Friday, June 25, 2010

Why Roast at the Pool? We're Crafting in the Cool!

Hey, Friends With Flair! What's up? I don't know about where y'all live, but it's *hot* here, even for the South. We've been pushing 100 daily for more than a week, and it's crazy humid, too! My parents live in the DFW area, where it's been way hot even longer, but their 100 isn't the same as an East coast 100, and I'll take theirs any day!

So, what better excuse to hide in the house and stamp?

My project actually was a FAIL! (as my eleven-year old would say.)  I was putting a card together for color splash challenge at The Play Date Cafe. When I went to drop it onto Mr. Linky, I wondered, "Why did everyone else choose blue?" Then I read the directions more carefully. Duh.

I am crazy about my set of Unity buterflies! They're very detailed and versatile - some are frillier than others and - since I'm on that shoestring - useful in so many situations! With their size, they're also great for scrapbook pages!

The backgrounder is from CHF. The 'fly is inked in  Adirondack Watermelon. CS is Bazzill. I did re-do it in blue, which is a couple of posts down. This one turned out better, though.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I love to learn from your comments, and I'll look forward to visiting your place, too!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Elizabeth

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful card! The blue one is very pretty to - but that watermelon just pops! Love that BG stamp too - very awesome! TFS!

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  2. Beautiful card! Love the butterfly and the BG stamp.

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  3. Lovely card, looks great on the background! I love the Unity butterflies as well!

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  4. Love the vintage fabulousness of this!

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  5. I love your card!!!! That's so funny about the challenge- at least you caught it, once I entered a stamped card into a "using no stamped image" challenge, boy did I feel silly!! If you're scrappin on a shoestring, you should check out my Scrapbook Steals giveaway on my blog- today is the last day to sign up! And I am having another RAK tomorrow! Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. I love this one , just stands out so much more than the blue , although both are great :0)

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  7. Gorgeous card! I love how you stamped the flutterby in watermelon so it would pop against the black background.

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  8. Oh this is lovely. x

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  9. Elizabeth, this is still a gorgeous card with the splash of red! Love the b/g stamping too! I know I wouldn't enjoy all the humidity, but sometimes here in Phoenix the 113 degree weather still keeps us hiding indoors too! Keep cool!

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  10. WOW.. beautiful card. love it all. and your title for this post.. gave me a laugh.. thanksXx

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  11. SUCH a pretty card!! I love the splash of color, and your post title is fabuous. :-)

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  12. Beautiful! The butterfly looks fabulous against the background image.

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  13. Lovely in ever way...love how the butterfly pops from the page!

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