Pierced Papillon

Okay, so my butterfly isn't really pierced, but I thought this was a clever title for my post today since this week's challenge over at Pals Paper Arts is Paper Piercing.

Paper Piercing isn't a technique I do often because, well, I'm not that good at it. My holes always end up making uneven lines... Sigh... I love the look though, so I decided to try my hand at it again. I ended up with uneven lines as usual, but thought if I used the paper piercing as a very minor detail in my card it wouldn't be quite as noticed. I hope! :)

Here are the DEEtails:

I started by attempting to pierce a straight line across a piece of Wild Wasabi card stock. To help make my unevenness, I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper Patterns in Soft Suede trimmed with a Dotted Scallop Ribbon punched edge, and wrapped with some Early Espresso Baker's Twine. I stamped the frame image from SU!'s Forever Young in Soft Suede on some Naturals White card stock and attached it to my card with some Stampin' Dimensionals. Then I stamped a butterfly image from SU!'s Hostess Set, Precious Butterflies on a book page in Crumb Cake ink. I cut out four butterflies and stacked them together to make a nice littel 3-dimensional effect in my frame.

Thanks for stopping by today! :)

Don't forget to play along in the current I {Heart} Ribbon challenge using Taffeta Ribbon and enter to win a huge batch of ribbon from my birthday giveaway!

Living Easy

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is all about living easy in the summertime. Look at the gorgeous inspiration. Wouldn't you love to spend some quite time here relaxing this summer?

Here are the DEEtails:

I started with some Crumb Cake card stock and stamped the beautiful tree image from SU!'s new Forever Young set in Lukcy Limeade. Then I layered some Soft Suede Striped Grosgrain and Taffeta ribbons. I added the sentiment from SU!'s Precious Butterflies in Soft Suede, then added a touch of Crochet Lace and flower embellishment. Thanks for peeking in today!

Don't forget to layer on those ribbons and enter the I {Heart} Ribbon challenge!

New Catalog Pals Hop!

Welcome to the July Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring fantastic new goodies from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog! Enjoy the hop and get some creative ideas for using new stamps and accessories from the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

Thanks for being patient with me this morning. We had a terrible storm yesterday and our internet lines were down, so I had some difficulty posting on time! But I'm here now! You've likely hopped over from Patti MacLeith from Papercrafts by Patti. I'm stop number 10 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

Today I'm sharing some of the fabulous new ribbon from the new Idea Book and Catalog. There are so many wonderful choices and I'm here to share a few of my favorites.

DEEsign 1: Denim Jean & Scallop Dots Ribbons

DEEtails: I love a little denim, don't you? I was so excited to see this Denim Jean ribbon ribbon in the new catalog! I paired the blue Denim Jean ribbon with some Pretty in Pink Scallop Dots Ribbon and wrapped it around some Melon Mambo card stock that had been stamped with the new Hello Doily stamp (which I LOVE, by the way!) Then I added some designer buttons, threaded with some white Twine and a tag stamp with the sentiment from Kindness Matters. Fun and cute!

DEEsign 2: Striped Grosgrain, Satin, and Ruffled Ribbons

DEEtails: I wanted to make a soft card, so I layered lots of lovely ribbon on some Wisteria Wonder card stock. For this card, I used some Basic Gray Striped Grosgrain, Basic Gray Satin, and Wisteria Wonder Ruffle Ribbon. I was excited to find purple ribbon choices this time around, since these hues are hard to come by. I added a sweet flower from Array of Sunshine (one of the Hostess sets) stamped in Wisteria Wonder on some Naturals White card stock and tucked in a sentiment from Friendly Phrases (my new favorite sentiment set!).

DEEsign 3: Taffeta and Ruffled Ribbons

DEEtails: For a simple look, I added a band of Crumb Cake card stock, stamped with the sentiment from Precious Butterflies (a hostess sets), and wrapped some Soft Suede ribbon around it. I am loving the new Soft Suede ribbons! Then I stamped a flower from Posy Punch (another hostess set) in Rich Razzleberry and tucked under a couple pieces of Lucky Limeade ribbon as leaves. I attached my flower with some Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks again for being patient with me today! I hope you enjoy my creations! :)

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Jeanne Norris from My Creative Impressions stop number 11 on the July Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

1. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stampin Loft
   
2. Melissa Ordelheide at Natural Stampin
   
3. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
   
4. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
   
5. Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts
   
6. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner
   
7. Melanie Collins at Oops a Daisy Designs
   
8. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
   
9. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
   
10. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
    
11. Jeanne Norris at My Creative Impressions
    
12. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
    
13. Joan Norris at My Stampin' Blog
    
14. Stephanie Uzee at Stampin' with Suzee
    
15. Joanna Munster at Inspired by Stamping
    
16. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
    
17. Nicole Watt at Impressions by Nicole
    
18. Rae Harper at Wild West Stampin', Scrappin' & Crafts