Butterfly Kisses

Sheesh....I better get my butt moving with posts huh? Todays creation uses this weeks Product Challenge on A Shade of Blue Vellum. I just pulled some out yesterday to play and create this card .
The stamp set is called Butterfly Kisses and from Pink Cat Studio I stamped the Butterflies with Versamark on the vellum and embossed with a glittery white EP. I then painted them from the back withAdirondack inks in Wild Plum and Sunshine Yellow and a waterbrush. It almost looks like stained glass IRL. The peach cardstock is embossed with my precious Cuttlebug and the D'vine Swirl folder. I then went over the embossed areas with my new Stardust Clear Gelly pens. A smidge of ribbon and silver cording and Voila!! I like the way this turned out! Hope you do too!

Usernames & Passwords

First off....Wow!!! I can't believe it's been 6 days since I have posted....sorry....{bowing head in shame} Ok, back to the post. I don't know about you, but there are so many online places I shop and visit and with each one there is a "username" and "password". For security reasons I guess, they should not be all the same. So what do I do? I write them down on pieces of paper and they are scattered around my desk....not very efficient or organized....and I can never find the right piece of paper when I need it..... I was originally going to create a book to keep them all in, maybe something with my Rubicoil then add tabs like an address book. But then I came up with another idea....a file box....ya know...the ones that hold index cards...then this way if I needed to either get rid of it, edit it etc. I wouldn't have to cross things out in the book, but just create a new index card.

So I went to Staples, all they had was a plastic thing, not the best for altering. But I did pick up index cards and dividers. So then I went to AC Moore and found the perfect box! It holds 3x5 index cards, just the size I wanted.


The paper used to cover this box is DCWV Pretty Posies, I picked it up at Joanns on sale! I adhered it, and coated it with Mod Podge. Before doing that I painted the inside and some of the outer edges with acrylic paint, you can see it in this picture

Additional supplies used: Ribbons from my stash the trim is from Joanns, but to let you know, I bought it on clearance months ago; and some Prima flowers and seed beads. Now this next pic is with the dividers inside.

I really didn't feel like making my own, and for a buck and some change at staples......well I took the easy road!!!!

I had to decorate the top as well, so I pulled out my Doodle This set from SU and created this topper for the box.
Now all I need to do is write all my info on the cards and place them in my new box!!!!!! Just a little funny I want to add......on the shelf at AC Moore this is called a recipe box..Ok fine, but right next to the boxes they have a stack of 4"x6" recipe cards that DON'T fit in the "Recipe" box....What's up with that??!!

I'm off and running!

Ok here goes, I guess I'm blogging!!! I would like to start off by saying Thanks to all of you who have commented so far!! I will admit that I was not really ready for visitors...kinda like the doorbell ringing just as you step out of the shower. LOL

I must also say that this whole blogging thing is very new to me, so please bare with me as there is still much fine tuning yet to come. If any of you have any tips or recommendations I would love to here from you. Actually I have a few questions....How would I do the "subscribe to my blog thing"? and the "email me" thing? I told you I'm very new to all of this, hehehe!

A little further down I will be sharing a card that also features my new Watermark!!! I happened accross Cindy's blog and read the rave reviews about her service, saw her wonderful samples, so I contacted her and I had my Watermark in no time! Thanks Cindy!!! There is also a permanent link off to the right that goes to Cindy's blog if you want to learn more about getting your own.

I will say that I made several feeble attempts on my own in Photoshop. I have never worked with Photoshop or any other photo editing software, so where did I get off thinking I could do it? Who knows, but I came to some realizations....It was much easier and less frustrating to have Cindy create one for me, and.....that I am not "Tech Savy" at all!!


Now on to card sharing......

Supplies: The white card is from a pack at AC Moore, Patterned paper from DCWV Once Upon a Time mat stack, the stamp is from Rubber Stampede called "Moonlit Fairy", Prima flowers, rinestones from the craft store and ribbon.

This is the card I made for my SIL's birthday, I also made a similar one for my Parent's to give to her. I will post that either later today or tomorrow. So do ya see it!!! My watermark!!! I love it!!