beautiful butterflies shaker card

beautiful butterflies shaker card

Today’s blog post is a shaker card with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle: for butterfly lovers like me this is an awesome bundle with a hybrid embossing folder and gorgeous coordinating stamp and die sets.

I had some watercolor paper left over from my March 22nd OnStage swap cards and I used the last of those papers for this special card that I mailed to a friend of mine for her birthday!

Measurements:
BASE: Lemon Lime Twist CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Basic Black CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed and cut
Window Sheet 3 1/2″ x 5″
Fluid 100 paper

Emboss the Basic Black layer with the Beautiful Butterflies folder and cut a 1″ border frame with the Stampin’ Trimmer.
Save the inside rectangle for the inside of the card.
Place Tear-n-Tape around the backside perimeter of the frame cut out.
Adhere the window sheet to the inside of the Basic Black layer.
Place foam adhesive strips around the backside opening of the rectangular opening.
Place a pile of Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix in the center of the Lemon Lime card base.
Remove the release paper off the foam strips and adhere the Basic Black frame to the card front so there is an even border the whole way around the card.
Adhere the large butterfly that we die cut out of the watercolored Fluid 100 paper to the lower right hand side of the frame.
Stamp the sentiment onto remaining Fluid 100 paper and die cut with the sentiment strip die and adhere above the rectangular opening .
Place glue dots on the card front to adhere additional Itty Bitty Bokeh sequins to the card front to decorate!
Adhere a Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer to the inside of the card.
Stamp a smaller butterfly in Tuxedo Black Memento ink at the top and adhere the rectangular frame cut to the lower right hand side of that layer and the inside has some fun interest!
Shake to your hearts content what a fun interactive card!
Try making a shaker card as your next project – now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

onstage 2025 beautiful butterflies swap card

onstage 2025 beautiful butterflies swap card

I signed up for three special swaps for the upcoming 2025 OnStage event in Raleigh, North Carolina and then it sold out before I had the chance to sign up – I am so sad – I went last year with my sweet friend Barb and we had so much fun and I learned so much. Oh well my friend Michael that I met last year at OnStage is hosting the special swaps and this sweet man allowed me to send him my swap cards and he did not take my name off his lists! So this is one of the special cards I designed for the Demonstrator’s Choice Swap that I am in.
I chose components from some of my favorite new sets: Everyday Arches dies, Beautiful Butterflies bundle and the Elements of Text which is slowly becoming one of my new favorite background sets!

Although this card has a bunch of layers it is not difficult but I have some paper saving tips to make this – so follow along!

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece for die cut
Lemon Lime Twist Layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White Layer: 3 3/4″ x 5″
scrap for sentiment piece
Fluid 100 paper: 5″ x 7″ sheet

I choose three consecutive arches dies and cut the middle arch out of the center of the Lemon Lime Twist layer and then adhered that layer to the Coastal Cabana card base.
I cut the smallest consecutive die chosen from the center of the Basic White layer and adhered it to the Lemon Lime Twist layer on the card front.
I die cut from the Coastal Cabana layer the largest consecutive die chosen and adhered it over the die openings on the card layers on the card front.
I stamped the circle text image from the Elements of Text stamp set in the center of the Basic White Everyday Arches die in Coastal Cabana ink.
I adhered the Basic White Arch die to the Lemon Lime Twist die and adhered both of them to the Coastal Cabana Arches die on the card front.
I used some of the left over watercolor Fluid 100 paper that I created for the Beautiful Butterflies More Color Mondays card from my February 3rd blog post.
I colored the Fluid 100 paper with Blending brushes in Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana and Lemon Lime Twist and then splattered the paper with water from a Stampin’ Sprintzer and a water painter.
I then die cut smaller butterfly dies from the Beautiful Butterflies die set.
At the time I created that early February post I had a lot of scrap watercolor paper left over so I cut smaller butterflies from the scraps and this is what I designed to use up all those spare die pieces!

I used three smaller butterfly detail dies and one medium background butterfly die for each swap card.
I adhered one of the small detail butterflies to the background butterfly and adhered all three dies to the top portion of the Elements of Text stamped die piece.

I stamped the sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink and then colored the background of the paper in Lemon Lime Twist with a Blending Brush.

I fussy cut the words out to adhere to the card
at the base of the Basic White Everyday Arches die.
I added Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs to the card in the green hue to coordinate with the card.
After evaluating the card I decided I wanted a little more color on the sentiment piece to balance out the color used in the top of the card. So I removed the sentiment piece and brushed the edges with a Blending Brush and Coastal Cabana ink leaving some of the Lemon Lime Twist background peeking through.

This finished out the card and created a nice balance of color and textures on the card.
Hope they like my swap card!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays azure afternoon, coastal cabana, and lemon lime twist

more color mondays azure afternoon, coastal cabana, and lemon lime twist

Today’s blog post card is another card using the card layouts on page 22 from the current 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. These colors pop off the page for this More Color Monday color challenge of Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana and Lemon Lime Twist.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Basic Black CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Fluid 100 paper

Using the Fluid 100 Paper, I picked three colors: Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana, and Lemon Lime Twist.
Color the entire surface of the Fluid 100 paper with Blending Brushes in the three ink colors.
Using a Stampin’ Spritzer filled with water and a large Water Painter and spray the surface with water splatter and drop water from the water painter. Allow the paper to dry.
Emboss the Basic Black layer with the Beattiful Butterflies hybrid embossing folder.
Adhere the embossed layer to the card front.
Die cut the large butterfly from the Fluid 100 paper and adhere the top half of the card.
Color the Basic Rhinestones Jewels with the Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends.
Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set on the Fluid 100 paper and die cut the sentiment piece.
Pop up the sentiment piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to the bottom of the card on the right hand side.
Adhere five Rhinestones to the card front around the butterflies and sentiment piece.
I love this card – the colors pop off the Basic Black embossed layer.

Try to make a card with Basic Black and pops of color! Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

starry everyday arches card

starry everyday arches card

I decided to use some of the negative die cuts from past cards made with the Everyday Arches bundle from the most recent Online exclusives release and came up with this monochromatic card.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Azure Afternoon CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Blueberry Bushel CS: 3 1/2″ x 5″
DSP: scrap for die cut

I use the negative space from the More Color Mondays Azure Afternoon from this past Monday. I die cut the matching size in Blueberry Bushel CS. I die cut the Azure Afternoon scrap two dies smaller than the Blueberry Bushel. I cut the DSP two smaller than the Azure Afternoon CS.

Emboss the card front with the Plaster Painting 3D embossing folder.

Adhere the largest negative die space to the card front and adhere the Blueberry Bushel die.
Stamp the stars on the upper portion of the Azure Afternoon layer with Azure Afternoon ink.

Photopolymer stamps can be manipulated and I flatten the curve of the “reach for the stars” sentiment from the Everyday Arches stamp set.
Stamp the “reach for the stars” sentiment in Blueberry Bushel on the outer edge of the die.

Adhere the smaller Azure Afternoon die inside the Blueberry Bushel die and then adhere the DSP in the center.
Adhere five Basic Rhinestone Jewels to finish off this simply stamped card.

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – peach pie, calypso coral and azure afternoon

more color mondays – peach pie, calypso coral and azure afternoon

There is endless possibilities with concentric die sets and we have a new one that debuted in the latest Online Exclusives release called Everyday Arches!

The complete Everyday Skies Suite Collection includes:

EVERYDAY ARCHES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (10% off)
* 13 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, e

EVERYDAY ARCHES DIES (10% off)
* 10 dies
* Largest die: 5-3/16″ x 3-15/16″ (13.2 x 10 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

EVERYDAY SKIES 6″ X 6″ DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
* 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs
* 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

WHITE 1/2″ (1.3 CM) WOVEN RIBBON
* Width: 1/2″ (1.3 cm)
* Length: 10 yards (9.1 m)

TWO-TONE SPARKLE GEMS
* 180 pieces
* 4 mm, 5 mm
* Adhesive-backed
* Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath

Product colors: Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Blueberry Bushel, Bubble Bath, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Night of Navy, Peach Pie, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie

Although the Designer Series paper seems to be the star of the show I think it is the dies that really shine!

But the paper is absolutely gorgeous too!

I used the dies concentrically to create today’s More Color Monday color challenge card!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Azure Afternoon CS: scrap for die
Peach Pie CS: scrap for die
Calypso Coral CS: scrap for die
DSP: scrap for die

I embossed the front side of the card base with the new Soft Waves 3D embossing folder,
With Azure Afternoon ink, I stamped the little stars images on the top half of the card front.
I stamped the reach for the stars sentiment and the birds directly onto the DSP die cut and adhered the concentric dies together!
I popped them onto the center of the card front.
I finished off the card with Basic Rhinestone Jewels embellishments for a little easy starry bling!

Try this if you have concentric dies or get this suite while it lasts!
Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie