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Hello and welcome! Thank you for popping by to see what I have been creating.

It is great to know that you do not need to be the mosr amazing designer to create gorgeous cards. I love that the products from Stampin’ Up!® are curated and coordinating works of art that can so easily be arranged to result in stunning projects.

The Hand Penned Designer Series Paper is some of the prettiest papers I have seen from Stampin’ Up!®. I find that when I can use such gorgeous paper, I don’t need to do much more. A simple sentiment stamp, some die cutting, a length of ribbon and some coloured Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I stamped the outline of this flower twice and then stamped again using the infill stamps. After die cutting them, I glued one directly onto the card fornt anf offest the second using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finally, I stamped and coloured the card insert and envelope. I find these pastel colour shades so sweet – this a palette my grandmother would have loved.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because many of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Hello and welcome! Thank you for popping by to see what I have been creating.

Today I want to share another card using the Hand Penned Suite. There are going to be endless possibilities with this suite – and, I look forward to exploring all of them.

This time I decided to throw the Scalloped Contours Dies into the mix. And the DSP, stamp set, dies, ribbon and gems are doing all the work. I stamped and cut one greeting for the card front. I also used the scalloped edge die from the Penned Flowers Dies.

The Pale Papaya layer was cut using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies. I was able to cut it one scallop longer than the original die. The dies are a perfect size for the North American market and their card sizes,; however, in other markets use A4 card stock. I love that I can so easily make most of our dies longer/shorter/wider/narrower. And, I love sharing this in my classes, so that everyone can see how versatile these products are. Likewise, I was able to make the greeting shape smaller.

The Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon ties beautifully into a bow. The final touch was to add some Genial Gems to the card front. This is more proof that all the hard work can be left to these amazing products.

I like this sentiment – ‘feel better friend’. It is a caring message to send to someone special when they need it most.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because many of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Hello and welcome. Thanks for popping by to see today’s project.

It is Wednesday, so it’s a Freshly Brewed Project Blog Hop.

The theme this week is based on the BUTTERFLY BOUQUET SUITE. It has been a few weeks since I dabbled with this gorgeous suite of products. I decided to make a slimline card so that I could fit some of the larger butterflies onto the card front.

I started by stamping the butterflies onto Basic White cardstock using Smoky Slate ink. Although all the butterflies were stamped and die cut, I only used the three largest ones. Then I used three of the Watercolour Pencils to colour the largest butterfly. Because I stamped the butterflies in Smoky Slate, I decided to use this as the colour for the card base.

I chose the spotted Calypso Coral Butterfly Bajou 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper because it teamed up well with the Smoky Slate. The length of the slimline card was perfect for the diagonal length of the DSP – 8-1/2″. On the reverse side of the DSP I drew a fine pencil line from corner to corner (the top and bottom points you can see on the card front). Then I measured out 2″ from each side of that line. After I cut along these lines, I had the main piece of DSP you can see. I trimmed down the remnants from this to create the corner triangles, leaving a sliver of gray exposed.

I wrapped a length of Smoky Slate Textured Ribbon around the DSP and used it as the background for the coloured butterfly. The greeting is from the Elegantly Said stamp set and cut using the Label Me Fancy punch. I am going to love using this greeting – the fonts are lovely.

Now if you know me, you know that I am not shy when it comes to using Stampin’ Dimensionals. As you might realise, each butterfly and the greeting have been popped up using dimensionals. The finishing touch was to add some Metallic Pearls across the card front.

I didn’t want to waste any offcuts. These two strips, adhered onto the card insert, were what remained after I cut the small triangles for the corners of the front of the card. This ensures that all the elements of the card tie in together.

Make sure that you check out the other creations from the Freshly Brewed Projects team:

• Leonie Schroder
• Narelle Fasulo
• Michele Miller
• Jessie Holton

Do you have anyone special who loves butterflies?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Butterfly Brilliance Collection [159408] $125.00	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $30.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156824] $20.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00
Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00