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mother's day...belated!

What can I say? I'm late on this one as well! But you could choose a different sentiment!

The Challenge Spark (Pop-up card)

Tara challenged Jane and me to do the absolute IMPOSSIBLE!!! She chose a pop-up card for our challenge spark this week. When I heard what she chose...well...my eyes got bigger and bigger and I yelled, "OH NO!!!" in my mind! (In case you're wondering just how animated I really am, well, not that much, anyway!) And so I googled it and this tutorial helped me tremendously with my pop-up box card.

Here it is! Hard to believe this summery bouquet full of butterflies and even a bird is a CARD!!! But yes, my friends, it is! And it was so much work I figured my dear MIL deserved it, since she's a marvelous lady and we love her! (Hi Mom!!)

I used DSP in coordinating design to make an envelope with SU's wonderful envelope punch board. (Tara and Jane, did you see that I actually used DSP TWICE for this card??? Did you SEE???!!!)

Now, my MIL is a smart lady, but I figured I'd pop a belly-band on my card to explain the why's and wherefore's of how to unfold this rather awkward looking package. Because if I got it in the mail, I just might say, "Hmmm, now WHAT is THIS and HOW do I unfold it?" And I'm smart, too...so....

 That's it for today folks. It's ready to pop in the mail as soon as I address it to my husband's dear mom!

two butterflies for you

One more post tonight and I'll give you a rest!

The pink Mother's Day card uses Hello You's "happy" as a negative space. It was a tad tricky getting the li'l insides into the word, but it worked! The butterfly is made from both DSP in that typeset I like so much as well as Basic Gray cardstock.

The bottom card is an easy Butterfly Basics collage with an orange butterfly and a bit of linen thread.

What I love about this butterfly is you can make it elegant, romantic, or just plain fun!

Truly a BASIC that you really can't be without!

That's all folks...

verrrry early Mother's Day...in PINK!

My own personal challenge is always PINK! I simply do NOT DO PINK! This mostly-white Mother's Day card showcases the thinlits dies again in PINK PINK PINK!!!

I keep looking at it and saying to myself, "Did I really make THAT?!" Not that I mind it, but you know! It just looks like what someone else might have come up with!

Wonder what else I could challenge myself to?