The Butterflies Are Back!

Stampin' Up! butterflies thinlit dies, that is.  Better hurry, many people have been waiting for their return.  I think they will fly out of the warehouse soon.

Stampin' Up! has a great deal on the thinlits until April 30. The thinlits are 15% off - that is just
$21.20.  You can get your butterfly thinlits here.

When you buy any of the Butterfly Bundles, as a "thank you for your patience", Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE gift from the recent Sale-A-Bration items while supplies last .

You may choose from:

• Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (item 138633)
• Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (item 138634)
• Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 138635)

Click here to see the photopolymer bundle.
 
I love working with Stampin' Up!  They care about their customers and demonstrators!

Folding Screen Card

Wrap a folded screen card with ribbon and it makes a wonderful tag for a present.  Open it and you have a display piece.






I just started pulling stamp sets, current and retired, off my shelf and started stamping.  You can do the same.




 Here is how to get started.

The screen is 5 1/2 " x 11 Basic Black card stock, scored at 3 3/4", 5 1/2" and 8 1/4".  Accordion fold.

Stamp the edge quarter inch of 4 each 4 5/8" x 2 1/2" pieces of Real Red card stock with Mementos Tuxedo black ink.













Cut 4 pieces of Whisper White card stock to 4 1/8" x 2".  Use Mementos Tuxedo Black ink to stamp each panel with the designs above, or use stamps that you like.



TIP:  Use part of a flower or branch instead of the entire design.  Your eye will travel to the next panel more readily.








Adhere the stamped Whisper White panels to 4 panels of Basic Black cut to 4 1/4" x 2 1/8".   Then adhere to the stamped red panels.

Now let's make the legs for your screen.  

Fold the 2 outer panels inward.  Center 2 panels between the top outer edges of the Decorative Label Punch.  Line up the bottom of the screen panels just above the pointed flared edge on the sides of the punch opening.  Punch.  Repeat on the other 2 panels.  There you go, 4 legs!

 

Attach each stamped panel to a panel section of the Basic Black screen. 











Tie a ribbon around the folded screen to use as a gift or add to a package.  Mail it in a medium envelope, 5 3/4" x 4 3/8", for standard postage.  If you want to use the Envelope Punch Board on page 194 of the Annual Catalog to make an envelope that fits more snugly, the USPS will charge you extra postage.

The stamp set ideas for this folded screen card are endless depending upon who you make it for.  Use a sport motif, flowers, musical instruments, seashells from the By the Seashore stamp set on page 172 or baby items from the Something For Baby stamp set on page 74 of the Annual Catalog.  Let your imagine run wild as you browse through the catalog.  Then leave me a comment below to tell me how you used this folded screen design.

Here are the current supplies I used to make this folded screen card.

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How do you like my new banner?  I changed it slightly after the first session of Better Blogging in 4 Weeks with Wendy Cranford. Don't wait four weeks to come back!  Stop by often to see what I have learned in Wendy's class. 

Happy Easter Bunny

It's time for that cute little bunny to come hoppin' down your trail.  You can send this happy dancing bunny to your friend to wish them all a Happy Easter!   It is easy to make.

Emboss the card front with the Polka Dot embossing folder to give a nice background on the pistachio card stock.  Add a small band under the eggs to highlight your artful coloring job.  Add a splash of Dazzling Diamonds to his tail, some baker's twine, a couple of petite petals and you are good to go.  Happy Easter! 

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Serenity on Moon Lake

Nature Evokes the Imagination

I wanted to float along with this water bird as I made this card for my workshop. The piece of Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper makes this a card you could use for Father's Day.  In the background of the photo is a 12 x 12 sheet of the beautiful Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper on page 19 of the 2015 Occasions catalog.   Click here to see all of the patterns in the series.

Do you like the pansies and daisy in the picture?  It was so much fun to make the bouquet that I wanted to share a part of it with you.  The bouquet is on the Occasions catalog cover with details about the Build a Bouquet kit on page 29, or see them here. 

If you want to make this card, the supplies are listed below.

I can finally find the card stock I want!  My sweet husband made me a card stock cabinet!  He made extra slots so I could add to my collection.  I am sure I can fill it up soon.  I just love to look at all the Stampin' Up! colors. 

Love is Kindness

The Love is Kindness stamp can be used for many occasions.  My February stamp class made this as an all occasion card for birthdays, thank you, or Valentine's Day.  Love is Kindness is a single stamp in the 2015 Occasions catalog. 

The "Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper" coordinates with the newspaper wrapped around the tulip on the stamp!  To see the full set of Typeset paper click here.

Cut a sheet of Very Vanilla card stock in half lengthwise to measure 5 1/2" x  8 1/2" for the base of your tent card.  Cut a piece of Basic Black card stock to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Cut Typeset paper to 5 1/4" x 4".  I love the Typeset paper and wanted to keep the boarders around it small.  Adhere a 5" piece of Crushed Curry ribbon from the 2015 Sale-A-Bration Best Year Ever Accessory Pack by taping the ends to the back of the Basic Black and Typeset piece about 1/3 up from the bottom.  Tie a small piece of the same ribbon around the long strip to form a knotted bow.  See all of the accessory Pack click on the 2015 Sale-A-Bration catalog on this blog. But, hurry, Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2015!

Stamp the image onto a 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  Color the tulips and leaves with your favorite color Stampin' Write Markers.  I used Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.  Adhere to a
3 3/8" x 2 5/8" piece of Crushed Curry card stock.  Adhere to a 3 1/2" x 2 3/4" piece of Basic Black card stock.  Pop the set of flowers up with 4 Stampin' Dimensionals.  Viola!  a tulip card of kindness anyone would like to receive. 

You can stamp just the top portion of the tulips to the lower right of the inside of the card and also to the envelope. Here are the Stampin' Up! supplies needed for the Love is Kindness card.  Click here to order now.

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