Simple Joys

I've rekindled my love affair with white embossing powder.

Can't stop using the stuff.

I was in the mood for a carefree springy card today and naturally turned to an old favorite- PTI's Green Thumb stamp set, choc full 'o springy, flowery images, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do with these little blossoms...

smother them in white EP of course!

So, they're stamped in versamark, embossed, and filled in the centers with stickles.  I added some stems in SU's old olive ink, which the background cardstock is too.

I die cut the little butterfly using PTI's Love Lives Here die set and inked the edges a bit with some pumpkin pie ink from SU and attached the little cutie to some white twill with a safety pin. 

Spring is really pushing it's way into New England and I couldn't be happier!
We were treated to some warm, sunny 60's for St. Patrick's Day, and with the exception of a few bits of snow mounds scattered here and there still hanging on from the monstrous snow mountains from the plows, it's almost all gone!
I was beginning to think we wouldn't see the end of that stuff until June!

In the spirit of my trying harder to finish the inside of cards to coordinate with the outside...

... I finished this off with a strip of patterned paper to match the front, distressed with some light sanding, and stamped the butterfly image using the rock and roll technique with so saffron and pumpkin pie inks.

I've got to get dinner going for the little ones and then I'm going to check out a Bob Marley tribute band tonight with some friends. 
Enjoy your weekend!
~Jennifer