I seriously can’t put this stamp set away…I’m not sure it has a spot yet because it hasn’t left my work table. 🙂 I created this card for a shoebox swap I went to on Saturday.
My first version had a white circle behind the butterfly but I thought the butterfly got lost with it. What do you think, which do you like better?
Here is the sketch I based my card on:
Rachel Tessman sent those on her team a sampler of the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, a piece of Grapefruit Grove embossed with the Country Floral Dynamic embossing folder, and a piece of Whisper White stamped with a sentiment from the Part of my Story Sale-a-Bration stamp set punched out using the Story Label punch. This is what I came up with, I wanted to use them all on one card.
| 149719 | Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set |
| 120953 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Crumb Cake |
| 119686 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Early Espresso |
| 146972 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Grapefruit Grove |
| 100730 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White |
| 147114 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Early Espresso |
| 150076 | Story Label Punch |
| 141706 | Big Shot Framelits Layering Ovals |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 141897 | Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
At Susan’s event I mentioned in my last post, I participated in a card swap. My card was posted earlier with all of the Butterfly Gala cards, these are the beautiful cards I got in return.
| 150617 | Beauty Abounds Bundle |
| 150605 | Best Catch Bundle |
| 150576 | Birthday Cheer Bundle |
| 150598 | Bloom by Bloom Bundle |
| 150599 | Butterfly Gala Bundle |
| 150580 | Forever Lovely Bundle |
| 150610 | Geared Up Garage Bundle |
| 150631 | Happy Tails Bundle |
| 150621 | Humming Along Bundle |
| 150592 | Wonderful Romance Bundle |
I told you a little about uplines on Tuesday’s post. Well, Susan had a meeting and invited all of her team members, she does this about three times a year. She creates some of the most fantastic make & takes for us to do and this is what we created.
For this first card, we inked the Sale-a-Bration Country Floral Dynamic embossing folder with Sea Foam ink and embossed on Sea Foam cardstock. I’ve seen this look forever but never tried it before. Well, this sold me on the embossing folder, it’s just gorgeous!
| 148690 | Dear Doily Cling Stamp Set |
| 146988 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Soft Sea Foam |
| 140272 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick |
| 147102 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Soft Sea Foam |
| 119861 | Punch Circle 1-1/4″ |
| 143715 | Punch Pretty Label |
| 146139 | Punch Circle Scallop 1-3/8” |
| 149698 | Country Floral Dynamic Tectured Impressions Embossing Folder |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 146933 | Sequins Adhesive Basic |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
For this second card, we used the new coordinating framelits for the Hello Cupcake Sale-a-Bration stamp set. I love that she turned them into an ice-cream cone.
The last card is a technique where Susan had us make a full card and a 3×4 card that we can store for reference. The center of the first flower is colored in with the Early Espresso marker. The center of the last card was done using a sponge dauber after the stamp was inked with Pool Party.
| 150349 | Painted Seasons Bundle Sale-a-bration |
| 150609 | Well Said Cling Bundle |
| 119686 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Early Espresso |
| 100730 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White |
| 140272 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick |
| 146841 | Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder |
| 150074 | Four Seasons Framelits Dies |
| 141491 | Punch Classic Label |
| 147114 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Early Espresso |
| 147139 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Call Me Clover |
| 147050 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Poppy Parade |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 147158 | Stampin’ Write Markers Neutrals |
| 150349 | Painted Seasons Bundle Sale-a-bration |
| 150609 | Well Said Cling Bundle |
| 144245 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Lemon Lime Twist |
| 122924 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Pool Party |
| 100730 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White |
| 140272 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick |
| 147145 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Lemon Lime Twist |
| 147107 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Pool Party |
| 133773 | Sponge Daubers |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
Just for context, I was recruited by Cheryl Lee so she is my upline. Cheryl was recruited by Rachel Tessman so she is Cheryl’s upline and my second upline. Rachel was recruited by Susan Campfield so she is Rachel’s upline and my third upline. Confusing… probably.
Anyway….Susan and Rachel host Demos Galore and we made this pop out card there.
I know…butterflies.
Susan challenged us to come up with our own pop out card and gave us some supplies we could use. Here is my card which is pretty much using the paper she gave us and adding my own twist on the pop up element.
For the vellum sheets on the front and inside, I covered the back with the adhesive sheets to adhere. The pop out panels are die cut using the rectangle framelits and the leaf punch is tucked behind.
The card base is 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 2 3/4″, 5 1/2″, and 8 1/4″. The belly band is 1/2″ x 12″ and scored at 2 1/2″ and 4″. The pop up is attached to the fold using two 1/2″ punched circles folded in half.
| 148632 | Wonderful Romance Cling Stamp Set |
| 148758 | Humming Along Cling Stamp Set |
| 133676 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Mossy Meadow |
| 131201 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Pear Pizzazz |
| 146985 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Petal Pink |
| 101856 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Vellum |
| 100730 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White |
| 148586 | Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper |
| 147111 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Mossy Meadow |
| 147108 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Petal Pink |
| 148551 | Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies |
| 119850 | Punch Circle 1-3/4″ |
| 133782 | Punch Circle 2″ |
| 144667 | Punch Leaf |
| 148776 | Petal Pink/Whisper White 5/8″ Variegated Ribbon |
| 148782 | Frosted Flower Embellishments |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 122334 | Simply Scored |
| 103683 | Mini Glue Dots |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 144106 | Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets |
I hope you aren’t done with butterflies yet because I have a few more projects to go. I wanted to do a few 3D items for Demos Galore and I thought a scrapbook would be fun, I just didn’t know what to create it about. Enter Alexa the potato that my daughter had to care for over a weekend. She thinks my husband and I are crazy but we had so much fun with our little Starchy. The design for the scrapbook came from a 2015 post over at embrace-serendipity.blogspot.com.
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This card is a fun fold that Rachel Tessman showed us how to make at a gathering last month and she has a video up on her blog to show how it’s made. It takes a test run to get the scoring done right but it came out pretty. I would make one suggestion though, for the scoring on the angles fold the card so you can do both angled lines at once. I have a line drawn in down the 6″ mark of my score board so I can line things up and score them, I find this easier that using the paper trimmer for scoring this card. Another change on my card is to use a coordinating color for the band and make it 1″ instead of 1/2″
Unfortunately the Butterfly Duet Punch will not be available until some time in March, click here and enter your email address to be notified when it is back in stock.
| 150599 | Butterfly Gala Bundle |
| 148580 | Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set |
| 148523 | Butterfly Duet Punch |
| 124302 | Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Whisper White |
| 146982 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Balmy Blue |
| 146986 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Highland Heather |
| 100730 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White |
| 149622 | Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper |
| 105118 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ So Saffron |
| 147105 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Balmy Blue |
| 147103 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Highland Heather |
| 147109 | Classic Stampin’ Pad So Saffron |
| 132708 | Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad |
| 148561 | Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins |
| 103683 | Mini Glue Dots |
| 122334 | Simply Scored |
This is another card design that’s been around for a while done with other butterflies. I did it last year at my stamp-a-stack but I still love it.
Unfortunately the Butterfly Duet Punch will not be available until some time in March, click here and enter your email address to be notified when it is back in stock.
| 150599 | Butterfly Gala Bundle |
| 148580 | Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set |
| 148523 | Butterfly Duet Punch |
| 144245 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Lemon Lime Twist |
| 140272 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick |
| 149622 | Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper |
| 132708 | Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 144108 | Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 126889 | Stampin’ Trimmer |
This card is a CASE of a card by Chris Smith at inkpad.typepad.com. I just loved how she combined the wooden butterfly elements and the punched butterflies. I would have added the wooden leaves and linen thread that she had but I forgot. 🙂
The wooden frame around my Coastal Cabana piece is the leftover from die cutting the wooden rectangle, no need to waste any paper.
For the stamped butterflies, I used my Stamparatus and inked each butterfly separately then cleaned off any ink I didn’t want to stamp.
Unfortunately the Butterfly Duet Punch will not be available until some time in March, click here and enter your email address to be notified when it is back in stock.
| 150599 | Butterfly Gala Bundle |
| 148580 | Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set |
| 148523 | Butterfly Duet Punch |
| 131297 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Coastal Cabana |
| 144237 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Very Vanilla Thick |
| 144177 | Wood Textures 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper |
| 132708 | Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad |
| 144579 | Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin’ Blends |
| 148551 | Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
| 104430 | Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 144108 | Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals |
| 149711 | Butterfly Elements |
I like to do a few fun folds for some of my projects, this one is a pop-up window card I got from Jennifer McGuire. I punched the butterflies out of the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper for the decoration on it. The new Rectangle Stitched Framelits fit perfectly with the Swirly Frames stamp set.
Unfortunately the Butterfly Duet Punch will not be available until some time in March, click here and enter your email address to be notified when it is back in stock.
| 150599 | Butterfly Gala Bundle |
| 148580 | Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set |
| 148523 | Butterfly Duet Punch |
| 146519 | Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set |
| 140272 | Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick |
| 147092 | Classic Stampin’ Pad Blackberry Bliss |
| 149622 | Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper |
| 148551 | Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies |
| 143263 | Big Shot |
