Butterfly On My Mind

 Hello and welcome back! Here is my THIRD card for today!

This card was inspired by the double challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.

I didn't have Blue Bayou or Purely Pomegranate in my stash so I consulted an RGB chart for Stampin' Up colors to see what would be close. According to my information, the closest substitutions for me were Misty Moonlight and Rose Red. I had some old Rose Red patterned DSP to use for the background, which I adhered to a layer of Misty Moonlight cardstock. The butterfly is Misty Moonlight stamped off once because it was too dark full strength. The sprigs are cut from Wild Wasabi cardstock and the ribbons came from my stash.

I added a bit of Wink of Stella and a few Iridescent Rhinestones for some shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Butterfly Gala, Sending Thoughts (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Wild Wasabi cardstock; Rose Red Patterns DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Misty Moonlight

Accessories - Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Misty Moonlight In Color Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones

Tools - Butterfly Duet Punch, Sprig Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Rainbow Swallowtail

Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by a couple of rainbow challenges this week.

I pulled the old Swallowtail stamp out (last appearing in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog). It's stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Shimmery White Cardstock. I used the Stamparatus to stamp it twice so I'd get a nice dark image. I used my Blending Brushes to add the color to the butterfly.

 I added the smaller butterflies to cover up some smudges on the cardstock!

This card is for the challenges at Just Add Ink and Retro Rubber.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Swallowtail, Butterfly Basics, Butterfly Gala

Paper - Shimmery White, Basic Black

Ink - Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather

Tools - Butterfly Duet Punch, Blending Brushes, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Petal Promenade Birthday

Hello and welcome back! I just noticed as I opened up Blogger that this is my 200th post! Although I haven't really been consistent, it's hard to believe that I've posted that many times!

Today's card uses some retired and some current products. I've got so much in my stash I should probably stop acquiring more stuff, but it's hard when the products are gorgeous! Here's today's card:

I've been making lots of cards with Whisper White cardstock bases lately, so I thought it was time to change it up a bit. Also, I'm just about out of Whisper White envelopes!

This card base is Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock, with a layer of Mossy Meadow and one of the retired Petal Promenade DSP. I added a piece of embossed vellum on top of that and then the sentiment with a die cut layered underneath. A couple of gems and the card is complete!

The embossing on the vellum is a little easier to see in this photo. I love the softening effect of a vellum layer even more when it is embossed.

This card was inspired by the tic-tac-toe challenge at the Paper Players (diagonal from bottom left to upper right) and the die-cutting and punching challenge at SUO Challenges.

Also, as part of my accountability for #imbringingbirthdaysback this year, as of August 31, I've sent out 324 cards, 174 of which were birthday cards. I'm really impressed with my ability to stick to my plan this year! Last year I fell off the wagon by mid-February!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Butterfly Gala, Beautiful Day (inside sentiment and envelope)
Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Petal Promenade DSP
Ink - Lovely Lipstick, Petal Pink (on envelope)
Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems
Tools - Big Shot, Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels Dies, SNAIL, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Dimensionals

PP 440, WWYS 218 & SIP 198 - Butterfly Gala

Hello and welcome back! It's been waaaaaaay too long since I posted but I was inspired this week by a couple of challenges.

I have several packages of this Botanical Butterfly paper from Sale-A-Bration, but hadn't yet opened it. When I saw that the colored butterflies matched the ones on the black and white paper, I knew I had to do this. The colored butterfly is simply fussy cut and layered on top! I glued down the center and popped up the wings with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The trickiest part of this technique was figuring out where to cut the black and white paper so the colored butterfly would be well placed on the card front.

As you can see, there are lots of options depending on how you cut the paper. I also added some of the Gingham Gala ribbon from Sale-A-Bration to coordinate with the colored butterfly. 

Another trick I used was to edge the cut out butterfly with the Basic Black Stampin' Write marker to eliminate the white edge of the paper and to cover up any mistakes in my fussy cutting.

I think I'll be cutting some more of these butterflies tonight just to be prepared for the many cards I need to catch up on!

I'm entering these cards in the challenges at The Paper Players, What Will You Stamp?, and Stamp Ink Paper.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Butterfly Gala
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock, Botanical Butterfly DSP (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Highland Heather
Accessories - Gingham Gala Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack (retired)
Tools - SNAIL, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals