Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance Card Trio

Good Morning! I had a very busy stamping weekend because we had big virtual quarterly team meeting where we always have projects to work on! This weekend our projects used the beautiful new Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle, each using the bundle in a different way. You can find the supplies I used at the bottom of my post along with the sizes of cardstock used.

I was really excited because these designs show the versatility of the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle by using different techniques! I used the sentiments from the So Sentimental cling stamp set and the Tasteful Labels dies for my labels. Thanks to our talented leaders Amy Koenders, Mary Deatherage and Jaimie Babarczy for the beautiful designs!

The first card uses the big butterfly in the Stampin’ Up! Brilliant Butterflies cling stamp set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut out with the corresponding die and colored with So Saffron, Mango Melody and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. The In Good Taste wood grained DSP is stamped with other butterflies in the set in Sahara Sand ink and mixed with Basic Black, Bermuda Bay and the Beautiful Butterfly Bijou DSP.

The inside has a Basic White panel, stamped with butterflies in Sahara Sand, just like the card front.

The second project was originally a tag, but I love Tag Cards, so I popped it on a card front. This butterfly is one of the butterflies cut from the Butterfly Bijou DSP, and has a beautiful Vellum overlay! There’s a row of silver metallic pearls running down the butterfly body and the beautiful sentiment is stamped in Misty Moonlight. The tag is finished with White and Misty Moonlight ribbon, tied with Linen Thread and I popped it on a Just Jade card base covered with more Butterfly Bijou and 2020-2022 In-Color Just Jade DSP.

I stamped more butterflies in Misty Moonlight on a Basic White panel and trimmed it in a strip of Butterfly Bijou DSP.

For the final card, we cut a panel of Butterfly Bijou DSP with the detailed large butterfly die and adhered it to a Basic White mat. Then we cut the same butterfly in Basic Black and adhered it to the opening! You can see the Basic White through the opening and it looks like a black and white butterfly. The sequins are yellow iridescent – I don’t know why they look green, LOL. The sentiment is embossed in white to keep with the black and white look.

Here’s the Butterfly Bijou DSP butterfly die cut! It’s the perfect accent for the inside of the card!

Three different butterfly cards and three different techniques using the same set just begin to show how versatile the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle is.

Interested in Joining Us?

Did you know that you can become a demonstrator for just $99? All types of Demonstrators are welcome, from those only purchasing to get the 20% discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and everything in between! There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you. Why not give it a try?

By joining my team, you will have my support in any way I can PLUS you will also be part of our larger nation-wide Inkin’ Krew team. We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and hopefully soon our quarterly meetings will be in-person for those local. One of my favorite benefits about being a demonstrator is being able to pre-order new products before the official launch. And with the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog coming out in May, now is a great time to join because the pre-order starts next month!

Drop me a note at apsudano@stampininthemeadows.com if you have any questions. I’ll be happy to tell you more. You can also see more information about the benefits of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator on my Join My Team page or here.

Butterfly Brilliance is Available Now!

Bring in the beauty of nature with the artistic designs of the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle and coordinating designer series paper, along with textured specialty paper that will put a pop of brilliance on every project. The Butterfly Brilliance Collection is available now!! Click on the image below to download a PDF with all the details.

Note that the Butterfly Brilliance bundle is an early release from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog that will be available in May! Unfortunately the beautiful Butterfly Bijou and Natural Touch specialty paper are only available while supplies last during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion period March 2, 2021 – May 3, 2021. So get them while supplies last!

Stampin’ Up! Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles are Available Now!

What’s better than one fantastic bundle? Two fantastic (coordinating) bundles! The Hey Chick Stamp Set (a 2017 Sale-A-Bration set) has returned and brought along three new friends: The Chick Dies and a brand-new bundle that includes the Hey Birthday Chick Stamp Set and the Birthday Chick Dies. These playful images are so fun to stamp. You’ll love sending the punny cards you make to all your friends. Click on the image below to download a PDF with all the details on these fun bundles!

Current Host Code: 9WJYHP76

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2019 – 2020 Annual Catalog or in the Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog!

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the free gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
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Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Bermuda Bay card
- Bermuda Bay – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″
- Basic Black – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, 3-3/8″ x 3-7/8″ panel
- Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, Tasteful Labels die cut, Brilliant Wings die cut
- Butterfly Bijou DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panel
- In Good Taste DSP – 3-1/4″ x 3-7/8″ panel
Just Jade card
- Just Jade – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″
- Basic White – 2″ x 4″ panel, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel
- Vellum – 2-1/4″ x 2-3/4″ panel
- Butterfly Bijou DSP – 1″ x 5-1/2″ strip, 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ strip, Brilliant Wings die cut
- 2020-2021 In Color DSP – 3-3/8″ x 5-1/2″ panel
Terracotta Tile card
- Terracotta Tile – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″
- Basic White -2-1/8″ x 5-1/2″ panel, 3-5/8″ x 4-3/8″panel, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel
- Basic Black – 1″ x 3″ strip, 3″ x 4″ panel
- Butterfly Bijou DSP – 3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ panel
- True Love DSP – 2″ x 5-1/2″ panel

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle

[155821]

$54.75

So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151691]

$22.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Butterfly Bijou 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156824]

$11.50

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$21.00

True Love Designer Series Paper

[154281]

$11.50

2020–2022 In Color 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153070]

$11.50

Just Jade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[153079]

$8.75

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[150884]

$8.75

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[131197]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147117]

$7.50

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153118]

$7.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154905]

$9.00

Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154888]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

[153547]

$8.00

Artistry Blooms Sequins

[152477]

$7.00

Metallic Pearls

[146282]

$7.00

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon

[153624]

$6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance Thank You Card

Happy Wednesday! I hope you’re having a good week and that you are enjoying the pretty Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle that came out yesterday! I am using it today with the Butterfly Bijou designer series paper and several other items from my stash to make a butterfly Thank You card. You can find the supplies used to create this card at the bottom of this post along with the sizes of card stock used.

I cut a panel of the Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ designer series paper with the third largest Stitched Rectangles die. I used the second largest of the long Stitched Rectangles dies to cut another panel of the flip side of this paper to get a contrasting stripe. Then I finally cut it again with the first die to trim the ends so it would fit. I adhered it to the larger die cut DSP and adhered them both to a Magenta Madness mat. I cut a Magenta Madness panel with the middle sized die from the Hippo and Friends dies and embossed it with the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder.

I stamped the sentiment from the Free as a Bird cling stamp set on a small strip of Basic White in Magenta Madness ink and cut it out with the small label die from the Hydrangea dies. I had a Butterfly Bijou DSP butterfly that was cut out with the Brilliant Wings Dies from the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle and I used the coordinating detailed die to cut a butterfly from Basic White. I adhered the detailed die cut to the DSP butterfly with glue dots in the center.

With all the card elements prepared, I began to assemble the card. I adhered the DSP panel to the center of a So Saffron card base with dimensionals. I adhered the embossed Magenta Madness panel with liquid glue letting it overlap the edge of the panel. I adhered the label and finished with the butterfly. I added Magenta Madness enamel dots to the butterfly and label and the card front was done!

For the inside of the card, I stamped the butterfly from the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance cling stamp set in Magenta Madness on the center of a Basic White panel after stamping off 3 times. This gave me a really soft pink butterfly that you can easily write over. I trimmed the bottom with a strip of Butterfly Bijou DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card.

And YES!! I did it – I cut the big butterfly stamp!! I saw another demonstrator do this and it gave me the courage to do the same. This made it so much easier to just ink up the one butterfly on a regular stamp block and stamp in the center of the panel, especially since I stamped off 3 times!! I’ll eventually cut the other butterflies off too, but I need to take baby steps.

I hope you like today’s card. The Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle is so versatile in that there are so many different ways you can combine the stamps and dies to create beautiful butterfly cards and have fun being creative!

The March Paper Pumpkin Kit is Here’s To You!

Three cheers for mountain air, a sky filled with sunshine, and finding joy in life’s journey! Adventure awaits inside this month’s majestic, mountain-themed kit. With enough elements and embellishments to create eight cards and coordinating envelopes, the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is the perfect pick for celebrating life’s little moments and mountain-high milestones! Love those Wildflowers!!

What makes March’s kit one-of-a-kind? The spectacular set of four free stencils—and a stamping sponge—that you’ll find inside! Pair this pack of stunning stencils with the kit’s contents to stamp a springtime scene, then store the set to stamp for any season in the future. Clean up your binoculars and dust off your hiking boots—the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is ready to lead you on an excursion to explore your creativity!

If you’re interested in subscribing to Paper Pumpkin, you can either sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit or you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my online store. To see more information and to sign up for the monthly subscription click here. To see the options for prepaid subscriptions in my online store, click here.

Sign up deadline for the March 2021 kit is March 10, 2021. Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

March Host Code: 9WJYHP76

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2020-21 Annual Catalog or the Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog.

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the free gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now Button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my Online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my Online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my frequent shopper online customers.
Sign up for my monthly newsletter here
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

So Saffron – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″
Magenta Madness – 3-1/8″ x 4-1/2″ (front mat), 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ (embossed die cut)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2″ x 2-1/2″ (butterfly die cut), 1″ x 2-1/4″ (label)
Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″ (front panel), 1-1/2″ x 4″ (die cut stripe), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim), die cut butterfly

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle

[155821]

$54.75

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

[149468]

$22.00

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[152725]

$9.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

$36.00

Hydrangea Dies

[154326]

$32.00

Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156824]

$11.50

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105118]

$8.75

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153080]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

[153117]

$7.50

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

[152480]

$8.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance Video Tutorial

Good Morning and Welcome March! Hopefully the worst of Winter is over because I am so ready for Spring, but sadly Sale A Bration is over too. But the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog is just around the corner and tomorrow we get an early release of a new bundle from the catalog – the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance bundle! So I made this card during my Facebook Live yesterday afternoon to give you another sneak peek of this beautiful bundle. You can find the currently available supplies I used at the bottom of my post along with the sizes of cardstock used.

Here is the Facebook Live video showing how I made the card:

I posted a copy of the video in my YouTube channel here so you can view it there if you prefer.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the butterfly from the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance cling stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White. I cut it out with the coordinating die and colored it with Misty Moonlight and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. I embossed the Pool Party Panel with the Meadow Moments embossing folder and adhered it to a Misty Moonlight Mat.

I adhered a panel of the Butterfly Bijou designer series paper to the front of a Misty Moonlight card base. I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Thoughts stamp set in Misty Moonlight on a Pool Party panel and cut it out with the Tasteful Labels die. I wrapped a length of Misty Moonlight ribbon around the embossed panel and tied it and made a bow. I positioned the butterfly, ribbon and label on the panel and made adjustments until I was happy with the arrangement. I adhered the label with dimensionals and the butterfly with glue dots and secured the ribbon with a glue dot behind the bow.

I adhered the panel to the front of the card with dimensionals and finished it with three large holiday rhinestones on the butterfly and three small ones on the label.

For the inside, I stamped the butterflies on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink after stamping off. I carefully positioned the panel on the Stamparatus to get the portion of the butterfly that I wanted for each one, and had to move the hinge to the opposite side so the panel would not be crumpled by the side hinge. After stamping the butterflies, I adhered a strip of Butterfly Bijou DSP to the bottom and adhered the panel to the inside of the card.

The Stampin’ Up Butterfly Brilliance bundle will be available tomorrow as an early release of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog as part of the Butterfly Bouquet promotion. This will also include the Butterfly Bijou designer series paper and the Natural Touch specialty paper. Click on the picture below to download a PDF brochure with all the details of the Butterfly Bouquet promotion.

March Host Code: 9WJYHP76

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2019 – 2020 Annual Catalog or in the Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Sign up for my weekly newsletter here
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Misty Moonlight – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″, 3″ x 5-1/4″ (center panel mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 3″ x 3-3/4″ (butterfly)
Pool Party – 2-7/8″ x 5-1/4″ (embossed center panel), 2″ x 3″ (label)
Butterfly Bijou DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front floral panel), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)