House Mouse and Butterflies Accordion Tag Card

Hi, sweet friends!

Today's project is a result of the current House Mouse Challenge + Use My STUFF!

As much as coloring brings relaxing delight, there are many stickers in my stash screaming for attention! Hence today's project.

Because the HM challenge is "butterflies" there are lots of little butterflies keeping these mice company.

All of the products on these cards are years old (and in some cases DECADES!) 

hanging head in shame...

So, out came the old, old, OLD accordion tag, the REALLY old papers, and I got down to business.

Each panel is 3.25 inches wide, and there are 6 panels in the accordion tag. Each packet contained 5 accordion tag sets. I bought these from Paper Cut at least 8 years ago, but probably longer than that. The price said $5.00 LOL

K and Company and Stampin' Up papers were used in the layers. The Martha Stewart punches worked out well with this size panel.

Here it is closed up. The ribbon holding it closed is about 15" long because it is only behind the first panel's layer, and wrapped around the closed accordion:

Love the encouraging sentiment by Washington Irving:

“There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”

I have even put little stickers on some of the butterfly wings.

The extra large (gigantic brads) were a chore putting into place! Yikes!

They have been distressed with Sparkle N Sprinkle Silver Pearl embossing powder.

Just pick the brad up with tweezers, heat it up, and dip into the EP jar. Watch the magic happen as the EP melts without any help:

Thanks for visiting today. May you each enjoy a little special surprise in your week-end!

Products:

• HM Stickers
• Sparkle N Sprinkle: Silver Pearl EP391 to distress the 3 giant eyelets
• Ink: Pearl Lavender Brilliance
• Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug, and Constellations by Couture Creations
• Dies: IO Mini Butterflies 255, Spellbinders Classic Oval and Scallop Oval
• Punches: EKS Corner, MS Daisy Edge, MS Laurel Leaf
• Lace, Ribbon, Pearls, Large Eyelets, Miscellaneous
• Paper: KandCompany designer, SU lavender, frosted vellum
• Stamps: Wordsworth and SU
• Spritzes and Distress inks for some of the lace

Challenges I'm playing in:

1. Crafting with Dragonflies Challenges - #59 Card with Dragonflies or Butterflies as the main focus 6/24 (sep post 2 wks out)
2. House Mouse and Friends Challenge - #221 Butterflies! 6/19
3. Crafty Girls Creations #21 Just For Fun - anything goes - 6/29
4. Crafting with an Attitude  #16 Anything Goes 6/26
5. One Stitch at a Time #264 Layer It Up 6/28

sweet hugs,