Thank you for stopping by my blog today. We are continuing with the theme of Encouragement on Kylie’s International Blog Highlight for October.
This card,with it’s glittery butterfly is sure to brighten someone’s day and bring a smile to their face. It’s #worldcardsendingweek this week and Stampin’ Up! are gearing up for a grand total of 50,000 cards to be sent worldwide. An encouragement is perfect at any time and I’ve got someone in mind for this card.
I started off with a Smoky Slate card base and stamped the butterflies in Smoky Slate. Then I added a panel of Blushing Bride embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. I stamped a panel of Whisper White cardstock with a combination of images from the Beauty Abounds stamp set to create a pretty background. I love that we can create our own Designer Series Paper with stamps to colour coordinate with our projects.
The Delightful Tag Topper punch was used to create the tag which has been embossed with the Country Floral embossing folder. The texture is so detailed on this folder and it coordinates with the soft look of this card.
The sentiment is perfect to let someone know they have been thought. I’ve layered it with a felt border from the Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit. The striped border is a stamp from the Tiny Keepsakes Cling Stamp set which is in the Holiday Catalogue. I stamped this in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut a strip to to flag and use as a banner.
I stamped the butterfly in Smoky Slate on Blushing Bride. Then I added liquid glue and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds to create my sparkly butterfly.
The top 10 winners from this blog highlight will get to participate in an International Blog Hop at the end of the month. I would love to be part of this and would really appreciate you taking a moment to vote for my project.
Click on the Vote For Me button below and you will be directed to Kylie’s blog. You can place your votes by checking the heart image on the project. My card is no. 17 in the gallery.
All products that I have used and measurements for this card are listed below. You can purchase any of these from my Online Store by clicking on any of the images. Alternately, contact me to place your order.
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I have another Woven Threads card for you today. This too follows a very simple layout to show the beauty of the paper. You can view the other Woven Threads card I made here.
To create this card, I layered some Designer Series Paper on cardstock. The doily was fussy cut from another sheet to be part of the focal image. Designer Series Paper has so many options and fussy cutting sections, like I have done here, gives you another way to use it.
I head embossed the butterfly on Vellum cardstock and then added a Seaside Spray butterfly behind it. Vellum adds a soft touch. To adhere the vellum to the base butterfly, I just added some liquid glue in the centre and bent the wings very slightly so they stayed up.
I got this paper quite late after it was released and have only recently started using it. I am loving the colours, distressed look and vintage feel of this paper. If you would like to get this paper for free, today is the last day of our Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer. Click on any of the images to shop in my Online Store. There is no limit on what you can order.
All measurements and products that I have used to create this card are listed below. You can purchase these from my Online Store by clicking on any of the images. Alternately, contact me to place your order.
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All orders placed receive a handmade card and orders over $50 will receive a $10 gift voucher from me (1 per month).
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Please leave me feedback or contact me with any queries. If you currently don’t have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would love the opportunity to help you along your crafting journey.
What’s the next best thing to having one of Claude Monet’s painting hanging in your home? Stampin’ Up! Perennial Designer Series Paper! One of our product designers, Julie Alusa, went to New York and was so inspired by Monet’s works of art, she decided to paint her own masterpiece.
In her own words: ‘While I was admiring Monet’s massive water lily paintings at the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan, I was inspired to do a Monet-esque page in the Designer Series Paper of impressionistic water lilies.’
My card today uses a very simple layout and to showcase one of these beautiful papers.
I attached the ribbon with Tear & Tape then adhered the Designer Series Paper onto card base. The butterfly is part of a large die which has a group (or a kaleidoscope!) of butterflies, I cut one of these off to be the focal point of this card and layered the silver on top of Blushing Bride to make it stand out.
The sentiment has been heat embossed in silver and die cut with the Layering Ovals die.
Measurements:
Blueberry Bushel – 21cm x 14.8cm (scored in half)
Perennial Essence DSP – 9.2cm x 13.6cm
Silver Foil – for butterfly
Blushing Bride – for Butterfly and sentiment
All supplies used to make this card are listed below. Click on any of the product images to be taken direct to my Online store to place your order.
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Welcome to the first edition of Step-it-Up Sunday for 2019. A whole new year ahead of us with so much crafting fun to be had. And what a way to kick it off with the new Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. Have you had a chance to look at these yet? Please contact me to get your copy of these catalogues. You don’t want to miss out on this chance to earn free products.
My project today features the pretty butterflies in the Occasions catalogue. The stamp set has various butterflies with the large and smaller image on the one stamp. So when you stamp you are getting 2 butterflies at the same time. This then coordinates with the punch which punches out both images at the same time. A real time saver. You can colour in the butterflies or you use the additional filler stamps to fill in the images. The stamp and punch, when purchased as a bundle save you 10%, which is fantastic.
In this suite, the first item that drew my attention was the pack of 6’x6′ gingham paper. I love the fresh, bright colours in this pack. It comes with small checks on one side and larger on the other.
The measurements for this card is in inches. I tend to go between inches and centimetres depending on the project. Maybe I’m a little bit strange but it works for me! Do any of you do this too?
Whisper White card base 5′ x 10′ folded in half
Gingham DSP 5′ X 5′
Basic
Balmy Blue Cardstock 4′ x 4′
Stamp the sentiment. Punch out 3 butterflies and adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add enamel shapes.
Intermediate
Emboss your Whisper White cardstock which has been cut to 4′ square. Run your sponge brayer over it with Balmy Blue ink. Add a strip of DSP onto 3¼’ square Balmy Blue cardstock. Then round the corners with the Detailed Trio punch. This punch is from the Annual Catalogue and has got to be the most used punch in my collection. Attach this layer onto the embossed layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals and then adhere with glue onto Gingham base.
Advanced
Stamp the 3 butterflies in Black and Balmy Blue and punch out. Die cut 2 flourishes.
Tip: As this is an intricate flourish, I run it through about 4 times through the Big Shot, swapping the end which goes through the Big Shot first after a couple of times. This evens out the pressure and helps the die cut evenly.
Arrange the flourishes across the card. I have cut one in half to fit. Then attach the butterflies with mini Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of the flourish.
These 3 items will get you on your way to making these cards and will also earn you a free Sale-A-Bration item.
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