Friday means another round of Sketch Frenzy Friday! Since it's "frightful" outside, I went with something other than snowflakes this time around!! Butterflies are about as far from snowflakes as you can get right?? Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Robbie Rubala.

Once I decided on the butterflies from Papillion Potpourri, I went to the color wheel for some happy colors. I settled on Wild Wasabi, Rose Red & So Saffron. The card base is Wasabi with an accent layer of Rose Red behind a background of So Saffron dotted DSP. I stamped the butterflies on Whisper White, 2 in Rose Red, 1 in Wasabi, and punched with the coordinating butterfly punch. They are attached with a small piece of dimensional under their body. The words from Friendly Phrases were stamped in the bottom right corner of the DSP in Wild Wasabi. Wild Wasabi ribbon provides the two stripes on the left side. Sorry they are crooked-I didn't secure them in the middle. I will when I go back to the stamp room!! Lights were flickering so I figured I better get this done!!

Make sure you stop over at the main SFF blog to see the creations of the rest of the team. AND, to play along with us!! Thanks for stopping by today!! Merry Christmas!!

Club Card 2: Stacked Butterflies

This card is a CASE of one in the SU! Catalog (page 6). It looked too fun not to try!! Here is my version:

I rarely use the Subtles colors so I decided to give them a shot on this one! The card base is Perfect Plum with Whisper White backgrounds. The edge of the layer was cut using one of the new Finishing Touches Edgelits. The butterflies were all stamped on the Whisper White center piece. I started at the bottom with Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink. The Wild Wasabi one was also stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White and punched out with the coordinating Elegant Butterfly punch. It was attached directly over the one we stamped with a small piece of dimensional in the center. Final accent: a Subtles button with Whisper White Bakers Twine knotted  in the center. No place for words on this one really and its just fine without!

Thanks for stopping by today! I will try and get the last Club Card posted for tomorrow. And, I'm hoping to get my Big Shot picked up today so I can get back to stamping!!

Open House Papillion Potpourri

Card three from the weekend. Again, inspired by something I saw online! Love that SU! Stampers are SOOOO willing to share their creations to inspire everyone!! This one was inspired by Mary Jo Price-Williams at TechnoStamper. You can see her version HERE. She posted this as her Son was getting out of school (June 20). Here, on July 17, my Boys are on the down hill back to school-starting August 13. They don't like to hear that though!! ;)

Anyway, here is my card!!

Just a little different than Mary Jo's. My card base is Rich Razzleberry with a Basic Gray accent layer behind the Whisper White background. I chose to use the Chevron Embossing Folder to emboss the top portion of the card. The saying is from Friendly Phrases. My customers had their choice of the 3 butterflies that fit the new punch. I curled the butterfly slightly using the Piercing Tool, attached him with a partial dimensional in the center, then added 3 small rhinestones to the body. Quick, easy, but a GREAT card! Thanks Mary Jo for the inspiration!!

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CATALOG PRODUCTS USED: 123757 Papillion Potpourri Wood (123759 Clear) * 126149 Friendly Phrases Wood (126151 Clear) * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 126902 Polka Dot Parade DSP * 119246 Rhinestone Basic Jewels * 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals * 113439 Big Shot * 127749 Chevron Folder