Get Better Butterfly

This butterfly is so versatile.  It can be colored or left black and white.  Here I decided to just eave it and cut out one of the wings.  I glued the edge near the body flat on and added a triple stack of dimensions to the outer edge.

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Details:

Stamps: Swallowtail, Express Yourself

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Paper Size: A2 4.25" x 5.5"

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

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You're the Star

This is also a CASE.  It was from a site with foreign language (I believe it was German) but I was in a hurry and did not save the site so I cannot remember where the idea came from.  It was a fun and quick card, which is where stamping fits in my life right now.  We are still in full school mode and now soccer season plus trying to get ready for graduation and all the fun full summer activities....Some times I just need to stop and make a card to burn off some creative juices.  

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Details:

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself

Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Paper Size: A2 4.25" x 5.5"

Ink: Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Merry Mini Punch Pack -Star #126882, Early Espresso Baker's Twine

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Piano

I have wanted to do one of these piano cards for so long.  It was sooo much easier than I had anticipated.  I know I will be making new variations often and soon.  I have lots of friends who love music so this will be a great go to design.  The music and the white keys are one sheet of card stock.  I drew the lines for the white keys with my Basic Black marker but I think next time I will cut them and mount on Basic Black card stock.  The top of the piano I did hand cut...never very good at that.  The larger pearl I colored with a black sharpie marker. I just made very sure it was dry before putting it on the Whisper White card stock.

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Details:

Stamps: Express Yourself (Hostess Set), Music Notes Wheel

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Paper Size: A2 4.25" x 5.5"

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Basic Pearls

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Aged Thank You

The last card I CASEd from Jenny Peterson  .  Again I used DSP instead of stamped Card Stock.  I used the brayer in Crumb Cake ink to "dirty" the DSP so it was not so bright.  I cut a slot under the Framelit and DSP layer to wrap the thread around.  The button is held on with a few glue dots.

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Details:

Stamps: Express Yourself

Paper: Crumb Cake, Epic Day This and That DSP

Paper Size: A2 4.25" x 5.5"

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, Linen Thread, Labels Collection Framelits, Natural Designer Buttons

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Have you checked out my Wacky Wednesday deal???

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Aged Doily

Ohhh, these are the colors that I love!  I was going through the catalog looking for any items I may have missed.  I can go through it over and over and over again and still find something new that I just have to have.  Anyway....I saw we sold Crumb Cake envelopes!  So why did I not have them in my stash?!?!?!  So I placed my order and had to set to it to make a bunch of cards to go in those envelopes....now I am going to have to place another order to get more Crumb Cake Card Stock. ;-)

As you can tell by looking, I am not a really big Whisper White user.  I tend to grab the Very Vanilla more than anything.  I love the Tea Lace Doilies, but they are white.   So I have a spritzer bottle all set with Rubbing Alcohol and Crumb Cake Re-inker.  I just give a spritz ( the darker I want it the more spritz or more re-inker drops.

The larger of the butterflies does have a Early Espresso butterfly glued flat to the card stock.  The shading is partly from that and how the sun hit it.  I also ran a very thin strip of Early Espresso under the Thinking of You just to make it stand out a bit more.  I have seen many cards lately that have random pearls and rhinestones put in places.  I decide to give it a try and it was a great space filler where I wanted it to be.

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Details:

Stamps: Express Yourself

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Epic Day This and That DSP, Calypso Coral

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Basic Pearls, Sewing Machine

Bermuda Floral Doilies

I made a stack of Thank you cards for all of our Bible School workers last month.  Since I did not know the head count yet and I drove 5 hours for this VBS I did not put them all the way together until the night before the closing program.  That way if I had made too many I did not have a stack of VBS themed Thank you cards that I would never use again.  I only  had 3 extras and decided to fill in the blank part with the doilies, flowers and of course butterflies.  At first I was not drawn to the doilies but I had $3 of hostess dollars left on an order and decided to give them a try.  I think they will have to have a permanent spot in my work area!

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Details:

Stamps: Flower Shop, Papillon Potpouri, Express Yourself

Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Green Gumball

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Big Sot, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Pansy Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bird Builder Punch-Leaves, Large Oval Punch, Mosaic Punch, Bitty Banners Framelit

Party Hats

I took advantage of the buy 3 get one free DSP.  I am not big on buying the DSP but I always wish I had more when I make a card.  So one of my things this year is to purchase and use more DSP.  I am always lacking cards that can be used for younger kids and the Birthday Basic DSP will get lots of use in that arena,

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Details:

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Express Yourself

Paper: Birthday Basics DSP, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Ovals Punch, Dahlias, 3/8" Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon

2013 In Colors

One of the things I love about SU and probably one of the things that drew me to SU almost 14 yrs  ago is all of the co-ordinating colors.  Here is the new 2013 In Colors.  They so so super well together.  I added a drop of Dazzling Details in various spots of the flowers and then again by the sentiment.

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Details:

Stamps: Express Yourself, A Round Array

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush

Accessories: 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch, 3/8" Strawberry Slush Ruffle Stretch Trim, Dazzling Details, Big Shot, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelit

Serene Tape

This card contains 2 things I have wanted to try for a while. 1.) I used tape to do the stripes.  The card idea I saw it on she used painters tape, which I did not have, so I used some vinyl duct tape that I knew would peel right off of the Card Stock. I laid the tape sticky down across the ink pad and ran my finger over it.  I then laid it on the Card Stock and rubbed my finger across it again to transfer the ink.  2.) I corner cut my framelit card stock so the layering was not so wide.  The step up is just too big for my taste.  So I cut out 2 of the Wisteria Wonder, corner cut them and filled in the 4 rounded corners.  Once I ran it through the Big Shot with an Embossing Folder you can't even tell and I have more space to show off the DSP in the background .  I love these colors!!

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Details:

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Express Yourself

Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Afternoon Picnic DSP

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim, Pretty Print Embossing Folder

Brown Sugar Best Wishes

I have always wanted to do the ink on the embossing folder and just have never gotten around to it...until today.  Since it was my first time, I was pretty messy but I have learned and will be doing it again.  I decided to just use a strip.  I added the embossed edges to the sides.

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Details:

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Four Frames, Express Yourself

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories: Big Shot, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch, 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim

Dazzling Dress up

I have wanted this Dress Up Framelit for sooo long and finely broke down and added it to my last order. I hope I do not over use it so you get bored of it! Lol.   To make the jacket I just ran the sleeved dress through with only the top part on the paper.  I cut it down the center and trimmed a bit off of each edge.  For the dress I just wrapped the ribbon and fastened in the back.

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Details:

Stamps: Express Yourself

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, Very Vanilla,Silver Glimmer, Modern Medley DSP, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Strawberry Slush 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Big Shot, Apothecary Accent Framelit, Bitty Banner Framelit, Dress Up Framelit, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack-Flower, Basic Rhinestones

Mr. Moose

Well, Monday was my birthday.  The only thing that could have made it better is if my SU order would have come in. ;-)  So I did all of my chores on Monday so when my order came in on Tuesday I had nothing to stop me from stamping.  One of my "Must have" sets was the Walk in the Wild.  I think it will make great masculine cards.  I tried a new fold here and I really liked the way it turned out.  I am not usually one to use the hostess sets but Express Yourself  is so great I know I will use it a lot this next year.

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Details:

Stamps: Walk in the Wild, Express Yourself

Paper: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Core'dinations

Ink: Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Labels Collection Framelit, Piercing Template