Butterfly Basics

This is a card that I made after being inspired by a few cards I saw posted on Pinterest.  Christine Miller posted one.  It was her butterfly that caught my attention. The other card on Pinterest was by Kay Kalthoff and I liked her layout of her card.   I used the Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP to cut out my Butterfly Thinlet.  Then with a sponge, I inked it up with Old Olive and Island Indigo and then wiped off the excess.  This set is called Butterfly Basics from the Occasions Catalog and the Butterflies Thinlet can be purchased as a Bundle on page 26.  Besides using the DSP for the background, the bottom part is the Spring Flowers Embossing Folder on page 19 of the Occasions catalog.  The ribbon is the Island Indigo 3/4" Chevron from the annual catalog.

Lotus Flower Valentine

I just can't enough of this stamp set Lotus Flower and Irresistably Yours Specialty Designer Paper from the 2015 Sale-a-Bration catalog.  This time I used the striped design using the Brayer again but in Coastal Cabana ink, but then I put the paper in the  Happy Hearts Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot before placing it to the front of the card.  I love the result!  To make the flower, I used Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo ink and used the Framelit Banners.

Lotus Blossom with Irresistibly Yours

This is a card I did for a Sale-a-Bration swap in December and just love using the new Irresistibly
Specialty Designer Series Paper that I earned FREE for spending $50 of Stampin' Up! product..

This paper has a glossy finish with 6 different designs so I used my Brayer in Tempting Turquoise ink on it and then wiped off the excess with a tissue.  It's like magic!!!  The stamp set is also FREE called Lotus Blossom, that only comes in Photopolymer and is a set of 7.  First, I used Basic Black ink with the first stamp.  Second, I used Tempting Turquoise ink with the second stamp.  Third, I inked up the third stamp with Tempting Turquoise, but stamped off on scrap paper before stamping on my card.  From the annual catalog, I used Banner Framelits.