Butterflies and a Stained Glass Desert

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made this last week while dealing with my migraines again.  Let's just say I'm SO TIRED of having these constant migraines.

First up is a card made using the butterfly card toppers from Gecko Galz.  These pre-colored images are a life saver when you're eyes are not doing good because of migraines but are still trying to not focus on the pain.  Once I had the page printed off, I trimmed down the butterfly card front before layering and adding some small pink brads.  I then took a couple of primas I found in my stash and adhered those over where the saying used to be since I wanted to be able to use the card for any occasion.  Once those were added, I dug out some old, and I mean OLD, flat-backed white pearls from My Favorite Things and adhered those using my Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

Triple B Challenge - Anything Goes Butterflies, Blooms, Birds (butterflies)

Gecko Galz Facebook June 2024 - Flower and Flutterbies 

Double D Challenge June 19, 2024 - Reach For The Stars/Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by lower right colors, see stars as splatters). 

Digi Choosday Wk24 - Anything Goes

Triple B Challenge

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

Double D Challenge

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Pearls, Primas, Glue Dots

 

Next up is a card made using an OLD Rubbernecker (now Brass & Bliss) stained glass stamp that I bought in a grab bag at a stamp convention a good 15yrs, or so, ago. 

It's stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it using Copic markers.  Once all of the coloring was done, I layered it making sure to distress the edges of each layer using my paper distresser before adding brads and adhering it to a red card using pop dots.  The only embellishment is yellow ice stickles to highlight the suns rays. I'll be sending this to a friend, as a pick me up, who moved from Arizona to North Carolina.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC967 - Carla Bank (see inspiration pic below) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp not sure I've ever used it before)

Polkadoodles WK 24 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday #228 - Outdoor Summer Fun (family trip to AZ desert as a kid)

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #456 - Pic A Season (Summer)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes

 

IC967 (I saw cactus)

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Brads, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Ice Stickles