Each of these cards use the Beautiful Butterflies bundle (stamp set and dies) plus the coordinating hybrid embossing folder. They also use Basic White and Basic Black cardstock and black ink.
The third card also uses the Beautiful Bokeh DSP but this time paired with Berry Burst cardstock.
Which is your favorite?
My school district's assistant superintendent is retiring, so I made this pretty card for her celebration today.
I used a variety of products, including the Everyday Arches dies, the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and hybrid embossing folder, and the Congrats from a past Paper Pumpkin set. I used Autumn Splendor DSP and Fresh Freesia card stock. Balmy Blue ink and a blending brush colored the butterfly and the congrats sentiment. I finished off the card with some purple sequins and a white knot.
I wish her all the best in this next chapter!
In the Beautiful Butterflies dies or bundle, there is a butterfly outline with straight edges at the top. This die is meant to be used with our note cards and envelopes to create the perfect butterfly cards. I love how mine turned out.
For my first card, I left the note card open (not folded in half yet to make the card), adhered the pretty Full of Life 6x6 DSP to the front (only) and then carefully lined up my die on the front of the card. That left the back of the card as a rectangle. I added the die cut overlay (also Full of Life DSP) and the butterfly body. I used a black journaling pen to outline around the butterfly so that I could easily know where to write (or not write) on my card base. I finished off the card with adhesive discs. Don't forget to decorate your envelope! I covered the flap with leftover Full of Life DSP that matches my card front.
My second card uses the same die but I folded the note card in half and then cut it with the butterfly card die to make a butterfly-shaped card. I attached it to a piece of 4-1/4"x5-1/2" piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock to make my card "base" (it doesn't open) and added a smaller piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP. On the actual butterfly card, I stamped the base wings in Balmy Blue and then added the Daffodil Delight die cut overlay. After stamping and cutting out the sentiment, I added a little Balmy Blue ink with a blending brush because the white-on-white didn't look that great. I finished this off the a Basic Black butterfly body and some Itty Bitty Bokey Mix.
This week is the final week of Sale-A-Bration, so if you haven't taken advantage of these fun special offers, be sure to do so before the end of the month! Here's card sketch #7 to inspire you.
I used my Beautiful Butterflies bundle with the To Market DSP from the annual catalog. I stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink
To create the plaid banner, I die cut a banner with the Nested Essentials dies and then cut it in half to stretch it longer. I then hid the cut with the Garden Green panel, also cut with the Nested Essentials dies.
Here is the card that I made on last Thursday's Facebook live featuring the Beautiful Butterflies and Everyday Arches bundles.
I used a Daffodil Delight cardstock panel as my base and layered the pretty Bloom Impressions piece on it after die cutting the butterfly outline from that piece. The white arch covers the die cut negative and is actually the card! To make the arch card, make sure that the straight cutting edge of the die is just off the card fold to make the arched card.
I used Shy Shamrock for the sentiment. Who would you make this card for?
The 6th sketch in this series is another fun one! I grabbed my Beautiful Butterflies hybrid embossing folder and dies and Full of Life 6"x6" DSP to make my card.
All of our birthdays were pretty low-key last year, so I decided to compile them all on one layout in our family album. This layout is also the layout we made in my January scrapbooking class.
We use the wildflower birthday DSP, including the awesome die cuts and added some blueberry bushel and gold foil card stock. I stamped happy birthday in pool party from the with you in mind stamp set.
Scrapbooking doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and you don’t have to include all of your pictures. I think it would be fun to have at minimum an album that celebrates the highlights of the year like birthdays and holidays. If you’d like help getting started scrapbooking or if you’re an experienced scrapbook Who wants company, reach out!
Here is the card that I made for our younger daughter for Valentine's Day. I used the Thoughtful Journey 12x12 DSP because I love not only the foil overlay but the ombre coloring of this pretty DSP.
I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set with Fresh Freesia and mounted this panel onto a Fresh Freesie card base. I hope she loves her card!
Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!
This card was really fun to make using the Fruit Salad Sale-a-Bration DSP paired with the Everyday Arches bundle (stamp set and dies). For the background, I used the "stack, cut, and shuffle" technique to create three cards quickly. The first one uses the "insides" DSP on the "popsicle."
My second card uses the "outside" DSP for the popsicle. Both used a small flower punch for the "bite" cutout.
I used my 3D Waves embossing folder to add texture to the popsicle stick.
Which version do you prefer?
Starting today, February 11, you can subscribe to receive the March Paper Pumpkin subscription kit!
Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycombs, and daisies.
Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
*This month's kit includes a bonus stamp set!
Additionally, all Paper Pumpkin subscribers are eligible for exclusive refills, extra kits, and coordinating quarterly dies (while supplies last), include this quarter's set of five. The March dies will cut out a bee and a honeycomb.
Sign up HERE if you aren't already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, and you like the look of this kit! (As always, if you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and would rather not have this kit, just log in and pause your subscription.)
Yesterday we had fun creating at my February card class, and I realized that I hadn't posted our January cards! The first card features the Wildflower Birthday DSP and Everyday Arches dies.
For the first card, I added some gold gems, and for the second card, I stamped "happy birthday" on the Peach Pie cardstock strip with Peach Pie ink.
Which version do you prefer?
Today, February 10, is your last chance to opt in (or out) of the February Paper Pumpkin subscription kit!
Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Precut pieces with bronze foil
• Unique spring-themed envelopes
• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot)
Coordinates with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804)
Additionally, all Paper Pumpkin subscribers are eligible for exclusive refills, extra kits, and coordinating quarterly dies (while supplies last), include this quarter's set of five. The February dies will cut out a chive stalk/leaves and flower.
Sign up HERE if you aren't already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, and you like the look of this kit! OR ask me about a prepaid one-, three-, six-, or twelve-month subscription that could qualify you for Sale-A-Bration Rewards!
The fifth card sketch in the Jan.-Apr. '25 Mini Catalog was hard for me, but I really like what I ended up creating. I hope that you do, too! (I love how a challenge can stretch you creatively!)
I grabbed some of my current stash and went to work. I used a 1-1/4" punch to cut a circle in the front of my card base and then in Totally Toadstools DSP to create the three circles. I die cut the oval sentiment piece and then did a combo of paper trimmer and fussy cutting for the sentiment strip.
It was fun to punch one of the circles all the way through the card front to adhere the DSP circle on the inside, peek-a-boo style.
I thought that circle was too plain by itself, so I added a few more on the inside.
This card style is easy to make and recreate using scraps from your stash! I used the Wildflower Birthday DSP and With You in Mind stamp set.
I used Pool Party and Peach Pie inks.
Here's a tip: See that gold banner behind my sentiment? It is a small rectangle that I cut in half and tucked behind the hexagon so that it looks like it spans the entire card front.
As I began playing with my new Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (part of the Beautiful Bokeh suite), I think I had the Global Design Project (#GDP482) sketch in mind, because I had a lot of fun making this card.
I started with a wide strip (2 1/2"?) of basic white card stock that was 5.5" tall to layer onto my card front. I first stamped the butterfly in Daffodil Delight and then stamped the Real Red butterfly above it. I continued stamping down the strip with Granny Apple Green, and then Blueberry Bushel, and finished with Gorgeous Grape. The next step was to add the strip to my trimmer and cut off the edges without cutting off the butterfly wings. It definitely involves raising and lowering and raising and lowering your trimmer's arm. Finally, I went back and fussy cut around the butterfly wings. I added the black die cut bodies to the butterflies (although you could just color them in with a marker or pen if you preferred). The finishing touches were to use my T square to draw in the thin lines to give that piece more dimension and to mount on a slightly wider strip of black cardstock. I also doodled a border on the sentiment frame. I think it’s a pretty good take on this sketch.
Quick Tip Tuesday! When I have dies that match a stamp set, first I make a copy of them so that I can remember what I have because for me so often if it's out of sight, then it is out of mind! Next, I pull them off of their carrier sheet and put them on a 5"x7" magnet sheet. Now the dies stay organized and fit perfectly into the stamp set case.
I got my magnet sheets from Amazon.
NEWS FLASH! NEW CARD KITS drop today!
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled program! Is anyone else ready for spring? I am sick of the cold, cold weather! Making this thank you card with the Bloom Impressions DSP is definitely giving me spring vibes.
Once again, I used my favorite With You in Mind stamp set and fussy cut the flower and leaves. My ink colors are Peach Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Shy Shamrock.
Be sure to stamp or add some DSP on the inside of your card for an extra special finish!
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Find them HERE!
For the fourth installment of the Mini Catalog sketches, I have two cards for you today.
For the second card, I used three 1" squares from the Totally Toadstools DSP adhered to a band of 1 3/4" DSP. After stamping the January 2025 Paper Pumpkin stamp set sentiment in Granny Apple Green, I trimmed it down with my trimmer and fussy cut around the top of the L. I thought it was a little too plain so I stamped the small heart in Melon Mambo, fussy cut, and added to the center panel and also stamped the large heart in Granny Apple Green with the smaller Melon Mambo heart inside.
I'll be mailing this card to our older daughter this week for her Valentine card after I added it to a card base and create something pretty on the inside.
Happy February! This set of note cards uses more cardstock & DSP, but I would still consider them to be simple stamping. It was fun to try the "stack, cut, and shuffle" technique. You literally stack three sheets of paper together and use your paper trimmer to cut them on the diagonals.
The entire set uses the Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes, the With You in Mind stamp set, Melom Mambo cardstock & ink, Pretty in Pink cardstock, and Totally Toadstools DSP (available for free through a qualifying Sale-A-Bration purchase).
For the first card, I random stamped the flower icon in Melon Mambo on all of the pieces and then stamped Thinking of You in Granny Apple Green on a scrap that I then fussy cut.
For the other two cards, I random stamped the heart icon on the card front, and then on a scrap rectangle, I stamped the heart in Melon Mambo followed by You in Granny Apple Green.
My original card had the heart stamped in green, so I fussy cut a Melon Mambo heart and glued it over the top. (The green heart was a little Grinchy.)
Which card do you prefer?
