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Follow the Butterflies!

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Poster: Wendybell

 Weeeee!

Okay, for those of you who are very confused by this card, here is my story (to borrow a line from Mothermark - thanks, Cindy!):

My oldest son, Devan, left to serve a two-year mission for the LDS Church on Wednesday - 8/29/07 (sniff! sniff! - he will be serving in Germany - Munich/Austria area). I have vowed to send him a card a week. Upon further contemplation, I decided to send him a card with at least ONE butterfly image in it every week (that would be, um . . . 104 butterfly cards! Yikes!). The reason for the butterfly is that his nickname, since he was little, is Butterfly Boy (comes from when we were at Lake Powell and his older cousin, Nathan, started teasing him that he looked like a butterfly with his life jacket on - you know the ones with the little pillow flap behind the head? He HATED the name, but grew to love it over time).

Fast forward . . . trying to think of a card today that would have butterflies on it and that he would like (he has, after all, only been gone two days!). My kids and I are fabulous Harry Potter fans. They found some little animated shorts called "Potter Puppet Pals." They are so cute and silly! This card is an homage to one of those animated shorts (which in their later incarnations became actual puppet shows!).

Here is a link to one called "Trouble at Hogwarts":

http://www.potterpuppetpals.com/trouble.html

After watching that, check out this easter egg clip, hidden in "Trouble at Hogwarts":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x64P7t-JtuA

Once you have watched the easter egg clip, this card will make sense (I even stamped the word "Weeee!" on the inside!)

You are now free to go and watch all of the other clips ('cause I know you want to!). My favorite one is called "Bothering Snape". Enjoy!

And that is my story!! (And this is probably the DUMBEST card I have EVER made - but Devan will love it, and that's all that matters!)

Date: Friday, August 31, 2007 GMT
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Keywords: Harry Potter butterfly
Stamps: Posy bg, Tropical Turf wheel, Watercolor Minis, Simple Serif Alpha
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Basic Black
Accessories: Ron Weasley image (from internet), black hemp twine, dimensionals
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Leslie L


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Registered: December 18, 2004
Location: Edmonton
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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 6:49 AM

Ha-Ha...my kids watch these shorts on YouTube as well and I recognized Ron right away. Love your card...well done!

Leslie

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Registered: February 1, 2005
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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 7:03 AM

My three-year-old just saw this and knew what it was right away! :D Very cute!

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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 7:37 AM

I knew straight away that this was from harry potter...I could hear ron squealing about why he had to follow the spiders and why couldn't he follow the butterflies! This is soooooo cute!

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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 7:37 AM

I knew straight away that this was from harry potter...I could hear ron squealing about why he had to follow the spiders and why couldn't he follow the butterflies! This is soooooo cute!

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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 7:37 AM

I knew straight away that this was from harry potter...I could hear ron squealing about why he had to follow the spiders and why couldn't he follow the butterflies! This is soooooo cute!

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Toy


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Registered: August 9, 2004
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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 12:12 PM

Wendy.. this is the most wonderful card because it's so personal. You put heart and soul into it and he is going to flip over it. I love the relationship you have with your son.. shows what a wonderful mother you are!

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Julesiana


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Registered: September 19, 2004
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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 12:16 PM

OH MY GOODNESS!! This makes sense after the videos!! TOO too FUNNY!! He is really going to smile when he sees this!!

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Fri, Aug 31, 2007 @ 12:17 PM

hehe -- that is a cute card and a cute story, wendy tfs!!

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Registered: April 23, 2006
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Sat, Sep 01, 2007 @ 4:44 PM

I love your story....and what a fun card...I think it is wonderful what you are doing...Thats alot of butterflies but it's so fun because it means something to both of you....A wonderful idea, you are a wonderful mom....Thanks for the *story*!

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Registered: July 21, 2004
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Sat, Sep 01, 2007 @ 5:17 PM

Butterfly Boy will LOVE it! you are too funny!

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Registered: February 16, 2007
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Sun, Sep 02, 2007 @ 3:57 PM

haha so cute!

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Thu, Sep 13, 2007 @ 2:16 AM

This is so sweet Wendy! I love him being butterfly boy. Hugs to you and to him.

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