LNS Challenge - Insects!!

This week's LNS challenge is to add an insect to your project.  It's been hot, hot, hot here this week (mid 90's), and it's actually been nice not to have to fight the bugs!  But I have to admit I am looking forward to the temps being cooler next week

I don't really have any "insect" sets, so I hope my little butterflies will do!  I used the new set, Serene Silhouettes, for my projects this week.  When I saw this baby in the new catty, I knew it would be quickly become one of my favorite sets!  I colored in the flower image using Primrose Petals, Certainly Celery and Soft Suede markers, and then spritzed the image with water to soften the look.  I used the new embossing folder, Fancy Fan, for my background, and I used the back of the embossed cardstock instead of the front.  I punched a 1-1/4" square in a post-it-note and sponged around the edges and on the flowers using Soft Suede ink and a sponge.  Below is a more detailed list of what I used:

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Primrose Petals, Certainly Celery, Soft Suede
Papers: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Primrose Petals
Accessories: Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Primrose Petals Satin Ribbon, Pearls, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Post-it-Note, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors

My second project is actually one that I created for last week's VCRocks blog hop, and dressed it up by adding some butterflies.

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green

Papers: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple

Accessories: Big Shot, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons. Scissors, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Distressing Tool

LNS ABC (Anything but a Card) Challenge

Fun challenge this week for our LNS Challenge- ABC - create anything but a card is the name of the game this week!  I just got the set, Morning Cup, and thought it would work great with the mug coffee holder that I made.

It's pretty simple to make - you score a 4-1/4" x 9" piece of white cardstock at 4-1/2".  I then cut a along the edge of the top piece to form an indented edge as you can see in the picture below:

I formed the handle by inserting the 1-1/4" Square Punch into the middle of a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of white cardstock:

I embossed the front of the holder and the handle with the new (and very cool) Fancy Fan EF.  I watercolored in the coffee cups using the colors Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango and Soft Suede, and then cut them out.  They were layered over Soft Suede and Summer Starfruit using the Labels Collection and Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: Morning Cup
Inks: Basic Black,  Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Soft Suede
Papers: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection and Apothecary Accents Framelits, Fancy Fan EF, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Modern Label Punch, 3/16" Corner Punch, Pumpkin Pie Brads, Blender Pen, Paper Piercing Tool,  Scissors, Dimensionals, Starbucks Coffee Packet
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