Sunny Butterfly

Hello, once again. I hope that everyone in blogger world is doing great.
I have another butterfly card to share with you, today. This one I did not add a sentiment on because I thought it had enough as it is. I called this the "Sunny Butterfly" because when you look at it, well, it is bright and sunny looking.

For this card I used the stamp set, Upsy Daisy. I tried to make layers by stamping the flowers twice using daffodil delight and pumpkin pie classic ink. I used my beautiful butterflies bigz die and ran it through the Big Shot. For cardstock colors I used real red, chocolate chip, and greenhouse gala DSP. For the little butterflies I used the beautiful wings embosslit die and ran it through my Big Shot, also. The swirls is a sizzlit die called swirls scribbles. The cardstock I used for it was pear pizzazz.

I hope this will inspire you to get your rubber stamps out and create a card or 3-D project. Let me know if you do. I would love to visit your blog too. If you don't mind, please leave a comment telling me what you think. Hmm.....you may think I should have put a sentiment on it. Tell me if you think so.

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How are things going for all of you? For the most part, everything is going well in my world. God is good!

I am finally posting a card that I had made last week for my butterfly class. I have 2 others to post also. I will try to get them on here in the next few days. Back to the card. When I was finished with this card, it came in second place out of the four cards I made. Second place according to my own judgement. I am probably more critical of my own work than most other people would be. What makes you like or dislike a card? I think it is a lot of things. Color, stamps used, design, and there may be even more than what I am thinking right now that will determine whether or not you will like a certain card. What I think made this card "pop" was the use of the real red butterflies. The card stock I used is the shimmer white. I put them through my big shot using the elegant bouquet embossing folder. I then used a stamping sponge to apply classic real red ink. I like to rub and swirl my sponge on the paper. You can tap up and down with your sponge, if you like. You get a more even and thicker color when you rub, though.

These are the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.
Card stock: baja breeze, pear pizzazz, shimmer white, and greenhouse gala DSP
Stamp set: teeny tiny wishes
Tools: stamping sponge, big shot, elegant bouquet embossing folder, beautiful butterflies bigz die, eyelet border punch, boho blossoms punch, 1/16" hole punch, and word window punch
Accessories: clear rhinestone brads and 5/8" whisper white organza ribbon

Please take the time to tell me what you think by leaving a comment.

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Beautiful Butterfly

I don't know about you, but for some reason my most favorite card in the new Stampin' Up! catalog is on page 132. I knew I wanted to make a card with a butterfly using the same technique they used to create their card. I do not like to case someone else's work. I had to do mine differently anyhow because I do not own the stamp set they used. Well, anyways I am very pleased with the end results. I did practice on some sample butterflies the technique. It took me a few tries to get it to look the way I wanted it.

This card is going to be one of the 4 cards being made at my next class, which is next week. I have a feeling I am going to hear when they make theirs that they won't want to give it away. Yes, I have heard that. It is pretty funny.

This is the recipe I used to make this card. All products are Stampin' Up!.

Stamp sets: priceless and teeny tiny wishes; Cardstock: rich razzleberry, elegant eggplant, and naturals white; Ink: versamark and elegant eggplant; Technique: poppin' pastels and clear embossing; Tools: scallop border punch, beautiful wings sizzlit die, beautiful butterflies bigz die, and big shot; Accessories: clear rhinestone brad.

I hope you have been inspired by this card to make one for yourself. Please leave me a comment of what you think. :-)

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Okay! Here it is. This is what I came up with for a "Pink Manly Card." Yes, you could give it to a lady if you really wanted to. I asked my husband for his opinion on it. He said he thought it was manly. I just know some of what we consider the more feminine colors are being worn by men right now. Yes, pink is one of them.

I am very pleased with how this card turned out. Once again, the picture could be better and it is more vibrant in real life. You may not be able to tell, but I used pink pirouette ink under the saying. It added a lot to the card.


Here is the recipe for this card. All products are Stampin' Up!

Stamp sets: upsy daisy and nature silhouettes; Cardstock: basic gray, pink pirouette, and natural white; Ink: basic gray and pink pirouette; Tools: bone folder to roughen up the edges of the cardstock; Accessories: pewter jumbo eyelets and 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon.

Now it is your turn to make a "pink manly card." Please, leave a comment with your blog. I would love to see what you come up with. Also, let me know what you think of the one I created.

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This is card number 3 from my manly card class. I think we decided this would be really good to give to a little boy though. I really didn't think about it when I was making it. I am sure there are some men that would like it also.

My next post will be my "pink manly card." You will all have to be sure and tell me what you think. I would love to see you join in and make a "pink manly card" too. Please leave me your blog address in the comments if you do.

Recipe for this card. Products used are all Stampin' Up!

Stamp sets: forest friends and teeny tiny wishes; Cardstock: so saffron, pumpkin pie, whisper white, chocolate chip, and island oasis DSP; Ink: pumpkin pie, old olive, and chocolate chip; Tools: 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, and 1 1/4" circle punch; Accessories: 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon.

Please leave a comment. I would love to hear your opinion on this card. Thanks!

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Manly Birthday

Here is another card I came up with for my manly card class. I used the same DSP and cardstock in this card, that I used in my last card I had posted. To be honest, I think the cards could be used for any gender and age though.

Do you remember the challenge I gave to you in my last post? Well, I wanted to see if you could come up with a manly card using pink. I don't expect you to use all pink, but at least implement it into the card somehow. I have one made, but I am saving it for last to post. I have one more card to show you in another post and then I will show you my "pink manly car."


Here is the recipe for this card. All products are Stampin' Up!

Stamp sets: Fun and fast notes and teeny tiny wishes; Cardstock: old olive, pumpkin pie, whisper white, and island oasis DSP; Ink: tempting turquoise, chocolate chip, so saffron, and pumpkin pie; Tools: 1/2 circle punch and the spiral border punch.

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I finally have a new card to share with you. I have a card class coming up Tuesday evening. This class is for men in our lives. It is so easy to create cards for women, but for men on the other hand that can be difficult. I do believe men also enjoy homemade cards too. My husband seems to, at least he tells me he likes them.

I chose to use the stamp set Tropical Party and the saying from Upsy Daisy. Of course, I wanted to use a stamp set that I thought was manly and not feminine. I believe this set was a great choice for that purpose. I chose the DSP Island Oasis. The cardstock colors are old olive, pumpkin pie, and whisper white. I used the modern label punch and word window punch along with 1/4" old olive grosgrain ribbon.

I can honestly say I don't know if I could make a manly card using pink. It does sound like a cool challenge to try. Men do wear pink more often now. I challenge you to try it. I am going to try creating one myself. If you take me up on this challenge please tell me by commenting and post your card on your blog.

Have a wonderful day, thanks for visiting, and I hope you will visit me more often.

Now it's your turn to go-n-stamp!