Make It Monday with Botanical Butterfly

Hello Beautiful Card Tutorial

A new catalog is soon to be revealed on January 3rd and in preparation I'm loading you up with plenty of designs so you can hit the ground stamping!  This week the Product of the Week is the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, which you will be able to get for FREE with any $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration.  Did I mention Sale-a-Bration?  There's an entire brochure full of items that are free with a $50 or $100 purchase, and they coordinate will many of the amazing and beautiful products in the new Occasions Catalog.  The full tutorial is below, but I'll be doing the supply lists later this week.

New Catalogs Are Coming In!!!

Have you gotten your new catalogs yet?  If you haven't, click on the link below and I'll send them out to you when they come in!  You will get both the Occasions Catalog, which will run from January 3rd through the end of May, and the Sale-a-Bration brochure which will run from January 3rd through March 31st.

Email me to get your catalogs mailed to you!

January Card Class: Broadway Birthday Bash

Registration Ends January 12th

This gilded Designer Series Paper is sure to be a pleasant surprise with all your birthday gift-giving!  The designs are simple to stamp, but fun to make, and are sure to bring smiles for miles.  Your class includes:

-4 cards with all the trimmings, ready for you to stamp

-Video tutorial for each project

-In person will have refreshments and crafting camaraderie

January 26nd (Sat), 10:00am-12:00: 

Register by Jan. 12th to reserve your seat/kit!

In person each month is $15 or FREE with a qualifying order of $25 or more (or you can pick it up)

Order yours shipped to your door for $22, or I'll ship it to you for FREE with a $35 order

Email Me to Register!!!!

Going on Now - Year-End Closeout and Updated Clearance Rack:

Stampin' Up! is holding their Year-End Closeout right now.  They also updated the Clearance Rack with many new things!  Our Holiday catalog will soon be replaced with the new Occasions catalog, which means many of your holiday favorites will be retiring or sold out soon.  Even better, many items are on sale, so it's a great time to load up on some things you've been eyeing over the past couple months.  Be sure to shop with the host code below!

Order with me using this host code: XNAY6MTP

Hello Beautiful Card Tutorial

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

Measurements:

Base: Whisper White Thick Card Stock,
8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock,
5 1/2" x 2 1/4"
Layer 2: Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (coming soon in the Sale-a-Bration brochure), 5 1/2" x 2"
Layer 3: Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock Scrap, punch out 2 small butterflies from the Butterfly Duet Punch (part of the Butterfly Gala Bundle)
Layer 4: Whisper White Card Stock Scrap, punch after stamping with Butterfly Duet Punch, see step 1).
Embellishments: Pearl Basic Jewels, Lemon Lime Twist 3/8" Mini Ruffled Ribbon

Instructions:

1.  Stamp double butterfly outline of your choice on Layer 4 with Gorgeous Grape Ink.  Stamp the matching double butterfly background filler stamp directly over the two butterflies you stamped using Highland Heather.  Punch out both butterflies with the Butterfly Duet Punch.

2.  Stamp "Hello Beautiful" on the lower-right corner of the card Base using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

3.  Adhere Layer 2 to Layer 1.  Wrap vertically with Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon, adhering to the back using Tear & Tape or Mini Glue Dots.  Tie a bow with the Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon and adhere over the ribbon added to the Layers on the lower end using Mini Glue Dots.

4.  Adhere Layers 1 and 2 to Base using Snail.  Adhere all 4 butterflies (Layers 3 and 4) to Base on right side above sentiment, with largest butterfly adhered lowest, using Mini Glue dots.  Add Pearls to the middle of each butterfly.