Scallop Square Card

I have finally started using the new in colors. This one is wisteria wonder. It is a very soft purple. I used the scallop square duo die for the outside square. It is a perfect size for the fronts of cards. To get the flowers to puff out put them in the palm of your hand on push the centers with an eraser end of a pencil. This will really add great dimension to your cards. Sponging the edges is a must, too. Even the flowers have been sponged. Don't you just love Stampin' Up! rhinestones? They sparkle so much better than any other ones on the market. Our pearls have a much richer color, too.

Sets: bring on the cake
Cardstock: whisper white, wisteria wonder, certainly celery
Ink: wisteria wonder, black stazon
Accessories: rhinestones, big shot, dotted embossing folder, beautiful wings die, little leaves die, simple flower die, scallop square duo die, sponge

Word Play Butterfly Card

I am still on the butterfly theme. This time I used our butterfly punch. Before I punched out the vellum butterfly I ran the vellum through the Big Shot using the dotted folder. What a great effect! I sponged the edges of all the cardstock pieces with pink. It helps soften the paper. I used wire to make the butterfly antenna because it sparkles. The butterfly is mounted with dimensionals. The vellum wings are bent up.

Sets: word play
Cardstock: pretty in pink, very vanilla, certainly celery
Ink: white craft ink, pretty in pink
Accessories: clear embossing powder, Big Shot, little leaves, dotted folder, butterfly punch, vellum paper, dotted pretty in pink designer paper, pretty in pink button, sponge, rhinestones, wire, glue dots, pretty in pink wide striped and narrow taffeta ribbon, dimensionals

Nature Walk

Sometimes simple turns out to be beautiful! This card came together in minutes. Nothing fancy, just some stamps and my Big Shot. The flower stamp is from Nature Walk. I used markers on the rubber- pear pizzazz, daffodil delight, rose red, and tempting turquoise. The white card base is embossed with the dotted folder. I used the scallop trim border on daffodil cardstock, and tied it with daffodil striped ribbon. I didn't do a fat bow because that makes it so hard to mail. This one fits in an envelope. I did add three tiny butterflies from the beautiful wings embosslits die.I added a tiny pearl to each one. The inside is also really pretty. I just stamped the flowers again. The saying comes from All Holidays.

Big Bold Cupcakes

For this cute birthday card I used the Big Shot and The Big Bold Cupcakes dies. I used the solid stripe stamp with chocolate chip ink on chocolate chip cardstock for the bottoms. The tops and hearts are made from regal rose and certainly celery cardstock. I covered the tops and hearts with versamark then dipped them in iredescent ice. I heat embossed them all. The words are form A Word For You stamped with chocolate chip ink. I added a scrunched celery ribbon with glue dots at the bottom, topped with a brights button which was tied with a piece of linen thread. The white cardstock is cut 1/4 smaller all the way around and taped onto a regal rose backing.