Magnolia Card - Hello Little Butterfly Spring Card

Yesterday in Tofino, it was a steady downpour. I decided it was time to create my submission for the Magnolia-Licious Spring Extravaganza Contest, and chose Option #1 - Full Size Magnolia Image.  This is what I came up with, remember I am in our trailer, away from home, so don't have all my supplies with me.  But had enough I think ......

This is one of the new images from the 2011 Butterfly Dreams Collection called "Hello Little Butterfly".  And there on the top of her bow on her back is the butterfly.  I used Diamond Stickles over top of it to make it stand out a bit.  Here it is a bit closer ....

Here is a closer view of the Tild image ....

I used Stampin' Up! Watercolour Paper, Stampin' Write Markers, and an Aqua Pen to colour her in.  I used Blush Blossom, Pretty In Pink, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip.
Now for a closer view of the flowers .....

For the bigger ones, I used the Island Floral Die, and the smaller ones are from the Boho Blossom Punch (both from Stampin' Up!) and both are in Daffodil Delight.  The bigger ones have a glimmer brad in the middle, and the smaller ones have mini brads.  The leaves are by a MS punch and I used Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz cardstock.   I also added flowers on 3 of the corners of the layer under the Tilda image.  I used the now retired Trio Flower punch in Poppy Parade, then added glimmer brads to the middle of them.
The Designer Series Paper is Summer Garden and I layered it with Poppy Parade cardstock.  I used Labels Four Nestabilities to cut out the image and layer it.
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you are having a drier day than I am.  Won't be walking on the beach today!!!!
Happy Stampin'  ...................  

Happy Easter Bunny Punchie Art Card

Back in June 2010 I saved a picture of a very cute Bunny Punch Art Image by Mercedes Webber.  Now I do not know if I got it on a blog (I did search and cannot find one), or received it in an email, or found it on Splitcoast Stampers, but thank you Mercedes for one of the cutest bunny rabbits I have seen.  It was originally on an Easter Basket made with the Stampin' Up! Scallop Envelope die. 
This month this cute Bunny is one of the images for my Monthly Punchie Class.  I did the "how to" page and made the punch images last year, and today I created the card to go with it.  I was a bit stumped, until Kim Score posted THIS cute card with her bunny on it.  I was inspired and came up with this .....

Can you believe how cute this turned out?  Here is a closer view of the bunny image ....

And here are the flowers - I used Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz to add some bling - well of course I did!

I used a couple of different techniques on this card - faux clouds and direct to paper.  The flowers are made out of the Island Floral Bigz Die, and the centers are Neutrals Glimmer Brads.  I did something different to the sentiment to get it to look like that, can you guess what I did?  If there is enough interest, I could do a tutorial on how I achieved it, but not until after my Punchie Class as my Stampin' Ladies will be the first to get that little tidbit of information!  If you are in the area and would like to join us for my Monthly Punchie Class, email me, the class is Tuesday, March 29 between 1 pm and 8 pm.  Hope to see you there!
This is the post for the other Punchie card we will be making .
Happy Stampin', and I hope to see you soon, In My Craft Room ....