Butterfly greeting card using Hand-Penned Suite and Brilliant Butterflies Dies

• Hand-Penned Suite with Brilliant Butterflies Dies
• Time is running out to Join Stampin' Up! with a bonus for joining
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I can't stop playing with the Hand-Penned Suite!  I love the colors, I love the soft floral prints in the Designer Series Paper.  I love that so many other Stampin' Up! dies and punches work so well with it.  Today I'm mixing several additional dies and papers with the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper.  If you haven't discovered the 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum paper, you're going to want to add it to your Shopping List.  I used the Pale Papaya Vellum from this Vellum pack behind the wings of a Pale Papaya Butterfly created using the Brilliant Wings Dies and loved the results!  You will too!.  I also used the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder for the first time today.  Oh my gosh!  What a lovely background this embossing folder creates.  And both sides of the embossed paper give your projects a different feel.  I added a butterfly using the Brilliant Wings Dies, and the Garden Green layer was created using the Ornate Layers Dies I used the Layering Circles Dies to create the sentiment layer, and you might want to try the Double Oval Punch as an alternative for your sentiment.       

The basecard for this card is Basic White Thick Cardstock.  Then another layer of Basic White dry embossed using the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder.  Then a Garden Green layer die cut using the Ornate Layers Dies.  The image layer uses the Pale Papaya as a matt for one of the prints from the Hand-Penned 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper Pack.

The Pale Papaya Butterfly was Die cut using the Brilliant wings Dies.  I also use other dies in this set to die cut the solid butterfly from 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum.  This is such a beautiful matt for the butterfly.  I tried the butterfly without this matt initially, but the print behind the butterfly showed through the die cuts in the detailed butterfly causing the butterfly to fade into the Hand-Penned print.  

  

I created the sentiment layering using two of the circles from the Layering Circles Dies.  The bottom layer is a scalloped circle from Pale Papaya Cardstock.  I added a few Genial Gems to the circle for a little bling.  The sentiment is from the Forever Fern Stamp Set,  I stamped the sentiment in Garden Green ink onto the Basic White die-cut circle. 

I love mixing and matching my stamps dies and papers when creating cards.  Its part of my creative process to see which items work with each other, even if they weren't originally part of a coordinating suite or bundle.  Of course, that's one of the benefits of working with Stampin' Up! products.  You can stretch your crafting investment when colors, stamps and tools work well together.  Find more ways to save with this month's specials.  See below. Order from my Stampin' Up! shopping site  24 X 7.      

Recipe

• Stamps: Forever Fern (Sentiment)
• Ink:  Garden Green
• Paper:  Basic White, Pale Papaya, Garden Green, Hand-Penned 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper, 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum
• Accessories:  Genial Gems, Pretty Flowers Embossing Flower, Layering Circles Dies, Brilliant Wings Dies, Ornate Layers Dies, Double Ovals Punch, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machines, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

To learn more about any of these items, visit my online store.

 

Time is running out to Join Stampin' Up! with a Bonus

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't' point out a way for you to save money on your craft purchases.  There's only a few more days for you to sign up as one of my team members and get even more FREE products in your customizable Starter Kit.  For $99 USD you get $125 USD  $155 USD worth of products + free business supplies  + free shipping + all the fun of being a part of our fantastic Stampin' Up! community of crafters.  For Example:  Lets say you had planned to order $100 from the new catalog.  After all, you wanted:

• All of the new In Color 2021-2023 stamp pads (bundle, Item 155638 | $33.75),
• The Hand-Penned Suite which includes the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and Penned-Flowers Dies, a pack of the Hand-Penned 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper, and a pack of the Genial Gems accessories (Item 155503 | $66.25)

That totals $100.  But wait.  Want more, without spending more?  You can sign up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator this month, and build a starter kit with your items above, AND add another $55 in product for a total of $155 USD and ONLY PAY $99!.  Plus Free Shipping!

So why not add:

• A pack of 20221-2023 In Color 6 X 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment (Item 155230, | $11.50) that will add beautifully subtle geometric patterns to your cards
• Two packs of In Color Assortment of 8-1/2 X 11" Cardstock (Item 155643 | $9.00 each or 2 X $9.00 = $18) 
• A Clear E Block (18444 |$12.00)
• A Clear D Block (118485 | $8.50) for your stamps
• And a bottle of Multipurpose Glue (119755 | $4.00)

You pay only $99 for $154 in merchandise, and your merchandise ships FREE.  Of course, if you have these items, you can select anything from current catalogs that totals $155 USD

Then, as long as you decide to remain a demonstrator, your purchases are 20 to 25% off!  Buy for yourself with no requirement to hold classes or sell to others by turning your hobby into a business and stamping with friends.

This offer is also open to former Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  Read more about joining my team this month to enjoy the extra joining bonus, here.  Offer ends 31 May 2021.

Get $25 in Additional Stampin' Rewards

Collect $25 in Additional Stampin' Rewards for orders greater than $250 USD (less tax and shipping).  

Yes! Once your order total reaches $250, you'll select another $25 in additional merchandise.

What are Stampin' Rewards?  Orders greater than $150 (less tax and shipping) earn free merchandise you select as Stampin' Rewards that you add right to the Stampin' Rewards section of your order once your order total reaches $150+ USD (less tax and shipping). Stampin' Rewards are available for hosting a party, or to those who place individual orders that meet the order totals shown below.  This offer runs 4 May - 14 June 2021.    

January - June 2021 Mini Catalog Last Chance Sale begins 1 June 2021.  

Don't miss out on your favorites:  Download the Last Chance Products List to see which items will be on sale beginning 1-30 June 2021, while they last.  Products sell out fast, so use the list to see which items are on sale, and to decide which items you plan to order.  Plan a few back-up items in the event that an item becomes unavailable while placing your order. Share the Last Chance List with your crafting friends who may not be on my mailing list.  Items up to 50% off.

Last Chance Sale begins 1 June 2021 at 1:00 PM (MT)
Click to Download List

The new annual catalog launched on 4 May, and you can now shop new products in my online store.  You can also download a free copy of the catalog here.    

Want a hard copy of the catalog?  Order a copy when you place your next order.  Add item 159315 | $4.00 USD for a single copy of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.  

  Download catalogs or visit my online store: 

• January-July 2021 Mini Catalog
• Clearance items 
• 2021-2022 Annual Catalog 

Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes. 

Quick Links:  

• Shop Online Anytime - To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $155 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit until May 31
• Download a free 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.
• Download a free August-December 2020 Mini Catalog
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook.
• Shop & Save Clearance Rack - Available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

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Hand-Penned Petals for Floral Thank You Cards

Next week is the end of the month, and Memorial Day week end.  Avoid missing out on the great Stampin' Up! specials this month, and get ready for the 1 June January-June Mini Catalog Last Chance Products Sale, with items up to 50% off. 

• $25 bonus when ordering $250+ from the new Annual Catalog.  Until 14 June 2021
• Amazing Starter Kit Deal - Order anything you want up to $155 for only $99, plus free shipping and a past Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit.  One week left.
• January-June 2021 Mini Catalog retiring June 30, with a Last Chance Product Sale beginning June 1.  Don't miss out on your favorite retiring items.

Read more below.

Today's card is one I made for a recent card swap with other Demonstrators.  It uses the Hand-Penned-Petal Stamp Set and coordinating Hand Penned 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper.  We heard from Stampin' Up! that this was one of most popular sets in the Stampin' Up! catalog!  I can see why.  The prints in the Hand Penned-Petals Designer Series Paper package work with the new In Colors Cardstock and Ink pads, plus  several of the new accessories such as the Essential Twine packed and the Genial Gems.  The new Annual Catalog is packed with so many new, fun items, yet getting started with a product Suite such as the the Hand Penned Suite of Stamp Set, Dies, Designer Series Paper and gems along with an assortment pack of In Color Cardstock and the In Color Ink bundle is the perfect way to update your Stampin' Up! collection with fully coordinating products.     

The basecard for this card is Pale Papaya Cardstock, one of the new In Colors for 2021-2023.  Then a Garden Green layer.  Next, I selected a print from the Hand-Penned 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper Pack.

The image layer was created with the Hippo & Friends Dies, with a base layer of garden Green, then a layer of Pale Papaya, and then a layer of Basic White.  If you don't have this die set, you'll find several other layering die in the catalog or you may have retired dies from other catalogs that will work just as well.  I love playing with both current and some of my retired favorite when I create.

  

I created the stamped image by inking up just a portion of one of the larger florals from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set with Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on the corner of the label.  Then I used additional images in the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set to color the images.  I stamped off once before stamping the color onto the stamped images, as I attempted to recreate the color from the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper used on the card.  I think it came out pretty close.  And I loved that I could used just my stamp pads to create the colored images rather than also needing Markers or Blends in addition to ink pads.  That's one of the reasons I believe this stamp set and product suite has been so popular.  You can do so much with just the basics.  The sentiment is also from the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set, and it is stamped in Tuxedo Black ink.

I also used the Genial Gems to add a little bling to my cards.  And I created a bow using the White Baker's Twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack.  This is an easy, fun card you can make in quantity to have on hand for Birthdays, Thank-You, and Thinking of You.  If you use social media, you'll find an enormous number of card ideas already posted using this Stampin' Up! suite, as Demonstrators were able to order items from the new catalog a month in advance, which means Demonstrators liked this popular set as much as customers.  

Stampin' Tip:  Use what you have.  Stampin' Up! carries a number of layering dies you can use to create this card, in addition to two different layering sets of dies in the Hippo & Friends set.  The current Annual Catalog Stitched Rectangle Dies and the Tailor Made Tags Dies would also work for this card.  Look through your retired dies as well.  Above, I used the retired Stitched Nested Labels Dies to create a similar Get Well card to the Thank You cards above.  While it is fun to use the most current products to make cards, sometimes you can find something similar in your existing crafting supplies, and use the money you save to purchase something else you don't yet have.  I love finding ways to extend my stampin' supplies without breaking the bank with all-new items when a new catalog arrives.  Find more ways to save with this month's specials.  See below. Order from my Stampin' Up! shopping site  24 X 7.      

Recipe

• Stamps: Hand-Penned Petals
• Ink:  Pale Papaya, Garden Green, Tuxedo Black Memento
• Paper:  Basic White, Pale Papaya, Garden Green, Hand-Penned 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper
• Accessories:  Genial Gems, Bakers Twine Essentials Pack, Hippo & Friends Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machines, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

To learn more about any of these items, visit my online store.

 

Join Stampin' Up! This Month for a Bonus

Join Stampin' Up!  If you have a large Wish List from the new catalog, consider joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator.  You'll get a Starter Kit of items you select from the catalog worth $155 USD, for only $99 USD. Business supplies, including catalogs, and free shipping are included.  Then, use your generous demonstrator discount of 20-25% on future orders.  Offer ends 31 May 2021.

For Example: Let say you had planned to order $100 from the new catalog.  After all, you wanted:

•  All of the new In Colors 2021-2023 stamp pads (bundle, Item 155638 - $33.75),
• The Hand-Penned Suite which includes the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp set and Penned-Flowers Dies, a pack of the Hand-Penned 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper, and a pack of the Genial Gems accessories (Item 155503 | $66.25).

That totals $100,  But wait. Want more?  You can sign up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator this month, and build a starter kit with your items above, AND add another $55 in product for a total $155 USD and ONLY PAY $99!  Plus Free Shipping!

So why not add  

• A pack of 2021-2023 In Color 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment (Item 55230, $11.50) that will add beautifully subtle geometric patterns to your cards  
• Two packs of In Color Assortment pack of 8-1/2 X 11 Cardstock (Item 155643 | $18)
• A Clear E Block (184484 |$12.00), and 
• A Clear D Block (118485 | $8.50)  for your stamps
• And a bottle of Multipurpose Glue (119755 | $4.00).  

You pay only $99, for $154 in merchandise, and your merchandise ships Free!  Of course if you have these items, you can select anything from current catalogs that total $155 USD.

Then, as long as you decide to remain a demonstrator, your purchases are 20 to 25% off!  Buy for yourself with no requirement to hold classes or sell to others.  You can choose to be a hobby demonstrator to purchase at a discount, or you can build your own business stamping with friends.

This offer is also open to Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  Read more about joining my team this month to enjoy the extra joining bonus, here.  Offer ends 31 May 2021.

Get $25 in Additional Stampin' Rewards

Collect $25 in Additional Stampin' Rewards for orders greater than $250 USD (less tax and shipping).  

As a Demonstrator, you purchase your supplies at a discount of 20-25% off.  Once your order total reaches $250, you'll select another $25 in additional merchandise.

What are Stampin' Rewards?  Orders greater than $150 (less tax and shipping) earn free merchandise you select as Stampin' Rewards that you add right to the Stampin' Rewards section of your order once your order total reaches $150+ USD (less tax and shipping). Stampin' Rewards are available for hosting a party, or to those who place individual orders that meet the order totals shown below.  This offer runs 4 May - 14 June 2021.    

January - June 2021 Mini Catalog Last Chance Sale begins 1 June 2021.  

Don't miss out on your favorites:  Download the Last Chance Products List to see which items will be on sale beginning 1-30 June 2021, while they last.  Products sell out fast, so use the list to see which items are on sale, and to decide which items you plan to order.  Plan a few back-up items in the event that an item becomes unavailable while placing your order. Share the Last Chance List with your crafting friends who may not be on my mailing list.  Items up to 50% off.

Last Chance Sale begins 1 June 2021 at 1:00 PM (MT)
Click to Download List

The new annual catalog launched on 4 May, and you can now shop new products in my online store.  You can also download a free copy of the catalog here.    

Want a hard copy of the catalog?  Order a copy when you place your first order on 4 May 2021.  Add item 159315 | $4.00 USD for a single copy of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.  

  Download catalogs or visit my online store: 

• January-July 2021 Mini Catalog
• Clearance items 
• 2021-2022 Annual Catalog 

Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes. 

Quick Links:  

• Shop Online Anytime - To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $155 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit until May 31
• Download a free 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.
• Download a free August-December 2020 Mini Catalog
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook.
• Shop & Save Clearance Rack - Available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business