Thursday, December 27, 2012

Suffering from Craft-somnia...

The craziness of birthday's and Christmas has come to an end for another year...always bitter sweet for me!  I love all of the party planning and time spent with friends and family, but I do always breath a sigh of relief when it is all over.  This also brings an end to my Christmas crafting and lets me get back to all of my new stamps from my Spring Catalog pre-order.  Just a few more days and you will all be able to order all of the FUN new goodies...mark your calendar for January 3rd!
My hubby got called out on Portland transfer just before dinner tonight and won't be home until the wee hours of the morning, so after I got the kiddos into bed and wrapped up my nightly chores, I headed down to my craft room and got to work.  I managed to get 3 cards made tonight...yay!  Craft-somnia has hit again!  I am in love with the new Tea for Two DSP and just had to break it out again tonight, along with a few other new goodies.
This card was designed using the sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  This is one of my favorite sites for sketch ideas!  Here is what they had for us this week:

And here is my take (and a Spring Catalog sneak peek for you)...I opted not to do a square card, but the sketch idea is still there.  And you might notice that part of this card is CASE'd from the Spring Catalog :)
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two DSP
Ink ~ Island Indigo, So Saffron(inside card)
Stamp Sets ~ Oh, Hello, Papillion Potpourri(inside card), Make a Wish(inside card)
Other Supplies ~ Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Pearl Basic Jewels

Don't you just love that little Bitty Butterfly?!?!?  So cute!  And perfect with this DSP!

Here's the inside of the card:


I'm pretty sure I could keep on stampin' for a few more hours, but I am certain that I would regret it tomorrow morning when my alarm goes off!  I'll have to put the rest of my crafty ideas on hold for a few hours...

Happy Stamping!


13 comments:

  1. Great job on the sketch. I have to say I just haven't seen anything in the spring Caddy that screams "buy me" yet. Just I will have to take a second look. Thanks for taking time to join us this week at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

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    1. I too love that new DP! Your card is beautiful, I love it. So glad you played along with us on Try Stampin' on Tuesday!

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    2. Thank you Nancy! I felt the same way at first, but the more times I looked through, the more I found that I really liked :)

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  2. This is such a gorgeous card. I love your take on the sketch. That butterfly is wonderful. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

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    1. Thank you Paula! I was so excited to see the new Bitty Butterfly.

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  3. Great card, I love those patterned papers! I came straight to your blog for some inspiration to get back in the game after my Christmas "hiatus" and you never disappoint! :)

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    1. Thanks friend! Can't wait to see some updates on your blog! It feels good to be back at it :)

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  4. This is just beautiful! LOVE that butterfly and the colors are gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining us at TSOT! HUGS & Happy New Year! :)

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  5. Love the colours of this DSP with the Island Indigo. I make have to relook at my pre-order list! Great how you've adapted the sketch. Thanks for playing along at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

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  6. What a cheery and fun card. The DP is just fun and I really like the added honeycomb embossed background. Great take on the sketch and thanks for sharing with us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

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  7. So soft and delicate! I love your take on our sketch. Thanks for playing at Try Stampin'.

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  8. Thank you all so much for the kind comments! They help keep me going.

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