Shaded Summer Thank You-Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for September. This is the last hop for the 2020-2021 year. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers and teams. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects created by so many talented stampers.

Today’s card features the Shaded Summer Stamp set in the annual catalog, along with the Summer Shadows Dies that you can earn for free with a $100 purchase during Sale-a-Bration through the end of September. The Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper is also a Sale-a-Bration item that you can earn with a $50 purchase. I decided to go with bright colors and used Magenta Madness as one of them. As I was going through all of my cardstock recently to see what needed to be replenished, I saw that I barely made a dent with this one. As much as I love bright colors, this is way bright even for me!

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut two pieces of Magenta Madness cardstock, one at 4″ x4″ and one at 3 1/8″ x 3 7/8″.
Cut piece of Beautifully Penned DSP at 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ and adhere to the 4″ square piece of Magenta Madness cardstock. Tie a bow around this piece with the black & white gingham ribbon. Adhere piece to card base.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3″ x 3 3/4″. Stamp thank you from the Shaded Summer stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink in upper left corner.

Stamp the small floral image from the stamp set with the Memento ink onto a piece of Basic White cardstock. Color the flowers with the light and dark Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends. Color the leaves with the light and dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. Run through die cutting machine with the coordinating die from the Summer Shadows dies.
Back two scrap pieces of Bermuda Bay cardstock with an adhesive sheet cut to size. Run two different flowers through die cutting machine. Die cut two of the small solid leaves from scrap pieces of Granny Apple Green cardstock. Pull adhesive sheet backings off the flowers and adhere the leaf stems to the backs of each. Apply a few small dots of liquid glue to the leaves and adhere the flowers to the greeting piece.
Adhere the floral image over the die cut flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere piece to te 3 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Magenta Madness cardstock. Adhere piece to card front, overlapping the square piece.

For the inside of the card, cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp the “so grateful” greeting from the Ornate Thanks stamp set with Magenta Madness ink. Stamp the sprig from the Shaded Summer stamp set with Granny Apple Green ink in lower left corner. Adhere to card.

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Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set [155783] $23.00	Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158301] $18.00	Summer Shadows Dies [156618] $0.00
Beautifully Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156630] $0.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080] $8.75
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $7.50
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153106] $9.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $9.00	Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] $7.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $10.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Thanks a Ton-Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for August. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers and teams. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects created by so many talented stampers.

Today I’m sharing a card featuring the Whale Done stamp set and coordinating Whale Builder punch, as well as the Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper that is one of the free items you can earn with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration. When I looked at one of the designs in the paper pack it reminded me of waves, so I thought it would be fun to combine it with the Whale Done stamps. I altered the DSP by using the Blending Brushes with three different colors of ink to make it look like ocean water. It is one of the cards we will be making in a class I’m doing later this week on different techniques for using the Blending Brushes.

Here’s how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of the Beautifully Penned DSP at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Apply Coastal Cabana ink with Blending Brush to top third of the DSP. Keep this fairly light. For the middle part of the DSP apply Balmy Blue ink, going a little darker and blending it into the bottom edge of the Coastal Cabana. For the bottom third of the DSP apply Pacific Point ink, making this the darkest of the colors. Blend it into the bottom edge of the Balmy Blue. Continue going over each color until you achieve a good contrast.
To make the whales, stamp one whale image on a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and punch with the Whale Builder punch. For the second whale, I wanted a reverse image so I stamped it onto the Silicone Craft Sheet with Coastal Cabana ink, placed a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock over the stamped image, pressed down, carefully lifted it up and voila! A whale going in the opposite direction! You will have to fussy cut this whale out since it is going in the opposite direction as the punch.

Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/2″ square and run through die cutting machine with the largest circle from the Layering Circles dies. Stamp the seaweed image with Granny Apple Green ink. Stamp the coral image twice with Calypso Coral ink. Stamp the greeting with Pacific Point ink. Stamp the fish images all around the circle with Poppy Parade, Bumblebee and Pumpkin Pie inks.
Adhere stamped circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the whales with liquid glue, positioning one at the top and one at the bottom of the circle.
For the inside of the card, cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp several of the fish images in the bottom left corner with Poppy Parade and Bumblebee ink. Adhere to card.

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Whale Done Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152470] $17.00	Whale Builder Punch [152699] $18.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00
Beautifully Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156630] $0.00	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $7.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $7.50
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $7.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $7.50
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $7.50	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] $6.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Hand-Penned Fun Fold-Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for July. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers and teams. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects created by so many talented stampers.

Today’s card is a fun fold that features the Hand-Penned Suite. It is one of four cards we will be making in one of my classes this week. The Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper is so soft and pretty and I love the color palette.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder. Cut the card front 1″ from the fold line. Cut a 1″ x 4 1/4″ strip from the Misty Moonlight piece that was cut off.
Cut two strips of DSP at 3/4″ x 4″ and adhere to the 1″ Misty Moonlight strips. Cut a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card base.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock with the largest die from the Stitched So Sweetly die set.
Stamp two of the floral images from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on piece of Basic White cardstock. Color the flowers with Stampin’ Blends. I used Mint Macaron dark and light blends for the leaves, Daffodil Delight dark and light blends for the small flower and for the large flower I used Petal Pink dark and light blends and Flirty Flamingo light blend. When finished coloring, cut both flowers out with the coordinating die from the Penned Flowers Dies.

Adhere flowers to the Basic White scalloped piece with liquid glue. Place one flower in one direction and the other flower in the opposite direction, making sure not to put glue on the parts of the flowers that will hang off the edges of the Basic White piece. Leave a space in between the flowers in order to add the greeting.
Stamp the greeting with Tuxedo Black ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and punch out with the Oval Punch or other punch or die that will fit the space. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Adhere top of art piece to bottom edge of the 1″ folded card base. Adhere the other 1″ strip to the bottom of the piece.
Embellish card with three Pale Papaya Genial Gems.

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Product List

Hand Penned Petals Bundle (English) [155492] $46.75	Hand Penned Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set [155070] $22.00	Penned Flowers Dies [155557] $30.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $32.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $18.00	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $11.50
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154889] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $9.00
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $9.00	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $9.00	Genial Gems [155500] $8.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Artistically Inked-Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for June. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers and teams. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects created by so many talented stampers.

Today’s project features the stunning Expressions in Ink Suite. The Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper is unlike anything we’ve ever had before and I couldn’t wait to work with it!

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Polished Pink cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of gold foil paper at 3 1/4″ x 4 3/4″. Cut a piece of Expressions in Ink DSP at 3″ x 4 1/2″. Adhere pieces together and adhere to card front.
Stamp the roses as follows: One rose at full strength and one rose stamped off once with Polished Pink ink; one rose at full strength with Magenta Madness ink.
Stamp three single leaf images with Just Jade ink, stamping off once for one of the leaves.
Die cut all stamped images with the coordinating Artistic Dies.
Make the rose collage by first adhering the roses together with liquid glue. Arrange the Just Jade leaves and adhere to flowers with Mini Glue Dots. Select one of the leaves from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.
Adhere entire piece to bottom right corner of the DSP background piece.

Stamp “thanks” greeting with Polished Pink ink on scrap piece of Basic White Cardstock and fussy cut.
Die cut a gold foil label from the Tasteful Labels dies. Adhere the greeting to the label and adhere to card front.
Adhere a few sequins from the Ephemera Pack to the DSP piece.

Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Ink up the rose stamp with Polished Pink ink, stamp off once and stamp in bottom left corner. Ink up the leaf stamp, stamp off once and stamp on the rose. Repeat one more time. Adhere piece to inside of card.

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Product List

Expressions In Ink Suite Collection (English) [155459] $75.00	Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456] $53.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $24.00
Artistic Dies [155371] $35.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $15.00
Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack [155465] $7.00	Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155710] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $7.50	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $7.50
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $7.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Flowers of Friendship-Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for May. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers and teams. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects posted by so many talented stampers.

My project this month features the Flowers of Friendship bundle, new In Colors, as well as a bunch of other products from the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. I got the idea for the layout from a past Freshly Made Sketches layout.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Scalloped frame – cut piece of Basic White cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and cut out with the largest scallop die from the Scalloped Contours die set.
Stamp the smaller flower image from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set eight times with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White cardstock. Color two flowers each with Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. I colored the flowers with the light blend and then used the dark blend to color in the inner petals. Punch out with the Flowers & Leaves punch.
Stamp the smaller flower image with Jet Black Stazon ink on scrap pieces of Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent In Color Shimmer Vellum. Punch out with the Flowers & Leaves punch.
Stamp thank you greeting from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set with Evening Evergreen ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Cut out with label die from the Potted Succulents die set. Cut another label from scrap piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock. Cut this label in half vertically and adhere each piece to either end of the stamped greeting.
To put the front of the card together adhere the flowers in rows, leaving space in the middle of the card to add the greeting. Adhere the flowers colored with the Blends in columns on the left and right side of the scalloped piece. Adhere the vellum flowers in the middle column with a small dot of liquid adhesive in the flower centers. Adhere stamped greeting with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add bling with the pretty new In Color Jewels. Use the smaller jewels in the centers of the flowers colored with the Blends and use the larger jewels in the centers of the vellum flowers.

For the inside of the card, cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp the top part of the large floral spray image from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set with Evening Evergreen ink in lower left corner. Adhere to inside of card.

This was such a fun card to make! I love the new In Colors – so fresh and bright!

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Product List

Flowers Of Friendship Bundle (English) [155590] $35.00	Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set [155358] $21.00	Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [155536] $19.00
Flowers & Leaves Punch [155373] $18.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $35.00	Potted Succulents Dies [154330] $39.00
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $8.75	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155519] $9.00	Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155520] $9.00	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $9.00
Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155521] $9.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $10.00	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $7.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

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Pretty Perennials Happy Mail

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! Welcome to Kylie Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop for April. I’m part of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses. The theme for this year is thank you cards that we make as a way to show appreciation to our customers. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects posted by these talented stampers.

Today’s card features the Pretty Perennials bundle from the mini catalog, along with two favorite products that will be retiring on May 3rd. This is the last chance for you to purchase the fabulous Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper and the Layering Ovals Dies. I was shocked to see that the dies were retiring – these are a staple for me!! Grab them now while you can – I just checked the inventory status and it is getting low.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, fold in half and crease with a bone folder.
Layering mat – cut a piece of Melon Mambo cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″.
Cut piece of polka dot paper from the True Love Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Using the third largest oval from the Layering Ovals dies, center it on the DSP and cut.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″. Stamp the “happy” greeting from the Pretty Perennials stamp set in center with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Stamp “mail” with Melon Mambo ink directly under the “happy.” Adhere to the polka dot DSP piece.
Using the Perennial Petals Dies, cut one large and three next-to-largest flowers from the Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper. I used two different papers that featured the pinks and oranges, and cut them out from different sections of the paper to get a variety of colors from the one sheet of paper.
Die cut the Basic Black petal overlays from scrap pieces that have been backed with pieces of an adhesive sheet. Adhere them to the flowers. Adhere the flowers to the polka dot DSP piece, arranging them around the outside of the oval.
Adhere piece to the Melon Mambo cardstock mat. Adhere this piece to the Basic Black cardbase with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Adhere Elegant Faceted Gems to the flower centers. I used the Petal Pink gems.
Card inside – cut piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. I die cut two small flowers from the Artistry Blooms paper and adhered them in the lower left corner. Adhere to inside of card.

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Product List

Pretty Perennials Bundle [156234] $45.00	Pretty Perennials Photopolymer Stamp Set [154435] $18.00	Dies Perennial Petals [154321] $32.00
Layering Ovals Dies [151771] $35.00	True Love Designer Series Paper [154281] $11.50	Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495] $11.50
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115320] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $7.50	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $7.50
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $10.00

Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello and welcome to the Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop! I’m participating with a group of fabulous Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that are showcasing projects made with products from the Butterfly Brilliance Collection. Please be sure to click on the names in the list at the end of this post to hop around and view the beautiful projects posted by these talented stampers.

Here is how I made this fun Z-fold card.

Cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″ and fold in half, creasing sharply with a bone folder. For the Z-fold base, cut a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock at 4″ x 10 1/4″. Score at 2 1/2″ and 5″ and fold, creasing sharply. Adhere piece to the Bermuda Bay card base.
Cut piece of DSP from the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper at 3 3/4″ x 5″ and adhere to larger section of the Mint Macaron base. Cut another piece of the paper at 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ for the front fold, but do not adhere this piece yet.
To stamp the butterfly images, it is easiest to use the Stamparatus because this is a very large stamp. Cut piece of Basic White cardstock at 5 1/4″ x 6 1/4″ and place on the base of the Stamparatus. Position the butterfly stamp and once it is adhered to the acrylic plate, ink up the entire image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamp onto the cardstock. Cut out images with the coordinating Brilliant Wings die.
Color the butterflies with Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Mint Macaron and Just Jade Stampin’ Blends. I used the three smaller butterflies and colored the larger of the three with the darker Blends. Don’t be afraid to mix all of these colors together. For some extra sparkle, brush with Wink of Stella.

Stamp the thank you greeting from the Very Versailles stamp set with the Memento ink and cut out with the small circle from the Tasteful Labels dies.
For the blades of grass, cut four large and four small grass pieces from Mint Macaron cardstock with the Dandy Wishes dies.
To put the card together, first adhere the largest butterfly to the larger front piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Next, arrange the grass along the top edge of the smaller front fold, alternating the heights of each piece. Adhere with multipurpose liquid glue for more flexible positioning. Adhere the smaller piece of DSP. When adhering the rest of the pieces, use Stampin’ Dimensionals on all of them. Adhere one of the butterflies at an angle, partially on the card front and partially on the grass, just using Stampin’ Dimensionals on the side of the wings that are on the flap. Adhere the last butterfly towards the bottom of the smaller card front. Adhere stamped greeting.
To embellish the card, add a few Elegant Faceted Gems. I also cut out two small vellum butterflies from the Brilliant Wing dies, curled the wings and adhered them to the grass with Mini Glue Dots. Add an Elegant Faceted Gem to each.

This special collection is only available until May 3rd, and I’m sad to say that the Designer Series Paper has proven to be so popular that is has sold out and is no longer available. The Natural Touch Specialty Paper is still available and the stamp set and dies will carry over to the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.

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Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Collection [159408] $71.25	Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821] $54.75	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $17.00
Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set [149275] $23.00	Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156824] $11.50	Natural Touch Specialty Paper [156825] $5.00
Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $44.00	Dandy Wishes Dies [154315] $35.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.75	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $9.00
Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154889] $9.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $9.00	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153107] $9.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $7.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25