Carefree & Epiphany

I'm really excited to be sharing my portion of the

AUTHENTIQUE & EPIPHANY

Blog Hop!

First up is a super, super quick and easy project that literally took a few minutes to put together. 

 Now mind you, the bracelet is one that I all ready had...but it was plain, 

so what better way to dress it up than

with a cute little bauble!

 To create the charm, I used Epiphany Round #14 Circle Punch,

Charm and Bubble Cap and a little "peek" of  an upcoming collection, "LIVELY," 

with the adorable bird motif.  Using a bit of jewelry wire, I looped the charm 

together along with a couple of spare mushroom caps and pearl from another old bracelet. 

 That's it!  Hangs just beautifully and is just the right amount of blingage!

Next is a card of Carefree enjoyment!
I love layering...I don't make a card that's flat, so you will notice that I've layered 

several different patterns from Carefree onto this card. I've used a scalloped punch, 

a circle punch and created a little pleating for the ribbon of paper that sits under the focal point.

After hand-cutting one of the Carefree butterflies, 

I embellished it and the sides with three of the Epiphany Bubble Caps

 that I applied to bits of patterned paper.  I use my sewing machine on almost everything,

 but I also added a hand-stitched X and two dashes in black to help establish

 that visual triangle that I'm so fond of.

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Authentique and Epiphany both have Prize Packs to give away to lucky

commenters of their blogs, so be sure to stop by (click photo at top) and leave a 

comment if you'd like to participate :)

I'll be back tomorrow with the kick off to the I Heart Ippity Blog Hop!

See y'all then!