A Flutter By PUNCH IT!

Hello Fluttery Friends!

I was completely MIA last week for our Flutter By Challenge.  I hope all of our friends in the United States had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  It was my year to go see my family, so it was super (despite putting 2000 miles on my car in 7 days)!

I'm not sure if you've ever spent 10 consecutive hours in a car with your spouse and a 4 year-old, but it will make you want to punch it!  Get it?  See what I did there?  This week's Flutter By Challenge is to PUNCH IT!  Clever, huh?  ;o )

So, what does that mean?  Use dies or punches and get creative.

I used Saturated Canary's Whispy for my card this week:

I used a plethora of Spellbinders [image, pattern paper, card base] and Papertrey Ink [banner and scallop border] dies on this card.  

I colored her up using Copics.  I'll do my best to remember which ones.  [I might screw this up. I was coloring while watching the last two episodes of Walking Dead, so I wasn't paying much attention to what I was grabbing.]

Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20 
Hair: E13, E15, E17, E19, E29 [I may have started with E11]
Wings/Skirt: C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 [and maybe a touch of C7?]
Sleeves/Leg Warmers: V000, V01, V04, V06, V09
Leaf Skirt: YG91, YG97, YG99, and I think G24
Shirt/Tights/Shoes: R81, R83, R85, R39

The sentiment is from a Fiskars sentiment set that I've had for a long time.  I don't have the original packing, so I'm not sure which one.  I stamped it on vellum using Stampin' Up!'s Basic Gray.

That's it!  Get out your Butterflies or Fairies and PUNCH IT!  Link up to the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge blog to play along.

Thanks for looking!
~{Puffy Hearts}~

Happy Birthday, Jennibug!

Last Tuesday was my Jennibug's birthday.  She's one of my bestest Iowa friends.  We met shortly after I moved here.  She even introduced me to my husband and was the Maid of Honor at our Wedding.  

She forced me to read Hunger Games (which I did not enjoy, but I don't fault her for that).  We also play World of Warcraft and both of our main toons are Hunters.

Tomorrow we're celebrating her 31st birthday with our favorite Japanese grill, some bowling, and then off to see my beloved Drag Queens perform.  I had no clue what to do for a Jennibug Birthday card...

...that is, until I saw Saturated Canary's Gametime.

Perfect!  The current Saturated Canary Challenge is to use some office supplies, so I worked that in too.

Here is my card:

The card base is Kraft.  The background paper is FabScraps.

I colored Ms. Gametime using Copics:
Hair: E15, E17, E19, E77
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, BV01, C3
Eyes/Lips: YG07, YG06, R81, R83
Clothes/Bow: W1, W2, W4, W6, E55, E7, E74, E77, E79, C8, B41, B24, B97, B99
Arrow: W2 base, E19, E77
 

I used the Tim Holtz Butterfly Edges die cut out from Kraft paper.  I distressed using Salty Ocean, Burlap, and Concord distress inks and applied crystal gems for the bellies.  I painted the edges using the Snowcap Paint Dabber.

The flower is from Cricut's Flower Shoppe cartridge using Tim Holtz paper.  Again, I painted the edges using the Snowcap Paint Dabber.  I'm not sure where the arrow is from, it was in the random bucket.

 I cut out the tab using Papertrey Ink's Library die, distressed using Burlap distress ink, and stamped the Birthday sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Framed set.  Again, the paperclip is from the random bucket, but I think it Graphic 45.

That's it!  Thanks for looking!

~{Puffy Hearts}~

A Bubbly Saturated Canary Challenge

Hello Friends,

I have to keep this short because it is waaaay passed my bedtime.

I decided to play along with this week's Saturated Canary Challenge.  The task is to use at least two B's.  I picked up Pearl awhile back and I haven't colored it because I'm intimidated by her hair.  I still am.  I had a grand plan for how this card and I'm not sure how it turned out, honestly.  I think I'll nail it next time.  Regardless,  here is what I came up with.  My B's are blue and bubbles.

I wanted to put her in water.  Then I wanted the water shiny.  

I colored her using copics:
Hair: E21, E25, E29, E77
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20
Shells/Tail: BG000, BG13, BG49, V000, V01, V04, V06, V09

That's it!

 

Thanks for looking!

~{Puffy Hearts}~

U ROCK {my world}

I'm fortunate enough to get an extra day off this week for labor day.  My daughter is at school and I have free time.  Do you have any idea how weird this is?  I mean, I've had days off before, but I've always kept my kidlet with me.  She started preschool last week, and I *couldn't* keep her home because if I did...she'd miss school!  ....I still don't think I'm ok with it. Feeling a little lost, I decided to retire to my desk and busy myself.

A few weeks ago, Saturated Canary sponsored the Flutter By Wednesday challenge.  I instantly fell in love.  This morning, I came across the Saturated Canary Challenge!  w00t!  A distraction!

That said, I used CPS Sketch #281 to create a "Dotty" card for the latest Saturated Canary challenge:

 

Love her?!  Yes.I.DO!
 
The card base is Papertrey Ink's Stampers Select White cardstock.  The black dotties are Stampin' Up! and the pink dotties are from the scrap bin.  The lime green is Recollections.

 
I used Saturated Canary's Kitty.  I want her hoodie!  I may just have to see if I can find a pattern and sew my way through it.  

I colored using Copics:
Hair: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, BV01
Clothes: C1, C2, R20, RV10, RV13, RV14.

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s Perfect Word set and the little skulls are from Jolee's Boutique.

So, there it is!  My first Saturated Canary challenge card.  Now....how do I entertain myself until 3:00?

Thanks for stopping by!
~{Puffy Hearts}~

A Friendly Flutter By Challenge

Hiya, Everyone!

Welcome to this week's Flutter By Wednesday Challenge.  The theme is Friendship.  Check out the FBW Challenge blog for all of the details and to play along!

Our Friendship challenge is sponsered by (*insert introductory trumpets here*):

These digis are so stinkin' adorable!

I used Noel for our Friendship challenge:

Isn't she wonderful?  The card base is Papertrey Ink's Stampers Select white cardstock.  The polka dot pattern papers are from DCWV's Butterflies and Blossoms paper pack.  The blue flowers and plaid paper (one paper, two sides) is Stampin' Up!.

I cut out the butterfly using Papertrey Ink's Butterfly die and adhered Recollections pearls.  The flourish is from the Picturesque Cricut cartridge.

 

 The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. It's printed on Stampin' Up!'s confetti cardstock and cut out using Papertrey Ink's Half and Half die. 

I colored the beautiful Noel using Copics:

Clothes: B14, B12, W06, W04, W02, W01, W00, G82, G40, G24, BV01, BV000

Skin: E000, RV20, BV000, White Gel Pen.

Hair: E19, E17, E15, E13, E11

Eyes: G05, YG03, Y11

Sheet Music: C3, C2, C1

Alright, kids!  It's that time.  Get out your supplies and come play!

Thanks for stopping by!

~{Puffy Hearts}~