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The Butterfly

kit:Everyday Basic by Aprilisa Designs

photo: me

journaling: When I bought the butterfly plants I had high hopes of attracting butterflies to my deck. I watched religiously but no butterflies landed on the beautiful purple flowers. Then one day, almost two months after I bought them, this glorious yellow and black Swallowtail came to visit. He fluttered and flitted around for quite some time, and stayed just long enough for me to capture his photo. Sadly, he hasn’t returned.

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Date: Fri August 8, 2014
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Keywords: butterfly
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becky_a

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yabby

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Wonderful journaling and fantastic photo. Love your use of the blended photo in the background and the perfect little scatters.

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#1 Sat August 9, 2014 4:15pm

Elizabeth

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Enjoyed the journaling and I am sure others will come, it was worth waiting to get that great photo! Love the framing of the photo and the blended photo in the background

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#2 Sat August 9, 2014 8:31pm

pamr

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Gorgeous page with an amazing photo. Love the soft blended background with the bold colors of the butterfly. I have nominated your page for this weeks Bakers Best.

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#3 Sat August 9, 2014 8:40pm

Smurfie

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What a stunning layout and photo! Love the blending into the background, the little groups of flowers and stamp frame. A well deserved Baker's Best nomination.

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#4 Sun August 10, 2014 4:07am

mskinsey

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I agree ... this is definitely a Baker's Best! Such a cool and restful layout surrounding your wonderfully dynamic photo. I also fell totally in love with your tiny clusters, which look like exquisite Swiss embroidery, and your poignant journaling. Believe me, the butterflies will come, maybe even a hummgingbird or two. The thing with butterflies, though, is that each one has an incredibly short lifespan before it has to lay its eggs for the next generation. Thus, they are truly one of life's beautiful fleeting moments ... and memories.

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#5 Mon August 18, 2014 1:14pm

mskinsey

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Wow, your layout made me curious about the actual lifespan of a monarch butterfly. I was under the impression that it is short ... like 2 to 4 weeks or so. I was amazed to discover that monarchs go through FOUR different generations each year. The first through third generations live 2 to 6 weeks, but the fourth generation lives 6 to 8 MONTHS! It's during this last stage that they migrate to Southern California and Mexico, where they overwinter until they start the whole cycle again. There are lots of websites about monarchs; this one is especially clear and colorful: https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/life-span.html

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#6 Mon August 18, 2014 1:32pm

becky_a

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That's really very interesting! I had no idea!

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#7 Mon August 18, 2014 4:19pm

nutsaboutgabe

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Congratulations! Your LO has been nominated for LOTW (week ending 8/9). Go here to vote for the next LOTW winner. Winner will be announced 8/31!

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#8 Mon August 25, 2014 8:21pm

dinkeek

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Lovely layout!

#9 Sat December 6, 2014 5:46am

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