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Let Your Dreams Take Flight

14 Nov

Good morning!  I’m beginning to realize that it’s more difficult than I thought it’d be to blog daily…but I’m determined to keep trying!  For some reason I was really having a creative block yesterday but I flipped through my stamps a few times and landed on a stamp set that I’ve owned for a long time but only used once.  As you know, CAS is not my usual style, but every once in awhile something just clicks!  It took my brain awhile to turn on but I’m really glad it did!

I love these delicate little butterflies from Clearly Besotted!  I simply heat-embossed them with gold tinsel powder, colored them with one zig clean color real brush marker, and blended out the color with my clear wink of stella brush marker!  I added the sentiment on a vellum flag and die-cut the watercolor paper with a scalloped rectangle die!

And I got one card prepped and ready for the mailbox tomorrow, worked on a few cards for the Caring Hearts Card Drive, and started a handful for a Flickr Christmas/Holiday card exchange!  That one will be a lot of fun…only one card is going to a US address, the other five are international!  Anyway, I should have several cards ready for the mailbox on Monday but for now:

November 2015 Total Cards Mailed: 34

Thanks so much for visiting and for all your sweet comments and encouragement!  I really appreciate you all more than you’ll ever know!!

EDIT: Unfortunately as I was working on the supply list for this post I realized that the stamp set I used, Flutterby Dreams, from Clearly Besotted has been discontinued.  So sorry!!

Supplies:

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 022, Carmine Red
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Elegant, Set of 3
Ranger Embossing Powder, Tinsel – Gold
VersaMark Ink Pad
Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator
Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive Runner & Refill
Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk
Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk
Crafter’s Companion Shimmering Cardstock, Pink Pearl
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  1. glow says

    November 14, 2015 at 8:13 am

    so awesome like always!!! jess… so clean and pretty:) enjoy your day and thanks for being you!!! 😉

    Reply
  2. Lisaerica says

    November 14, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Hi Jess, I’m obsessed with butterflies and anything pink or gold, lol. This is gorgeous, but then again everything you make is gorgeous. This cards classy and fun. I love this set, that’s a shame :(. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring with your uber talents.

    Reply
  3. ~amy~ says

    November 14, 2015 at 9:18 am

    super pretty!

    Reply
  4. Celeste Goff says

    November 14, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Love all of the gold glimmer on this card!!!

    Reply
  5. Aileen says

    November 14, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    Love this card and it really doesnt matter that the stamp is discontinued as its the card that gives the inspiration. We just need to look at what we have. Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  6. Shari says

    November 15, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    Aww.. it’s a shame it’s been discontinued. Those butterflies are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Loved seeing it. ♥

    Reply

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