Mary’s Guest Stamper!

Today I have the honor and privilege of being a Guest Stamper at Mary Fish’s Blog Stampin’ Pretty! I am part of Mary’s wonderful group called the Pals and
I just love being a part of such a fun group of Guys and Gals! The
entire group is a fabulous support team and I am blessed to be a part
of!

When I sat down to try and create something to share today I wasn’t sure
where to start.I decided that I wanted to feature my favorite Bundle from the new 2015 Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog! The Butterfly Basics Bundle has a complete two case stamp set and a stunning trio of dies that come in the Bundle together. You get a huge bang for your buck and trust me, you will love it! I wanted to show the different kind of cards you can create with this Bundle so I decided to create a pair to show how versatile it can be.

My first card uses Very Vanilla as the main background and a card base of Crumb Cake with a matting layer of Bermuda Bay. I used the largest die in the Butterflies Thinlits Dies set cut from Very Vanilla as my main focus on this card. I used a Sponge and Soft Sky Ink to create the tonal coverage on the large Butterfly. I used a few Glue Dots to stick this Butterfly down and I also added the fabulous ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment to the card base with some Bermuda Bay Ink. I love how simple yet elegant this card turned out. It really makes this butterfly pop!

For my second card I wanted to use the same Bundle, but time time I wanted to draw more attention to the stamps and not focus on the dies the color pallet for this card is different as well. I used a Whisper White focus with pops of color on the stamped images. The fern image and the butterfly image are again from the Butterfly Basics Stamp set, I simply love seeing these images stamped out! The butterfly is stamped in Calypso Coral on Whisper White cardstock and used the smallest of the three dies to cut out this image. I then stamped fully in Pear Pizzazz on the Whisper White Cardstock base. Then while keeping the fern stem in the same spot I once more stamped the image without reinking the stamp. This gave the fern a more subtle layered look. I stamped the ‘Happy Birthday‘ sentiment in Calypso Coral and then used a Glue Dot to attach the butterfly to the card base.

Two very different feeling cards both created by a simply fabulous new Stamp Set and matching Die Bundle, Butterfly Basics Bundle! If you haven’t picked up this bundle yet, now is the time! We are in the midst of Sale-A-Bration and with every $50 purchase you get to select one Reward from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog! You can’t go wrong! It’s my favorite time of the stampin’ year! If you decide to place an order today because you need this bundle as much as I did simply visit my Stampin’ Up! website – Jackie Diediker and add host code: BQR3AUT4. All online order using this code will be entered to win a fun gift from me!

Thank you so much for stopping by, I do hope you enjoyed my project!
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