Layered Butterflies ~ Lawn Fawn

I made this quick and easy butterfly card while teaching a card class to a group of ladies earlier this month. With work and life... I am just getting around to post about it! It was the favorite of the night. 

This is another one of my favorite styles when I am trying to make a quick card and use up some of my endless supply of fancy paper. Sometimes it seems that patterned paper multiplies when I am not looking.  The great thing about this card is that it requires little stamping and the assembly is quick! I usually leave the occasion blank and fill it in right before I send the card. 

Stamps:
Banner Style (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:
Mint Julep (PTI)
Stampers Select White (PTI)

Ink:
Mint Julep (PTI)

Accessories:
Sizzix Big Shot
Banner Style Die (PTI)
Layered Butterflies (Lawn Fawn)
Stitched Windy Backdrop (LF)

Warm Wishes ~ Neat and Tangled

I promised myself at the conclusion of last year, I would get a head start on Christmas cards this year. My intentions were to start in March, but I guess May is better than starting in the fall. Christmas stamps are totally my addiction. So I knew when I was going to start making Christmas cards, I should start with my uninked stamps. I would’ve have liked to have used this stamp last year, but it was sold out. This card was quick and easy, so I am glad to now have it in my collection. 

I love the large sentiment on this stamp, and wanted it to remain the focus of the card. I used a blended oxide combo on the die cut that used a coffee colored hue, with some wintery blue shades mixed in.  I watered down the oxide colors used to make a splatter background to tie it all together. 

Stamps:
Warm Wishes (Neat &Tangled)

Paper:
Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Blueberry Sky (PTI)
Dark Chocolate (PTI)

Ink:
Versamark 
Ground Espresso Distress Oxide
Faded Jeans Distress Oxide
Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide

Accessories:
Alabaster Embossing Powder (Brutus Monroe)
Sizzix Big Shot
Nesting Basics: Circle Dies (PTI)

Friends of Unity May Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity May Blog Hop. This month the theme is Fruitful. This can mean producing good or helpful results; productive. It can also mean fertile, producing many offspring. With that in mind, I decided to make this a “baby” themed card.

When I sat down to decide what set I would use, I quickly came upon the April KOM. The eggs in the nest reminded me of the storytime we recently had in my library for the Pre-K group. We read stories about birds, their nests, and made a cute craft that resembled a robins nest. I simply couldn’t pass this one by.

cghundley (Carla from Utah) you have been selected as the winner of my giveaway from the April Blog Hop. Please reach out to me at emathys93@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Thanks for stopping by, don’t forget to hop along to the other
Friends of Unity blogs and see their creations also. Psst... there are giveaways. Comment to win.  

Crystal O. Minkler

Robyn Jordan

Kim Klinkovsky
Bobbie Sue McConathy
 Dawn Fields
Jeanie Hays

Eileen Mathys (you’re here)

Stamps:
Have & Hold KOM 4/19 (Unity Stamp Company)

Paper:
Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)
Aqua Mist (PTI)
Polka in the Meadow (Lawn Fawn)

Ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black (SU) 

Accessories:
Sizzix Big Shot
Copic Sketch Markers
Nesting Basics: Circle Dies (PTI) 

Disclaimer:
We all on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get.
That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway.
We are NOT sponsored by Unity Stamp Co. but, they do approve of our hop, and that make us all very happy.
We started this hop because we love Unity. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite stamps!!