STAMPIN' UP! BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE BIRTHDAY CARD IN MELON MAMBO

 

Every Wednesday night, the Colour Creations blog hop is centred around one of Stampin' Up!'s colours.  We (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) are working our way through the colour range, in alphabetical order.  This week's colour is Melon Mambo, a bold, deep, pink.

The Butterfly Brilliance stamp is a beautiful, large, background stamp.  Attached to the plate of my Stamparatus, and inked up in Melon Mambo ink, it created the background panel with one impression.  I stamped onto Basic White card, then used a Blending Brush to add Melon Mambo ink.

On a smaller piece of Basic White card, I stamped Butterfly Brilliance again - but this time, I'd inked only one butterfly in Versamark ink.  I heat-embossed it in white, and coloured it using Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends markers.  It was die-cut using the large Brilliant Wings die that fits over the entire stamped image (with all the butterflies).

I die-cut the first part of the sentiment from Silver Foil and Melon Mambo card, making sure to use Adhesive Sheet on the back of the card before cutting.  This made it easier to layer the two pieces together (with no glue mess), and add the sentiment to my card.

I cut a Scalloped Contour rectangle from Basic White card, and embossed it using an Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folder.  Matted on Silver Foil, this created a base on which to stick the single butterfly and the sentiment.  Both the die-cut and stamped sentiments were created with the Sending Smiles bundle.  

I wrapped White Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the card front layers, before adhering the focal butterfly and sentiment piece, then added a bow to the side.

You can (faintly!) see in the photo below that I added Wink of Stella to the butterfly wings.

Iridescent Pearls were my choice of embellishment, to finish off my card.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Andrea Sargent.  If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone taking part in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $32.00	Sending Smiles Bundle (English) [158707] $87.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [163096] $17.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $14.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Elegant Eucalyptus 3 D Embossing Folders [159170] $17.50
Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $14.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $15.00	Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $13.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

STAMPIN' UP! SENDING SMILES BUTTERFLY CARD IN BERMUDA BAY

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Bermuda Bay, which is a teal in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  I have teamed it with Crumb  Cake and Basic White.

I stamped the beautiful big Butterfly Brilliance stamp, using Versamark ink, on Basic White card.  I heat-embossed the image, with white embossing powder, and cut all the butterflies out in one pass, with a co-ordinating Brilliant Wings Die.  The butterflies were coloured with Stampin' Blends markers, in Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake.

After die-cutting a Basic White frame, using Fabulous Frames Dies, I cut a Crumb Cake card panel slightly larger than the frame.  A couple of smaller butterflies were tucked under the frame (I cut a little off their wings, so they'd fit), and a couple on top of the frame, before the largest butterfly was adhered across the centre.  At the bottom of the Crumb Cake panel, I added a border cut from Blossoming Happiness Dies, in Bermuda Bay card.  The background paper is Bermuday Bay DSP, from the Brights 6"x6" paper pack.

The sentiment was die-cut and stamped using the Sending Smiles bundle.  Adhesive sheets come in very handy, when it comes to cutting the scripty sentiments ... attach the sheet to the back of your cardstock before cutting, and when die-cut it becomes a sticker.

I added a white crinkled seam binding bow to the bottom of the frame, and finished my card design by adding some Glossy Dots.

Next up on the blog hop is Diane Furniss.  You can get to her blog by clicking on the button below:

If you come across any broken links in the blog hop, or would like to see a list of everyone participating this week, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $32.00	Sending Smiles Bundle (English) [158707] $87.25	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block G [118489] $8.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $16.25	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159258] $21.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Fabulous Frames Dies [159163] $54.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies [158823] $56.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.25
Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25