Amazing Treasure Hunt

I used to have so much fun creating what I called Treasure Hunt posts. I did one almost every week. How it worked, was I would go to yard sales, thrift stores, and such and hunt for things that were not really cardmaking/papercrafting supplies, and then figure out some way to use the item on a card. It stretched me and I enjoyed doing it.

Then we moved. That was 1 1/2 years ago. And I never seemed to get back to the Treasure Hunt posts, even though I still have a box of treasures just waiting for use.

So I decided this year one of my goals would be to post a Treasure Hunt Creation at least once each month.

Today is the day!

Here's what I found:

A calendar - Cost 10 cents

This is what the pages look like:

I figured this could actually be useful on SEVERAL cards, but for today, there's only one.

I took one of the pages and trimmed it so the quote showed, but not the actual calendar.

Aerodynamically

the bumblebee shouldn't

be able to fly,

but the bumblebee

doesn't know that

so it goes on flying anyway.

- Mary Kay Ash

I chose to use this quote from the calendar for two reasons: 1.) I was familiar with this quote - I can remember my sister saying this many MANY times when we were growing up; and 2.) I had an idea to make a punch art bumblebee to go with it.

I guess you had already figured out the bumblebee was made solely with punches. This idea isn't original. I've actually seen several variations of this on the internet, so I just pulled out some punches and started playing. The punches I ended up using are mostly from Stampin' UP!:

Bird Punch

Ornament Punch

Large Oval

1 3/8" Circle

7/8" Circle (this one was not Stampin' UP!)

3/4" Circle

Circle from Itty Bitty Shapes Pack

Here's a closeup so you can see him better:

Isn't he sweet?

Of course I had to do the inside - Amazing:

I only used things I had for this card; no purchasing - so it counts as my Card #6 for the 100 Cards in 100 Days Challenge.

I sure had fun making this card... I love Punch Art, I love Treasure Hunts, and I'm loving the 100 Cards in 100 Days Challenge, too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sentiment (inside): A Muse Hand Scripted

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Treasure: Words of Wisdom for Women 2011 Calendar

Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Crushed Curry

Designer Paper: from my scrap file

Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones