All Aflutter Wishing You Well

I used a card sketch from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts for this card. I have used this template a few times now and always love how my cards turn out. It is a fun one. I left a photo at the end, but Dawn has literally hundreds of these templates. You should check them out!

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, sentiment panel was just cut to fit the stamp I used

Basic White Cardtock inside cut to 4" X 5-1/4"

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP cut using measurements on the template, added a 4" X 5-1/4" panel on the bottom

Stamps: Greenery Lane for sentiment and All Aflutter Bundle for the Butterflies

Ink: Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo

Punch: All Aflutter Punch

Other Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals (to pop up the center DSP panel, butterflies and to level up the sentiment panel to the same  height as the DSP panels), Stampin' Seal Adhesive Runner, Paper Trimmer

Adhesive-backed sequins are from a retired pack.

Time to Celebrate All Aflutter

I love using tilted layers on a card because sometimes it is really annoying to try to get things on there straight and with equal margins. This help alleviate that stress a bit. Plus, it adds interest and whimsy. 

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

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP: Bottom is 4" X 5-1/4", Black and White layer is 3-3/4" X 5", third layer is 2-13/16" X 4-1/16"

I roughed up the edges of my DSP with my fingernails after adhering it down to the cardstock. You could also use the edge of your detail scissors or a distressing tool if you have one. 

Sentiment Cardstock: Basic White 3-1/4" X 1"

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

Punch: All Aflutter Punch

Ink: Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Pool Party, Barely Blush

Embellishments: Rhinestone Basic Jewels colored with Light Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends

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

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

Watercolor Wings Birthday

Hey All! I'm back today to share my Day 7 project with you for the Scrap Gals Community Facebook group 100 Days Project. I finished this last night, but I couldn't take photos until this morning. It was too dark inside my house.

My personal goal for the duration of this project is to complete my Christmas cards by the end of November this year. However, today I decided to make a birthday card for a long-time friend of mine (way back from high school). She loves purple and we share a fondness for butterflies. I love that with Stampin' Up! I can customize my cards and gifts to the recipient. That's probably my favorite thing about this hobby.

Isn't that pretty? I'm very happy with how this card turned out. I especially like that dot stamp that I used for the background. It looks like bokeh. And I adore me some bokeh.

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products (available for purchase in my SU store at the link in the sidebar :)

Paper: Vellum Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock

Ink Pads: Lavender Lace (retired), Eggplant Envy (retired), Elegant Eggplant  You could use Wisteria Wonder and Rich Razzleberry for the two colors that are retired. I just used what I had on hand. Contrary to what hubby may think, I don't own EVERY Stampin' Up! product lol. Though I would love to.
Stamps: Watercolor Wings and Rose Wonder for the sentiment
Ribbon and Trim:White Sequins from a past Paper Pumpkin kit
Adhesives: Stampin' Dimensionals and Snail Adhesive

Products from my stash (supplier mentioned or unknown): Purple Core'dinations cardstock, Rhinestone jewels (SU does offer these items, I just used what I had already).

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you found something interesting to inspire you here today.