A Butterfly for the Effs: CFC, FBW, and FMS

Happy Day, Dumplings!

I went out to the Playhouse to make a card for a certain sketch that I won't name cousin I got side-tracked and I'll post that another day.  Today, turns out, a butterfly wanted to be born.  It was both persistent and insistent so I'm going to be inconsistent and reverse my normal routine so I can show it to you first.

 

 

I made the butterfly by first spritzing a piece of watercolor paper and then scribbling SU! watercolor pencils in the water puddles in blue and orange.  After it dried, I cut out my butterfly using the Memory Box "Chloe Butterfly" die.  I didn't pop out all the little lacy bits.  Instead I left it in tack and overstamped it with a SU! butterfly stamp that I've had for ages.  I used a marker to outline the outer edges of the die that the stamp didn't reach.  Finally, I sparkled her wings and antennae with Martha Stewart glitter glue and Glossy Accents.

 

 

When she was finished she landed gently on the top of the glue bottle while I went in search of a home for her, which I found thus:

 

CAS-ual Fridays (CFC98)

 

 

This week CFC is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and a $25 gift cert is up for grabs!

 

 

Flutter By Wednesday (235)

 

This is my first time playing in this challenge and the theme is "Open Challenge."  This week they are sponsored by:  Beccy's Place!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches (#81):  This is a beautiful classic sketch by the amazing Cindy.  It is one to keep in your top favorite "go to" sketches!

So that's it.  It's odd not to see my card now though, isn't it?  I'll show it to you again in case you caught the very virulent disease that has befallen our household, called "CRS" which stands for "Can't Remember Shiz!"

 

 

BTW, the "Mother" sediment comes from the PTI "Happy Days" set.  Shockingly, I cut the apostrophe ess off before I heat embossed it in white.

 

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This lovely spring weather has brought more friends to the Playhouse, yippee!  There is always room to join in, and you can even interspirtz your crafting with some gardening!  Please join me in welcoming:

 

Janelle of A Dash of Flash

Kate of Kate's Corner

ЕкатеринаКо - website information needed

Bonnie Taylor- website information needed

 

Thank you so much, ladies!  We appreciate having you here!

 

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So the Matt N. Ay I went to see on Friday was this one:

 

 

I just have to say that if you are of a certain age and this musical comes to your town, GO AND SEE IT!  The whole production is a musical of well-known songs from the 60s forward which have been arranged with brilliant new lyrics appropriate for menopause!  I can't remember when I laughed so hard!!

 

I always thought it was a funny word, "menopause," until it happened to me.  Then I understood it's literal meaning.  Men should especially take note of the word because we ladies definitely put you "on pause" and it's best if you just hang tight to that pause button and ride it out!  Cause this, too, does pass.  I can't speak for others, but I found that after the passage comes bliss.  I'm still cray-cray, but it's a blissful crazy, not a maniacal homicidal crazy!  Mostly.  Isn't that right, Mister?  Yes, Dear.

 

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Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy.  LITS*!  

 

Thank you so much for stopping by the Playhouse. Special thanks to you if you take the time to leave a comment or join as a follower! 

 

*Life Is Too Short!

 

Paper:  Biggee Jr. Watercolor; DCWV patterned;

  PTI white

Stamp:  SU!; "Mother" from PTI "Happy Days" set

Ink:  SU! watercolor pencils; SU! Bermuda Bay

Embossing Powder:  WOW white

Glitter:  Martha Stewart; Glaze:  Glossy Accents

Pearls:  SU!

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