Month: January 2018

Hi!  How are you today?  I hope you are doing well!  Today I have a card for you using the Butterfly Basics stamp set in the Annual Catalog.  I haven’t used the set in a while so that it could use some love.

I made this card for someone who recently went through some surgery to let them know I was  thinking of them and wishing them well.

I created a mask using the Layering Ovals framelits and a piece of the thick cardboard that is in the back of every 12×12 Designer Series Pack.  I tend to cut the cardboard to the same size as the panel so it is easy to use.  I sponged Daffodil Delight in the center and then Crushed Curry around the edge of the oval before removing the mask.  I love the depth this added to the card.  The flower is stamped with Memento Black ink and colored using the Stampin’ Blends.  I love how these markers color – such a rich and beautiful look.

The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases.  If you are lookingfor a set with a gorgeous font, I highly recommend this one.  The sentiment is stamped in Memento Black ink as well.  The main panel is layers on a Rich Razzleberry mat before being attached to a Thick Whisper White base.

Pretty simple card – and sometimes you need that.

Don’t forget, we are still celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s favorite time of the year with Sale-A-Bration!  I’ve already had one hostess take advantage of getting the starter kit for very little money by applying her hostess benefits toward the cost of the kit.  I believe she paid around $30 for almost $200 worth of Stampin’ Up! goodness!!  Guess what!  YOU can do the same!! Contact me for the details!

Or – you can shop my on-line store and for every $50 (US, prior to S/H and tax) pick out a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog!  All orders over $50 placed by Jan 31 also get this tutorial when you use this hostess code  7HSFZ3GP :

Did you know that when you place your order on-line, you can order from the Clearance Rack as well as any of the current catalogs?  The Clearance Rack has deals up to 70% off retail prices of retired products!  Check it out today!!

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Hi!  Today I am excited to be playing along with Kylie’s International Blog Highlights this month!  If you like my project, I’d appreciate your vote!  You can vote by heading over to Kylie’s highlight page here and clicking on the heart in the upper right of my picture.

Our focus is our favorite product from the Occasions or Sale-A-Bration catalog!  This was hard – there are so many awesome products in these two catalogs!  But, after getting a chance to play with the new Brusho’s – I found it!

Is this not just gorgeous?!?  I was so happy with how these turned out – and as you can see, even tho I used the same Brusho colors and the same technique, my butterflies are not exact!  Love it!!!

If you are not familiar with Brushos, they are little watercolor crystals that you sprinkle on your project and “paint”.  There are many different ways to use these – for my card and Junior Legal Pad cover, I followed these steps:

1. Emboss the Butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set with Gold Embossing powder on Watercolor paper.
2. Use an aqua painter to add water inside the embossing – you want a little pool of water
3. Sprinkle Gamboge Brusho Crystals and Brilliant Red Brusho Crystals over the water.
4. Use the aqua painter to mix the Brusho and water.  If you have too much water, you can use a paper towel to remove some of it.
5. I then picked up the image and slowly rotated it around while the water and color absorbed into the paper – this separated the colors a little more on the birthday card.
6. Let dry completely and adhere to project.

Here are the directions for the Junior Legal Pad cover:

1. Cut a 12″ x 12″ piece of cardstock 8″ x 11 1/2″.
2. Score at 5″, 5 1/2″ and 6″ along the 11 1/2″ edge.
3. Cut between the score lines at 2″ and 2 1/2″.
4. Apply Tear & Tape between the 5 1/2″ and 6″ score lines above and below the cut lines.
   Here is a picture of what your cardstock should look like:

Decorate as desired.  I used Tear & Tape to adhere the Jr Legal Pad to the inside.

I’d love to know what you think and I’d appreciate your vote! Don’t forget to head over to Kylie’s blog to see all the other wonderful creations!

You will find all these amazing products in my on-line store here!  Don’t forget all orders over $50 (US, prior to S/H and tax) placed through my on-line store qualify you for FREE Sale-A-Bration rewards!

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