Oh ButterFly...

I have seriously been questioning whether blogging is worth the time it takes to make a post. Photographing the card, uploading, cropping, linking and posting...all very time consuming. And with traffic being very low it is a serious thing one must consider.  So, tonight, I googled myself.

Anyone, who uses the internet should google themselves, on a regular basis to see what others see of you.

Tonight as I was looking at what all was out there, I see someone has used my name in a blog post.

So I head over to see what I have been up too,lol.

I find a wonderful post titled "Eva Costigan to the rescue"...I had inspired someone, and the post was done TODAY!! Yeeeeehaaaawww! It was a card I posted a few months ago---how cool is that?

After all, that is why I blog (that and I do manage to get the important stuff down so when I try to pull a scrapbook together later, I have something in writting). With that, I won't quit card making and posting yet :)

This card was made with 2 of the $1 stamps I found at JoAnn's recently. I am loving all the butterflies that are out there and for a buck...I couldn't pass it up!

The sentiment is from PTI, along with the hawiian shores cardstock. Oh...and the glimmer mist, what an awesome touch! I wish my bottle sprayed better but it sure does add a nice soft glittery glow to projects. It will be a well used item I am sure.

Mistakes, Embellshiments and Layers...

The title of this post really does say it all when it comes to this card. It all started out with a very simple layout. The stamped ribbon dividing the card in two. On the bottom embossed white cardstock, one the top the sentiment. It took 3 tries to get the bottom embossed perfectly. The ribbon went on pretty painless and then, I stamped the sentiment. Of course, that is when I also smudged the perfectly embossed part with black ink. Room for embellishment.....

So I cut the smudged piece off, put on the Victorian lace cardstock piece along with white cardstock and a line of jewels. Done right??? nope...the sentiment was stamped crooked. URGGGH, LOL. I can laugh now, no laughing then. Welp,  cut another card base and cut off the cardfront from the ribbon down. Added yet another embellishment to deemphasis the cut...stamped the sentiment, again....and finally a finished card.

Needless to say, it was my last project for the evening,lol.

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink and Studio 110

Paper: Aqua Mist and White

Ink: Black

Misc: Victorian Lace Die (PTI), Hobby Lobby genstones, Quickutz Emossing Folder, hobby Lobby Ribbon, SU Border Punch.