I love butterflies, so the All Aflutter Bundle was an immediate add-to-cart for me. I think it goes beautifully with almost any paper, but the colors in the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP are so good for summer vibes right now.

Supplies (from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Base: Pool Party cardstock cut at 5-1/2" X 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4" on the long side

Basic White Layer: 4" X 5-1/4"

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP: left to right 2" X 5-1/4", 7/8" X 5-1/4", 7/8" X 5-1/4"

Stamps: Cutest Crew for sentiment and All Aflutter Bundle for the Butterflies

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Basic Black

Punch: All Aflutter Punch

Other Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals (to pop up the "sky" circle die cut), Stampin' Seal Adhesive Runner, Paper Trimmer

Circle die cuts are from the retired Spotlight on Nature Dies, but you can use any circles you have. Embellishment sequins are random old pieces I still had from retired a retired pack.

Sunshine Aflutter

This is one of my favorite go-to card designs. I love that I get to have two large pieces of patterned paper and a good size focal point.

Supplies (from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Base: Flirty Flamingo Cardstock 5-1/2" X 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4" on the long side

Basic White Layer: 4" X 5-1/4"

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP: two pieces 2" X 5", tear a small bit off of the inner edge of each

Stamps: Handmade & Heartfelt kit for sentiment (retired) and All Aflutter Bundle for the Butterflies

Punch: All Aflutter Punch

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Flirty Flamingo

Other Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals (to pop up the white circle layer and hold up parts of the butterfly wings), Stampin' Seal Adhesive Runner, Paper Trimmer

Circle die cuts are from the retired Spotlight on Nature Dies, but you can use any circles you have. Embellishment sequins are random old pieces I still had. I think they were in a Paper Pumpkin kit or something.

Butterflies On My Mind

I received a comment from someone recently on one of my Instagram posts that made me think that I should blog again. She asked if I ever share measurements or if I make video tutorials. I don't make videos because I haven't had the time or energy to learn how to edit. I suppose I could do live videos, but I also need to figure out a recording set up. My desk is very narrow and I don't currently have a cell phone stand or tripod. Baby steps, right? Blogging is easy.😉

Supplies (from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Base: Basic White Thick 5-1/2" X 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4" on the long side

Pool Party Cardstock Layers: 2" X 5" and 1-1/2" X 5", Focal Point is 2-3/8" X 3-15/16"

Basic White Cardstock Sentiment Layer: 2-3/16" X 3-11/16" (I used a die cut from the retired Textured Notes Dies)

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP: Top is 1-3/4" X 4-3/4", Bottom is 1-1/4" X 4-3/4"

Stamps: Butterflies are from All Aflutter Bundle and sentiment is from a retired set called Fabulous Sayings

Punch: All Aflutter Punch

Ink: Basic Black, Lemon Lolly, Stampin' Blends in Light Daffodil Delight, Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party

Other Supplies: Stampin' Seal Adhesive Runner, Paper Trimmer, Blending Brush

Rectangle die is from a retired set called Textured Notes and embellishment sequins are from the retired Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins

He's The Man Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made for my brother. I absolutely love the "He's the Man" suite collection from Stampin' Up!, and this was the perfect opportunity for me to use it again. There aren't many masculine papers in this industry that don't have anything to do with nature or sports. So I really love this one, even though I didn't use any of the fun icon prints on the paper that are included. 

We are going axe throwing today to celebrate Andy's birthday. So I added the little hatchet icon on the inside as a fun nod to the occasion. 

I find that I never really have a lot to say on the inside of a card. so this design was perfect for me. I just wrote a few lines on the inside of that crumb cake strip of paper. 

I followed a YouTube tutorial from Linda Edwards (Crafty Heron Designs) for this card. Y'all know I don't ever come up with a design myself lol. 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake (Sahara Sand would have matched the DSP better, but I didn't have any.)
Designer Series Paper: He's the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper (comes with the little die cut pieces I used for the sentiment, hatchet icon and star)

Embellishments: Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can buy more pretty things lol. 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search box (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Spring Fever

Is anyone else totally over winter? I know, I know, we need the water. We will have serious drought problems if we don't get more snow and rain. But, it is so cold! And, with my arthritis, sometimes the snow makes it dangerous for me to walk outside. I'm afraid I'll slip and break myself. Emergency surgery is not the goal! Lol. I mean, I want my hip replacement desperately. But I'd rather not be high risk when I do it, thank you.

Anyhow, I'm so ready for sunshine, blue skies and flowers. Even the rain is welcome at this point. So I guess I'll just have to live vicariously through my stamping :)

I cased all of these (duh, why wouldn't I?). I've never been great at designing. So, I'll just let the experts do it for me. Of course, I always give credit whenever I can. I don't want to steal the credit for the hard work and effort these incredible designers put into their art.

The starburst card was CASED from The Paper Pixie. I am a sucker for an excellent use of pattern paper. The more the better!

This rainbow vignette card was CASED from Aimee Lacroix-Slocum on a Sunday Stamping video that she did with her sister, Julie Davison. I used the older set of Rainbow Builder dies from a few years ago because I lent my current set of Brilliant Rainbow dies to a friend. See how that sentiment wraps the rainbows so well? That's what I love about photopolymer stamps!

And, finally, I CASED this one from Meg Holland. Could you die over those polka dot rain boots? Those were stamped in Daffodil Delight on the polka dot Abstract Beauty designer series paper.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can buy more pretty things lol. 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search box (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Wonderful Snowflake Card

This is a card I made for my new co-workers to go with the cute last minute ornaments I made for them.  Truthfully, I don't usually give gifts to co-workers. My family isn't even getting gifts from me this year. But everyone at work has been giving each other little things and I really wanted to try these little ornaments I saw in a Facebook craft group made from the Tumbling Tower game blocks (it's like Jenga). They were super easy and fun.

I used mostly paper and stamps that are retired or unavailable, so I won't bother listing them, except the cardstocks are Basic White, Basic Black and Smoky Slate. But I thought you might get some inspiration from this to make a simple card out of paper you have in your stash. I CASED this card from Stampin' Anne. She used current product, so you could check her post out. But I think the Wonderful Snowflakes (that I also used) are not unavailable. They aren't retiring, but I believe they are out of stock and won't be available again until next year. 

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Painted Christmas!

OMG. I FINALLY used my favorite favorite stamp set in the mini catalog. Isn’t this gorgeous?! The sentiment is way retired. I don't even know what set it is from. It may not even be Stampin' Up! I kept it because I love that font. 

I kind of wish I would have used a different designer series paper for the background because I didn’t realize how much the stamps would totally twin with it lol. But, it is what it is. Because I think this card took like nine years to make. Lol. There was SO MUCH stamping and die cutting. I think it was totally worth it though! 

Also, maybe I should start sending some of these out? I’m having too much fun making them!

Supplies

Cardstock: Basic White, Evening Evergreen, Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Painted Christmas

Stamps: Uknown (old from my stash)

Dies: Seasonal Labels

Ink: Versamark Watermark Pad w/White Heat Embossing

Adhesive: Stampin' Seal and Tombow Multipurpose Glue

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Beautiful Gifts of Christmas

I managed to make my card today with mostly current Stampin’ Up! product. I just had to sneak in the Be Dazzling specialty paper. It’s so pretty! 

I used the October 2021 SheetLoad of Cards template from the Call me Crafty Al YouTube channel to design this card. I honestly didn't think I liked this template, but once I started my cards, I quickly changed my mind. 

Those little red berries were a pain to stick on! Lol. But, totally worth it. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Tidings of Christmas

Stamps: Inspirational Thoughts

Dies: Christmas Trimmings, Rectangle Stitched Framelits

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Adhesive: Stampin' Seal and Tombow Multipurpose Glue

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Christmas Pinecone Card

I cannot believe I haven’t shared anything from the Painted Christmas Suite yet. It is my absolute favorite holiday set, probably ever. Yes, for real! I didn’t get the sentiment stamps because I have tons of Christmas sentiments. I  kinda wish I would have now though. There are SO MANY great cards out there with that set. I fell in love with the Christmas Pinecone dies and HAD to have them. Then, the Christmas Season stamp set was just gorgeous. And, oh the DSP.! *Swoon*. I can’t bring myself to cut it. It’s so dang pretty.

I love Christmas. It reminds me very much of my mom. Plus, I think gifts are my giving love language.

I forgot to take a picture of the inside. You can see on the edges of the cards that I put a small strip of the Tidings of Christmas DSP on the inside. I like to use my small leftover pieces for decorating the insides of cards. Oh well. It's just a strip of paper, ha ha.  I'm sure you can imagine what it looks like :)

On that lighter green foliage, I thought I had grabbed Soft Succulent, but it looked much brighter. Turns out, it was Just Jade. But I like the look. And, I couldn't decide on placement of pinecones or ribbon color. So. I did one of each lol. Which one do you like better? I think I love the gold. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Just Jade, Evening Evergreen, Soft Suede and early Espresso

Stamps: Evergreen Elegance

Dies: Christmas Pinecone, Stitched So Sweetly

Ink: Evening Evergreen

Adhesive: Stampin' Seal and Tombow Multipurpose Glue

Other Supplies: Wonderful Gems, Real Red 3/8" Sheer Ribbon, Gold 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Tidings of Christmas

Today I am sharing a card with you using the September 2021 SheetLoad of Cards template along with some totally current Stampin’ Up! product. Look at me go lol. I hardly ever use current Stampin' Up! product because I am a hoarder and I want to keep it forever. Ha ha! Not a good thing if you're a demonstrator that is selling, but I am just a hobby demo. So I do what I want :)

I just love this DSP. It is just simple and timeless, which I love. And the colors are gorgeous. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic White

Designer Series Paper: Tidings of Christmas

Stamps: Peaceful Cabin

Dies: Christmas Trimmings

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Adhesive: Stampin' Seal Adhesive

Other Supplies: Wonderful Gems

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Rainbow Artsy Fartsy Birthday Card

I wanted to share this pretty rainbow card that I made for my beautiful and talented niece, whose birthday was Nov 10th. When I say talented, y'all have no idea how much. She can take a photo and make a pencil drawing that looks just as realistic, if not more. Her talent amazes me. I am crafty. She is an artist.

I made this card because rainbows mean something amazing for her, and I was hoping that the stamp I chose to use from the Artistically Inked stamp set would elude to her artistic nature. She doesn't just like art y'all. She is art. And I love her. 

Stampin' Up! Supplies

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White

Stamps: Artistically Inked

Ink: Versamark, Embossed with White Basics Embossing Powder

Adhesive: Stampin' Seal Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Other Supplies: Black Rhinestone Jewels (not Stampin' Up!)

If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, please choose me as your demo on your next Stampin' Up! order so that I can afford to buy all the pretty things. Ha ha! 

Just click on "Find a Demonstrator" at the top of the Stampin' Up! website. Then, type my name in the search bar (Chelle Scott). 

And, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! And, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!