Swallowtail Sympathy card - cased

Keeping with the Butterfly sympathy theme, I have another one to share with you today using the Swallowtail stamp ....

I saw this card on Jackie Topa's blog Addicted to Stamping.  I believe it was a card cased by "Wilma", but I am unsure who the originator is.  I love the quiet peacefulness of it.  Once again it uses En Francais as a background stamp.  I just love this stamp and hope it is around for a very long time.
I stamped the Swallowtail on copy paper and cut it out to create a mask.  You stamp the Swallowtail on the white cardstock first, then put the mask over the stamped image and stamp En Francais in Basic Gray over top of the mask.  Then I sponged some Soft Sky ink very, very lightly on the white cardstock avoiding the butterfly, so it remained white.

  Stamps:  Swallowtail, En Francais, Loving Thoughts
  Ink:  Soft Sky, Versa Mark, Basic Gray
  Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky
  Other:  Black Embossing Powder, copy paper (for mask), sponge

Try this great technique, it is easy and carries quite a punch of peaceful quietude.

Happy Stampin' ....  

Masked Butterfly Sympathy Card

When you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, you get access to the exclusive Stampin' Success Magazine that Stampin' Up! publishes.  It is full of great ideas, and this card is one of them .....

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To make this card, you cut out a "mask" in a piece of copy paper using the Beautiful Butterflies die (the biggest whole butterfly).  Then you place it over your cardstock and hold it in place with sticky notes.  Then you stamp the En Francais background stamp in Pool Party right over top of the mask.  Then, with the mask still in place, you sponge on Soft Sky in the whole of the mask. When you remove the mask, you are left with this great image.  I finished it off with some Basic Pearls and a Raspberry Ripple heart from the Owl Punch.

  Stamps:  En Francais, Petite Pairs
  Ink:  Pool Party, Soft Sky, Raspberry Ripple
  Paper:  Whisper white
  Other:  Copy paper, Beautiful Butterflies die, sticky notes, sponge, Basic Pearls, Owl Punch

This card is light weight if you have to mail it, but I would use smaller pearls if you do.

Happy Stampin' ....  

Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Ink Pad - Stampin' Up!

I have had a lot of inquiries from my customers about the Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Ink Pad by Stampin' Up!  Today I will share with you a card I made using this ink pad.

I used the Illuminate Ink Pad for the background of this card.  It was in the Holiday Catalogue, but it is still available. I inked up the En Francais background stamp and stamped it on Basic Black cardstock. This ink only shows up on darker cardstock as it adds a shimmery opaque look to any stamped image. The floral image is from Field Flowers and I stamped it in VersaMark then embossed it in Silver Embossing Powder.  Then I added some Champagne Shimmer Spritz.  I made my own using Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and 70% Rubbing Alcohol (1 oz R Alcohol to 20 drops Shimmer Paint) in a spritz bottle

   Stamps:  En Francais #109521, Field Flowers #122760 (W) #122762 (C)
   Ink:  Illuminate Ink Pad #126857, VersaMark #102283
   Paper:  Basic Black #121045, Gumball Green #126840
   Other:  Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz #116806, Silver Embossing Powder #109131, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon #126848

Have you tried this ink pad yet?  Leave me a message and tell me if you like it or not.  Love to hear from you.

Happy Inkin'  ...   

Field Flower Sparkle

Did you notice the Illuminate ink pad and refill in the just retired Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue?  It was on page 23.  Don't be surprised if you missed it, so did 3 classes of stampers In My Craft Room!  I challenged 3 sets of stampers to find the ink pad in the catalogue with no help from me.  Not one of the over 20 ladies saw it until I pointed it out.  The good news?  Well it has been held over and is still available!  The last page of the Spring Catalogue has all the products that are still available for you to buy.  This is the ink I used for the background on this card, along with En Francais background stamp.  It is very sparkley in person.
   Stamps:  En Francais, Field Flowers
   Ink:  Illuminate, VersaMark
   Paper:  Basic Black, Gumball Green
   Other:  Silver Embossing Powder, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon

Happy Stampin' ....