Bye Bye Butterflies

Hi stampers!  Happy hump day!   While I miss my parents, it's nice to get back into our normal routine which also includes Mondays now that Ian isn't going to therapy anymore.  He made a bit of progress in 9 months (gah) and I wasn't up for going to years on end!  Anyway, back to normal for a week...and then school is out.  What am I going to do with the two of use FIVE days a week ALL day????  Have I mentioned he's not napping much now?   Anyone feel me? ;-)

Anyway it will be time for a new normal I guess.  I'm hoping to maybe get someone to come watch him a few mornings a week so I can have some time (duh) but more so because I want him to keep being used to being away from me for a while as he's still struggling at the gym and school with that (thanks to a mean kid....) and then I wouldn't have to subject him to the gym 5 days a week again!  It's mayhem there!

Anyway, enough blabbering, onto the project!    Even though I rarely seem to pull them out, I'm going to miss these butterflies in Watercolor Wings!  And this set is perfect to use on the Stamparatus for perfect placement!

I stamped on watercolor paper, another great use for the Stamparatus.  Because of the paper's texture, I had to re ink and re stamp a number of times to get solid images.  I stamped the most solid image in Daffodil Delight, the body and inner areas in Mango Melody. and then the outer part in Calypso Coral.  I then lightly misted it with water and set it to dry before I stamped the antennae and sentiment on.

I did a little background stamping and then just added a few things down on the side.  I used my retired SU stapler but you could really use any stapler you have!

And that's it.  Might want to grab this one before it's gone!

Happy stamping! Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Watercolor Paper

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

[144166]

Calypso Coral 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

[144235]

Gold Mini Sequin Trim

[144128]

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

Stamparatus

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Freaking Excited

Hi stampers!  It's been quiet over here with grandma visiting for over a week and the prepping for new carpet we just got.  But, it's time for this month's Control Freak's blog hop so here I am!

This month's theme is pretty exciting, it's something old/something new.  One of my favorite things to do is use current catalog stuff with new pre-order items!  It's amazing how well old products and new ones can work together!  Speaking of amazing, you may have come from Cindy's blog and her amazing projects, but don't worry if you didn't!  We make an endless loop so just keep clicking!

So here's my first project.  We got this stamp set at On Stage (Moroccan nights) and while it's not something I'd EVER pick, I challenged myself to use it.  It works perfectly with the bohemian DSP and washi tape from the current catalog.  I stuck a gold button on there too to try to use those up!

My next card combines the watercolor wings set which is carrying over with some new in colors.  I tried really hard to resist this set but I finally broke down and got it when I saw the new catalog.  You'll see some flirty flamingo and sweet sugarplum for my new items.  The vellum DSP is layered over a panel of sweet sugarplum and it just softens it ever so much.

I hope you enjoyed this month's projects and I hope it inspires you to try something old with something new! And make sure you go check out Heidi's projects and everyone else's too!  It's a freaky good time ;-)

Happy stamping!