Butterfly Basics

It’s another episode of Make it Mine Monday!  Today’s card was made with an oldie but goodie stamp set:  Butterfly Basics.  I’ve been designing cards for my upcoming Card Buffet to be held right after Easter and decided to use some older stamp sets that might be retiring with the new catalog.

Speaking of retiring lists….On Monday, April 11th the retiring list will post for the Annual Catalog and the Occasions Catalog.  I’ll be in MN but will try to get on my dad’s computer to post that for you all.  Don’t forget…if you’re wanting to get any of the products associated with the retiring in-colors (especially ink refills) GET THEM NOW!  They will be the first items to sell out.  All products on the retiring list will available only while supplies last except stamp sets that will be available at least until the middle of May.

But back to my card!  I CASEd my card from Dawn Olchefske.  Thanks Dawn!  As you can see from the two cards I kept mine pretty close to Dawns.  I added a layer behind the oval, left off the button and baker’s twine and added a little punched butterfly.

From this you can see how easy it is to keep the same basic card as the one you’re copying but still make it your own!

Today I have to finish packing as tomorrow I head to the Homeland for visiting family and Saturday’s On Stage event!  Woo Hoo!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Woo Hoo!  Spring is officially here, the weather is cooperating, Easter is on Sunday and the Butterfly Thinlits are on their way to the Stampin’ Up! warehouse!  Woo Hoo!

I love these Butterfly Thinlits and am SO glad that I’ll be able to use them in class again.  I hated using them when people couldn’t purchase them.

Today’s card is a soft and pretty collage card.  The Butterfly Basics stamp set is perfect for collage cards.  Yes, I know, you basically stamp randomly (which I have BIG trouble with) when you’re making a collage card but I do like working with this stamp set.  Don’t you love the combination of Baked Brown Sugar and Coastal Cabana?  If you love these colors you may want to purchase them soon.  They’re leaving us as of May 31st.  Don’t wait until the last minute though.  Once the list of retiring items arrives in early May these colors will go FAST!

I’m just smiling as I write this.  The sun is shining and this card just shouts “happiness” to me.   Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Butterflies in January?  Are you serious?  Yes I am!  It was 70 degrees here in Denver yesterday!  Woo Hoo!  Heat wave!  I live on the shady side of the street so there’s still a little snow in my front yard but not too much.  Sorry East Coast, I know you’re getting hit hard!

Back to butterflies….

This card was made using the fabulous new Butterfly Basics stamp set and the COORDINATING Butterflies Thinlits Dies.   There it is again….my favorite word….COORDINATION!  I know you get tired of hearing me say it but coordination makes a stamper’s life so much easier!  🙂

My friend Laura made this card for a swap I participated in.  Soft, pretty and it just shouts SPRING!  It’s a little hard to tell from the picture but I love the way that Laura embossed the Whisper White card stock with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder after she stamped the collage of images on it.  Very pretty!

Since it’s Technique Tuesday I’m going to give you a little hint about die cutting the butterfly:  place a piece of wax paper between your card stock and the die.  It will make your life SO much easier.  It will be a cinch to pop out all of those little pieces.  You may also want to try using a shim.  The first time I die cut a butterfly like this my pieces didn’t pop out easily even with the wax paper.  I slid an extra piece of card stock underneath my bottom cutting plate and it was enough extra thickness to give me a better cut.  Give it a try and see how easy and beautiful these butterflies can be!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!