WW: Owl of a birthday

For the first wonderful wednesday of the year, I decided to create something extra special. This card showcases the new designer hardware (HOORAY) and the Raspberry Tart designer series paper offered by Stampin Up. Another of my favorite things to use are Heidi Swapp's silhouette stickers. They look SO striking on this black fold over black card by POSH limited. I have been a huge Dee Gruenig fan ever since I saw her cheery segment on the Carol Duvall show.

Wonderful Wednesdays: August ATC

On this my first installment of "Wonderful Wednesdays" I wanted to show you how I used those butterflies. I wanted to keep as much of their vibrancy as possible so I printed them out on inkjet transparency sheets. These are my first ATC cards for APieceofcraft . Marion Smith is an inspiration with all the embossing idea videos on Youtube. My strong in divine guidance allowed me to find her online. In these I used Arithmetique gaffer tape by 7Gypsies, Stampin Up Vanilla cardstock and jewel brads from the pretties kit, as well as stamps from the Make it Count stamp set. I have also always wanted to play with some Dee Gruenig brush markers I bought a while back. I wanted to make the stamps echo the colors of the butterflies and I found myself wondering why I hadn't thought of the idea before. I will definitely make up for that oversight from now on.