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I just love a splattering of sequins on a card and this week at Just Us Girls the theme is to use them somewhere on your project.  Gold and Blushing Bride Sequin Trim were used on this set of cards that I made for some of the 'Leavers' at school. I spotted a card on Pinterest that used the stamp from I Think You're Great as a background to the Beautiful Butterfly Die and loved the idea (Jenny Hayward) .  Each of the background stamps on my cards were sponged with a colour duo and every one features a different embossed background.  ( Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant )   ( Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo )   ( Wild Wasabi and Mossy Meadow ) ( Fluttering, Honeycomb and Elegant Dots Embossing Folders ) Be sure to hop on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Site and check out the sequined cards.  It's the last challenge for the year before they go on a short break.  Thanks for stopping by,

... Butterflies! As the saying goes, "Everything old is new again"!  I decided to recreate my 'old' Butterfly Easel Card (which was made from the now retired Beautiful Butterflies Dies ), using current Stampin' Up! products. Here's the New Version made from the Bold Butterfly Framelits and Butterflies Thinlits Dies  Compare the Two - Old Versus New      Project Recipe: Stamps:   Six-Sided Sampler ( My Friend sentiment) Ink and Card Stock:   Blushing Bride Accessories:   Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Lovely Lace Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponge, 2015-2017 In Color Blossom Accents (Tip Top Taupe)

It's a Birds, Bees and Butterflies Theme at SUO Challenges this fortnight.  I went with Bees and Butterflies for my new style of easel card.  I guess you could call it an Oval Accent Step Easel Card .     I had a bit of an idea in my head about how I thought this card would 'look' but it just evolved as I went along and turned out quite different to how I had imagined. It's a bit quirky but I'm happy with the result and hope to do a tutorial on how to make this Step Easel using the Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die . Side View Back View Top View - Folded Flat Pops inside a Card Size (C6) Envelope ... ... ready to post. Thanks, Linda - see post #1 Project Recipe: Stamps:  Backyard Basics, Six-Sided Sampler, Woodgrain Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Basic Black Card Stock:   So Saffron, Very Vanilla Accessories:   Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die, Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die, Ovals Collection Di...

I'm back again!  I decided to try some different colours for the shaving foam technique and ended up making a Butterfly Easel Tag (and you thought you'd seen them all ;) This is project Number 3 for the following challenges -   JAI - Shaving Foam Marbling Technique (Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum) SUO - Anything Sizzix - Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Die, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Lacy Brocade EF  'Marbleous' Butterfly Easel Tag   Wow! Three projects in one day.  I'm loving being on holiday.

 SU Doily Butterfly This card is a CASE of a series of 'Doily Butterfly' cards I made last year but today I have used all Stampin' Up! supplies.  I did this to showcase some new things from the Seasonal Catalogue. (Release date - February 1st) - Tea For Two Designer Series Paper  Artisan Embellishments Kit (paper flowers) Paper Doilies Honeycomb Embossing Folder So many beautiful things to look forward to! (The verse is from the stamp set called, 'Trust God' which is in the current Ideas Book and Catalogue) PS:  Congratulations! In the General Stamping forum, you're in the FAVORITES for the week ending January 13, 2013 .  See post #77.   Thanks for stopping by,

My mum turns 75 tomorrow so I made an extra special card for an extra special lady!   I have had a few emails from people wondering whether they had bought the right die to make my little butterfly easel card.  The photos can be deceptive as the smaller butterfly easel card is indeed quite tiny and it makes a great place card or gift card but is way too small to post all on its own.  So, one idea is to attach it to a 'base'.  I used the Scallop Circle Bigz Die and added two circles for the contrasting layers and then glued my little butterfly easel on top.  There is heaps of room to write a message underneath on the base of the card.  To ensure that the butterfly stays propped up, I attached a sentiment using the edging from a packet of Stampin' Dimensionals.  Here's the back view.    Now it's just the right size to pop in the post. Project Recipe: (All Supplies - Stampin' Up!) Stamps:   Itty Bitty Bann...

After a lovely break, I finally have a couple of cards to share and what better way to get me back into 'the swing of things', than to enter them into the latest challenge at Dynamic Duos. Cherry Cobbler is the colour for Week 22 and I have teamed it up with Very Vanilla for both of my cards.   No. 1 - DD #22 - Nestled Bird   No. 2 - DD # 22 - Butterfly Easel Card Thanks so much for stopping by!

A lovely lady by the name of Marie Hopkins emailed me a few weeks back and sent me a photo of a Circle Butterfly Easel Card that she had made.  I got her permission to publish it on my blog but I've been in 'Fiji Time' for a while now and am just slowly starting to think about paper craft once again! It was so nice of Marie to email me this photo.  She took inspiration from one of the cards that I had made. You can click on the picture below to take you to the original post. Thanks for stopping by!

Dynamic Duos #11 - Subtly Yours It's time for a soft and romantic colour combo at Dynamic Duos.   I chose to go 3D this week and create a Butterfly Gift Box from the Beautiful Butterflies and Box #2 dies from SU. This Week's Soft and Subtle Challenge Colours The handle was made using the Lace Ribbon Border Punch and the pink butterflies were embossed and then sponged with Pink Pirouette Ink and finished off with some Parisian Breeze DSP and an Antique Brad. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.   Be sure to check out all the other Dynamos for some Soft and Romantic projects to get you inspired - The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog Allisa Chilton Anne Marie Hile Anika Lerche Kim Singdahlsen Lesley Croghan Lisa Elton Melissa Chipperfield Paige Grabau Sue Joyce Happy crafting! PS:  Thanks to 'Crafts' at Splitcoast for naming this project as a favourite for the week :) and Kim for the shout out ...