B&KTP Blog Hop Butterfly Blue Thank You

 Howdy all,

Welcome to my Tuesday Talk blog post as part of Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop.

As you may have notice the theme for these Blog Hops is Thank You, and most in the Blog Hops use their Thank You cards to thank their customers for purchases. What a sweet idea that is, showing our appreciation to our customers for supporting our little businesses with a handmade card. Isn't that really so much of what we are really about, actually making and giving our cards to people as beautiful, meaningful or fun messages. So I thought why not give it a try, for any purchases made with me From 8th February to 8th March 2021 I will send one of these Butterfly Blue Thank You cards. 

This card is made using DSP pattern paper and stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration promotion that were earned for FREE. How cool is that.

In true Kerrin style I went straight to the back of the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper to see what hidden treasure I could find. Always, I mean always check out the backs of DSP, they are so under rated and such great designs and versatility often is hiding there. After my recent string of working with pinks, the heavy navy drew me in and the cute white flowers were just soft enough to work for the design I had in mind.

This design I had bookmarked some time ago, just waiting until I found the right elements to bring it to life. The downward flags and circular center piece. The circular spots sheet of the Paper Blooms Paper was perfect for the centerpiece and I knew this was the right design and elements to make it all work.

I was challenged by my fellow Team Shiny members to use the A Touch of Ink stamp set, it's such a gorgeous set and much bigger than I had expected. It's main features are a little bird and this butterfly. Since I am still waiting for my Butterfly Boutique Collection to come in I thought I'd warm up with this one.

I decided to make the butterfly 3D and embossed to bring out the details. I stamped out the butterfly on the Seaside Spray spot and on Seaside Spray cardstock. I stamped in Night of Navy and embossed with clear ink. Tip: ink stamp with Versa Mark, then straight to colour ink Night of Navy Ink, then stamp on cardstock, then emboss with clear ink per normal. I then used my blending brush with a little Night of Navy to add a touch more colour to the butterfly wings. I fussy-cut the cardstock butterfly, giving it a bend and glued it to the spot butterfly only by the butterfly body.

Again I thought I'd level up my cards with a coloured cardstock base and a decorated inside panel. I really love how this inside panel turned out bring the elements from the front in.

Our Jan-June Mini Catalogue is available now to customers. Click HERE to see what other fabulous products are available in the Mini Catalogue.

Did you know with every $90 you spend in January & February you are eligible for a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. That's FREE products for a limited time on top of any other promotion, make sure you check out the Sale-A-Bration promotion by clicking HERE.

Thanks for coming over and having a look, I hope you feel inspired to create your own cards and projects, please see below for a link to products used to make the above card.

BLOG HOP to see what other awesome creations are happening in the Stampin' Up! world, remember my name is Kerrin Shannon, so start with the name below mine.

Product List

Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00
Stampin' Mist [153648] $19.25	Simply Shammy [147042] $14.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00

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Marshmallow Fluff & Pink Licorice

Howdy all,

Welcome to my Tuesday Talk blog post as part of Art For The Mind #AFTMTSC1 Blog Hop.

I'm the Team Leader for The Shiny Stampers, a Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator Team. Our team is small but great. We love to support one another and spur each other's love of crafting on. We may also be enablers when it comes to craft stashes so be warned. The team meets weekly over zoom to catch up on the news, get any insider goss, share techniques and have some fun doing some crafty times. To support each other's growth we have decided to start doing challenges. Each month we will work on a different challenge, these can be colours, themes, products, techniques, you name it! Those of us developing our social media presence will join in this blog hop based on the challenge and share our creations, and also provide a way to build each others social media presence.

This month's challenge is: Love

I decided that not only would I challenge myself with the theme LOVE but I would also try to challenge myself further to use more Pink this month, as it's a colour I often avoid working with. For this card I tried 2 completely different pink looks for the exact same card to show how just changing a few bits up can give a card a whole new look. 

I'd love to see your versions of this card, just hashtag your posts of it with #marshmallowandlicorice.

Both card's are made using just 2 dies from the Floral Hearts die set and the sentiment stamp from the Always in My Heart stamp set. What makes these cards so standout though is the use of several specialty papers, layering and bling! 

Marshmallow Fluff is the more traditional pink colouring with an abundance of different textures in Rococo Rose. It makes use of both the Love You Always Foil Sheets, and Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper with brings across the matching foil elements. A little Vellum and some bling from Pastel Pearls and Resin Hearts just to really build on the luxury feel of the card.

Pink Liquorice on the other hand had a bold hot pink and black theme. Using the brightness of Magenta Madness to offset the harshness of the black. It makes use of both the True Love Designer Series Paper, and the Black Glitter Paper for a bit of sparkle. A little Vellum and some bling from Matte Black Dots and Resin Hearts just to ensure the luxury feel flows across this card too.

Tip: Don't have Black Embossing Powder or whichever Stampin' Up! colour you needed, don't stress you can still emboss in that colour. The trick is; ink your stamp in VersaMark, then ink it directly into your chosen colour, then stamp. Quickly while still wet, cover with Clear Embossing Powder and emboss per normal. Always VersaMark first, Colour ink pad second, stamp image third, otherwise you'll dirty your VersaMark ink pad. On this card I have used this technique with the Memento Black Ink to create the black embossed sentiment, I think it turned out clear and vibrant.

The Love You Always Suite is a BIG one and has 2 stamp and die bundles, 3 paper ranges including specialty and a gorgeous range of embellishments. The Love You Always Suite and all it's parts are available now in the new Jan-June Mini Catalogue. Click HERE to see what other fabulous products are available in the Mini Catalogue.

Did you know with every $90 you spend in January & February you are eligible for a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. That's FREE products for a limited time on top of any other promotion, make sure you check out the Sale-A-Bration promotion by clicking HERE.

Thanks for coming over and having a look, I hope you feel inspired to create your own cards and projects, please see below for a link to products used to make the above card.

Team Shiny Stampers:

Kerrin - Art For The Mind

Jess - Cards of Quality

Jacq - Card Creations with Jacq.

 

To join in future Art For The Mind Blog Hops, go over and join our Facebook Group HERE.

Product List

Love You Always Suite Collection [155977] $281.25	Always In My Heart Bundle [156194] $87.25	Always In My Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set [154337] $31.00	Dies Floral Heart [154306] $66.00
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25	Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper [154280] $26.00	Love You Always Foil Sheets [154286] $17.50	Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock [153085] $15.25
True Love Designer Series Paper [154281] $20.00	Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Pastel Pearls [154571] $11.25
Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25	Resin Hearts Embellishment [154578] $12.25	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Stampin' Mist [153648] $19.25	Simply Shammy [147042] $14.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00

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