So Happy for You!

Hey there stampers! Hope you are having a great day!

Today's card is one I made while planning my Brides and Babies class but it didn't make the cut.  It's missing something-not sure what :0)

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Whisper White card base and add a panel of Sending Love Specialty DSP.
2. Add a strip of Regal Rose on top of a larger strip of Pretty in Pink.
   
3. Stamp the butterflies from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose and punch with the Butterfly punch and scissors.  Adhere to card.
   
4. Stamp the sentiment from the Nursery Necessities stamp set in Basic Black and punch with the Word Window Punch.  Add to Regal Rose punched with the Modern Label Punch and adhere to card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Nursery Necessities, Flight of the Butterfly
• INK: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink
• PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Sending Love Specialty DSP
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensional
  
• TOOLS: Butterfly Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Heather's Sketch Challenge

Hey there stampers! So glad you stopped by!
Today's card is one I made following a sketch that Heather Summers posted a couple days ago.  It was intriguing and I think mine turned out pretty cute.  I used some of the yummy Sending Love Specialty DSP and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

STEPS:

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1. Stamp your greeting from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in Chocolate Chip of Pretty in Pink card stock.
2. Adhere your panels of Sending Love Specialty DSP matted with Chocolate Chip card stock onto your card base.  Be sure to add your Choclate Chip Brads on your top panel before adhering it to your card.
3. Stamp the butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set first the polka dotted one in Pretty in Pink and then stamp over that with the outline in Chocolate Chip ink.  Cutout with scissors and adhere to Pretty in Pink card stock punched with the Butterfly punch.  Adhere to main panel with a Dimensional.
4. Die cut Chocolate chip card stock with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.  Adhere to main panel with pieces of Dimensional.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Flight of the Butterfly
• INK: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
• PAPER: Chocolate Chip, Sending Love Specialty DSP, Pretty in Pink 
• ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Brads, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot

Hugs,

Flight of the Butterfly

Hey there stampers! Hope you are having a great day!

Today's card uses the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the coordinating Butterfly punch.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Bermuda Bay card stock base and randomly stamp butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink.
2. Stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White.  Stamp butterfly in Melon Mambo and Basic Black on Whisper White using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line eveything just right.  Cut out with scissors.  Use the Butterfly punch to punch out a piece of Melon Mambo and adhere cut out buttertfly to it.  Notch corners of the Whisper White piece with the Ticket Corner Punch and mat onto Melon Mambo.
3. Add a strip of Whisper white card stock to a slightly larger strip of basic Black and adhere to card.  Add main image over it.  Add a Rhinestone Sticker (local craft store) to the butterfly's middle.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Flight of the Butterfly
• INK: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Basic Black
• PAPER: Melon Mambo and Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone Sticker (local craft store)
• TOOLS: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Butterfly Punch

Hugs,

Clean and Simple Of the Earth

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today's card is a super simple but very pretty card using a Level One Hostess stamp set called Of The Earth. I just love the silhouette images!

STEPS:

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1. Cut whisper White card stock at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and fold in half for your card base.
   
2. Stamp the image from the Of The Earth hostess Level One stamp set in More Mustard on a piece of Whisper White cut at 2 1/2" x 3" and punch the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
   
3. Mat your focal image onto a piece of More Mustard card stock cut at 2 5/8" x 3 1/8" and stamp the sentiment from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in More Mustard on a piece of So Saffron card stock cut at 3 1/4" x 4"
   
4. Take a piece of More Mustard card stock cut at 1" x 4" and punch with Scallop Edge Punch. Add to side of So Saffron Piece and adhere to card.
   
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Of the Earth (Hostess Level One), Flight of the Butterfly (#111564)
  
• INK: More Mustard
  
• PAPER: Paper name, More Mustard, So Saffron, Whisper White
  
• ACCESSORIES: Scallop Edge Punch, Ticket Corner Punch
  

Isn't it pretty? I love the simplicity of it.

Hugs,

Butterfly Thank You

Hi there! Thanks for joining me!

Today's card uses the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (#111564) and the new Butterfly Punch (#116629).

I started out with a Whisper White card stock base (#100730), added a panel of Basic Black card stock (#102851) and stamped my butterfly image in Jet Black Stazon Ink (#101406). I punched out the butterflies using the 1 1/4" Square Punch (#104400) and stamped the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set (#114916) in Jet Black Stazon. I punched it out with the Word Window Punch (#105090) and layered it on Melon Mambo card stock (#115320) punched with the Modern Label Punch (#116630). I stamped the larger butterfly images on Melon Mambo card stock and punched it with the new Butterfly Punch (#116629). I popped it up on Dimensionals and added a Rhinestone from Colorbok that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo.

So what do you think? I like the bright pop of Melon Mambo with the black and white.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Birthday Butterflies

Hey there Stampers! Happy weekend!

Today's card was one I came up with on my own (gasp!). I wanted to play around with the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the new coordinating Butterfly punch. I didn't end up using the punch on this card but like the way this turned out. I pretty muched used colors and paper that were still out on my table from the last couple of days.


I started out with a Lavender Lace card base and stamped the small butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (#111564) on Whisper White with Melon Mambo, Summer Sun and Bermuda Bay. I punched them out with the 1 1/4" Square Punch (#104400) and matted them on Basic Black punched with the Scallop Square Punch (#112081). I used my In Color Markers and Summer Sun SU Markers to make doodle dots in the corners. I stamped the remaining butterflies and sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set (#114916) in Jet Black Stazon.

Hope you are having a great summer! Thanks for visiting!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

To Swap or Not to Swap

Good Morning Stampers! How are you today?
I have a demonstrator event the end of this month and have been trying to figure out my swap card. I have decided I absolutely have too many stamp sets to choose from which I think is part of my problem narrowing down to one! The only guidelines we have for our swap is that we have to use only current Stampin' Up products. That leaves it pretty wide open!
So I've been playing with several stamp sets trying to come up with I card that I just love that isn't too time intensive since I have to make quite a few of them and make sure I have enough supplies in stock to make them all. I thought I'd show you a couple that I've been working on today.

This first card is in my reject pile. Too much coloring even though I do like it. I started with a Garden Green base (probably the first time I started out with THAT color!)added a mat of Close to Cocoa and stamped my images from Blooming with Love in Black Stazon. I colored them in with my SU Markers and then adhered it to my card. I added some Tangerine Tango Striped ribbon, stamped my sentiment in black after stamping the watering can image in Sahara Sand, punched it out with my 1 3/8" Circle Punch and layered it on a Close to Cocoa Scallop Circle. White Gel Pen doodle dots finish it off.

The second card I made uses my Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. I based it on THIS one. I was resisting this set for so long but I finally caved in and bought it. I decided to make the card using Ridinghood Red since I have a full roll of the Ridinghood Red Striped ribbon. I must say I am much more drawn to the catalog sample of it in Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss than Ridinghood Red and Black but it is very pretty. This card came together quickly which is a definite plus when you are making 40 or 50 of them! I started out with a Ridinghood Red card base, Added a Basic Black mat and stamped my flowers from the Fifth Avenue Floral set in Going Gray, Basic Black and Ridinghood Red on Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is also from that set and stamped in black and layered with the same colors. The finishing touch is the Ridinghood Red Striped Ribbon.

This last card is my favorite though definitely not as fast and easy to put together as the Fifth Avenue Floral one above.
This card is based on THIS one I saw on Splitcoast Stampers. I started out with a Regal Rose base, added some Raspberry Tart DSP matted with Kiwi Kiss and stamped the butterfly from the Great Friend set in the new Occasions Mini. I used the rock and roll technique to stamp the butterfly by first inking it up with Regal Rose and then rolling just the outside edges in Rose Red ink. I used my Ticket Corner punch for the corners of my WW piece and matted it with Kiwi Kiss. The butterfly's trail is from the Flight of the Butterfly set and is stamped in Kiwi Kiss. I added some Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon and some flowers punched with my Boho Blossoms Punch with White Gel Pen in the centers. The final touch was a piece of WW cardstock punched with the Eyelet Punch along the bottom.

So what do you think? I have a couple more card ideas to play around with but I'd love to hear what you would vote for. Leave me a comment and let me know!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a terrific day!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Sale-A-Bration Card

Good Morning Stampers!
Today's card is a blatant CASE (Copy and Share Everything) of this card I found on Splitcoast by hudsonhannah. I think it is a sweet and soft card perfect for a female friend for their birthday! The ribbon and DSP are both from the Sale-A-Bration catalog and can be earned for FREE! I am definitely using it at my next workshop!
Ingredients:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Wow Flowers (sentiment) Paper: Delicate Dots DSP, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, WW Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Silver Brad, 1/16" hole punch
Thanks for stopping in!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Kristina Werner Color Challenge #41

Hey there Stampers! Hope you are having a great Valentine's Day so far! It's time to play along with another Kristina Werner Color Inspiration Challenge! These are so much fun to do! If you haven't tried one, you should! I'd love to see what you came up with!

For this challenge I decided to finally ink up the Flight of the Butterfly set I've had for a while. It's such a cute set, I have no idea why I haven't inked it up sooner! This card came together quickly without too much effort although I did pull out my trusted Stamp-a-majig to get the butterfly's polka dots just right. :)
I included a close up of the card so you can see the embossed black background. I love those embossing folders, they add such depth to any project!

Ingredients:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Ridinghood Red, WW Ink: Basic Black, Ridinghood Red Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Ridinghood Red Striped Ribbon, Polka Dot Ribbon (Michael's)Dimensionals, Stamp-a-majig, Ticket Corner Punch, Cuttlebug Spots and Dots Embossing Folder
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Elizabeth