Celebrate the Season Card Tutorial
While the Wink of Stella brush will add a shimmer to any paper project, it also will blend your ink. Wink of Stella is an excellent tool for adding color to projects by picking up some ink to add, or moving ink that is already stamped. It's water-based, so it works with all of Stampin' Ups! inks except Stazon. It doesn't move Memento too much either, but Memento is water-based, so it will move if you color over it a lot. But the best part is, if your stamping isn't quite what you hoped, you may be able to add a dash of sparkle, and also blend the color and it would look awesome. My stamping on the card for today's tutorial wasn't perfect, but it looks great now. And no one would ever know, because I colored over it with Wink of Stella and it blended all the ink on my butterflies really well!
There's so much to celebrate during Spring, and one of my favorite things to see is butterflies. We have a huge flowering vine off our back deck, and it buzzes all day long with pollinators. Butterflies don't buzz, but they are always around too, and are such a joy to watch. I also love that butterflies can be a symbol of transformation. I loved helping our church in New Mexico make decorations for the sanctuary for Easter. They had beautiful glittering stars for Christmas that hung down all throughout the sanctuary, and they wanted to do something similar for Easter. Butterflies were the answer, and I made at least 50 to help get them started.
The Butterfly Gala Stamp Set is paired with the Butterfly Duo Punch as a bundle so you can stamp and punch out as many as you would like (wish I had something like this for my church!). I pulled out the sentiment from the Mistletoe Season Stamp Set because we will be celebrating Easter, and it is definitely a celebration. It's a great way to use this holiday stamp set for more than just Christmas.
Tip of the Week: Wink of Stella
While the Wink of Stella brush will add a shimmer to any paper project, it also will blend your ink. Wink of Stella is an excellent tool for adding color to projects by picking up some ink to add, or moving ink that is already stamped. It's water-based, so it works with all of Stampin' Ups! inks except Stazon. It doesn't move Memento too much either, but Memento is water-based, so it will move if you color over it a lot. But the best part is, if your stamping isn't quite what you hoped, you may be able to add a dash of sparkle, and also blend the color and it would look awesome. My stamping on the card for today's tutorial wasn't perfect, but it looks great now. And no one would ever know, because I colored over it with Wink of Stella and it blended all the ink on my butterflies really well!
Product of the Week: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper
The Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper (DSP) is a perfect paper pack for spring. It comes with 5 colors that are bright and coordinate well to give you plenty of design options. You can choose from two patterns as well, with one side of each paper having a larger check pattern and the reverse having a smaller pattern.
Celebrate the Season Card Tutorial
Butterfly Gala/Mistletoe Season Stamp Sets
Butterfly Gala/Mistletoe Season Stamp Sets
Measurements:
Base: Berry Burst Cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Whisper White Cardstock,
3" x 4 1/2"
Layer 2: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper in Daffodil Delight, 2 3/4" x 4 1/4", die cut small single rectangle on one end from the Rectangle Stitched Framelits
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, enough to punch two sets of butterflies from the Butterfly Duo Punch (stamp first)
Embellishments: Faceted Dots in Basic Black, Berry Burst 3/8" Mini Ruffled Ribbon
Instructions:
1. Adhere Layer 2 to Layer 1 using Snail.
2. Stamp "Celebrate the Season" onto Layer 1 in the window using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. On Layer 3 stamp two sets of choice of butterflies using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Also stamp the bodies in same ink on all four butterflies.
4. Use Berry Burst Ink and the solid butterfly background stamps to fill in the wings of each butterfly.
5. Punch out all butterflies with the Butterfly Duo Punch.
6. Wrap Layers 1 and 2 with a length of Berry Burst Ribbon, adhering to the back side of Layer 1 using Mini Glue Dots. Ribbon should go across Layers just below the window.
6. Adhere Layers 1 and 2 to Base using Snail.
7. Adhere butterflies scattered on Layer 2 using Mini Glue Dots.
8. Embellish with three Faceted Dots on the lower-left corner of the Base, and the upper-right corner of Layer 1.
9. Adhere Inside Panel to the inside back of the card Base using Snail.
Layer 1: Whisper White Cardstock,
3" x 4 1/2"
Layer 2: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper in Daffodil Delight, 2 3/4" x 4 1/4", die cut small single rectangle on one end from the Rectangle Stitched Framelits
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, enough to punch two sets of butterflies from the Butterfly Duo Punch (stamp first)
Embellishments: Faceted Dots in Basic Black, Berry Burst 3/8" Mini Ruffled Ribbon
Instructions:
1. Adhere Layer 2 to Layer 1 using Snail.
2. Stamp "Celebrate the Season" onto Layer 1 in the window using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. On Layer 3 stamp two sets of choice of butterflies using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Also stamp the bodies in same ink on all four butterflies.
4. Use Berry Burst Ink and the solid butterfly background stamps to fill in the wings of each butterfly.
5. Punch out all butterflies with the Butterfly Duo Punch.
6. Wrap Layers 1 and 2 with a length of Berry Burst Ribbon, adhering to the back side of Layer 1 using Mini Glue Dots. Ribbon should go across Layers just below the window.
6. Adhere Layers 1 and 2 to Base using Snail.
7. Adhere butterflies scattered on Layer 2 using Mini Glue Dots.
8. Embellish with three Faceted Dots on the lower-left corner of the Base, and the upper-right corner of Layer 1.
9. Adhere Inside Panel to the inside back of the card Base using Snail.
Supplies for Today's Tutorial:
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