Prettie Wednesday

Two weeks ago, Jana challenged us to make Anything But a Card! It seems that I don't do that enough. So, I thought about what I could make. I haven't made one of these large paperclips in a while, so that's what I did! I punched out and colored the Cuddle Me Sophia, then mounted it on a scalloped circle. I pierced holes around the scallop. The whole image is mounted on the paperclip using E6000. The paper clip has a magnet on the back so that Jillian can stick it to her refrigerator and put reminder notes in the clip. I hope Jillian received it because I was a little late sending it. (Sorry Jill!) I'm excited to see what the other Prettie Girls have made for this challenge. . .and VERY excited to see what may be in MY mailbox! (can't wait, Joanne!)

In sticking with the whole Anything But a Card theme, I decided to create this little lamp with my Verve Visual set Thankful Blossoms. I just LOVE these butterflies. I stamped the butterflies on vellum cardstock using Palette Noir ink. I turned the vellum over and colored on the back side using my Stampin' Up markers. I flipped the piece back over to the front and added the Dew Drops in between the butterflies. They catch the light so beautifully! The final touch was adding the small punched circles along the bottom and a band at the top of the lampshade. The "lamp" is a little bigger because I used a small martini glass that I found at the dollar store instead of a wine glass. If I can find a battery-operated light instead of a candle, I'd LOVE to put this in my girls' room. . .it would be adorable in there. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you've enjoyed my Anything But Cards! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Cuddle Me Sophia (Paper Pretties), Thankful Blossoms (Verve Visual); Ink- Noir (Palette); Accessories- Copic markers, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Certainly Celery markers (SU), 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, paper piercer, small circle punch, Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)