Make a Wish!

Time trickles by for all of us who walk beneath the stars. It surrounds and engages us in an ever-changing dance of wondrous tempos and mesmerizing melodies.  Just like a caterpillar, we start out wide eyed, awkward, slinking gluttonously towards that one special, special thing that fuels us with energy and ignites our senses.  We get bumped and bruised, some more than others.  Not all of us even make it past this magical time.  We watch the world zipping past us, brighter, larger than life, filled with unknown wonders and terrors alike.  And if we're lucky, one day we awaken from our slumber renewed, invigorated, and transformed into something...more.

Like a butterfly we stretch our wings and explore the bountiful surroundings we're blessed to inhabit.  Some traveling much further than others. But each and every single one of us, individuals, stunningly beautiful in our similarities and just as exquisitely enticing for our differences.  With the flutter of our hearts and the beating of wings, time keeps ticking. It keeps chanting this seductive call that lures us forward. Onward and onward, step by step into a giant stream of possibility, where anything and everything is possible.

Stamps are one of my favorite tools.  A wonderfully designed stamp that is well taken care of can can provide infinite creative opportunities.  This card displays a couple of examples.  A neatly scripted quotation looks amazing when embossed upon a label.  Or how about that pocket watch! It's also stamped and embossed with luscious copper metallic powder.  By stamping it on decorative paper and then cutting it out to show a secondary paper inside, stamped with it's inner mechanics, I was able to cut multiple images and then layer them atop one another to create phenomenal depth and texture.  Those punched butterflies are just to die for too!

Inside, another group of stamps delivers a warm sentiment to the recipient while inked and embossed die cuts (another item I find valuable to have at the ready) ground the sentiment in a charming and cohesive setting. A few dots of glitter glue to give movement to the flutterbyes and a smudging of the metallic embossing powder around the edges makes this card more than ready to flit before Father Time for approval.

A special thanks to the birthday girl for sending me these two photographs since in my excitement to get her gifts wrapped up and sent, I forgot to take photographs myself. :)