Stampin Up Butterfly Bundle

Are you like me and love butterflies?  Butterflies that are real or are in a stamp form make me happy.  As a paper crafter, we have an opportunity to have more butterflies!  The Stampin Up Butterfly Bundle was announced today by Stampin Up.  The best part about the bundle is that it is 15% off from today until September 30, 2013!

What is included in the Stampin Up Butterfly Bundle, you ask?  Well, it is the wonderful Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

Bundle Item Description Retail Price 15% Savings Price Amount Saved!
135311 Butterfly Bundle (Clear-Mount)Papillion Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp SetBitty Butterfly Punch $30.90 USD$39.90 CAD $26.27 USD$33.92 CAD $4.63 USD$5.98 CAD
135312 Butterfly Bundle (Wood-Mount)Papillion Potpourri Wood-Mount Stamp SetBitty Butterfly Punch $34.90 USD$44.90 CAD $29.67 USD$38.17 CAD $5.23 USD$6.73 CAD

Butterfly shapes are great on projects for any occasion.  The greeting card below is one I made with the Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set:

Stampin Up Butterfly Bundle

So make sure to get in on the offer and save 15 percent on the butterfly stamp set and punch between August 29-September 30, 2013!

COME BACK TOMORROW FOR A REAL CUTIE! 

 God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
By
Beverly Polen

STAMPIN UP BUTTERFLY BUNDLE

Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set – Stampin’ Up!

Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set – Stampin’ Up!

Today’s greeting card features the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set – Stampin’ Up!(123759 – catalog item number – clear mount).  I love butterflies, so the Papillon Potpourri is one of my favorite stamp sets.

The card base is made with a piece of the new In-Color Strawberry Slush Card Stock.  Using VersaMark Ink (102283), I stamped a background stamp onto the card front.  It was  covered with White Embossing Powder  (109132 – catalog item number) and heat set. (I love any kind of embossing).

I think the butterflies in the above picture of the card appear to be hovering over the card with their shadow showing underneath.  I have to give the credit for the effect to my camera (lol).  Oh, wait….maybe it was the person behind the camera creating the effect.  Regardless, I think those wonderful Stampin’  Dimensionals (104430 – catalog item number) played a role as well!  Don’t you just love the 3-D effect on greeting cards?

Look closely at the layers on the card.  You also may want to look at the card front in the picture below.  It appears as though I cut out the pieces using a framelit from the Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003 – catalog item number).  Well, my framelit doesn’t have the two “bump outs” on it, does yours?

I did use the framelit from the Apothecary Accents, but I did not use it to cut out the paper that forms the layers.

How often do you start making a card with one intent and then the card ends up being completely different?  That’s what happened on my card.

I first stamped the butterflies from the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set onto a 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  I had planned to add some other elements to that piece of card stock, but then I wasn’t happy with it.

I wondered if I had a framelit that would fit around the butterflies, and if so, I would use that to cut out the piece.  Well, the framelits that I have are either too big or small.  As usual, I didn’t let that defeat me.  I wanted to use the Apothecary Accents framelit, so I decided to lay it around the butterflies and trace around the inside with a pencil.  I couldn’t trace across the two small butterflies, so I decided to go around them.  I “fussy cut” out the framelit, which resulted in the two bump outs.  You needed to know all of this, right?

I then traced the outside of the framelit onto a piece of Strawberry Slush Card Stock, allowing for the bump outs.  As for the bottom layer that is the Pool Party design from the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper (130141), I free-handed it.

Notice the little flowers at the top right and bottom left of the Whisper White Card Stock.  They are from a stamp in the Hostess Morning Meadow Stamp Set.

I hope you enjoyed the card and my rambling.  You can leave a comment by clicking on the “chat bubble” at the right of the post’s title.  I love to get comments! 


God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

 PAPILLON POTPOURRI STAMP SET – STAMPIN’ UP!

Soho Subway Designer Series Paper – Happy Birthday Card

Soho Subway Designer Series PaperThe new Stampin’ Up! Soho Subway Designer Series Paper  (DSP)  (130140) is featured on this Happy Birthday card. 

Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

The design used on the card is my favorite of the designs within the DSP.  The colors for the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper are Crisp Cantaloupe (a new color), Early Express, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, and Very Vanilla.

The card base is a piece of the new Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock (In Color – 131298), and the second layer is a piece of the new Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock (In Color – 131296).  The third layer is the Subway Designer Series Paper design.

I made this card for a very special friend, Lin, for her recent birthday.  The sentiment, “Happy Birthday to you!” is from the new Label Love Stamp Set (130622 – clear).  Label Love Stamp SetThis stamp set matches a new punch, the Artisan Label (130920).

 Artisan Label Punch

 

The top portion of the card spotlights a butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set (123759 – clear).  You will note that the butterfly is two different ink colors; Crisp Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp SetCantaloupe Classic Ink (a new In Color – 131176) and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink (another new In Color -131174).  I used the Rock and Roll Technique with the stamp image before stamping it onto Very Vanilla Card Stock.

The mats for the image were made with the Window Frames Collection Framelits (129021), using the Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock and the design from the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper.  This picture is a closeup of the butterfly and mats.

Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

As stated above, the sentiment is from the Label Love stamp set.  It is matted with Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock.  The bow that rests above the sentiment is an old Stampin’ Up! ribbon that matches perfectly with the Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock.  It is the old Groovy Guava Double Stitched Ribbon.   This picture is a closeup of the ribbon and sentiment.

 Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

 This is a picture of the card’s inside, which features the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set. 

 Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set

ENJOY!
 
Stamping With Guneaux Designs 
 
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen 

Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

Stampin’ Up! Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

Stampin’ Up! Papillon Potpourri

STAMPIN’ UP! PAPILLON POTPOURRI GREETING CARD.

I was excited when Stampin’ Up! chose butterflies for the “Best of” stamp set for the month of April. That decision motivated me to create for you a simple card featuring butterflies from the Stampin’ Up! Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set.

 

 

 


SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set (123759 – clear)

Paper: Pacific Point (111350), Bashful Blue (105120), Marina Mist (119682), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Ink: Pacific Point (126951), Bashful Blue (126961), and Marina Mist Classic Ink (126962)

Accessories: Big Shot (113439), Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (121809), Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526), Beautiful Wings Embosslit (118138) or a small butterfly punch, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), Adhesive of Your Choice, and Basic Pearls (119247)


INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS STAMPIN’ UP! PAPILLON POTPOURRI CARD

Step 1. Cut the following pieces of card stock:

  • an 8-1/2″ x 5-12″ Pacific Point Card Stock for the card base,
  • a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Bashful Blue Card Stock, and
  • a 3-1/8″ x 4-3/8″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.

Step 2. Place the Bashful Blue Card Stock inside the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot.

Step 3. Place one end of the Whisper White Card Stock inside the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot.

Step 4. Place the other end of the Whisper White Card Stock into the Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot.

Step 5. Spritz the embossed end of the Whisper White Card Stock (you’ll need to cover the remainder of the card stock so it isn’t spritzed.

Step 6. Using the floral butterfly stamp from the Stampin Up Popillon Potpourii, do the following:

  • Cover the stamp with Bashful Blue Classic Ink and stamp onto a small piece of Bashful Blue Card Stock,
  • Cover the stamp with Marina Mist Classic Ink and stamp onto a small piece of Marina Mist Card Stock, and
  • Cover the stamp with Pacific Point Classic Ink and stamp onto a small piece of Pacific Point Card Stock.

Step 7. Using the Elegant Butterfly Punch, punch out each butterfly and spritz them.

Step 8. Using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and the Big Shot, cut out a small butterfly from Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point Card Stock. Spritz the butterflies.

Step 9. Place three small Basic Pearls onto the floral butterflies, and one on the small butterflies.

Step 10. Attached the butteflies to the piece of Whisper White Card Stock

Step 11. Attach the Whisper White Card Stock with the butterflies onto the Bashful Blue Card Stock in the center of the embossed tulips.

Step 12. Attach the above card stock to the card base.

I did not add a sentiment to the card so it can be used for the appropriate occasion when the need arises. Now it’s your turn to make the card and to leave me feedback.


God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

STAMPIN’ UP! PAPILLON POTPOURRI