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  • Cute Collage Stamping using Kinda Eclectic

    Cute Collage Stamping using Kinda Eclectic

    Today I wanted to share a card I created to send out as part of my customer thank yous.  I had gotten embarrassingly far behind on sending out thank you cards for orders over the last few months and so I wanted to make up some cards and make sure everyone knew how much I appreciated them and their support.  It took a while but it was great to sit and write a little note to each person.  Plus it was fun to take a big stack to the post office… say HAPPY MAIL!  🙂

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    So what is inside many of those cards?  This fun Kinda Eclectic collaged thank you card!  I have always loved the Kinda Eclectic stamp set because it is one of those sets that you can just randomly stamp a bunch of the images onto a piece of cardstock and it almost always looks great.  Gotta love stamp sets that make it hard for you to mess things up!

    Kinda Eclectic Collaged Thank You Card side view

    Now this card was also a last hurrah for me for many of the retiring items from the Stampin’ Up 2016-2017 retirement list (You can see everything that is still available and being discontinued here).  Including:

    • the Kinda Eclectic stamp set
    • Cucumber Crush Thick Baker’s Twine
    • Cucumber Crush cardstock
    • Cucumber Crush ink
    • Tip Top Taupe ink
    • Bitty Butterfly punch
    • Elegant Butterfly punch
      Kinda Eclectic Collaged Thank You Card with butterfly punches

    Yes… I’m still in a bit of shock that Stampin’ Up is retiring the butterfly punches!  They are so cute and look so great layered together!

    Tips for making this Kinda Eclectic collage card:

    This card is a lot easier to make than it may seem, so here are a few quick tips for making it.

    • Have fun with the leaves to fill in the corners!  I stamped the leaves in Cucumber Crush ink on the corners of the card base.  Then I used Memento Black to stamp ONCE full strength in the corner of the white cardstock and then I stamped AGAIN without REINKING just offset from the first black image so you get the faded layered look.
    • The two butterfly images come from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set.  Stamp the large butterfly full strength and punch out.  Stamp the smaller butterfly once on scrap paper and then again without reinking the stamp onto your cardstock scrap and punch it out with the Bitty Butterfly stamp.  Both of the butterfly images below were stamped using Tip Top Taupe ink.
    • Use glue dots to hold your butterflies together – I love using glue dots to adhere my butterflies.  I use one dot in the center of each butterfly.  This holds my punch out down firmly, but still lets me fold up the wings so it looks like it is trying to fly away.
    • Make a tiny matting border for a crisp way to break up your layers – I love using this type of small mat.  It is 1/8″ larger in each direction than the Whisper White cardstock.  Now, I mailed off all my copies of this card without measuring, but I think it is approximately 3 3/4″ x 5″ for the Whisper White cardstock and then 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ for the Basic Black cardstock.
      Kinda Eclectic Collaged Thank You Card nt

    Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:  

    Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $28.00

    Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $20.00

    Bitty Butterfly Punch

    $16.00

    Elegant Butterfly Punch

    $16.00

    Cucumber Crush Thick Baker's Twine

    $3.50 $2.45

    Cucumber Crush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

    $8.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $9.00

    Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.00

    Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

    $6.00

    Glue Dots

    $5.25

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  • Cheery Thanks Peek-a-Book card with Pop of Pink Washi

    Are you like me and after you’ve taken a little bit of time off from getting into your craft room, you return to sit and stare at your supplies thinking, “I really want to make something cute, but have NO IDEA what to make or where to get started!”

    I swear, getting my groove back on can be the hardest thing for me in crafting.  Well, today, I wanted to share with you a project idea that is quick, easy, and is a great way to get over that missing mojo hump and get your crafting groove on.  The always fun, washi peek-a-boo card!

    When you do a card like this, start with your basic white card base and then grab your favorite set of washi tape.  In this case, I grabbed the Pop of Pink Washi Tape pack.  It has 5 coordinating patterns, but since they all go together, you can just pick your favorite 3 patterns and lay them out on a white layer of cardstock.  See… super easy so far!

    Then it is just a matter of creating a fun layer with a cutout for that pattern to peek out through!

    In this case, I grabbed the Layering Square framelits and the Elegant Butterfly punch to create my accent piece.  I picked out a square from the Layering Squares dies that was just a little bit bigger than my punch and then using that selected a matching scalloped square that would give me a reasonable sized border.  Then it was as simple as cutting out a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the square and a Gold Foil piece with the scallop square and glue them together.  Then I could punch out the butterfly from the center.  Fun, huh?

    Once you have that, just place over your washi tape with the foam Stampin’ Dimensionals, and add a sentiment (from one of my favorite sentiment sets – Suite Sayings) in the corner.  Then you can just mount it all onto your white cardbase and you are done!

    And just like that, you’ve made something cute and you are ready to keep the momentum going onto your next project!

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    Project Measurements:
    • Whisper White cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, 4 3/4” x 3 1/2”, scrap (2 1/2”-3” square)
    • Gold Foil –scrap (3”x3” ish)

     

    Product List

    Suite Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $29.00
    Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $21.00
    Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape

    $8.00
    Elegant Butterfly Punch

    $16.00
    Layering Squares Framelits Dies

    $35.00
    Big Shot

    $110.00
    Gold Foil Sheets

    $4.00
    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $9.00
    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00
    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

  • Amazing Birthday Gold & Vellum Wow Card

    So, you see… I love cards with Vellum on them.  The slightly translucent cardstock adds a touch of elegance to pretty much anything you make with it.  Well, when they came out with Foiled Vellum, I thought it was super pretty, but sometimes I struggle with what to do with it.  So when I saw this card I just had to put my own version together.  And I have been trying to find the original card that inspired this card, turns out I forgot to save it.  So if it is your card, let me know – and thank you for the lovely inspiration!  Here is my version where I changed up the colors and added a couple touches…

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    Tips for making this card:

    • The gold foiled vellum makes such a great touch – both for backgrounds as well as trim on the matching envelope!  Layer it over different colored cardstock for different looks.
    • Vellum can be tricky when it comes to adhering since you can usually see the adhesive through the paper.  The Foiled Vellum is great because it has big pieces of the foil to hide your adhesive behind.  Just DON”T USE LIQUID adhesives behind the foil!  It can cause the foil to soften and wrinkle depending on how much glue you use.  Much less pretty look! Smile
    • I used 2 images from the Amazing Birthday stamp set… the banner and the large sentiment.   These layer together fabulously and you can even use the Banner Framelits to cut out the banner so no fussy cutting!image
    • Use markers to get different colors on your sentiment, or – in this case – stamp multiple times and trim out for dimensional layers!  Stamp the whole image in the new Archival Black ink for a rich background.  Then stamp the top of the sentiment on scrap paper in Black and the bottom of the sentiment in Calypso Coral.
    • To compliment the vellum in the background, I punched out a vellum butterfly using the Elegant Butterfly punch.  Notice how I added a candy dot to the center?  That isn’t just a cute accent for the butterfly, it also hides a glue dot that holds the butterfly to the card front!
    • Finally, I wanted to add a little bit more gold to the top of the card by putting a small strip of the 1/8th Gold Taffeta ribbon behind the popped up “make” oval.
    • I always love these cards where a few items come together for a WOW of a card!  And don’t forget to add a bit of the same accents to the envelope to really pull it all together! Smile

     

    LAST CALL Weekend for the Northwest Crafty Escape Crop!

    Next weekend is my Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend and we will be having lots of fun spending the whole weekend crafting, laughing, and having a great time!  I have a seat or two left, so if you were thinking of coming, RSVPs have to be in by the end of the weekend so I can get lunch orders finalized and in to the hotel for the weekend.  See details and RSVP here!


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  • Weekly Deals & a Few Fun Ideas

    I’m so excited to be heading out for a fun trip sans kids for the next few days, and while my flight leaves in 6 hours and I have yet to pack, I’ll keep it quick as I want to make sure to share with you the weekly deals and a couple ideas to use them with. Smile  Gotta love ideas, right?

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    If you love washi tape… here is a fun idea for using your tapes:

    Check out this project’s blog post and tutorial video!

    And though the 2014-2016 In Colors are sticking around (you know, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, and Tangello Twist) the matching ribbon is going away.  But you can grab the Hello Honey color this week on sale!  Then make a cute monochromatic card!

    And as a reminder, there are still lots more ways to save including:

    FYI – The retiring stamps and accessories catagories on the website are the best way to see what is still available but many items have already sold out.  Check out this PDF list of everything that is retiring so you can tell what has already come and gone (look for the “x” in the right column)

    PDF of ALL Retiring Items including Sold Out items

    Ok, now I’m off to pack and get ready for my trip.  Have fun shopping and I’ll be back with new cards and new VIDEOS(!) soon! Smile 

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  • A Kinda Eclectic Convention Display Board Sample

    How about another quick share using the oh so pretty Kinda Eclectic stamp set?  This was another card I created for Convention last year and I realized I hadn’t shared it yet.

    It was one of those “a little bit of this and that” cards and so there were lots of fun little touches.

    Tips for this card:

    • Stamp the sunburst image in Crumb Cake onto a piece of scrap paper.  Then I heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder by inking up the stamp again with Versamark and stamping on top of the Crumb Cake image.  After heat embossing you can sponge over the embossed lines with So Saffron ink to make a soft sun background.
    • Use the Starburst Framelits to cut out your sun image for a different textured edge
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    • Use the Bitty Butterfly Punch and the Elegant Butterfly Punch to create your layered butterflies.
    • Create your own background by using the rows of dots stamp from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set and off set each row.  I used different colors of inks to further mix it up!

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  • Peek-a-boo Washi Tape Card with a Quick Tip video tutorial

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    I’m so excited to share these cards with you today.  Not only because I love them, but also because I actually have a Quick Tip video tutorial to go with them!  Turns out I really enjoy putting videos together… who knew?  Anyway, let me share with you a fun card that you can reproduce with these punches or your favorites at home.

    There are two main “fun” elements to this card – the washi tape strips and the layering of punches for the butterfly centerpiece. 

    First, here is how you would create the butterfly centerpiece:

    1. Punch out a butterfly (this is the Elegant Butterfly punch) from a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock
    2. Set aside the punched out butterfly and grab the scrap paper with the butterfly hole in it.  Punch out a 2-1/2” circle using the 2-1/2” Circle punch so that the butterfly hole is in the middle of the circle.
    3. Sponge the edge of the circle with Coastal Cabana ink
    4. Punch out a 1-3/4” circle from a piece of Soft Suede scrap paper
    5. Set aside the punched out circle and grab the scrap paper with the circle hole in it.  Punch out a 2-3/8” scallop circle using the 2-3/8” scallop circle punch so that the 1-3/4” circle is centered in the middle of the scallop circle.
    6. Adhere the scallop circle to the front of the 2-1/2” sponged circle
    7. Adhere to the front of your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals

    The other tip I have for you today is laying down your washi tape!  For my cards I used the sets from Stampin’ Up (Retro Fresh above, Beach House below).  You just lie three strips across your card front so that you can position your butterfly over the tape for a pop of color. 

    Video Tutorial – Check out this video for a quick tip for how to make sure you Washi Tape goes on straight.  (note – if you are reading this in email, click here so you can view the video)

    Now, as you saw in the video you can use different colors of paper and washi tape to give slightly different looks to your card.  Here is what the exact same design looked like only with Strawberry Slush cardstock and the Beach House washi tape:

    Let me know what you think about the video!  Please leave a comment and let me know if you’d like me to do more and even better, if you prefer quick tip videos, walkthrough for projects, or product reviews!  I so appreciate the feedback!

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  • A Sweet Card with an Envelope Full of Butterflies

    A Sweet Card with an Envelope Full of Butterflies

    Happy Sunday to you!  Today I have one of those cards to share that is a little bit of this and a little bit of that from around your craft room.  But in the end doesn’t it turn out to be such a sweet card?

    I had seen a photo of a card that had the idea of an envelope with lots of butterflies flying out from that and so I tried to capture that with the supplies I had at home.  So I started out with my Strawberry Slush cardbase and had to add a bit of texture and so I pulled out my much under-used embossing folder – the Fancy Fan embossing folder.  Then I layered on a strip of Smoky Slate cardstock edged with the Scallop Edge border punch and a piece of the Gingham Garden washi tape.  Again… why don’t I use washi tape more often??  It is so stinkin’ easy and so cute on your projects.

    Finally, the center piece of the card!  I created my own envelope using one of the smallest dimensions on the Envelope Punch Board.  See?  It isn’t just for envelopes for your card!  Put your envelope together, punch out a variety of butterflies and glue them on to look like they are exploding out of the envelope.  Not hard to put together but think of how much of a smile this will bring to someone’s face when they get it from you!  Smile  See, I’m smiling just thinking of mailing it out. 

    Have a wonderful Sunday! 

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    Stampin’ Up! Supplies Used
    Stamps – Hip Notes
    Ink – Markers (Strawberry Slush, Basic Grey)
    Paper –Strawberry Slush, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette Designer Paper
    Accessories – Word Window punch, Gingham Garden washi tape, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Big Shot, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Scalloped Edge Border punch, Envelope Punch board

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  • Super Fun Spring Wreath with the Burlap and Blooms Kit

    Super Fun Spring Wreath with the Burlap and Blooms Kit

    So, I can make cards.  And I can make scrapbook pages.  I can even make boxes and bags out of paper.
    But when it comes to making cute home décor items, I have to admit I struggle a little bit.  Not because I can’t make them, but because the interior-decorating eye doesn’t come naturally to me and so I never think them up!

    My sister-in-law, on the other hand, doesn’t scrapbook or stamp, but her home has the CUTEST walls around!  I always go over to her place and get inspired to try to make my house look a little more crafty and put together.

    But check it out ….. I totally made this and I LOVE IT!!

    It looks so crafty and fancy and cute… but the best part, I didn’t have to think of much of anything at all and all the tedious work was done for me!  Yay!

    So, I pulled this all together from the Burlap and Blooms Wreath Kit from Stampin’ Up.
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    All I needed was a little bit of time – which can be tricky with two small kiddos who always want to craft with you if they see you at your craft table and you are trying to wield a hot glue gun! – and some adhesive.   Oh, and some scissors for a smidgen of fringing – but only on the grey circles in the middle of the big flowers.

    The biggest problem I had was that the instructions were a bit brief and so I had to figure out what I was doing by my best interpretation.  But in case you are a more visual learner, I put together a video that walks you through how to make each of the flower types in the kit!

    Video Tutorial for making the Flowers in the Burlap and Blooms Kit

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    Finally, I wanted to add a few little details that were my own –

    I had so much fun making this wreath that I’m thinking of giving her this one and then getting another one to make for me to keep!  She just moved, so it would make a perfect housewarming gift, don’t you think?

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    So, give it a try and if you have any questions, feel free to email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com or leave me a comment and I’d be glad to help clarify things for you!

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    Stampin’ Up! Supplies Used

    Ink – Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
    Paper – Pear Pizzazz cs, Vellum cs
    Accessories – Burlap and Blooms Wreath kit, Multipurpose liquid glue, Hot glue gun, Big Shot, Little Leaves sizzlit, Elegant Butterfly punch, Vintage Trinket embellishments

  • Very Vintage Butterfly Thank You (Convention CASE)

    Every year that I go to convention, I get caught up in swapping.  The idea of taking a bunch of card fronts with you to convention and then trading them with everyone else so that you can get new ideas to take home and share… or copy… or hang on your wall and drool over!

    Well, I’ve learned from the one year that I showed up with NO SWAPS, and proceeded to spend my first night there trying to make as many swaps as I could from the crafting supplies I happened to bring with me; that I LOVE swapping.  I love seeing an amazing card from across the room and running up and saying,”swapping?”  Its like the thrill of finding an amazing deal at the department store.

    But the problem is, I come home with 50-100 card fronts and proceed to take pictures of them and then they sit in a box forgotten until I’m cleaning my room and find them again.

    Which is very sad….

    So, I decided this year, that I would not only share them on my blog, but I’d also use them for inspiration in my classes as well.  (Which really is one of the main points for swapping anyway!)  So, for class this month, I CASE’d (copy and share everything) two fabulous swap cards and I just had to share this one with you!

    Card case’d from a design by Julie Leblanc

    There are a few reasons why I love this card…

    1.  The color combination (why do I always forget about Perfect Plum?)

    2.  The touch of sparkle with the Silver Glimmer Paper

    3.  The fact that this card uses NO WHITE PAPER at all!

    I know it is silly, but that last point was kind of profound to me.  I’m so used to stamping on Whisper White paper with a colored ink that I didn’t think of stamping on Crumb Cake paper.

    And then there is the really cute butterflies.  I had to change this up from the original because I didn’t have the Papillion Potpourri that she used,  Instead I used the Best of Butterflies stamp set and the Elegant Butterfly punch to make them.  They are stamped with Basic Black ink and then sponged on top with the Perfect Plum ink. Neat effect, huh?

     

    And in class, I had someone emboss a little bit higher up the page than they meant and so they left their first attempt behind and made a second card.  So, I finished out the card with her “boo-boo” and the rest of the supplies only this time I used the Lacy & Lovely stamp set for my sentiment and drew around it with a marker.  I think it turned out just fine! Smile

    So I hope you liked this card as much as I did and I will have another fun card that we case’d tomorrow using the lovely Flower Shop stamp set and punch!  See you tomorrow!

     

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  • Trying Out Ombre with a Fun Piercing Card

    At a recent class, I focused on different ways to use Paper Piercing in your projects.  Well, we made this card as a way to show how you can use a design from the Paper Piercing Templates without needing to have the matching Big Shot die or punch.

    See, as much as I think of myself as a hoarder of Big Shot dies and embossing folders, I still have managed to get by without the Apocathary Accents framelit set (I’m sure this will be fixed in the future though Smile)  But I had the piercing template and thought this shape would be a nice accent for some punched out butterflies.

    You can see it a bit better in this picture:

    I also pierced my Whisper White paper and glued it down so that the “backside” of where I pierced was what was facing up on my card (the pierced parts poke up and out from the paper instead of pushing into the paper).

    Plus this was a fun attempt to try out the Ombre trend.  I played with a few color themes but settled on Blues as my colors of choice.  I used the following blues in this card:

    • Baja Breeze
    • Pool Party
    • Island Indigo
    • Night of Navy

    But grab your favorite colors and try it out with pinks, greens, or purples.  Or you can step it up like some of the gals in my class did and start layering in on different blues using the Bitty Butterfly punch and layering them over these Elegant Butterfly punch outs.  Let me just say they look super pretty!

     

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    Supples Used
    Paper – Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Night of Navy
    Accessories – Paper Piercer, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Piercing Mat, Elegant Butterfly Punch

  • Scrapbooking Sunday: Butterflies & Tea for Two!

    Ugh, I am terrible at titles for blog posts but I am so excited to share this scrapbook layout with you today!  I just LOVE how it turned out and hope you can use some of the ideas I had to dress up your own scrapbooking layouts and cards.  I used the Tea for Two designer paper and the Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set as my inspiration for the theme of the page.

     

    So, this is a layout that I had to create because each year I always go to the Stampin’ Up! convention and of course, the big celebrity is Shelli Gardner herself!  And so, I had to get Caitlin (and my) photo with her last year and document it.  Because if there aren’t pictures, it didn’t happen…. right?  Smile

    So, let me show you some of my accents and details that went into this page so you can use them on your own projects later:

    Heat Embossed Title

    Ok, so, if you’ve been in my craft room, you know I’m obsessed with alphabet stickers and alphabet dies so I can create custom titles for my pages.  Well, sometimes I have stamps that fit just right for my title and when that happens, I love to do some heat embossing.

    In this case, I pulled the convention-exclusive stamp set they handed out last year and stamped the flourish frame in Versamark and embossed with Basic Black embossing powder.  Then I stamped the words from the same set in Versamark and embossed again with white embossing powder.

    And did you see those butterflies?  My mom suggested earlier this week that you could layer the small butterfly punch on top of the Elegant butterfly punch.  Well, I decided to give it a try by stamping the butterfly from the Bloomin’ Marvelous Sale-a-Bration stamp set and punching it out with the Elegant Butterfly punch.  Add a little Dazzling Details glitter glue in the center of each butterfly and you get this:

    I wanted to add some texture and so I first added the Stitched Grosgrain Whisper White ribbon along the middle of the strip of chevron designer paper from the Tea for Two designer paper pack.  It was a perfect subtle touch.  And then (of course after I glued down my pictures) I decided I wanted to add a doily too.  So, I hacked up one of the paper doilies and gently pulled up the edges of my photos to tuck it under.

    And then finally, even after sponging the entire edge of the page with Calypso Coral ink, I decided that the upper left corner needed something.  So I grabbed some scraps of the different patterns from the Tea for Two designer paper pack and snipped the ends into banners and glued/stapled them to the top of the page.

    I am really happy with how it turned out and hope you got some fun ideas too!  I’d love to hear what you think.

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  • Pretty Papillion Potpourri

    I recently had someone request that I put together a class for her and some friends based around a few cards she had seen online.  Unfortunately, one of the cards used the old Strength and Hope stamp set that retired last year and I had never purchased.  So, I set to trying to come up with a fun, similar card using the new Papillion Potpourri stamp set and matching Elegant Butterfly punch.

    Stampin-Up-Butterfly-Card

     

    This was my first time using this stamp set and punch and I was pleasantly surprised at how versatile I found the images to be. For some reason, I didn’t expect the differences in style you get from the different butterflies in the set.  Anywho… aren’t these butterflies so pretty?

    Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    One tip that I learned when stamping and punching the center butterflies – the punch is just slightly smaller than your stamped image.  Often the punch is a teensy bit bigger than your image but not in this case.  It didn’t impact my final punched out image, but caught me offguard when I was trying to line up my stamped image on my paper with the punch outline.  So, I thought I would share.

    I spent so long working on this card one night – tweaking this and that – that in the end I wasn’t sure I liked it.  But now that I’ve had some space, I like it more. 🙂 Would this be a card you would want to do in a class or workshop?

    Well, I’m off to make more samples and get my July and August classes up on the calendar!

     

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    Papillion Potpourri Thinking of You Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Papillion Potpourri, Curly Cute
    Ink: Versamark, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight marker, Wisteria Wonder marker, Calypso Coral marker
    Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Calypso Coral
    Accessories: Elegant Butterfly punch, Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, sponge daubers, stampin’ dimensionals, basic rhinestones