Butterfly frame

Today is last day to order from the retirement list, so get in quick if you are interested in great discounted product. Hostess code is 9EZ6R763 - SHOP NOW. Do not use hostess code if your order is over $300.

From tomorrow you can order from the new catalogue.

‘Best of’

As part of Stampin’ Up!’s 25-year anniversary celebration they are bringing back some of the favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into five sets, which will release-one set per month-until April 2014. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!

A new Best of stamp set has been released, this month it is Best of Butterflies Best of Butterflies

. Last month's set Best of Flowers is still available.

Some things to remember:

•    All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $25.95.

•    While just one Best of stamp set is released per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until April 2014 or until sold out.

•    All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

Speaking of butterflies, I have made this frame for our new niece who is due to say hello sometime in September. I found the frame at a dollar store with a button picture in it. I covered the picture with a piece of Whisper White card stock and then just added a heap of butterflies. The butterflies are stamped with Papillon Potpourri in versamark ink on Strawberry Slush cardstock and in Strawberry Slush ink on Whisper White cardstock. I then punched them all out with the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly punches. All got stuck on with Tombo glue. And then some Basic Rhinestones were added.

Hostess code is 9EZ6R763 - SHOP NOW. Do not use hostess code if your order is over $300.

From tomorrow you can order from the new catalogue.

October class

October's class was not focused on Christmas at all, but on generic cards and a couple of different techniques.

The first card is made using the tripple stamping technique, where you stamp all 3 layers at the same time.
The cardstock is Very Vanilla and Early Espresso, and the stamp set is French Foilage. The leaves are stamped using the rock'n'roll technique with More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso classic ink.

The leaf on top is stamped, sponged, distressed and sprayed with Champagne Shimmer Paint mixed with rubbing alcohol. 

 

This card is cased from Dawn Olchefske, at http://dostamping.typepad.com. The cardstock is Whisper White and Not Quite Navy. The birds and words are from Easy Eventsand stamped separately with black Stazon ink, the frame is from Memorable Moments. The lattice die was used with the silver glimmer paper, and the framelits labels collection used to cut the 2 layers.

The last card was a card I made for a challenge at the annual retreat at Tinaroo. The cardstock is very vanilla and cherry cobbler, and the dsp is the First Edition Specialty paper. The flower is stamped with the Daydream Medallions stamp set and cut using the Floral frames framelits. All edges are daubed with cherry cobbler and so is the Crochet Trim ribbon. The greeting is from Memorable Moments stamped in Cherry Cobbler. The brad is from the Antique Brads.

This box is made to fit standard size cards with envelopes. It is made using Basic Black cardstock and a windowsheet. The lacy circle is from the Perfect Pennants and cut in Whisper White, the circle is cut from Rose Red with the 1-3/8 circle punch and the butterflies are cut with the new Elegant Butterfly punch from Baja Breeze cardstock and embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots and Petals-a-Plenty embossing folders.