It is never a joy when one must deal with the loss of a loved one and recently, I had to prepare two sympathy cards. I wanted cards that could be quickly prepared and opted to use the same design for both cards. When going through my stamp collection to find an appropriate stamp, I settled upon the Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics set and Butterflies Thinlits Die from the new Occasions Catalog. Personally, I like to think of butterflies as a symbol that a loved one is near so I was drawn to the set. Subtle colors were used but
Welcome to my ABC’s with Fun Folds series. Today I have a Lever Card for you. Spring is in the air and we released our butterflies at school today. My Pre-K students love this every year! WeR…
Today's post features the new Butterfly Basics photopolymer stamp set and new Butterflies Thinlits Dies from the new Occasions ...
I offered my downline members the opportunity to get free supplies from me in exchange for creating samples to show at our April Quarterly Team Meeting. Michelle Hundertmark took me up on the offer and created some fabulous samples using the beautiful Butterfly Basics Bundle from the Occasions Catalog. Uses Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set and Crazy about You Stamp Set plus Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad, Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad, Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Linen...
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I am so excited about my Stamp Club Swap this week! I have fallen head over heals for these Butterfly framelits. They are magical!! I also got my hands on the new Sale A Bration Sheer Perfection Vellum. The butterflies in this pack were the perfect add on! The first thing I did was color ... Read more
Welcome to my ABC’s with Fun Folds series. Today I have a Lever Card for you. Spring is in the air and we released our butterflies at school today. My Pre-K students love this every year! WeR…
Happy Thursday!! Isn't this butterfly just awesome! And honestly, I am not a butterfly fan- but there is just something about this stamp set & coordinating framelits that I totally dig. It is just so elegant!! And I have made alot of different cards in various colors & combinations using it over the past 4 months. stamp set: 'Butterfly Basics' card stock: Mossy Meadow, Blushing Bride, Whisper White ink: Mossy Meadow, Rose Coral ColorBox Chalk pad supplies: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Basic Pearls, Doilies, Dimensionals, Spring Flowers Embossing Folder other: Dryer Sheet This card is one of the many projects from my Spring Fling event last weekend. +++++ Wow- Brayden had an awesome soccer game last night!! He scored at least 2 times (maybe 3). You can tell he has been practicing with Mike. We were so proud of him. His last game is Saturday morning. And then we'll be going to baseball games starting next week. From Brayden's soccer game we were off to the races! We had a late night as I went to get groceries afterwards. But Nathan looked fast! He had a good night. He got 2nd in his heat & he was scored 3rd place in the main- but all 3 front cars were 3 wide & within inches of each other. I was sitting at the finish line & I would disagree with the scorer on where he finished. If he had a white nose on the car would that have made a difference? We are the purple #52 car with the black bumper cover (nose). I'm off to pick up the boys. Brayden will be here after school tonight. I've got to get his Crispix "Wood Cake" made so we can celebrate his birthday. Gosh- I can't believe he will be 7 tomorrow. We are going to get a few flowers planted tonight. And then I'm going to spend the rest of the night a stampin' away for my upcoming class I have on Sunday. I hope you have a delightful day!! Happy Stamping! Hugs! SUSIE
I had great fun with the Butterfly Basics stamp set and some butterfly dies and other bits n bobs! I made several cards, some just in a different colour scheme, others with slightly different elements (ribbon, die cuts, jewels, pearls...) but I love this one as the colours are just so pretty/vintage/ice-creamy! Yet again I have used one of my favourite pinks - Melon Mambo - only downside of that one (and Blackberry Bliss) is that the inks do make a mess of your fingers! And they also stain your photopolymer stamps, but as long as you clean them properly this does not affect the colours you stamp next. I am adding this card to the following: Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #123 Anything Goes with a Twist - Add some pearls A Bit More Time to Craft - #17 Anything Goes Cupcake Inspirations - #353 Photo Inspiration my inspiration was the pretty colours Stampin' Up! materials used: Stamp sets - Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge Inks - Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Old Olive Dies - Bold Butterfly framelits, Butterflies thinlits Ribbon - Mint Macaron dotted lace trim Card - Whisper White A4 thick cardstock, Vellum Embellishments - pearls Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle [138865] Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135] Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360] Mint Macaron 1" Dotted Lace Trim [138424] Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]
Making beautiful cards with butterflies is so fun with the Butterfly Basics Bundle! The trick with the Butterflies thinlits is to use four dryer sheets in between the cutting plate and the card stock for easy removal of the card stock from the die! Here are all the great products that I used to make these card! Place an order with me and I'll send you a FREE Surprise gift! Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog Click here to Order Stampin' Up! Online Anytime!!
Gentle Reminder: Today is the last day to take advantage of the Free Shipping offer from Stampin' Up!. More on that later. I forgot that I have one more Creative Crew challenge from Splitcoaststampers
Hey there! Before we start, I just want to share one picture from the baby dedication yesterday. Here's Darcy with her Mommy & Daddy, big brother Liam, her Mamie and PaPa Jenkins and Mark & I (also called Mamie and...
A Beautiful Butterfly Basics Birthday Card for CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #231 is on the blog, Stampin' Hoot! Lots of daily inspiration to be had!
This week at the Global Design Project challenge blog we are CASEing this colorful card by Steffi Helmschrott. Here's what I see when I look at Steffi's card...a bright, watercolored background with repeating elements and a simple greeting heat embossed...
I have another card today using the stamp set Butterfly Basics and it definitely falls into the category of Quick and Easy! The sentiment is also from this set! I love the clean look of Bermuda Bay, Pacific Bay and Whisper White! Bermuda Bay Pacific Point Whisper White To complete the card, […]
Paper Crafting and Card Making
Today I fly out to Orlando for Stampin' Up!'s Leadership~ this happens to be the card I made to swap while I am there. I love the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper. You can give this paper the look...
Hello Stamping Friends, I have some fun cards today using the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits and the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set. These two sets carry into the new catalog but if you get them now you will get a 10% bundle discount, #150617. See them on page 13 of the Occasions catalog. Before we get into … Continue reading →
Stamping, Card Making, Scrapbooking and Paper craft fun with Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Bekka Prideaux. Buy Stampin' Up! here
Butterfly Basics is a new bundle in the Occasions Catalog and it is amazing. This card design was taken from a swap I received at Leadership — sorry, I don't know who did it. I tweaked it just a bit and used it for my Stamp & Go Club for …
I have a couple more cards to share today which feature the Something Borrowed DSP (p.43 OC). I used a Calypso Coral card base here, and layered it with a Sahara Sand layer and a piece Something Bo…
Here are some more cards I made on my mass produce note cards weekend just gone. I made up 20 of these and used a few different sentiments so I have cards on hand. Don't be put off because the die looks intricate. I find it easy to get a good cut with these dies if you follow some steps: I use injection foam on my more intricate dies, which really helps with getting a clean cut which pops off the die. Make sure you have a firm 'sandwich' in your Bigshot. I placed the base magnetic plate, the acrylic...
Have I mentioned how much I have used this set and how very much I love it? lol I made a set of cards and an envelope box to put them in. I made the box with the envelope punch board. 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 piece of cardstock Envelope punch board: line up at 3 1/2 inches, punch and score, then at 5 inches, punch and score again Rotate cardstock 180 degrees, line up at 3 1/2 inches, punch and score, then at 5 inches, punch and score again On the two sides that you haven't punched/scored, line up at the two score lines you see, and punch & score Crease all score lines Envelope and back of card Inside- this card was supposed to be a thank you, but I stamped Happy bday on the front. So I stamped the greeting, punched it out and glued over the thank you.
Find out how to add color to your Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper and also how to make a butterfly pop through a card.
Paper Crafting and Card Making
And today is the final installment of the Flowers and Butterflies swap card from our Stamping to Share Demonstrator Group. Laura's card has an interesting 'cut' to it. She stamped the Swallowtail background stamp onto the left side of her front panel and then trimmed away all of the panel that was to the right of the butterfly. It makes for a lovely and surprising way to enjoy this card. Dorene made a lovely little treat that celebrates everything spring. These pastel m&m's fit perfectly into our 1'x8' cello bags. She also Papillon Potpourri to make the perfect butterfly accent.
One of my favorite techniques is emboss resist...heat emboss an image on light colored cardstock using a light embossing powder and then usi...
Hello Peeps !!! Happy Thursday !!! This is a simple card that I made using the Butterfly thinlit. I started with the Fluttering EF for my background and 2 pieces of designer papers. I used Basic Black for my butterfly and finished off the card using metallic thread, brads, sequins and designer flower embellishment. Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful stampin' day Chat Product List Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360] $25.00 Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139304] $8.50 Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00 Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.00
I used an old but fabulous sketch from Random Acts of Creativity/Ipalamountain on Pinterest. These butterflies were back ordered for so long. Stampin' Up! is offering them at a discount until April 30. Also, if you buy the bundle, you can get one of three SAB items free, even though SAB has ended. It's a great deal! Click on the flower to the right to shop! Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog
I was in a monotone mood when I created this card yesterday. This is a good thing, because it's very peaceful and relaxing. I was thinking about what I would do with the CAS(E) this sketch
Hurra, es sind Pfingstferien. 2 Wochen Erholung. Ich freue mich schon jetzt, wenn das Wetter mitmacht, auf ein paar Freibadbesuche. Das ist das schönste am Sommer - einen Tagesurlaub zur Entspannung pur, Picknick, Sonne, Wasser, plus viel Spaß ... und das gleich ums Eck. Jetzt bleibt nur noch zu hoffen, daß der Wettergott uns keinen Strich durch die Rechnung macht. Biergartenbesuch ist auf jeden Fall in diesen 2 Wochen auch Pflicht. Abends, ohne daß man auf die Uhr schauen muss, (weil ja am nächsten Tag Schule ist) ausbleiben und chillen.Hach, ich freue mich schon drauf. So genug geschmarrt. Mit meinem heutigen Kärtchen mache ich mal wieder bei einer Challenge von Freshly Made Sketches, No. 187, mit. Die Schmetterlingsstanze musste herhalten. Für diese habe ich mal etwas Neues ausprobiert. Ihr wisst ja bestimmt, daß das Papier nach dem Stanzen sehr schwierig ist herauszubekommen. Nun habe ich einfach von den Einlagen ein Papier genommen und dazwischengelegt - und ich bin sehr angetan. Geht echt prima raus, gerade bei dem Goldpapier war es mir wichtig, damit man keine Macken sieht. Probiert das mal aus. Kostenlos und funktioniert.
Yesterday was the first official day of the new catalog! Very exciting day in geeky-Stampin’-Up! world! HAHA Now that the dust has settled, I wanted to share with you some projects I made ove…
Loving the Butterfly dies especially paired with the Sale-a-bration paper. It is so pretty sponged with Pistachio ink. By the …
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I just got this fun "Kinda Eclectic" stamp set and I thought I would play with it. I bought it mostly because of the sun spray image but...
It's my turn to post over at the Country View Crafts Project Blog and I have a card today that incorporates some of Tim's new products, Perspective stamps and Mixed Media Thinlits. I have more photos and details there if you would like to see them. Listen to your heART and have a great week. hugs Brenda xxx Updated with details from CVC Isn't it lovely when the postman delivers you one of those pizza boxes filled with goodies that you have ordered from Susan and when I opened a parcel of pre-order products and found the new mixed media dies from Tim Holtz in it, I just had to have a play. Before the idea for this card came about I was in the process of making some journalling pages using the brand new stencils from Tim Holtz and using the reverse of the sprayed stencil on some spare card. When it had dried and I picked it up to put away in a bits box I immediately wanted to use the new mixed media thinlits dies, so I ran it through the Big Shot and cut it down to size and I really liked the effects. I gathered some elements together and began putting things together. I stamped the butterfly using the French Flight Framelits set on the background and on another piece of card, cutting it out and adding it over the other one. You can see the grungy background under the frame below. Some music paper dipped lightly into inks, a ribbon and wishbone finish the embellishing. I also used the new Perspective set of stamps from Tim Holtz for the sentiment, which was stamped in Olive archival ink. The piece I found to use for the underneath of the die-cut area was originally created using distress paints and walnut stain distress ink. I don't throw anything away ....... lol. I really love the effects these mixed media dies create and you get four different designs in the packet. Happy crafting. hugs Brenda xxx Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Olive Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink Pad - Orange Blossom Tim Holtz Distress ink - Rusty hinge Tim Holtz Distress marker - Vintage photo Tim Holtz Distress Reinker - Peeled Paint Tim Holtz Distress Reinker - Stormy Sky Tim Holtz Thinlits - Mixed Media Tim Holtz Stamps - Perspective Tim Holtz Framelits w/stamps - French flight InLinkz.com
I’m excited to be attending Stampin’ Up! OnStage local event in Milwaukee this weekend with my sister and several of my downline. In addition to getting the new catalog, receiving free gifts and prizes, seeing new product display boards, sharing ideas with fellow demonstrators and making projects with… Read More
