Watercolor Wash and Watermelon Wonder

I have a stack of butterflies on my desk! They all need homes eventually, so you'll be seeing quite a few. The Watercolor Wash Background makes a visually stunning statement behind the Watermelon and Blushing Bride butterfly, don't you think? All I added were a few sequins.

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Watercolor Wings for Stamp Club

I love this card! My friend Tandra shared her version with me, and it was one of those cards that wouldn't get out of my head until I made it!  The butterfly is a 3-step stamping process. We started with Melon Mambo stamped off once, then did the wing outlines in Melon Mambo, then finished with center details in Rose Red. (It sounds more complicated than it really is.)

Do you love that black script paper as much as I do??? Aaack! I need more and more of it! We also used the Fluttering embossing folder and the lovely gold thread. This card could be made in so many different color combinations, with beautiful results. What is your favorite color combo for butterflies?

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Polka Dots for Everyone!

I shared this card yesterday on my business Facebook page, Amy's Card Buffet. I hope you'll follow me there--it's the best way to hear about specials, updates, and events!

This is a "catalog CASE," meaning I found a card in the new 2015 catalog that I loved, and made a card somewhat like it. Stampin Up catalogs are *great* sources of inspiration! If you look on page 17, you'll see that I used the same colors and the Happy Patterns Masks as in the sample, but I used a different greeting and did kind of my own thing with it.

You may have skimmed right over the Happy Patterns Masks when you went through the catalog. Here is a picture:

You get 4 different masks for $6. Each one is 6x6, so it easily covers a card or medium-sized mixed media project. You can spritz, sponge, color, or whatever you like! They wash off easily and don't take much room to store.

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Watercolor Wishes Class Sept 24

If you follow my business Facebook page, you've seen samples of the new Watercolor Wishes Kit pop up frequently! It's my favorite kit ever, and it's fun and simple to put together!

I've scheduled a class on Sept 24 (a Thursday) to make this kit and some extra samples, and you're invited! The cost is $45, due by Sept 12, and includes everything you need--the kit and all the extras. Let me know if you'd like to come, and I'll send you a Paypal invoice, or you can send me a check.

The Watercolor Wishes kit (including a stamp set) makes 20 different cards with envelopes, and you'll have leftover goodies, too! Here are some samples: 

And here is what the entire kit looks like (put together):

Sign up today! Invite your friends, and it will be even more fun. Let me know if you have any questions.

Weekly Deals August 11

It's Tuesday, and that means Weekly Deals!

See my samples of the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch below. 

Paper Pumpkin Monday: Thanks a Latte

 

Today is the last day to sign up for the August Paper Pumpkin! Some of my friends previewed it at Convention, and they promise this is one you DON'T want to miss! Sign up now at Paper Pumpkin
with the code HALFOFF, and get your first two months for $10 each! You can cancel whenever you wish.

This is one of the suggested projects from the July Paper Pumpkin kit. The kit is called Thanks a Latte, and it has all kinds of options for that darling cup! Here is the stamp set:

Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek: Black Glimmer and Mint Macaron

This card is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. I used a sneak peek product again--it's Black Glimmer Paper! I think it's so elegant, and there will be lots of ways to use it that don't involve Halloween. I wanted to make a wedding card. Do you think it works?? I stamped the large botanical image from Awesomely Artistic over the Typeset DSP. It's hard to see in the photo, but I think it helps tie in the Macaron color.

I love the sketch this week FMS198:

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Holiday Catalog Preview products:
Black Glimmer Paper

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Holiday Preview: Acorny Thank You and a Mojo Sketch

My box of Holiday Catalog preview merchandise arrived today! Here, I've used some of my favorites in a Mojo Monday Sketch, MOJO409.

If you've known me for long, you know I adore acorn images, so this set and punch combo was an automatic entry for my first order. It comes as a bundle, so you'll save by buying the Acorny Thank You photopolymer bundle come September!  The Designer Series Paper is also a preview--it's called Into the Woods, and you'll be seeing more of it here soon. The Softly Falling embossing folder is already winning a place at the *front* of the embossing folders, so watch for more of it, too.

Hope you enjoyed this preview! Check out the MOJO409 sketch!

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Preview items used:
Acorny Thank You stamp set,  Into the Woods DSP, Acorn Builder Punch, Softly Falling embossing folder, Into the Woods Cotton Ribbon

Regular catalog items:

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