Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all and your families!  This card was created for the Belli Challenge and the theme is Christmas.  I love Christmas and the BEST time is when I spend it with my sister.

To create this card I stamped "Snowfall Background" by JustRite® Papercraft onto dark purple with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.  My sentiment and image is from "Sparky the Snowman" (retired).  I colored the snowman with Copic markers.  The frame was created using "Opulent Ovals" by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  My finishing touch is a white button snowflake and light purple pearls.

Belli Challenge #184 - Candy

The theme for the Belli Challenge is Candy.  I just got back from my sister's Darsie house in NY.  The temperature there was from 55 to 30 degrees.  I come back to Minnesota and the temperature is from -0 to a warm 16 today!  So this much of hot cocoa will be the best thing ever today to warm me up!

To create this fun gift, purchase a clear mug and add hot cocoa to the bottom of a clear bad.  Insert into mug and next add miniature chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candy canes.  Tie with a red satin ribbon and bow.  The sentiment is a retired JustRite® Papercraft "Something Sweet Set".  The frame was created using JustRite® Papercraft "Nested Madellion Labels".

Christmas Baubles with Stamp Simply!

I am Guest Designing for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and I was asked to create something using KaiserCraft's Bauble Album which includes 4 pieces. You can make a photo album, or home decor pieces as I have done. I chose to use old world type papers to evoke a feeling of an old fashioned Christmas. All supplies are listed below and can be found at the store!

A special thank you to Sharon Johnson for allowing me to play with all her fabulous goodies!

My pretty ornament uses the following supplies available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: KaiserCraft Bauble Album, Spellbinders® Font One - Uppercase, Layered Poinsettia, Die D-Lites™ Sprigs, Labels Thirty; BoBunny® Silver and Gold Collection; Ivory Lace; Burgundy Seam Binding; 3D Foam Squares; Zig Painty Pen Chisel Tip - Gold

This vintage ornament uses the following supplies available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: KaiserCraft Bauble Album, St. Nicholas paper pad; Spellbinders® Borderabilities On The Edge; JustRite® Papercraft Christmas Vintage Labels One; Burgundy Seam Binding; 3D Foam Squares; Tsukineko® Tuxedo Black ink pad; Zig Painty Pen Chisel Tip - Gold

 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.

CAS Christmas Cards with Stamp Simply

I'm so excited to be Guest Designing for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. I've loved the vast selection of ribbons, stamps and paper pads for a long time, and drool each time Sharon adds new products! The ribbons are luxurious, and are so affordable.

Today, I've created three Clean and Simple cards using the new Anna Griffin Emerald Forest paper pad with matching sentiment/floral stickers. I can tell you that doing CAS cards is quite outside my box, but I'm liking them!

This pretty card was created using an Anna Griffin Poinsettia Sticker with Spellbinders® Paper Arts Curved Borders One and a sentiment from JustRite® Papercraft's Antique Christmas Tags One.

This card uses Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Dainty Dots - Side B with Anna Griffin Sentiment Stickers and a tiny Gold Metallic String bow for accent.

My last card worked up in less than five minutes with simple rectangle pieces and an Anna Griffin Christmas Tree sticker topped with a gold star.

 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.

Belli Challenge #183 - Thank You

The theme for the next two weeks over at the Belli Challenge - Thank You.  I would love to thank my greatest friend.  This person is so special to me, has been through a lot with me and visa versa!  The love and friendship is unbelievable.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of this person.  So courageous, honorable, sarcastic, funny, considerate and the BEST friend I have.  Of course, she is gonna say gross when she reads this post, but I am MOST thankful for my sister/friend Darsie Bruno!!

I created the roses with Rose Creations and the swirls were made with Floral Flourishes, both by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The beautiful sentiment is Mix & Match Sentiments by JustRite® Papercrafts. The designer papers are from Gathering by Authentique.  My border edge is MS Doily punch.  The finishing touches are two pearls in the center of the roses.

Sisters

I created this card with my sister Darsie in mind!  She is the most talented artist in this papercrafting world that I am proud to know!  She inspires me to try new things and go out of my box, which is hard for me. Here is to the greatest sister I am lucky to have.

So I created the flowers using the holly leaves from Holly Motifs (retired) by Spellbinders.  I cut out the leaves multiple times and colored the back of the card stock to get the blended look.  I glued the pieces together to create a rose flower.  Then I cut out more leaves on green card stock for the leaves under the flower.  The frame around the sentiment is Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The sentiment is from Mix & Match Sentiments by JustRite® Papercrafts.  The doily edge was created using MS punch.  The designer papers are True Love by Basic Grey.

JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge - WOW - White On White

This turned out to be so elegant and festive for the upcoming Holidays.  Over at the JustRite® Papercraft Friday Challenge, the theme is WOW - White On White.  This is hard for me, but I gave it a shot and I love it!

The background frame was created using the largest Majestic Labels Twenty-Five and was glued to white glitter paper.  Next I embossed the center cut out with the next die.  On white glitter paper I cut and embossed with the third and fourth Majestic Labels Twenty-Five and the oval was made with Radiant Rectangle, both by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  I cut and embossed with white embossing powder the poinsettia from "Festive Poinsettia", the sentiment is also from the same clear stamp set by JustRite® Papercraft.  The white pearls were added to the oval and the center of the poinsettia.  Next, add tulle and wedding sprigs and this project is complete.

Ornate Box

I just love creating boxes!  It is so fun to get out all of your Spellbinder® Paper Arts dies and put something very pretty together.  No reason for making this, just wanted to try something different than a card.

Here are the instructions:

1.      To create the box, cut/emboss the large Romantic Rectangles out of white card stock for the bottom.

2.      For box sides, cut white card stock 2 ¾ x 8 ½ inches. On the strip, score a line at 5 ¼ inches. Make two of these strips.

3.      To create the box top and flap, cut white card stock 6 ½ x 8 ½ inches and fold to 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches.  Place folded edge inside the cut line of the large Romantic Rectangle die template, then cut/emboss.

4.      Measure and draw lines to create a 3 x 5 inch rectangle on the bottom of the doubled RomanticRectangle panel. Cut rectangle out and this forms your box flap.

5.      Run a bead of adhesive along the sides of the two strips to form your wall sides.  Run a bead of adhesive along the bottom of the wall sides and adhere to the bottom of the Romantic Rectangle panel.  Add a bead of adhesive to the top of the wall sides and adhere the Romantic Rectangle with the cut out rectangle on top.

6.      For the top of box, cut 5 ¼ x 3 ½ inches of white glitter paper, and adhere to top of Romantic Rectangle.

7.      Starting with the largest Decorative Label Twenty-Eight die, cut/emboss with white card stock.  Cut/emboss next smallest die with white glitter paper.  Continue in this manner until all dies from the set has been used.  Add foam dots to the back of each die cut.  Layer dies largest to smallest to box top. 

8.      Cut/emboss fifteen Ironworks Motif from white glitter paper, and adhere one to center of box top.

9.      Cut off top and bottoms of the remaining Ironworks Motifs and put aside.

10.  For the sides, cut eight Ironwork Motifs centers in half length wise. Add adhesive to the back of these pieces with the Xyron Create-a-Sticker. Add these to the top and bottom of the wall sides.

11.  Wrap pink silk ribbon around the box and add uncut Ironwork Motifs centers to hold down ribbon. Use remaining cut centers and add to corner edges.  Tuck swirls under ribbon edge.

12.  Adhere cut end pieces from Ironwork Motifs that you set aside to the top of the box at the corners.

13.  Add pink pearls to decorate the box.

14.  Add Jolee’s dimensional sticker to center of Ironwork Motif on top of box.  Add a pink pearl to center of sticker.

Belli Challenge #182 - Harvest

Pumpkins are such a decorative vegetable.  They can be used  for Halloween or for Harvest/Thanksgiving.  I love all the orange, red and golden yellows this time of year.  On the Belli Challenge our theme for the next two weeks is Harvest.

My image is from The Pumpkin Patch Matstack.  The sentiment is "Antique Autumn Tags One" and the frame was created using "Antique Tags One" dies by JustRite® Papercraft.  I used Standard Circles and Classic Rectangle by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  My designer paper is from Hobby Lobby.  The  finishing touches are tan/white baker's twine in a double bow and a cut out of a gold leaf.

Frosted Snowflake Vase

Here is a fun creation using Create-a-Flake Three and Snowflake Pendant (both retired) by Spellbinders® PaperArts. The sentiment is Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments and Vintage Labels & Banner by JustRite® Papercrafts.  I look forward to snow this year and lots of it, since I live in Minnesota! 

The instructions are below:

1.      Thoroughly wash and dry glass vase and set aside.

2.      Using Create-a-Flake Three and Snowflake Pendant die templates, cut assorted snowflakes from self adhesive vinyl.  Peel off protective backing from snowflakes and arrange on vase.  With the back of a spoon, rub vinyl snowflakes on vase until all air bubbles are removed.  This is an important step to keep the etching cream from seeping underneath the vinyl stencils.

3.      Generously apply the etching cream onto the vase with a foam brush.  Don’t be afraid to use plenty of cream, as you will be putting the excess back in the jar.  Wait 15 minutes for the glass to etch.

4.      Use a foam brush to remove excess cream and put back into jar, being careful not to disturb the stencils.  Once the excess cream is removed, put vase into bucket of water and remove the cream from the vase with a sponge.  The stencils may come off during this process but it is ok.

5.      Make sure all vinyl has been removed and rinse vase in sink with fresh water then dry with a towel.  The etching will appear once your vase is dry.

6.      Cut/emboss the large snowflake from Create-a-Flake Three with white glitter paper.  Add white pearl to center of snowflake.

7.      Stamp sentiment from Large Fancy Holiday Sentiment set with black ink onto white card stock.  Center Vintage Label & Banner Dies over sentiment and cut/emboss.  With sentiment still in die template add light blue ink.  Curl the sentiment with a pencil.

8.      Tie a bow around the top edge of vase with a light blue ribbon.  Tie snowflake and sentiment to silk ribbon bow with white floss.

Day Two as Guest Designer for JustRite Papercraft

Thanks again to Kellie for asking me to Guest Design for JustRite® Papercraft.   I wanted to try something different and I have never stamped on fabric before.  I have many babies around my household so I decided to make a Halloween onesie.  This is a fun and easy gift to create.

Here is a sneak peek, go over to JustRite® Papercraft to see how this was created.

Day One as Guest Designer for JustRite Papercraft

Good morning everyone of this fall crisp day.  I am thrilled to have been asked to Guest Designer again for JustRite® Papercraft.  This is such a great company with fabulous stamps, I just love working and creating with and for them.

Halloween is just around the corner so I thought I would try a fun creations using "Boo-tiful Cameos" by JustRite® Papercraft.  Here is a sneak peek, go over and check out how to make this for yourself or someone special.

Come back tomorrow and see my final creation,  I really had fun creating these projects!

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

It is with such sadness to announce this will be the last sketch for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge is closing their challenge.  The mother company Sweet & Sassy is growing so big that this choice was made.  I have used their sketches ever since I started creating cards.  I just love them and will miss them terribly.  I wish Sweet & Sassy the BEST of luck in their new endeavors!

This was a difficult sketch for me, I am the type of person to not go outside of my box and tearing paper is normally NOT something I will do.  With this adorable snowman image I found on the internet, it was appropriate to tear and it turned out awesome!

The sentiment is "Large Fancy Holiday" by JustRite® Papercraft.  My designer paper is from Hobby Lobby and my finishing touches are four cream pearls.

Here is our last sketch:

Belli Challenge #181 - Halloween

The fun theme for the Belli Challenge is Halloween.  I love Halloween creations and little ones dressing up in their costumes.  I enjoy watching them when they receive the candy when they come to my house for trick or treating.

I tried to make a more fancier creation using a sentiment and spider from "Boo-tiful Cameos" by JustRite® Papercraft.  I sponged gray ink on my sentiment to match the color of the designer papers. The designer papers is "All Hallow's Eve" by Carta Bella.  My finishing touch is a sheer gray ribbon/bow and spider.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge With A Spin

This week on The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge there is a Spin and a Prize!  The spin is it must be Fall!  Of course this is the most gorgeous season we have, so many pretty colors.  So my inspiration was the leaves.  I really enjoyed coloring the leaves to make them look rustic and realistic.

The image and sentiment is from "Autumn Leaves" by Sweet & Sassy.   Cut out and color the leaves several times to have as many as  your need for your project.  The frames are the biggest and third largest of the Standard Circles by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The border edge is Doily by MS.  My designer papers are "Thankful" by Authentique.  Any the finishing touch are three golden yellow pearls.

Here is this week's sketch:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

I am so excited!  Today on The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, I learned how to make my roses look more real.  With a little bit of rolling and squishing you can make the Rose Creations by Spellbinders® PaperArts, really look amazing!

My designer papers are Wedding by Making Memories.  I used several different papers to create the roses by cutting out several of each sizes of the Rose Creations.  Roll the edges of the larger rose pieces to create the outside petals.  Squish some of the smaller rose pieces to create the inside petals. Glue together to create your gorgeous roses!  Next, sponge the roses and the leaves created with Foliage with grey ink.  Stamp a sentiment from Wedding Nested Sentiments (retired) by JustRite® Papercraft onto Labels Sixteen.  Add a double bow created with seam binding by The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 

Here is this week's sketch:

Belli Challenge #180 - Leaves

Fall is the time for beautifully colored leaves to make our world prettier.  For the Belli Challenge our theme is Leaves.  I approached this challenge differently, by using leaves with a gorgeous rose I am learning how to create to look like a real rose.

The first layer is the "Fleur de Lis" Square" and the second and third layers are "Marvelous Squares".  The designer papers are The French Country Stack by Die Cut With A View.  I stamped my sentiment from "Large Fancy Sentiment" by JustRite® Papercraft onto a "Classic Square" and turned  it to be a diamond.  Then sponge the sentiment with pink and peach ink.   The rose was created with "Spiral Blossom One" and I sponged the edges with pink ink.   The leaves were created with "Foliage" and then sponged the edges too.  All the above dies are all by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  My finishing touches are three white pearls and a silk ribbon bow from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

How can a nasty little bug become the prettiest butterfly?  My kids would collect and feed the caterpillar until they spun their cocoons and turned into one.  It was a lot of fun and interesting to see nature at it's best!  So I decided to get my last little bit of summer in on my creation for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.

The sentiment is "Every Day Miracles" and the butterfly is "Blue Morpho Butterfly" by Sweet N Sassy.  The frames around the sentiment is "Classic Circles" and "Lacey Circles" by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The designer papers are from "Moments" by My Mind's Eye.  The butterfly was colored with Copic markers. The border edge was created using MS Doily punch. 

Here is this week's sketch:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

This creation was inspired by all the friends that I have been lucky enough to have been blessed with in my life.  The creation was made for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.  So many sentiments to choose from, this is the perfect one for my friends and family.

The sentiment is "A True Friend" from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.  My gorgeous designer paper is "Moments" by My Mind's Eye.  The frame around the sentiment is Classic Oval and Majestic Labels Twenty-Five, the roses were made with Bitty Blossoms, both by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  My leaves were created with Botanical Swirls and Accents by Spellbinder PaperArts as well.

Here is the sketch for this week:

Belli Challenge #179 - Ribbon & Pearls

Who doesn't love ribbon and pearls?  I just love these elements added to a creation, makes it a bit more elegant and feminine.  This is such a fun and creative challenge for the Belli Challenge.  For the next two weeks your creation needs to have ribbon & pearls.

The center and border edges were created with Samantha Walker's Doilies & Lace by JustRite® Papercraft.  I cut and embossed all pieces in black embossing powder and colored the centers yellow with Copic markers.  The background is a lace doily from Hobby Lobby.  With black silk from The Stamp Simply Store, I created a bow for my centerpiece.  The final touches are yellow pearls and a antique rose brad.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge With A Spin

This week over at The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge With A Spin - School Time.  You need to have something school related on your creation.

It is Fall and I love watching my daughter cheer at her high school football games!  Such fun to get together with friends and cheer for our team.  The crisp air, hot chocolate, screaming fans when we get a touch down.  This is what inspired this creation!  Go ZM Cougars!

The image is "Cheerleader Cookie" digital by Sweet N Sassy.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is "Lemon Flower Matstack" by Die Cut With A View.  The frame around the image and sentiment was created with Classic Circles and Stars Five by Spellbinders® Paper Arts.  My finishing touch is gray rick rack as a border.

Here is this week's sketch:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

For this week's The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, I created this adorable birthday creation for a very special little boy!  He turned one on August 21, and his theme was zoo animals.  I just love this little boy, he is the son of two very close friends to my husband and I.

I cut and colored "Edmund Elephant, Little Leo Lion, Sammy Seal and Masculine Birthday Greetings" from Sweet N Sassy Digital Stamps. The frames around my animals were created with Classic Squares and my sentiment was computer generated and cut out with the Stars Five, both dies by Spellbinders.  The Summer Splash by My Mind's Eye is so bright and fun, I thought this paper was perfect for this circus theme.  To  finish this darling card I added a yellow grosgrain ribbon and  knot.

Here is this week's sketch, have fun and be creative with this one:

JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge #105 - Autumn Splendor

Oh my gosh, I had such fun creating this card.  The Autumn season is fabulous, I love the changing of the leaves.  The crisp clean air, cheer leading at football games and the smell of hot chocolate. Today I made this ornate autumn card for the JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge #105 - Autumn Splendor.

 My first layer uses Spellbinders® Majestic Labels Twenty-Five with Thankful by Authentique.  I created my leaves with Fall Foliage by cutting and embossing with colored paper. Fancy Tags Two is the base for my sentiment stamped with brown ink.  I love JustRite sentiments and though this set is retired (Give Thanks Nested Frames & Occasions), they have other Autumn sets that would work just as well.  My finishing touches are a gold twine bow and brown pearls.

Belli Challenge #178 - Yellow/Orange/Red

Here is my creation for the Belli Challenge #178 - Yellow/Orange/Red.  I created a sentiment using "Mix & Match Sentiments" by JustRite Papercraft.  For the frame around my sentiment I used Classic and Lacey Circles by Spellbinders.  My designer papers are "Apple Cider Collection" by Bo Bunny.  Next, I created a fork bow and added a burnt orange Recollection rose. 

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

Here is this week's creation for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.  I used "Back 2 School Pencil Holder" by Sweet N Sassy.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer papers are some old ones from my sister's craft room.  To create the frames I used Classic and Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders.

Here is this week's sketch:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

Here is my creation for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.  I used "Celebration Labels One & Bracket Borders One" by JustRite Papercraft.  My designer papers are from Hobby Lobby.  Next, I added a white and teal seam binding bows.  My finishing touches are white pearls.  I turned the sketch to accommodate my card.

Here is this week's sketch:

Meljen's Design - Goodbye

This will be my last post for Meljen's Design.  This has been a fabulous design team to be a part of.  I love and will continue to use Melissa's wonderful creations!  Due to my son in college, my daughter a junior in high school and my husband's traveling job, I need to step down from this great post.   I hope everyone has enjoyed all my creations with Meljen's Design.

My inspirational creation is using older images "Double Scoop Ice Cream" and "Sweet Sentiment".  I used Copic markers to color my pictures.  My designer papers are from Hobby Lobby.  Next, I added green heart button with blue/white floss knot.  A blue/white string and bow.  My finishing touches are four green pearls.

Belli Challenge #177 - Number

Good morning to you all.  The theme for the Belli Challenge #177 - Number.  On your creation there needs to be a number.  So this time, I create a Happy 16th birthday card for my daughter.  I used a pre-coloured clip art birthday cake and added my sentiment to the bottom before I printed the image.  I used Classic Squares by Spellbinders to create my sketch design.  My designer papers are "Dear Lizzy Neapolitan" by American Craft.  My finishing touches are four slate blue pearls.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

This week on The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge I am using a sentiment from "Birthday Vintage Labels Four" and the background was created using "Ticking Stripe".  The frame around the sentiment is from "Thank You Labels Twenty" all by JustRite Papercrafts.  I used "Labels Twenty" and "Classic Decorative Insert Five" from Spellbinders to cut out the frame and create the border.  Next, I added a brown satin ribbon and knot with a buckle.  My finishing touches are brown pearls.

Meljen's Design Challenge #174 - Fancy Fonts

Here is my creation for this week's Meljen's Design Challenge #174 - Fancy Fonts.  I used "Families Forever" word art by Meljen's Design.  The flowers were created with "Little Layered Flowers Complete Set" by Meljen's Design.  The border edge was created with "Classic Triple Scallop Edge" and the leaves from "Botanical Swirls & Accents" by Spellbinders. The frame around my sentiment is "Romantic Labels Twenty also by Spellbinders.  My designer paper is from Hobby Lobby.  The swirls were made with Marianne Creatables Dies.  My finishing touches are white pearls.

JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge #103 - Things With Wings

Hello everyone, it's time for the JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge - Things With Wings.  I used the sunflower from "Sunflower & Thankfulness Pre-Coloured Set" by Fred, She Said.  I copied the sunflower onto white cardstock nine times and cut them out.  My vines are made with "Botanical Swirls and Accents" by Samantha Walker over at Spellbinders.  The butterflies are "Blue Morpho Butterfly" by Sweet N Sassy Digital Stamps.  The sentiment is "All Occasion Nested Sentiments" (retired) by JustRite Papercraft.  My designer paper is from a little craft store Autumn Moon.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge With A Spin

This week on The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge there is a Spin.  Somewhere on your creation there needs to be sunflowers.  I used "Sunflowers & Thankfulness" pre-coloured set by Fred, She Said.  I printed this in two different sizes and cut them out.   My designer paper is This & That by Echo Park.  My finishing touches are two brown pearls.

Here is this week's sketch:

Belli Challenge #174 - Glitter

Good morning, for the next two week's the Belli Challenge is Glitter.  Somewhere on your creation you need to add some glitter.  I used "Stitched Swirls Heart" by Meljen's Design.  I cut the heart out and added white pearls to the swirls.  My frame was created using Classic and Heart Circles by Spellbinders on glitter paper.  The designer background paper is from my sister's craft room.  Next, I added a strip of white pearls for the banner in the middle of the heart.  My finishing touches are white glitter swirls using Marianne Creatables Dies, white satin ribbon and two white roses.

DT Day With Meljen's Design

Hello again, today is my day to inspire you!  That is the theme this month, so I hope I do with this creation.  I used "Cup Of Sunshine" by Meljen's Design.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is from "Lavender" by My Mind's Eye.  I used the "Doily" MS punch to create my borders.  The frame was created using "Floral Ovals" by Spellbinders.  My finishing touches are two butterflies from Fred, She Said.