Floating & Fluttering

Hello and Happy New Year,

I hope you all had a relaxing Christmas and New Year. I was able to spend some time with some family, then I spent time cleaning and sorting my craft room - a never ending job. Now it’s all sorted, time to get back into making cards (and I guess mess it up again).

With the new Mini catalogue only days away, here is a card using new products with my favourites- mauve/purple and butterflies!!

The stamp set I have used for the background is Floating & Fluttering (#154424). There are 3 butterflies and 3 leaves grouped together on this one stamp, so I have stamped 4 images onto the Whisper White card (#106549). I stamped these with VersaMark (#102283), then added White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#109132) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I added the colours using the new Blending Brushes (#153611). These beautifully velvety soft brushes blend the colours easily. I used Highland Heather ink (#147103), Mint Macaron ink (#147106) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). The embossed areas resist the colouring. You can add as much or as little colour as you desire. Start by only applying a lighter colour then you can always add more, but you can’t remove it if you add too much first.

The cardfront was then attached to the Highland Heather card (#147010). The purple 3/8” Tricolor Ribbon (#149708) was wrapped around the cardfront, then this was attached to the Whisper White base card.

“Thank You” is from the Happy Thoughts stamp set (#c154507) and stamped with Highland Heather ink. The Ornate Frames Dies (#150664) were used to cut the sentiment and the Highland Heather card under the sentiment. Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach this to the card. 

The butterfly was cut and embossed with a die from the Fluttering Dies (#154318) and I added a Pastel Pearl (#154571) to the body of the butterfly. The butterfly was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I added some glitter using the Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (#141897) over the entire butterfly.

“Love what you do and share what you love”.

Enjoy your day!!

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper

Hi again,

I have used some of my favourites again on todays card - butterflies, purple/mauve and this easy fancy fold card.

I have used Whisper White card (#106549) and Highland Heather card (#147010). The Designer Series Paper is from the Feels Like Frost DSP (#150444).

The size of the base card is 21cm x 10.5cm and scored at 6cm from the left.

The Highland Heather card was cut at 9.5cm x 14cm for the inside of the card and 9.5cm x 5.5cm for the piece on the front of the card. I dry embossed the smaller card with the Wrapped In Texture Embossing Folder (#153574).

The other white card with the flap is 23cm x 8.5cm and scored at 10cm from the right.

“Get Well Soon” is from the Many Mates stamp set (#152633) and I stamped this with Highland Heather ink (#147103). This was cut with a die from the Hippo & Friends dies (#153585). I attached the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). You need to only attach the Dimensionals on the left side of the sentiment to allow you to tuck the flap under the right side.

The butterfly on the outside and inside of the card were stamped with an image from the Floating & Fluttering stamp set (#154424). This is a sneak peek from the upcoming Mini catalogue available from 5th January. I stamped this with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and cut the butterflies with dies from the co-ordinating Fluttering Dies (#154318). I wanted to add some glitter to the butterfly, but some inks tend to run as did this Gorgeous Grape ink. So I added some Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to Whisper White card, then stamped the butterfly, so no problem with it “bleeding”. The butterfly on the front was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

To finish the card Pearl Basic Jewels (#144219) were added to the body of the butterfly.

Hope you are having a great day!

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au