Butterfly Hello - Paper Craft Crew Challenge #420

 This card was made for the Vertical Challenge with the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #420 .

Since butterflies seem to be popular right now, I decided to resurrect the Botanical Butterfly DSP, a retired SAB item, and punch some of them using the retiring Butterfly duet punch.

And, I altered the sketch so that rather than square focal features I used layered circles.

So, here's my card"

The top folding Basic Black card base was layered with a Black and White polka dot pattern from the True Love DSP.

Five different butterflies were punched from the (retired SAB) Botanical Butterfly DSP using the soon to be retired Butterfly duet punch.  In addition, a small butterfly was punched from the body of another butterfly again using the butterfly duet punch (the small butterfly option). 

Six 1 1/4" Basic Black circles were punched as well as six smaller 1 3/8" Basic White ones.  The two were adhered together and added to the card front equidistant from one another. The larger butterflies were adhered to 5 of the circles.  On the remaining circle I added the sentiment (Forever Fern) which was stamped on a rectangle sentiment strip. Above that was added the smaller butterfly; below it a bow made with a 1/4" Calypso Coral ribbon (Ornate bundle).

And of course, no card is complete without bling. so a rhinestone was added to each butterfly making sure there was an odd number.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Forever Fern (sentiment)

Ink:  Basic Black (for sentiment)

Papers:  Basic Black, Basic White, True Love DSP, retired Botanical Butterfly DSP

Accessories:  Punches:  1 1/4" and  1 3/8" circle, Butterfly Duet, rhinestones, 1/4" Calypso Coral ribbon

Meerkat Valentine

What in the world are Meerkats?  When Stampin' Up first introduced the Meerkat stamp in the Sale-a-bration catalogue that was the first time I had ever seen this animal.  So, I did a little research and found the following:

Meerkats are a type of Mongoose who inhabit all parts of the Kalahar Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namid desert in Nambia, in southwestern Angolia, and South Africa.

They are carnivora a spend much of their day foraging for food and digging deep tunnels.

A group is called a gang or a clan and it is not uncommon for  30 or 40 Meerkats to be part of a gang. This the name of the stamp set "The Gang's All Meer"

Being with Stampin' Up sure gives you an education!

The Meerkat stamp set can be quite versatile using it for birthdays, and/or holiday events.  Today the gang is sending a Valentine message to everyone.

The Meerkats were coloured with Light and Dark Crumb cake Stampin' Blends; the sky behind them with a  Pool Party Stampin' Blend.

Using the Dog Builder punch (which has a tiny heart as well as the dog) a Real Red heart was punched for each of the Meerkats and attached to their hands.  Tiny stitch marks were made with a fine tipped black pen around the outside and a small red rhinestone placed in the center of each heart.

The completed scene was die cut with the So Sweetly Stitched Die and adhered to the card front with dimensonals.

The Real Red card base is layered with Whisper White card stock.  A strip of From My Heart DSP with a lace die cut adhered to the bottom and a 1/8" strip of Real Red to the top was added to the middle.

The sentiment, from "Meant to Be", stamped in Real Red ink and die cut with the Be Mine dies, was added to the left side above the strip.  The rest of the sentiment was stamped directly onto the card front below the strip.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  The Gang's All Meer, Meant to Be

Inks:  Real Red, Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Pool Party), Fine black marker

Papers:  Read Red, Whisper White, From My Heart DSP

Accessories:  Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Delicate Lace Edgelet die, Dog Builder Punch, Be Mine die, Dimensionals, Real Red Rhinestones

Wine Box and Coordinating Wine Tag

I doing 3 craft shows 3 weekends in a row starting this Sunday, so I have been furiously making 3D items to put on my table.
One of the items I made was a Wine Box and then I made a wine tag to coordinate with it.  The tutorial I purchased from Technique Junkie so I am unable to share it with you.

As you can see I have used all retired products (mainly SAB) with the exception of the ribbon on the tag, the ink, and the Pool Party card stock.


Stamp: Feeling Sentimental (SAB)
Ink: Rich Razzelberry, Versa Mark
Papers: Bravo Burgundy, Pool Party, Retired DSP (SAB), Whisper White
Accessories: Crop-o-dile, 1 1/4" Not Quite Navy striped ribbon (for the handle), 1/2" stitched Summer Starfruit satin ribbon, 1 3/8" circle punch, Scallop oval punch, Scallop border punch, Pewter embossing powder.

Congratulations Grad - Technostamper # 256

My blog post may look a little different today.  Blogger has been down for over 24 hours, so I changed my internet provider to Google chrome.  Amazingly it worked.  I am actually able  to post today!

Easter is this weekend, and after Easter, for those who are in school, comes final exams, and then graduation.

 For today's challenge with Technostamper  here I made a graduation card. To do this I turned the sketch onto its side.

The base card is Basic Black, layered with Bashful Blue, and then DSP from the Festival of Prints pack.  A strip of Basic Black with a strip of scalloped More Mustard card stock was adhered to the top of the card.

The image was stamped twice , once with Island Indigo ink and once with Black Stazon. Using a stamp-a-ma-jig and Island Indigo ink, the words congratulations were stamped onto the ribbon.  The large scalloped circle was then punched with the 2 3/8" circle punch, reattaching the ribbons later. The ribbon was cut out by hand.
With a 1 1/4 " circle punch, the sentiment was punched out of the second image.  A 1 3/8" basic black circle was punched to provide a mat for the sentiment.  The two were adhered together, and attached to the first image using dimensionals.  The ribbon was now reattached to the scalloped circle.
The entire image was attached, using dimensionals,  to a doilie that had been adhered to the DSP.

Stamps: Blue Ribbon
Inks: Black Stazon, Island Indigo
Papers: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, DSP from Festival of Prints pack, Doilie
Accessories: Doilie, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop border punch, dazzling details, dimensionals, rhinestones, large delicate doilies die