Bold and Beautiful Butterfly (and a rose)

Butterfly off the page with boarders.
 
Started out to day wanting to finish some cards i stated yesterday--- --That is not what happened. I did something completely different  Anna said "color till your heart is content" so.... pulled out my new Chameleon markers and go busy.

Here is what I  ended up with ...

 

Was not happy when I thought I was done the first time, but with these lovely alcohol markers you can just keep coloring over the top or use the correction marker to make your booboos all better.

Anyway I went back in and added a bunch more black and expanded my butterfly a bit.  Still wasn't happy but thought I'd add some boarders from the new Anna Boarder dies.

 Well the left over bits from inside the cut were so pretty that I ran them thru the xyron and popped them on the image.  See the little half sunburst flowers, scalloped edges, and the beautiful antenna -  all the left over tiny bits!

Layered it all up framed in black, matted on violet and add a ribbon.

Still need practice using my new markers but over all not bad for a second try.

Fist try was this rose card - just okay but I  am improving -  I think.

Supplies:

 Butterfly Hanging Art:

Anna Griffin Coloring Cards and Stamps Set

Anna Griffin Cuttlebug Decorative Border Die Set

Cuttlebug and spellbinders Embossing machines

Tombow tape runner

Cards stock, Black, Violet, white (smooth)

A touch of Spectrum Nori glitter pen (but was makeing the black marker smear) 

Bright pink ribbon 

glue dots (to hold ribbon)

Rose Birthday Card: 

Cuttlebug

Cricut (rose image - draw

Lawn Fawn Lg rectangle dies

Washi tape (grey polka-dot )

Anna Griffin card base

Spellbinder die (Happy Birthday) 

Tombow tape adhesive

Cardstock - black, white (textured), grey

Blogs I am entering this on: 
Creative Knockouts #185 - Boarder - Closes March 22
CAS-ual Fridays #169 - off the edge  - Closes March 20
Alphabet Challenge - Anything with wings - Closes March29
Aloha Friday - (Kitty Bee Designs)  #90- Living things with wings - Closes March 23
Anna Griffin Facebook -  Chameleon markers
613 Avenue Create #195 -  Anything goes (twist - no digi stamps) -Closes 1 April
CropStop  #26 - March Linky Party - (anything goes - spring inspiration) - Closes April

Refurbished Plaque / Sign

Next up is a wall plaque I re-furbished. Here is a picture of one I bought from Hobby Lobby just as is purchased.

I wanted one to compliment it in the same color but I could not find one so I bought a second one just the same and used some vinyl and my Cricut to change it up.

I wish I would have moved the "Cherish Family" over just a tad, but I did not want to re do it since I  did this the hard way. It was before I got my Imagine and printable vinyl.

 

  

I used some ink and markers to get it the color I wanted on some regular old white kitchen liner vinyl.

I used Opposites Attract cart for the lettering (opposites (shift) & upright (shift)). I just used a ruler to transfer the letter to the metal plaque (no transfer tape). The new plaque says,”FAITH FAMILY FRIENDS”, “Have Faith Cherish Family Welcome Friends”. The large letters are cut at 2.3 and the smaller letters were cut at 1.5.

Now I have two nice signs hanging in my Kitchen – One I bought & one I refurbished.