Clothed in Strength & Dignity

   Hi Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons fans! Leah Schaeffer here and I'm pleased to be sharing this layout with you all today. It's a simple design but striking. I cut 3 oversized monarch butterflies and created my own masked background. I used one of the many beautiful background cut files offered in our shop. You can make something that could be reusable (like cutting stencil paper or something similar) but for this project, I wasn't worried about that. It worked just fine with paper, but with the texture paste did warp the paper so I had to work quickly. Which is part of working with texture paste anyhow. This simple design was created to highlight this photo of my daughter and my niece. 

   Here is a close up of the stunning butterflies. 

   This photo shows the super cool background!

   Here are the PPPR files I've used today. Monarch Butterfly Background Lace 3    Thanks for coming by!

Life is Pretty Wonderful

When you really stop and look around, life is pretty wonderful. Sometimes we get caught up in the daily chaos or the daily grind and are left feeling deflated, weak or even downright sad.

I know a very smart dog who has some very sound advice if this is you right now. 

"Keep looking up...that's the secret of life..." - Snoopy

I've been a bit down lately, so I figured I'd take some of my own advice.

I created this card to share with you, and it's bright and cheery, it also features some awesome PPPR files. You'll find A2 Card Bases 3 Cutting Files and Monarch Butterfly Cutting Files on this card.

I hope you have a great rest of the week. Check back tomorrow for some new files and a freebie! Don't forget that we have an awesome Monthly Challenge going on, and that we are always in need of Guest Designers! You can find the info on the Monthly Challenge by clicking HERE. If you'd like to be a Guest Designer, you can send your info to:  guestdesigner@prettypapergraphics.com