Modern medley meets papillon potpourri ... And its Fabulous!

I absolutely love this patterned paper. Its called Modern Medley and it is black and vanilla with music notes, chevrons, polka dots, every style of pattern that is in at the moment.

I've added some itty bitty butterfly punch shapes, stamped in Coastal cabana ink.

How stylish does this stamp look in this font?

The perfect sentiment for thank yous to a friend, just a random act of kindness kind of card, birthday card, or note of appreciation.

It is fabulous for adding some rhinestones and bling with to make your card just a little bit more ... Fabulous! 

Card Recipe:

Modern medley designer series paper pack p.154

Stampsets: Million and One, Page 161. $22.95 clear mount. $28.95 wood.

Papillon potpourri, page 90.

Itty bitty butterfly punch p.183.  (get these as a bundle for 15% off)

Circle punches p.182

Sponge dauber (12 for $18.95) $1.57 each!

Glimmer paper - red 

Heart punch p.183 $9.95

Ink: coastal cabana p.141 $9.95

September Specials and a new Seasonal catalogue

The Holiday catalogue goes live ... right about now, the 29th of August ready for our Spring season.

We are heading into the count down to Christmas and there are so many beautiful products in the latest holiday catalogue. If you'd like a copy you can view an online version at www.stampinup.com/au. Or I am happy to post you a paper one.

For the month of September we have some great specials starting with -

The 15% off butterfly bundle.

Stampin' UP! have bundled up the bitty butterfly punch with the Papillon Potpouri stamp set and are offering 15% off until 30 Sept. here are the details -

But that's not all ... 

This months 25th anniversary Best of stamps are Christmas themed.

If you want to place an order or ask a question about any of these just send me an email to nerida_carter@hotmail.com.

Just thinking about Papillon Potpourri

 Just thinking is one of the the single stamps in the Seasonal Catalogue which just happens to come to an end on 30 June. It is designed to be used with the Window framelits but as I have done here you can just ink up the words and use them as a feature by themselves.

 I love using this naturals white paper ( it comes in a pack of 40 sheets). It is thicker and a little rougher than whisper white which lends more to the home made feel of this card.
It is a little girly I guess with the butterflies and the delicate lace embossed edge.

Only two weeks left to buy stamps and accessories from the retiring 2013 annual and seasonal catalogues, so give me a call, order through the Stampin' up! online store or email me nerida_carter@hotmail.com to get your goodies before they go!

Simple butterfly - Papillon Potpourri

 See I can do simple cards!
This one is based on texture and just two colours: the Elegant Eggplant and Pool Party colours go very well together don't you think?
My textured cardstock is created with the ever faithful Big shot machine... that I can not do with out.
Behind the butterfly is: Cloudy Day and on the base of the card: Lacy Brocade.

My cute little butterfly is a stamp from "Papillon Potpourri" punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch.
Don't miss those pretty pearls ... I said I have them on everything!
We could make this card at your place - contact me to book your party during May and remember you will receive a FREE Classic INK PAD from me AND $60 extra product when your order reaches $400!!!
Using the $120 worth of free product you could have a Big shot machine for only $50!
Ask me how we can do this for you during May's Hostess special.

Fine Feathers and Papillon potpourri butterfly

 I love feathers... in a hat, on a hair clip, a feather bower, from a bird, or on a card...
There has been a real interest in all things feathered in the crafting style trends.
Stampin' Up is right up there with new styles and trend with the gorgeous stampset called Fine Feathers.
What do you think of my card?

 I have chosen a selection of greens and a touch of white and purple. Elegant Eggplant to be exact!
My gorgeous sister has a stash of feathers and shared some duck down with me to put on my card.
I think it's the same as the stamp I've used!

Fine Feathers (5 stamps) $22.95 clear mounted.

ESAD Seasonal Catalogue Blog hop

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

"http://www.facebook.com/groups/esadsu"

Let the blog hop begin ....
The Autumn seasonal catalogue has been out since the first of February.

In order to show you a wide selection of ideas, 25 Stampin' Up demonstrators will each feature a product from the Autumn Seasonal mini.

I have chosen to feature the

 "Needlepoint" Embossing folder

 on my bloghop projects.

 This first card is a very simple one. I have placed the embossing folders on the top and bottom of this white card before running it through the Big shot. It gives a crisp clean row of stitches. A trio of butterfly punches and a sentiment. It makes a smart any occasion card with a very taylored look.

 My second card shows that you can put the embossing folder through upside down and get a negative indentation. I have cut out a patterned paper swallow tail butterfly and added the cloud embossing for a little sky textured background.

 Here is the same idea again with a marker coloured butterfly, a few flags of patterned paper and the needlepoint (in negative).

Then I have used the needlebpoint as a border on the card below. It gives a scalloped edge, that is not over powering on this secret garden card.

Here it is in close up.

 The stitched needlepoint looks particularly nice on velum.

On top and bottom of this thinking of you senitment.

Another idea is to edge a framelit tag to give it a stitched, needlepoint edge.

The sentiment thinking of you is from curly cute and it fits perfectly on this Apothecary accent die.

It makes a lovely edging on a small tag, such as these mother's day note cards.

And here is the needlepoint on a vintage card, it just adds that special old worldy touch.

Now pop on over to Kelli's blog, the next hop on the list and see what she has created.

23. Kelli Gordon

www.kelliskards.blogspot.com.au

Parker's Patterns DSP

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24. Angie Jones

www.angiescraftfusion.blogspot.com.au

Thats the ticket

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25. Amity Knight

www.stampinamity.wordpress.com

Make a Wish

Papillon Potpouri - oh, happy day!

This card features lots of gorgeous product from the Seasonal catalogue.
I love this fresh bright Gumball green. It makes me think of summer afternoons watering the garden with butterflies taking flight.

The Seasonal mini catalogue is awash with butterflies. I don't know anyone who doesn't love butterflies. So pretty, so bright the colours, so elusive to catch. To have three butterflies on the same card?
Oh, Happy Day!
I have used lots of different punches, Big shot Edgelits and embossing folders to build up a textured, layered card for a special birthday. What makes this really pretty are the three 3D Flower Trim roses on a strip of tulle above the Adorning accent frame edge.

Here is my card Recipe:

stampsets - Papillon potpourri, Bloomin' Marvellous.

punches - Postage stamp, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty butterfly.

cardstock - Whisper white, Gumball green.

ink - Summer starfruit and Gumball green markers

tools - Big Shot machine, Fancy Fan embossing folder,

Adorning Accent Edgelit (p.190), Adorning Accent Embossing folder (p.188)

accessories - flower trim, Rhinestone jewels.

Snail and dimensional adhesive.

Enjoy!!!

Papillon Potpourri Birthday and a floral frame!

I do like to make cards and gifts for my friends... I am so glad when they have birthdays so that I can have an excuse to create something just for them.

 Last weekend it was Michelle's birthday ... so I created this little card... I do hope she likes purple.
Most people do, don't they?

 Perhaps it's a little over done, but who wants a simple birthday card really????
It gives me the chance to show case about ten new things in the Autumn Seasonal catalogue!

 Just have to layer up these amazingly pretty butterfly punches, stamped from the Papillon potpourri.
Background Embossed with clouds and adorned with some vintage Flower trim on tulle.

 You might also be noticing some Sale-a-bration goodies on the second project.
The Pretty Petite Happy b-day stamp and pretty petite punch.
A butterfly from "Bloomin' Marvellous" and a layering of embossed flowers made with the framelit die.

Inside I have created pockets with Sycamore street patterned paper. Used a few paper clips for decorations, a t-bag, post-it notes  and buttons too.

Happy Birthday to my team mate Michelle (next month you will have been with stampin' Up! twelve months can you belive that?)

Bloomin with kindness neutrals

Todays card is a thinking of you card made with the "Bloomin' with Kindness" stampset.

I tried it with three neutral ink colours: whisper white, Sahara sand and Early Espresso.

The embellished butterfly is stamped in Sahara Sand ink and punched with my butterfly punch.

Stampsets:

 Papillon Potpourri

Sweet essentials

Bloomin' with kindness

Half back Pearl jewels

December Thank you cards

 This is just a lovely time of year with Summer just on the rise, warm days but not yet too hot. The flowers and insects all buzzing and gathering nectar. I love how you experience it so fully when you're the parent of a 9 year old. Everything is amazing and wonderful, gross and beautiful all at once.

 One moment we are exaning a bee in a flower, the next a dragon fly in a spider's web, lizards on the path and feeding the fish in the pond.

 I just have to show you a photo of our white goldfish (we call her swift ) she is very fast and very big for a gold fish. We only have two gold fish left in our pond and surprisingly neither are very gold. One's white and one's black (with poppy out eyes).

The cards for today are Thank you cards featuring the "Papillon Potpouri" stampset which is punched out with the matching butterfly punch.

The flower is from "Blooming with Kindness" which is a very similar image to the new business cards I have had printed.

The colours are: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant.

The Double gate fold card Tutorial

The double gate fold card is a fairly new fold circulating around card-making sites.

Here is what you need:

A double sided patterned paper measuring 5 6/8" x 12" (14.6 x 30.5cm)

White cardstock (1/2 A4 sheet)

Simply Scored tool with scoring stylus.

Bone folder.

Stampin' Trimmer or Tabletop cutter.

Anywhere Glue stick

Big shot and Apothecary accents dies

Butterfly punch

Stampsets: Friendly Phrases and Papillon Potpouri

Ink and sponges.

Step 1. Score your patterned paper at 2", 4", 8" and 10".

Tip: Using the Simply Scored Tool set the place markers at the measurements on the ruler along the top.  

Simply pull your scoring Stylus down towards you along the grooved lines. 

Step 2. Turn your paper and make a small mark at the 2 7/8" point

(or just pinch the piece in half at the top).

Step 3. Trim off the two corners.

Using your paper trimmer, just line up the pinch fold mark with the 4" fold diagonally.

 It will look something like this:

 Step 4. Fold the 4" score line over to the 8" score line. Repeat on the other side.

 Step 5. Then fold the flaps, at the 2" score, back to the outer edge to make the double gate.

 Looking a bit like this:

Step 6. Now, Take the triangle that you cut off the right hand side and glue it down onto the left hand panel.

Step 7.   Fold creases flat with your bone folder.

Now you are ready to embellish your double gate fold card.

 Step 8. Stamp one of the die cut shapes from the Apothecary Accents framelits

 with a sentiment for your card and sponge the edges in a coordinating ink colour.

I have used Raspberry Ripple to match my in-colour Foral District papers.

 Step 9.  For the insert you could cut a piece of whisper white cardstock to fit the inside panel.

(approx 5 1/2" x 3 3/4")

 OR

You can die cut the largest framelit shape from the Apothecary Accent Dies in your Big shot machine.

Step 10.  Adhere the sponged panels to your card.

Note: the front sentiment is only adhered by one dimensional on the left hand side.

I have stamped my inner panel with butterflies from Papillon Potpouri (in summer starfruit ink).

And sponged  the edges with midnight muse ink.

Step 11. You can punch or cut a butterfly shape and stick it on the right hand side panel to help with holding the card closed. The larger the butterfly the better the closure.

Enjoy!