Butterfly Notecard

Like so many of you, I love working with the Butterflies Thinlits! I don't see how you could make a "bad" card with them. This card didn't turn out the way I originally envisioned it, but I like it anyway!

I used Painted Petals to stamp the floral images in the right corner and the rows of dots (love that stamp!).  The spatters and the stripes are from Gorgeous Grunge. The butterfly is cut from the Stacked with Love DSP stack--it's not just for Valentines Day!

Blooming with Kindness--retiring!

This is a set that will stay in my stamp library for a looong time! Make sure it's in yours before Blooming with Kindness is retired!

The backgrounds are re-inkers and water on a clear stamp block. Easy and dramatic!

Weekly Deals and the Retiring Products Lists

What a great deal on the Label Card Thinlits Die! So many fun shapes to cut out! Check out the Weekly Deals on my website here.

Click here to see the list of retiring items. Or visit my online store to see the pictures and order.

Blue Blooms Butterfly

The Butterflies Thinlits are so easy to use! It takes very little else to make a lovely card. This card will likely end up in the "Mother's Day Collection" for my mom. Shhhh! Don't tell!

A bit of the beautiful Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper (DSP) behind the cutout draws your eye to the details of the butterfly. I used glue dots to adhere the butterfly body to the DSP.

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Stamps: Four You
Paper: White, Painted Blooms DSP
Ink: Pacific Point
Accessories: Butterflies Thinlits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Rhinestones

Butterflies are back!

I know many of you have been waiting, and today is the magic day! The Butterfly Thinlit Dies are back in stock, and Stampin' Up! is offering a special deal because of all the backorder troubles.

From today through April 30, we are bringing you two special offers:

Get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount--just $21.20!

Buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at the already-discounted price and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!

Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (item 138633)

Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (item 138634)

  Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 138635)

Pistachio Berry Basket

This basket was inspired by one in Stampin Success, the magazine Stampin Up sends out to demonstrators. I really like the stamping on the basket. It gives it some depth while still allowing the stronger cardstock to create a sturdier basket.

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Stamps: Crazy about You
Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Berry Basket Die, Note Tag Punch, Baked Brown Sugar Baker's Twine

New Weekly Deals April 14

It's spring in your Weekly Deals for April 14-20! Check out all the flowers and pretties! 

From the Herd

I loved this stamp when I first saw it, and I finally started making cards with it this month! With 7 children, we often feel quite like a "herd," so this is a perfect greeting from our family. I stamped the image on watercolor paper in Staz On Black, then colored with inks and the Aquapainter. To use your inks this way, smoosh (that's the technical term) the lid while the case is closed. When you open it, there's a little puddle/smear of ink for you to dip your Aquapainter in!

There are clouds and sky at the top of the image, but they're hard to see in the photo. The other thing that's hard to see is how I accented the eyes of all the animals:

I used Crystal Effects on all the eyes to bring a little freaky shine to them. {smile}

There are some great sentiments in this set, and I'll be sharing more samples of them soon! The set is available in photopolymer (my preference), clear mount, and wood mount.

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