Thursday, August 02, 2012

Butterflies .....

I've rekindle my love of butterflies and have been using them quite a lot lately ...
This is a card I made for my hubby's friend who celebrates his birthday today ...


I keep promising that I will make a stack of cards suitable for men ... I never seem to have one on hand and when it comes to having to do one ... my mind goes blank!


I guess butterflies are good for anyone right? And I do love this postcard stamp and wanted to use it ... I sponged a little Old Paper distress ink onto the leaves and found some butterflies on the internet ... I do have butterfly dies but I liked these and just did some fussy cutting


... added some pretty beads and a little thread of burlap too
You'll be seeing more butterfly cards ... Trust me

Other news ... Well my hubby's cousin who lives in Cornwall rang yesterday sooo excited! We'd just won a Gold medal in the Olympic rowing event and one of the lady rowers is a friend of our Cornwall family ... to think she'd only been rowing for a few years is indeed a huge accomplishment. 
And just so you know ... her family own a lovely ice cream shop in Cornwall ... so by my reckoning ice cream is very good for you!
Now aren't you glad I told you that?

The sun is shining here at the moment and I really hope it stays .. at least for today ... Ross and Sophia are coming and I am really really looking forward to seeing them .. It's been ages!

Have a wonderful day 

Till soon

~ Ros ~


18 comments:

Sasha said...

I love butterflies, too, Ros. Your card is beautiful! Your butterflies look amazing!
Thanks for telling me about the K&Co stickers. I bid on them, and they arrived yesterday x

Jacqueline said...

What abeautiful card Ros!! Love butterflies too...

Heather Rogers said...

I can't wait to see more butterfly cards. They are my favorite! This is no exception...Love every bit of it Ros. :)

hugs~

Chris said...

Beautiful card, Ros. The piece of burlap is a great touch. Just right for a man.

I too love butterflies and have just bought yet another stamp to add to my ever growing collection!

papertrails leaver said...

This is beautiful Ros! I love the butterfly bodies with the beads.

Davi said...

Happy Birthday to your hubby Ros!! I love that beautiful card!! Those butterflies are so very pretty looking as if they will fly right off the page! Sure you hubby will be delighted with it. And congrats on the medal the friend helped to earn :)

Unknown said...

You're so right about butterflies Ros, they ARE perfect for anyone! So is your lovely card, that stamp is gorgeous! Ira x
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Barbara said...

These butterflies really are beautiful! And I love how you used the burlap, too - it's such a contrast to the fragile butterflies. As far as cards for men are concerned - I have the same problem... Congratulations on that particular gold medal - I've been watching so much I'm starting to get exhausted, especially as I've been back to work again since yesterday ;-)

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous Ros! ALL those butterflies look AMAZING!! Such a beautiful butterfly garden!

Tracy said...

I'll have to pass along your ice cream idealogy to my mother who's been eating it by the gallons lately. LOL I love your butterflies Ros. You used them beautifully on this card. Can't wait to see some more! Hugs!

Sylvia said...

Fabulous card, Ros, I love the colors and the butterflies! We have had some really nice ones that have shown up after the rain we had several weeks ago. Congrats on the rowing as well. I have enjoyed the Olympics so much! Have a wonderful Friday!

Stella said...

I already heard you had a great day:)
On to your card; I think that burlap is also a great addition on a masculine card. Don't know why but in one or the other way it's perfect:)
Gorgeous butterflies....
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Colleen Dietrich said...

Ros, this is gorgeous! When there are butterflies and scripty text involved, I'm so there! ;)

Congrats on the Gold medal - that's exciting stuff!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Beautiful creation, love those butterflies!
And congrats on the gold, Olympics Gold, oh WOW, that is a huge achievement. Congrats!!!!!!!

Zue said...

Such a positive post...I adore, butterflies, ice cream and Cornwall.
Congratulations to your family...wow a gold medal. We are doing well this week!
Yes men love butters too. Think of all those Victorian guys who collected them and stuck pins in them to store them in cabinets.

xx

Lynnda said...

This is so gorgeous Ros... Loving the butterflies... hugs...xoxo

lauren bergold said...

not only do i love butterflies and am avidly noting the ♥FAB♥ way you've used them on a "guy card" (!); i am now seriously thrilled to know the only thing standing between me & olympic level atheletic skill is MORE ICE CREAM!!!! 2014, sochi, here i come!!! :) :) :)

ps: that BURLAP is just TOO COOL, i am LOVING what you do with it!

Unknown said...

Another wonderful card that I missed some how.. My head must have been in the clouds. You sure do have a way with the butterflies.. This is a gorgeous card..

Hugs~