Last week on my Private Facebook group I shared a sketch and encouraged others to use the sketch to create a card. Of course, I had to create a card also. I love using sketches. They are a great spring-board to your creating.
This is the sketch. This is from the Freshly Made Sketches.
This is the card I created. I have used the gorgeous Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. Of course you have seen it by now right. 🙂 So lovely.
For the shape on the sketch you can use any shape but I chose the butterfly as I have been creating with the Butterfly Brilliance products this past 2 weeks.
The sentiment is from the Many Messages set. Inside you can add another sentiment whether it is a Birthday or Thinking of You or whatever occasion. I punched the ends with the Banners Pick A Punch.
Maybe you can use this sketch in your next project. If you like, share it with me on my email at jghayward@yahoo.com I would love to see. It’s always fun to see other people’s interpretation.
Back with Sunday Suites today looking at the cute Snail Mail Suite. Have you noticed this one yet?
The Snail Mail Suite Collection has such cute images in the stamp set and on the sweet paper and will create fun, whimsical projects. It’s great to keep up sending little cards in the mail and not just rely on electronic messaging. This suite certainly makes a great addition to add to those “snail mail” cards and letters we send. Who wouldn’t want to receive a card with the HAPPY MAIL on the envelope. 🙂
The Snail Mail Suite Collection includes: – Snailed It Cling Stamp Set – Snail Dies – Snail Mail Designer Series Paper – Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack – Resin Hearts Embellishments
Check the Snailed It Bundle out. It has dies to cut the images but it there are other dies as well. The detailed mushrooms are just so cute. It also has the square “postage stamp” edge square which you can layer your images on but also what about the mini envelope die. What a fun addition!
The Snail Mail Designer Series Paper has some really cute images. The Colours found in the paper are Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight and Real Red
Below are some fun samples with this suite created by Stampin’ Up! artists. You can see the mini envelopes. So cute!
Another sample for you. The background on this is created with the little rounded square die shape in the Snail Dies set.
In Australia? This Snail Mail Suite along with all the other great Stampin’ Up! products are available in my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 4WESFNXP
OR Contact me directly on 0439 844574 or email jghayward@yahoo.com
Don’t forget the extra Sale-A-Bration bonuses continuing this month if you place an order with me.
This is one of the cards we made in today’s Butterfly Brilliance class.
This card really showcases many of the products in the Butterfly Brilliance Collection. The gorgeous Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper and the details in the Butterfly Wings dies. You can see on the white card the embossed “hatching” lines created with one of the dies and the small white square has the “dots” background. They create really cool effects for your projects.
Have you got any of these products yet? They are so lovely. I’m sure you have butterfly dies BUT have you got those cool embossed type dies?
In Australia? You can find them -> HERE in my store. Please use the Host Code: 4WESFNXP.
OR you can contact me directly on 0439 844574.
AND don’t forget this month you can extend your Sale-A-Bration bonuses. Grab one of my extra stamps or papers when you order over $90.
How cool are these large butterflies in the Butterfly Brilliance Stamp?? And I say Stamp (singular) as this is one big stamp.
Just a tip: It’s a good idea to use the Stamparatus for this big beauty. It’s great to be able to re-stamp if it doesn’t work well the first time. And it is so much easier to handle as it is quite large.
For this card I stamped the butterflies on white card using the Stamparatus and then coloured it with the Melon Mambo Stampin’ Blends. You can make your own background paper!
The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set and the dies are from the Stitched So Sweetly dies.
Check the embossing on the black sentiment mat. It has these little “hatched” lines that you can emboss in to your card. This is with one of the Dies in the Butterfly Wings Dies set. I added some Magenta Madness ribbon which still tones in well.
You can’t see on the black card mat behind the butterflies but I embossed the piece with the Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder.
The Butterfly Brilliance is an early release bundle. They will continue on in the new upcoming catalogue.
The Papers that you can get with this release are only for a limited time so be sure to grab those VERY SOON.They are beautiful.
To order these if you are in Australia Or to get any of the other great Stampin’ Up! products. Then you can head directly to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 4WESFNXP
Exciting news! You thought Sale-A-Bration was finished right??? Well I can tell you – it’s not! I have extra Sale-A-Bration goodies and you can grab one of these.
Maybe you missed out on one you liked when you ordered in the last month or 2. Or maybe you just didn’t get around to ordering. SO… here is your chance.
Place an order in my store (Australian residents only) over $90 or order by contacting me directly. Then take your pick. First in first choice. You have to be quick as there are limited numbers.
Order in my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 4WESFNXP
OR contact me directly on 0439 844574
For each $50 order too you receive a token in my VIS Loyalty Club. Collect them for free products.
It will be a mix of dragonflies and butterflies this week. Some of these dragonflies cards I created months ago but now just getting to show you.
This card with the Dragonfly Garden Stamps and Punches was made as part of the Stampin’ Up! Virtual OnTour event back in November. You have probably seen versions of it in your blog travels.
This card uses strips of the Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper. It’s a fun layout I think. I really want to try this again. (…adds it to my ever-growing list of cards to do!)
It’s so easy with the Dragonfly Punch in this bundle to just stamp and punch out these dragonflies.
In Australia?You can find these Dragonflies in my store -> HERE.
Or you can contact me directly on 0439 844574.
Will it be dragonflies or butterflies next post?? Be sure to come and check it out.
Today’s Friday Flicks is a Fun Fold creating a Single Step card. I couldn’t help but use the new Butterfly Brilliance bundle – Oh! and the gorgeous Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper.
I have made this fold before quite some time ago. It is still re-pinned so many times on Pinterest and many people head back to my blog to see it. I thought it would be good to freshen it up. You can see the original card -> HERE.
Check out the card. It is a bit hard to capture it in photos. It folds up easily to mail too.
I have the measurements for the card and all the different pieces further below. They are available in Metric and Imperial.
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Here are the measurements.
SIDE STEP FUN FOLD CARD
** Cut card to 28cm x 10.5cm (11″ x 4 1/4″)
On the long side score at 3.2cm, 6.3cm, 10.8cm 15.2cm and 21cm (1 1/4″, 2 1/2″, 4 1/4″, 6″ and 8 1/4″)
For back panel piece: Cut card 10.5cm x 10.5cm (4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″)
** The mat pieces are:
Back mat piece – 10.1cm x 10.1cm (4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″) DSP piece 9.7cm x 9.7cm (4″ x 4″)
Middle mat piece – 10.1cm x 4.1cm (4 1/8″ x 1 5/8″) DSP piece 9.7cm x 3.7cm (4″ x 1 1/2″)
Front mat piece – 10.1cm x 2.8cm (4 1/8″ x 1 1/4″) DSP piece 9.7cm x 2.4cm (4″ x 1″)
** To fold the card:
With the narrowest scored section on the left end start folding it concertina style. On the score lines fold into a mountain fold, then next one a valley fold, then a mountain fold, then a valley fold, then a mountain fold.
This is the folded piece from the previous project just to show you how it is folded.
I hope you get to make one of these fun cards. They really are super easy.
If you are in Australia and need any supplies for your creating, head over to my store -> HERE
Be sure to grab that Butterfly Bijou paper. This paper is only for a limited time.
It’s Wednesday’s WOW! #119. Today let’s have a close look at this newButterfly Brilliance release. You might have seen these products around but I thought we would check out some of the particular unique features of it.
The new Butterfly Brilliance is a new collection of products released early. You might say you have enough butterflies …but really do you have such butterflies as pretty as these? And that paper! That on it’s own is just so gorgeous.
While the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle (stamps and dies) you will see in the new catalogue the gorgeous papers won’t be available. They are limited release. 😦 That’s sad as they are so pretty and the dies cut out some of the butterflies on this paper.
What do you do if you want all the butterflies? The solution is the Butterfly Brilliance Collection.$125 AUD Only available while supplies last.
The Butterfly Brilliance Collection includes: – * Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set – * Brilliant Wings Dies – Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2) Designer Series Paper – Natural Touch Specialty Paper
*The stamp set and Dies are available as a Bundle.
The Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper is available in 6″x6″ papers and there are 8 sheets of 6 different designs. Oh so beautiful! One side has the butterfly prints and the other has a more plain pattern OR … a beautiful watercolour wash.
And the colours! They are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade, So Saffron. So pretty together.
But check this out! The Brilliant Wings Die cuts the butterflies on some of the Butterfly Bijou DSP. No fussy cutting these beauties.
The other paper in this collection is the Natural Touch Specialty Paper. The pale woodgrain is versatile enough for any project and any time of year and will give a “textured” effect. Emboss it, use it with dies and you can even colour it with inks. There are only available while supplies last too.
You receive 2 sheets at 12″x12″ size. (30.5cm x 30.5cm). They both have a different pattern.
Now let’s talk a bit more about the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle.
BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE CLING STAMP SET The images are so detailed.
Did you know that these butterflies are modelled after butterfly species from around the world?? Including the Clouded Yellow (Europe), Black Veined White (Europe & Asia), Coppers (New Zealand), Swallowtail (North America), Blue Copper (North America), and Painted Lady (Australia). How cool!
The butterflies are a single stamp so you can create a background or diecut them individually. You will need a Block F to use them. I would suggest using the Stamparatus to stamp them as it is so big but also if it doesn’t stamp as well as you would like it is very easy to restamp.
BRILLIANT WINGS DIES I mentioned above how you can diecut the paper. These dies cut the stamped butterflies also so you have individual butterflies. Why not layer them for a fun effect!
You might wonder what those funny little pieces in the dies do. Check them out.
They emboss the card or diecut a “brick” effect or a “splatter”.
So now you just want to go grab them right??
In Australia? You can head to my store and grab them right now -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 4WESFNXP
Or contact me directly to help you with your order on 0439 844574
Watch out for my Butterfly Brilliance class coming soon.
I have lots of Dandy Garden Suite projects that I haven’t even shared with you. I have one today and will get and share some more very soon.
Today’s card uses the cute little bees on the Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper. I have to be honest. I am not a huge “bee” fan in terms of paper and stamps. So I wasn’t sure what I would do with this one.
The Lighting is not great. It was a little overcast when I took this one. It gives you an idea though.
The card is simple. A strip of the bee print on some white card that I had stamped with the butterflies and then embosses with the Subtles Embossing Folder. I love doing that. It just gives an added texture to your cards.
Really I don’t use the Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon that much so it was good to be able to pull it out on this card. It matches it well I think.
The Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper below.
The Dragonfly Garden Bundle. It has the matching Dragonfly Punch although I didn’t use it on this particular project.
We have a new Host Code for March if you order online in my store. (Australian residents only) Or if you need me to place your order for you then you can contact me on 0439 844574.
A Stamping Journey 