the butterfly confession

I'll admit it - I'm NOT a huge butterfly fan. They are fine and dandy - but not generally my cup of tea. (That being said, there ARE some quite cute butterfly stamps and things out there - in fact, I ironically have more butterflies to share later in the week. And they are CUTE!) I don't really get excited about butterflies in real life, other than when talking to my toddler, saying, "Ooooh, look at the BUTTERFLY!" But in real life - EH. (I know, I'm a terrible person - who the heck doesn't like BUTTERFLIES!?)

But here's the thing. I LOVE to cut little things out of paper. Tiny scissors, tiny cuts, cute little shapes . . . . .so in this case, I am really digging the butterflies on this card. And the colors are gorgeous, on this new Close To My Heart paper, called Wings. If by some chance you visit my mom's blog, you've already seen these two cards - but I know most of you don't, so I thought I'd post them over here today!
I love the new pleated twill ribbon - no sewing or stitching required. It comes all ready to go. Which is good, because I have no sewing machine, and no patience to sit and pleat ribbon. This is easy peasy.

I hope you are off today, and able to enjoy your extra long weekend. We are starting the day with pouring down rain. . . .should make for some messy wet errands, and stir-crazy kids! Wooohooo!!!! Have a wonderful day, whatever you're doing. Thanks so much for coming by to see me today! I hope you'll be back - even though you know my deep dark secret about butterflies!
XOXO

thinking of you. . .

Remember, earlier in the week, I told you I was relaxing at home, with a sick child? I had embraced our Sick Days, letting Mr. B watch as much tv as he wanted, completely guilt free - and I was getting lots done! Well. . ..we probably all know where this story goes. . . . .I got sick. Of course I did. We all knew it would happen, I suppose. Right about the time that Bryce started recovering, I hit rock bottom.

I think today I am slowly going to rejoin the living! It's amazing how many dishes accumulate and how messy things can get over the course of two days.

Before I try to tackle all that though, I thought I'd pop in and share a card. This is my CPS card for the week, for sketch #200, sponsored by Flower Soft. I used the new Peony Pink Flower Soft, along with stamps from Papertrey Ink, and paper and pearls from my January Discount Cardstock kit.

And now, Mr. B is begging me to read him a book about coral reefs. And Tanner is trying to climb on the coffee table. So I better go! Have a great weekend! We're looking forward to a long weekend, no school and work on Monday! (I am thankful for an extra day with Daddy at home to help me get things back in shape around here!)

XOXO

Oh so posh!

What has come OVER me!? Blogging almost every day lately! It probably has something to do with dreary weather, and a sick kiddo. We've been laying low and hanging out the past few days. One thing I REALLY want to share with you is the January Posh Paper kit from Discount Cardstock. People, SERIOUSLY, I love this company. I am so happy to be working with them, and I would be singing their praises even if I wasn't working with them! They have a GREAT selection of cardstock. Their prices are great, and the product comes packaged so safely and snugly - no crumbled corners or damaged pieces when it arrives in the mail. And the ribbon and goodies that come with the kit are so much fun. I think the ribbon is my favorite. It's really fun to have a selection of ribbon to play with, without having to buy a whole roll of something. There's 1 yard of each, in the kit - enough to make at least a couple of cards with each ribbon!

Below, are two cards I made with this month's kit. I used some BoBunny patterned paper, also available from Discount Cardstock - it works perfectly with the kit papers and embellies. I also used some of my own stamps - from Papertrey Ink, and Close To My Heart. There is so much versatility with a cardstock kit - add your own stamps, and patterned papers - or use only what's in the kit. The possibilities are endless. It's also a great way to get a sampling of different cardstocks, (and then you fall in love with them, and have to order entire packages of it!!!! I promise that will happen with the dotted swiss!)





I'm sorry for rambling on and on about this kit! It's just a great kit every month, and definitely worth the investment! I hope you'll check out the January Posh Paper kit, on the Discount Cardstock website.

You Go Girl! (the winner is. .. )

Oh Stefeni. . .come on down!!! You're the winner of the Cookie Jar Treats, from the Apron Strings store! Please email Lori, at lori@apronstringsdesigns.com and let her know that you are the winner from my blog! Congrats!


"stefeni said...

This isthe first I heard of Apron Strings. Love everything about it! Great cards, love the paper airplane paper.
spunkycrayon at yahoo dot com"

Thanks so much to everyone for your sweet comments! I am so glad you blog hopped with us! (And even if you didn't, I'm so glad you stopped by!) I have been going through photos this week, and I realized I have a lot of cards and goodies I haven't shared yet! SO, I will attempt to get caught up from my holiday step-back from blogging, and do a bit more. If this weekend was your first visit here, I hope you'll be back again!

I'll leave you with one more card I created with the Apron Strings December card kit. I added the letters from my stash (they are American Crafts Dear Lizzie) They worked just perfectly with the kit goodies!