Teneale Williams

Every Friday night I go to Makeesha Byl’s blog to see what her challenge is for the week and what the clever DT have come up with and I do this with such excitement but I have never actually joined the fun myself, so I finally completed one of her challenges {yay me} this weekend. I must admit sometimes I look at her challenges and think they are a little too “challenging” for little old me, but at least this time it was easy.

Here is her sketch challenge:

I kept it all Pink for this one because……well I love Pink and can I just say it does look much better in real life with the glitter and the yummy Pink Pirouette from the Summer Mini.

When I was making the card I could not decide which butterfly image to use………So I used them all {lol}. It was hard to get a good photo but when you open the card the butterfly’s spring at you. It looks pretty cool if you ask me

Materials Used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Butterfly Prints {Summer Mini}, Flight of the Butterfly and greeting from Upsy Daisy
Ink: Pretty In Pink and Pink Pirouette
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink and Pink Pirouette
Other: Sizzix Embossing Folder, Sticky Strip, Dazzling Diamonds, Butterfly Punch, 1.5” Circle Punch, Pearls from Pretties Kit and Pink Pirouette ribbon

Thanks for stopping by.

Have you missed me? yeah sorry about that I just got caught up in Christmas preparation and then I took a little break to have time with my family and just relax. I had a lovely Christmas and New Years with family and friends, I was reminded of the spirit of Christmas and the value of Family with receiving a few pieces of sad news over Christmas. It was great hearing my 4 year old niece Bailey on Christmas morning flying around the house with excitement that Santa had come, watching her open all her presents and then spend the day playing with her cheapest gift of all, a yellow Frisbee that was $2 and she not even ride her new bike that she had been asking and asking for leading up to Christmas… Kids you have to love them. Once the kids went to bed I was able to play with the new Wii that Santa left for the grown ups :). It was a lovely Christmas and everyone loved my cooking { I was a HIT} lol.

I did have more Christmas theme projects that I was going to share before Christmas but I never did SO I will just keep them for later in the year because I am ALL Christmas’ out. I made this card just before Christmas for a very special person that has had such a positive impact on my life when I was younger and to many other young people in my community, Sadly she has become very ill with Cancer that has taken over her body and she will bless our earth for only a short time longer. I felt that the verse following the butterfly was so fitting for her “One person can make such a difference and that person is you” I tell her that she turned me and many others into butterflies by giving us the skills and confidence to flap our wings and fly.

Materials used:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly and Polka Dot Background
Ink: Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red
Other: PP Ribbon and RHR Button

Please note: {RE: Classes}
Classes are no longer starting this week, Over the break I have injured my knee and I am trying to rest it as much as possible, I am hoping to be back on track next week. I have a Doctors appointment tomorrow and then I will know more if that is possible. Sorry to all my card ladies {at least your not missing anything Deb}

I am often asked how I come up with all my idea’s, Well I don’t have a direct answer but I can say some time it just happens and the ideas flow then other times (like now) I need to work a little harder to come up with ideas, When this happens I look back at cards I have made in the past and “case” myself, For those of you who have no idea what “case” means it is Copy and Share everything.

So the other day I needed to make a card and I was not feeling very Creative so I looked through my blog at other cards I made make and found THIS card I made mid last year and I case’d that card to came up with this card below. Can I just say, looking back through my old stuff sent chill’s down my back, I never realised how much my style has changed and gee my photography has improved.

Materials used:
Stamps: Flight of the butterfly, Polka Dot Background and Bird on a Branch
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red
Ink: Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red
Other: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Pirouette Designer Button and Kaiser tiny Pearls