Sadness Flies away...

Hi everyone! I had fun playing along with this weeks sketch at Skipping Stones Designs. In fact I loved the simplicity of the design that I tweaked it a bit and made two cards. Using the medium sized butterfly in the Healing Wings set, I stamped it on a post-it to create a mask. Next I laid the mask down on the cardfront and inked it with Distress Inks. I used a combination of  Broken China, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint and Mustard Seed to ink the butterflies. While the mask was still in place I inked up some background stamps (Timeless Treasures and Rustic Tiles) and stamped the design. 

Here is the sketch from Kim Kesti. You can see I stretched the card out to make it a long card. 

And here is another version of the card where instead of three design elements I used two. I loved the idea of the butterfly wings overlapping in flight! 

What do you get when you mix Stampendous and May Arts ribbon together? Lots of gorgeous projects and prizes! Be sure to visit the Stampendous and May Arts blogs every day this week for a peek at some fun projects. And be sure to stop back here because I have projects to share on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

On to Taylor's Summertime July 4th Blog Hop News...

The winners of the hop are in! You have until July 15th to contact Taylor to claim your prize. 

Jan Garber -  Stampendous Cling Jumbo flower and handle (will be chosen by Stampendous)

Crystal Irwin - Stampendous Cling Jumbo flower and handle (will be chosen by Stampendous)
LUV2SCRAP - Karber Digital Studios - 2 digis of your choice
Alison Heikkila - Dreamweavers Stencils prize pack
Chris - Ippity Kit, courtesy of Maria Levine (will be chosen by Maria)
Jan-Marie  - a muse studio catalog and stamp set of your choice($12.99 or under), courtesy of Sunghee Chon
Jessica Diedrich - Stampendous Cling Jumbo flower and handle (will be chosen by Stampendous)
Mousekmom - Chi Chi Memories digi stamp set of your choice
Lillian Child - Ellie Loves the Beach stamp from Your Next Stamp
Martha (Sissy) Speed Ramey - Skipping Stones Design stamp set (of their choosing)
Jennifer Ingle - $20 gift certificate to Little Potato House, courtesy of Sunghee Chon
Rachel - Pixie Dust Studio - 2 digis of your choice
Corinne - SU Fast and Fabulous set, courtesy of Cindy Coutts andChristian Paper Crafts