It is a new day!  We can say that each morning when we awake.  There’s a saying that goes something like this, but not the exact quote probably “ Make today the first day of the rest of your life”.  You can say that about any day!  So! Make today a good day, whatever you have to do and wherever you have to go.  Find joy in the task and in the destination.

Well on to my card.  I decided to make a cheery color springtime card.  It makes you think of the azaleas blooming and all the other flowering trees and bushes in the South.  Springtime is a beautiful time to visit here because of all the flowers.  My husband has a high school friend that owns a place called Gibbs Garden and it is a sight to behold with all the flowers, especially in the Spring when all the daffodils bloom.  In the Summer you can see butterflies galore.  Each season has its own unique flowers.

You would think I was giving a review for Gibbs Gardens instead of my card.  For my card today, I used the  FMS 330 for my design.  Crisis mode is the way I go it seems when it comes to getting challenges posted.  I get distracted by family and life.

I started with a card base of Melon Mambo and embossed it using a bubble embossing folder.  The banner across the front of the card is from a scrap from my scrap stash.  Can’t remember where I purchased.  It was a lovely green that goes with the Melon Mambo and my butterfly.  I embossed this scrap with the retired embossing folder polka dots from Stampin Up.

The butterfly is colored using Stampin Up Watercolor crayons and an Aqua Painter.  I used Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Purple.

I stamped two butterflies on the inside sentiment and colored them also with the Watercolor Crayons.  I did not put a sentiment, deciding to wait until I know who I am sending the card to before adding a sentiment.

Hope you enjoy!  Watch for a second post today.  Yes! there’s another Challenge I want to join.

 

Products Used For This Card

Melon Mambo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [115320] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50