Just Fluttering By...

¡Hola, mi amigas! ¿Como estas? Me? I'm bueno, but tengo sueño. (Translation: I'm good, but I'm sleepy. Aren't you glad you have a blog to visit that not only provides you with crafty goodness but also educates? What's that? Not really? Well. Fine. I throw up my hands! I would rant further, but as I said: tengo sueño. And thanks to me? You know what that means. De nada.) (Look it up, smarty pants.)

So, so, so. It's late Tuesday night as I write this, but I was BOUND AND DETERMINED to get something put up for your viewing pleasure this Hump Day. The ol' fingers have been a bit slippery where certain designing balls have been concerned of late. I'd go into more detail, but - say it with me, now - tengo sueño.

Anywhoodle (<-- not sure how/if that translates into Spanish; if you know, fill me in), I've got two delightful challenges to share with you today. Just one card, but two challenges. A two-fer, if you will. And if you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you know Mama loves a two-fer almost as much as she loves Sour Patch Kids, Deadwood, or Howard Stern. That's "a bunch" for those of you who've stumbled here by accident or for the first time.

First off, let's see if you're ready to RUMBLE with the COLOR THROWDOWN! Broni (the Quicker-Picker Upper, herself) is this week's challenge hostess and here's what she's throwing down...

A perfect Indian summer palette, don't you think? I decided to pair it up with this week's TCP Tuesday Challenge, which is a sketch challenge, hostessed by my favorite LOBster in the whole wide world, the one and only Leigh O'Brien. Here's the sketch she's challenged us to work with:

And here's what I came up with...

I used the Flutter By set from The Cat's Pajamas and instead of flags, I die cut a couple of TCP's Mini Exotic Butterflies out of white paper and airbrushed them them with a Copic Marker (YR00). See those pretty stick pins? They're from Jillbean Soup, and I picked them up while walking the Tulsa Creating Keepsakes convention with the FABULOUS Megan Lock! I can't tell you how excited I was to FINALLY meet Megan! She's lived in Oklahoma for several years now, we were on the MFT design teams together and we've been on Jen's SFYTT team for a couple of years together, too. At long last, we made a date to get together, and though it was definitely worth the wait, I wish we'd done it years sooner. It felt like meeting an old friend. :) She and her SWEET, PRECIOUS, PERFECTLY BEHAVED, ADORABLE baby girl Emma are nothing short of spectacular, and I can't wait for our next get together. We've vowed to tour each other's craft rooms. Which means I'd better get cleaning...

So, where was I? Um... how about a few more card details?

Mr. Bunny was colored on Copic X-Press blending card stock with Copic markers and his net was paper pieced.
All of the patterened paper comes from Crate Paper's new Farmhouse 6x6 pad. LOVE!!!
The banner at the bottom was made using Spellbinders' Ribbon Banners and then airbrushing with Copic Marker YR00 while the die cut was still in the die.
Lots of foam boosters from Jody Morrow's Sticky Stuff Store. Can't live without those, as you know.

Interested in playing in this week's TCP Tuesday Challenge? Then headover to THIS POST on Alma's blog for all of the details. And for more colorful eye candy and instructions regarding how to participate in this week's Color Throwdown, head on over to the Color Throwdown blog, where you'll find samples from my CTD home girls and our September Guestie, who just happens to be one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE stampers and company owners. This gal? A true CLASS ACT, in every sense of the word. Just for kicks and giggles, I'll list all of this week's participants to see if you can suss out who I'm referring to. I know you will, because all of my readers are intelligent, noble, kind, and beautiful. And because you are all these things? Stop by these gals blogs and leave 'em some love. After you leave ME some love, of course, because you know I LOVE to hear from you.

Okily-dokily, peepages. I'm hitting ye ol' hay. ¡Hasta luego!

Posted at 12:01 AM in Color Throwdown, Copic Markers, TCP CutUps Dies, TCP Tuesday, The Cat's Pajamas | Permalink

Comments

Fabulosa, Chica ;-) Love those stick pins and the butterflies, Carole!

Posted by: Barbara | September 07, 2011 at 07:56 AM

Hi Carole!! I had the weirdest dream last night and you were in it!! Talking about meeting Megan made it come back to me....anywho- Great card!!! Love how you replaced the flags with butterflies!! Looks fabby!

Posted by: Jenny Peterson | September 07, 2011 at 08:50 AM

Genius - love the butterflies replacing the pennants and the paper choice is gorgeous.

Posted by: Nancy Thomas | September 07, 2011 at 09:37 AM

Carole, que son tan condenadamente divertido! I think maybe you were a little slap-happy when you wrote this last night?

CUUUUTE card! I just got those papers too, but haven't cracked the binding on them yet. LOVE what you did with the sketch and the butterflies!

Posted by: Tammy Hershberger | September 07, 2011 at 10:48 AM

¡Hola! ¡Amo su poste educativo del blog! ¡También amo su tarjeta adorable hoy, Carola!

Posted by: Broni | September 07, 2011 at 01:35 PM

Love your card mucho! (And that is about the only word I know in Spanish!).
Your blog cracks me up and I check daily to see what wonderful snippets you have for your cyber buds. Take care. Robin B.

Posted by: Robin Barwacz | September 07, 2011 at 04:44 PM

You used them beautifully, too! You were a blast to meet and I can't wait to see your craft room. Mine will have to be majorly cleaned before I let you see it. :)

Posted by: Megan Lock | September 08, 2011 at 08:34 AM

Awww, what a sweet card. ;) It's so neat that you two got together!

Posted by: Marlena M | September 08, 2011 at 01:57 PM

¡Muy bonita! Acabo de adorar bunny y su papel de amor! Las mariposas y son encantador y delicado toque demasiado!

I actually knew some of this without using translator! LOL! Both of my boys are in the dual language program so I am learning espanol (how do I add that dang tilda?) whether I want to or not :)

Posted by: Danielle | September 08, 2011 at 09:21 PM