The PaperPeasant

Flight Of The Butterfly......

I was sitting on my front steps yesterday willing myself to enter into a state of calm contemplation. I find that taking an occasional break from the chaos of the day to sit and ponder life to be very relaxing. I live in sunny {humid} Florida and although the weather right now is sticky, hot and even somewhat unbearable, it fosters an environment of beauty that is free for all to participate in.

During my quite time, I spotted several butterflies resting on the leaves of a hedge....what a beautiful sight! Have you ever gotten really close to a butterfly? The colors are absolutely breathtaking! Deep fiery oranges and yellows, one had what looked to be streaks of blue through it's wings and they appeared to be as soft as angels wings. Just as gracefully as they rested on the hedge, they rose up into the air and flew around, moving on to another bush to rest. My entrance fee for a front row seat to watch this beauty was free, not a dime was spent. My only cost was to slow down and enjoy. I believe I got the good end of the deal on this one!

Fast forward to last night......sitting in my studio the image of those butterflies entered into my head and inspired this card. Although difficult to capture in a photo, I used the cracked glass technique on my main image. Do you see the little butterfly over on the left? {It's really small so look close!}

 I wanted one more butterfly image to place on top of the cracked glass image but didn't have anything tiny. guess what you do when you need something small and only have larger images? You shrinky dink it!! I stamped an extra image of the bigger butterfly from the main image onto shrinky dink paper, colored it and then heated. I'm now officially in love with shrinky dink again!!

I hope you get a few minutes to meander outside and enjoy the beautiful world around you that God has blessed us with. Even if you don't happen to see a butterfly, there is plenty more wondrous images to take in!

 

Hope you enjoy! Until next time.

Theresa

"Tic Tac Treat!"

Tic Tacs have come a long way haven't they? It use to be that you could purchase the mint ones but now they've evolved, having all kinds of yummy flavors that are so sweet! My downfall is that I can't eat just one or two tic tacs, I have to pop a half dozen or so into my mouth at a time because they taste so good!

I often visit people or places and like to give them a little treat to say thank you. I don't like carrying around cards to give away in my purse because they get all bent up so these little treat gifts work wonderfully! I think we often forget to let people know they're appreciated and this shouldn't be the case! We should let people know when they take time out of their busy schedules to see us that we appreciate them for this!

These are really simple to make {I like using the big tic tac containers....those little ones just don't hold enough!} The red paper is cut 3" X 5" ans scored on the 5" side {do one side then turn around and do the other side} at 2 7/8". Round all of your corners {optional - but it does make it look better}. White paper {frontt} is cut 2/3/4" X 1 7/8" {round corners}. I added a piece of printed paper on top of the white but you don't have to do this} Punch your hold in the bottom of the white paper {get as close to the bottom as you can} then added ribbon. I like my ribbon towards the middle which is why it's important to punch your hold close to the bottom. Adhere the white later onto your bottom card stock {mine is red} and then punch the red card stock {by doing it this way, you have a nice alignment for the hole!} Decorate the front as you would like! The tic tacs are held inside on the side facing the inside {similar to the binding of book pages}. I like to use Wacky Tack for this but you can use a strong adhesive or other glue dots. Tie up your ribbon and you've got a special treat to give someone!

A rule of candy etiquette:::don't sample the tic tacs prior to giving them away!!! Buy an extra box for yourself and there's no need to share!

Hope you enjoy! Until next time.

Theresa

"His Commitment to Family..."

SCC is having a challenge to make a card for the hubby showing appreciation for them. When I thought about this, I of course wanted to participate because every significant other deserves a little appreciation every now and again right? I read a few passages in the bible about Husbands and my eyes kept wandering over to other ones that spoke about fathers.I thought about the connection between the two roles and the importance of each within a family.The Christ entered relationship that Mark and I share is blessed in so many ways because of who he is. I firmly believe that if we did not have a strong marriage, his ability to be the very best model of a father would be lost to some degree.

So....I headed to the studio and started browsing my stamps and colors when I happened upon this stamp made by inkadinkadoo which says "Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Father"  and I knew that this would be the focal point of my card for Mark. I love Mark and appreciate him, not only for who he is as a husband but also because he is such a wonderful father.

Thanks for the challenge SCC! {{If you haven't been to the SCC site, please visit them!! Wonderful stuff going on!}}

Hope you enjoy! Until next time.

Theresa

Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo

Inks: Next to Navy, Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

Papers:SU Next to Navy, Giggle Stripes - Kelly Panacci, Bazzill Yellow

Tools: Spellbinders Oval Scallop, Oval, SU Window Punch

Embellishments: SU Brads, K&C Company Flowers, Martha Stewart Ribbon