SUO96 Bees, Birds and Butterflies!!

Hi Stampers! 

Time for the new SUO96 SUO-Only Challenge is “Birds, Bees andButterflies” and I decided to incorporate the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC301Sketch Challenge.

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects at both sites and if you have a chance, using your Stampin’ Up! Only products, come join in on the fun!

To create this project:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), position the flower stamp brush set from Springtime Hello along with the bee (of course, if you have the stamp set you can stamp as well with Basic Black Classic Ink- I decided to enlarge the images so I used MDS). 

Print out onto Whisper White cardstock, color using Stampin’ Write markers- Island Indigo for the flower petals, So Saffron for the flower centers and bee, Pear Pizzazz for the stems and Sahara Sand for the shadows.   Use a Chalk Marker to create highlights on the flowers and bee wings.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ to cut out the image and cut another oval the same size from Basic Black cardstock, cutting the black oval in half for the frame.  Position the black frame behind the focal image oval, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink and the Color Spritzer Tool along with a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to distress a bit more.

Ink the En Francais background stamp using Crumb Cake Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamp again onto a piece of Soft Sky cardstock (without re-inking).  Use the Big Shot™ with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss both pieces.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges and sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the edges.   Adhere to the Basic Black card base per the sketch, add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon strip and mount the focal image oval using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself using Basic Black Classic Ink and cut out using the Big Shot™ with the Bitty Banner Framelits™ cutting another banner from Basic Black cardstock as well.

Cut the Basic Black banner in half and adhere behind the sentiment on both ends.  Use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker to add distressing and with the Sponge Dauber apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink.  Add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the butterfly from Papillon Potpourri using Basic Black Classic Ink onto Island Indigo cardstock.  Punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and mount onto another butterfly punched from Basic Black cardstock. 

Mount to the card front and add Pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Springtime Hello, Papillon Potpourri, Express Yourself

Ink: Basic Black, Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Island Indigo, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand, Basic Black; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky

Accessories: Big Shot™, Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Ovals Collection and Bitty Banners Framelits™, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Sponge Daubers, Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping - I hope you have a chance to join in on our “Birds, Bees and Butterflies”SU-Only Challenge!

Butterfly Get Well

Hi Stampers!

I had the honor of being able to design one of our Make –n-Takes for my upline, Cindy Fodor’s recent quarterly demonstrator meeting and wanted to share the instructions for those in attendance and for anyone else that may be interested :-)

To create this card:

Use a brayer with Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink to ink the interior of the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Baked Brown Sugar cardstock with the Big Shot™.

 Trim the embossed panel, adhere to a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock and mount onto the Naturals White card base. 

Use the Fringe Scissors to fringe a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, mount a piece of Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper (DSP) over the fringe and adhere to the card front.

Cut a 2” wide x 4 ¼” long  piece of Naturals White cardstock , round the corners on one end using the Envelope Punch Board and use the Scallop Tag Punch to create the tag top.

Using Midnight Muse Classic Ink, stamp off the Notable Notions script stamp once on scrap paper and stamp repeatedly onto the tag, and repeatedly stamp the floral stem from the Springtime Hello using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink.  Add the distressing with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink and using a Sponge Dauber, apply Coastal Cabana over the edges.   

Stamp the three butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Coastal Cabana cardstock and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch. 

Mount the tag to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the three butterflies using Mini Glue Dots™. 

Stamp the sentiment using Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Naturals White cardstock, punch out the sentiment using the Word Window Punch, create the banner point using the Hexagon Punch, sponge a bit of Coastal Cabana Classic Ink over the edges and stamp with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter image using Baked Brown Sugar.   Mount onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock (also punched with the Word Window Punch and Hexagon Punch). 

Add to the card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional® on the banner edge and add a Rhinestone to the corner of the sentiment.  Add the ½” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin ribbon to the top of the tag to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Springtime Hello, Gorgeous Grunge, Notable Notions, Express Yourself

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Midnight Muse, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Naturals White, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Midnight Muse, Fresh Prints DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Brayer, Punches- Hexagon, Elegant Butterfly, Word Window, Fringe Scissors, Rhinestones, ½” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week!

DD90 Black Tie Spring- A Fun Shape with a Bee :-)

Hi Stampers! 

This week’s DD90 “Black Tie Week” Dynamic Duo Challengecombines Daffodil Delight with Basic Black and the dessert option is a shaped/fun fold card.  Plus, I used six punches for the SUO90 Challenge that is still on for another week (seven if you count the corner rounder in the Envelope Punch Board :-))  This also was created with the LOVEFEST2014B Lovey Dovey Challenge at Splitcoaststampers in mind :-)

I have mentioned in the past that my husband and I collect antique honey dishes and one of the criteria that we generally seek is a bee on the dish.  Whenever I see black and yellow together, I think of those honey dishes so I knew that I would have to incorporate a little bee somewhere on my card :-).

Again, I hope that you will find the time to stop by and check out the rest of the Dynamic Duos Design Team projects and create one of your own using this week’s colors - we would love to have you join us!!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

To create this card:

Repeatedly stamp the elements using Basic Black Classic Ink onto two pieces of the new Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Loosely fill in the flowers using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker and the Chalk Marker for the centers (for the tag piece only).  Stamp the bee on the tag as well, leaving room for the treatment at the top of the tag. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the largest Floral Frame Collection Framelit™ and cut out the card base (fold the Whisper White cardstock in half and make sure that the fold remains within the framelit™ so it would not be cut).  

Also cut out a piece of the stamped Watercolor Wonder DSP (created in the step above without the Chalk Marker centers) with the same size framelit™ and adhere to the card base.  Add a scrap piece of Basic Black cardstock along the fold of the card, trimming the edges from behind as needed.

Cut the stamped DSP into a 2” strip and create the tag shape using the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.  Cut another tag from Basic Black cardstock and round the corners on both using the Envelope Punch Board.  Mount the Basic Black Scallop tag behind the DSP tag (I cut mine in half so the edges would show a bit at the top and bottom).

I used scraps for the next few steps- layer a piece of embossed Basic Black cardstock over the tag and trim to fit (previously embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder- hard to see in the picture), add the stamped/punched sentiment (used the Hexagon Punch for the banner), the Basic Black leaves (from the Bird Builder Punch) and Daffodil Delight rolled flowers (see my previous posts on the rolled flowers using the 1 ¼” and 1 ½” Scallop Circle Punches).  Add the string of Pearls to cover the seam of the embossed layer.

Create the paper bow from another piece of embossed Basic Black cardstock (again, this one was embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).  I used the Large Oval Punch to create the loops and cut the tails with the Hexagon Punch.  Add the bow at the top of the tag, adhere the Large Pearl in the center.

Punch an embossed piece of Whisper White cardstock using the 2 ½” Circle Punch and a 2 ½” Circle from Basic Black cardstock- cut both in half, add the Basic Black layer behind the Whisper White and adhere to the card (the tag will cover the split). 

Add the completed tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Use a Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker to color the edges of the die cut frame and lightly sponge Daffodil Delight Classic Ink to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Springtime Hello

Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight,  Stampin’ Write Marker- Basic Black; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolor Wonder DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Lattice and Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Floral Frames Collection Framelits™, Punches- Large Oval, Hexagon, 1 ¼” and 1 ½” Scallop Circle, 2 ½” Circle, Scallop Tag Punch, Bird Builder, Envelope Punch Board, Pearls, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD90 Dynamic Duos “BlackTie” Challenge!