Stampin’ Up! Supplies: STAMPS – Needle & Thread (148724 Photopolymer) PAPER –Whisper White (100730), Coastal Cabana (131297), Basic Black (121045) INK –– Coastal Cabana (147097), Bermuda Bay (147096), Lemon Lime Twist (147145), Memento Tuxedo Black (132708) OTHER – Big Shot (143263), Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies (148551), Clear Faceted Gems (144142), Stampin Dimensionals (104430)
Cutting & Scoring: • Coastal Cabana – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score and fold at 4 ¼” • Whisper White 3 ½ x 4 ¾” • Basic Black – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8” • Whisper White Scrap for die cutting
Instructions: • Diecut Rectangle of your choice from Whisper White Cardstock Scrap. Stamp Larger flower in Coastal Cabana and smaller in Bermuda Bay. Add leaves in Lemon Lime Twist ink, and sentiment in Black ink. • On White Panel, stamp the flourish image twice leaving a gap in the center and then pop up rectangle die cut panel on top. • Adhere to Basic Black panel and then to Coastal Cabana Card. • Embellish with a Clear Faceted Gem.
Today I would like to show you a Butterfly Gala Step Fold Card. It’s so beautiful and with the directions below, you can also create your own. Therefore, take a look below and see how you can create your own Step Fold Card. It will be so much fun that you will probably want to make two!
Create this card for any event or occasion in your life, or maybe as a favor to a friend. Change the sentiment or color to suit your need. Another idea is to just brighten someones day. After all, who doesn’t love butterflies and sweet wishes. maybe, furthermore, in addition to, so consequently you probably have another and also
Supplies: Stamps: Butterfly Gala (148580), Butterfly Gala Bundle (150599), Hello Cupcake (149714) Stamp Pads: Tuxedo Black Memento (132708), Highland Heather (147103) Paper: Whisper White (100730), Highland Heather (146986), Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper DSP (149622) Misc.: Triple Banner Punch (138292), Butterfly Duet Punch (1148523), Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blends (148540), Whisper White Flax Ribbon (1148764), Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins (148561), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dot (103683), Tear & Tape Adhesive (138995)
Measurements:
• Highland Heather: 4 ¼” x 8 ½” score at ½”, 1 ½”, 3”, and 4”. 2 ½” x 4 ¼” score at ½” and 1 ½”.
• Whisper White: 4” x 4 ¼”, 1” x 3”, scrap for butterflies
• DSP: 2 7/8” x 4”, 2 ¼” x 2 ½”, ¾” x 4”
• Ribbon: 4”
Instructions:
1. First of all, fold on all score lines and place a piece of tear & tape on the ½” section on each piece of Highland Heather.
2. Adhere DSP to both of the Highland Heather pieces and fold the card base flat, remove the backing from the tape, fold the tab down and adhere. 3. Line up the bottom edge of the “step” with the bottom edge and the left edge of the card. Also, remove the tape backing, and adhere the tab. The lower portion of the step will still be loose, so adhere it just at the very bottom with SNAIL adhesive.
4. Next, stamp the outline of the butterflies in Tuxedo Black ink and stamp the inside of the wings in Highland Heather ink.
5. Use the Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blend to add some blue details to the wings.
6. Punch out the butterflies with the Butterfly Duet punch.
7. AFTER punching out the butterflies, stamp the center body portion of both butterflies in Tuxedo Black ink.
8. Punch 1” x 3” with the banner punch. Stamp “Sweet Wishes” on banner in Tuxedo Black.
9. Stamp “Celebrate Your Day” in Tuxedo Black on the 4” x 4 ¼” white piece. Adhere the ¾” x 4” strip of DSP at the top. Adhere this to the back of the step card. This is the “inside” of the card.
10. Adhere the banner to the front of the card and embellish with Gingham Gala Sequins.
11. Tie a knot in the Flax Ribbon, adhere to the card with 3 mini glue dots (one in the center and on each ribbon tail).
12. Finally, fold the butterflies in half so the “fly”, adhere to the card with mini glue dots.
13. The card folds flat and fits in a standard envelope for mailing and then the recipient can stand it up to display.
Here it is folded flat
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There are more product depletions to inform you about. The products listed below have been so popular and are selling much faster than anticipated. They are exceeding Stampin’ Up!’s forecast. These products are still going strong. Therefore, the inventory for these popular items although not yet completely depleted, may be gone soon. So, because of this, I wanted you to be aware of the situation. These products are going so fast that they may not be available through the entire Sale-A-Bration period.
Please let me know if you have any questions. If you still are interested in these products, I would place your order in my online store and earn these products sooner rather than later.
If you are like me, you probably have a dozen or more events to attend this Spring and therefore, probably need cards. So what better way to show your family and friends that you are just incredibly proud of everything they do. Additionally, you will also let them know how much they mean to you. You have even more choices with products from the new Occasions Catalog. Above all, our Spring colors are soft and beautiful. Furthermore, you can certainly use the stamp set for almost any other occasion throughout the year.
Supplies: Stamp Sets: Incredible Like You (148708) Card Stock: Petal Pink (146985), Calypso Coral (122925), Very Vanilla (101650) Ink: Petal Pink (147100), Calypso Coral (147101), Pear Pizzazz (147104), Early Espresso (147114) Other: Stitched Shapes framelits (145372), Braided Linen Trim (147808), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL adhesive (104332)and you certainly can maybe because d you certainly can maybe because
Measurements: • Petal Pink: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” • Calypso Coral: 4” x 5 1/4 • Very Vanilla: 3 3/4” x 5” and also scrap for oval
Instructions:
1. First of all, using Calypso Coral, stamp the detailed flower image three times as shown onto Very Vanilla cardstock and re-ink each time. 2. With Petal Pink, stamp the solid flower image directly over each of the detailed images. 3. Then take Pear Pizzazz ink, stamp the detailed leaf image around the flowers as shown, re-inking each time. 4. Ink up solid leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink and stamp off once onto scrap paper. Then stamp the image directly over each of detailed image. 5. Attach Very Vanilla layer to the Calypso Coral layer and then to the Petal Pink card base. 6. Place some adhesive onto the Very Vanilla cardstock because the oval will eventually cover it up. 7. Press Braided Linen Trim onto the adhesive. 8. Finally, using Early Espresso, stamp the greeting onto the die cut oval and attach it to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful video I would like to show you. It showcases the special Lovely Lattice stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. This is one of the products you can earn for free from the catalog with a $50 purchase. Sale-a-Bration is entering its second month and the sale will end on March 31st. In addition, there are many other products for you to choose from. Let’s take a look at what you can do with this stamp set.
You can check out theSale-a-Bration catalogand see the variety of products you are able to earn for free. This special Lovely Lattice stamp set is a favorite for creating unique cards. Our Sale-a-Bration sale will be around through March 31st. So, if you want to get any of the products in the catalog, you will need to get them before that date. If you don’t have a Sale-a-Bration catalog, download it hereand take a look at all the choices. You can also contact me to mail an actual copy to you. You can also download theOccasions catalog here.
Shop all products inmy online store here. Finally, please let me know if you have any questions along the way.
You will have so much fun creating t his Butterfly Thank You card with the Butterfly Gala bundle. The colors are courtesy of the Designer Series Paper. The sentiment is also one of my favorites because I love when two different fonts come together for a sentiment. Finally, the sequins were a nice touch to add personality to the card.
Supplies: Bundle: Butterfly Gala Bundle (150599) Card Stock: Whisper White (100730) Ink: Memento Black (132708) Other: Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins (146933),Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (DSP) (149622), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL adhesive (104332)
Measurements: · Whisper White: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, scored at 4 1/4” and 1 1/4 x 3 3/4” · DSP: 3 3/4” x 5 1/2” (Butterfly print) and (2) 1/2” x 5 1/2” (stripped print), a scrap with a full butterfly
Instructions: 1. Attach the striped DSP to the sides of the card base, attach the butterfly DSP to the card base over the top of the stripes. 2. Using Memento Black ink stamp the sentiment onto the strip of Whisper White card stock. Attach to card front 3. Punch a butterfly from the DSP using the butterfly punch from the bundle. Attach to the card front with a Dimensional. 4. Using Memento Black ink stamp the antennas of the butterfly 5. Attach a few Sequins randomly to the card.
Stella MacKay
Independent Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! since 2002.
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