Simple Thank You

Thank You Blossoms and Butterfly I’m rather late to the Lotus Blossom party that took place during Sale-a-Bration LAST YEAR! Nevertheless, I’m having a lot of fun with this three-step stamp!   Ink: Delightful Dijon Hello Honey Mint Macaron Versamark Baked Brown Sugar (retired) Stamps: Butterfly Basics Lotus Blossom (retired)Paper: Mint Macaron cardstock Whisper White cardstock 2015-17 In-Color Envelope Paper Baked Brown Sugar cardstock (retired) Other: White Embossing Powder

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Have a Beautiful Birthday

Spring is in the Air In my craft room at least, spring is in the air. We still have snow outside, but the temperature is supposed to reach 60 degrees in a few days, so I have spring fever! Birthday Blossoms for Spring Fever! While flipping through the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogĀ on page 8, I came across this sample and just had to create my own version. The main features I cased were the tag with flowers and stamping background images on the card base. To create this card: Start with an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Tip Top Taupe…

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Butterfly Basics for Mom and Everyone Else too!

Butterfly Basics Variations I’m loving the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Basics stamp set. The two cards above were cased from the card below that I received in a 2015 Leadership swap (sorry I don’t know who it’s from, but if you do, let me know). I simply added a Mother’s Day greeting to it. For the first card above I die cut the butterfly with the Butterfly Thinlit die from a piece of striped dsp that I really didn’t like much at all (Autumn Traditions in the Stampin’ Up! 2009-2010 catalog). First row, second image below. Because the die cuts so…

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