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Hello and thank you being here, again, today. I am so pleased that you are popping by to see what my latest, latest project is.

As I mentioned recently, my new Sunday posts will be a project from the Global Design Project’s weekly challenges. And, if you saw my earlier post today you will know that I made two amazing projects for the challenge but I only used two of the three colours. The third colour should have been Seaside Spray but I used Soft Sea Foam – I know, how wrong can you be. And yet, I posted and confessed my mistake. An hour later, I decided that I still wanted to participate – so, here is the card I have just finished ‘throwing’ together.

I grabbed the Enjoy the Moment Stamp Set from my shelf and the challenge colour ink pads – Sahara Sand, Seaside Spray and So Saffron, as well as the reinkers. I very quickly decided to use the Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper so that I could do some messy water colouring. I stamped the images, using the Saddle Brown StazOn ink pad – each image was stamped off twice before the image was stamped onto the water colour paper.

Each image was water coloured with minimal water on the paper. The small amount of green was achieved after combining 5 drops of So Saffron with 2 drops of Seaside Spray. When the images were dry I went back and added some direct colour to create distinct lines and edges.

When each image had dried, I used the Rectangular Postage Punch to create each ‘space’. There are elements of this card that I would refine a second time around – but, it’s not too bad for a project made an hour before the Challenge (and 25 minutes from finishing this post).

Phew, I think this last ‘minute’ card has come together fairly well. And, I am still chuckling that my first effort had one of the colours totally wrong – I think my signature hashtag should be #keepingitreal – what do you think?

I hope that you like it.

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.\

Product List

Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set [154452] $40.00	Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch [152709] $31.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Water Painters [151298] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and thank you being here. I am so pleased that you are popping by to see what my latest project is.

As I mentioned recently, my new Sunday posts will be a project from the Global Design Project’s weekly challenges.

Global Design Project #285 is a colour challenge. The colours are So Saffron, Seaside Spray and Sahara Sand. Well, it wasn’t until after I finished my project I realised that I used Soft Sea Foam instead of Seaside Spray – I wrote down the colours incorrectly. I wish that I had looked at all the samples and I may have autocorrected myself when I started blending the soft green. Anyway, I won’t be adding it to the challenge but still like the end result.

I made two projects – a card and a gift box.

The Sahara Sand card base has an embossed layer adhered to the front. I used the Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder to add texture that coordinates with the stamp set and dies that I chose.

The next step was to use Blending Brushes to colour a piece of the Dandy Laser Cut Paper. The blended the So Saffron front the top down and the Soft Sea Foam from the bottom up. Then I stamped the dandelion image, from the Garden Wishes Stamp Set, in Sahara Sand onto the same coloured card stock. Using Saddle Brown StazOn ink I stamped the same image onto white vellum. After the images were cut using the Dandy Wishes Dies, I coloured the card stock piece using the Blending Brushes again.

The vellum piece was adhered to the laser cut piece. Then I cut four lengths of Linen Thread and threaded it through the sides and tied it at the front. Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals behind the other dandelion die cut and popped it over the linen thread.

I stamped the greeting and then cut it using one of the, soon to be retired, Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I cut it a second time making it thinner.

The last touch was to add a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

Then I made a gift box using one of the Love You Always Treat Boxes. I covered it with some Soft Sea Foam 6″x 6″ DSP from the Subtles collection. I used one of the Dandy Laser Cut Paper round shapes and coloured it with my So Saffron Blending Brush, before adhering it to the top of the box. Then I cut lots of dandelions and overlaid them on top of each other and held them in place using Mini Glue Dots. Before securing it over the So Saffrom circle, I tied some Linen Thread just below the head of the dandelion.

Well, I made not have finished with a project to add to the #GDP285, but I do have a card and matching gift box that I am really happy with. Here’s hoping that I get it right next week.

Keeping it real – 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.

Product List

Garden Wishes Bundle (English) [156220] $89.00	Garden Wishes Cling Stamp Set [154408] $38.00	Dandy Wishes Dies [154315] $61.00	Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder [152953] $17.50	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00
Dandy Laser Cut Paper [154300] $20.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $14.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25
So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00
Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Love You Always Treat Box [154285] $15.75

Hello – welcome – and I am so delighted that you have popped by.

My post today is for a unique blog hop that features the Butterfly Bouquet and the Butterfly Brilliance Collection.

Thank you for joining us for our special Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

I have thoroughly enjoyed making many projects using this beautiful collection. For this blog hop, I have made a new slimline card.

I started by choosing three of the colours that have been used in the Butterfly Bijou 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper – Calypso Coral, Just Jade and Misty Moonlight. I also used the Natural Touch Specialty Paper. I stamped the collection of butterflies image onto pieces of the card stock and die cut them using the Brilliant Wings Dies – I now heaps of butterflies ready for other projects. Then I die cut three of the largest detailed butterflies in vellum. These vellum butterflies were then painted with Wink of Stella for some added glimmer.

The ‘thank you’ greeting is from the Best Year Stamp Set. I used my Stamparatus to stamp it. This gave me the opportunity to mask the lower half of the sentiment (‘for all that you are’) using tape. I inked up the greeting using Jet Black Staz On ink and stamped the vellum. Because I was using my Stamparatus, I was able to repeat the stamping until I was happy with the application of colour.

I thought about adding some embellishments to the card front but decided not to. Sometimes it is better to be a little understated. This is an elegant thank you card. What do you think? Who would give it to?

There will lots of other Butterfly Brilliance inspired thank you cards, made by demonstrators from around the world. Check them out and get some great ideas for your own cards. I hope you enjoy hopping.

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.

Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Collection [159408] $125.00	Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821] $96.25	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $30.00	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $35.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00