This week our cards are headed off to San Antonio, Texas. To a friend of SparklePlenty 1000, Sherry. Sherry has has a bad year, first losing her husband in a tragic accident, then dealing with her own injuries. Sherry is in need of some Teapotter love.
Our theme this week is flowers and maybe a butterfly or two. I got the flowers and more than just a butterfly or two. This card was a hard one to do. I had the flowers, but coming up with a doable design was difficult. I can't say that I'm totally happy with this, but it's going to have to do. I love all the elements, but getting them together was the hardest part.
White panel is embossed with the all over floral ef from the Asian set. Then I die cut the butterfly strip. That was the easy part. The flowers have been sitting around for a couple of months. They were embossed with white ep, then colored in with daubers. The greenery is parts of a Cheery Lynn flourish.
All the little butterflies were creased and glued down where they came from.
I hope this little piece of Myrtle's garden will bring a little sunshine into Sherry's life!
Date: Monday, January 7, 2013 GMT Views: 1971
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28909
Wed, Jan 09, 2013 @ 6:43 AM
I love the 3-d butterflies, that is so neat. Your flowers are so bright and cheery - love your beautiful card.
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Wed, Jan 09, 2013 @ 11:06 AM
Very Pretty Jennifer! Your flowers are lovely! The row of butterflies going up the side of the card look amazing!!! Your embossed background looks fabulous too! This is a LOVELY card!!!
Registered: April 14, 2009 Location: in my own little PINK sparkly world Posts: 12150
Wed, Jan 09, 2013 @ 5:51 PM
how sweet....looks like a country garden side of the porch vine crawling up the trellis thing....love it...and gf, you really are going for the extra cookies aren't you....teehee....I forgot all about the requirement needed for the cookies....good thing since I'm back on the diet wagon.....
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131743
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 @ 8:18 AM
Your butterfly strip is wonderful! You have quite some patience with little butterflies, I seem to remember . The soft blue flowers are just so pretty, too. I think you put all your elements together very well - my eye moved down the butterflies and up the flowers to finish with the sentiment.
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Fri, Jan 11, 2013 @ 5:53 PM
With all these flowers and butterfly "love", it will be bringing lots of smiles to Sherry, and show her a bright spot in her world - Love this!!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
Registered: April 2, 2011 Location: Ransom, Pennsylvania Posts: 737
Sat, Jan 12, 2013 @ 9:21 AM
Jennifer, I think this is an absolutely beautiful card. The design is wonderful. I think Sherry is going to find it wonderful too because it came from your heart. TFS