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Learn how easy it is to conserve cardstock; and layer, cut, and separate these beautiful and delicate creatures! With just a few turns of the Big Shot and Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies, you'll have lots of beautiful butterflies for your upcoming projects!
🐝Scroll down to yesterday's post...for additional photos of my butterfly cards!
🐝Butterflies are often symbolic of hope and transformation...Isn't that what stamping is all about? When we create a card, we transform a blank sheet of cardstock into something beautiful. Keep creating, Ladies! We do make a difference in the lives of others!!
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The Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and Butterfly Duet Punch are found in the 2019 Occasions Catalog. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ Set. It's designed to combine the individual stamps to create the final butterfly image. This set will definitely create unique butterflies using Stampin' Up!'s variety of coloring tools.
The Butterfly Duet Punch coordinates beautifully with Sale-A-Bration's Botanical Butterfly Designer Paper. That's right...You'll be able to punch out the butterflies in the designer paper using the Butterfly Duet Punch!
Card Base--Whisper White Thick Cardstock: 4 1/4" x 11"
Designer Paper: 3 1/8" x 4 5/8"
Layer of Cardstock: 3 1/4" x 4 3/4"
Basic Black Cardstock: The butterfly is from the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies! I cut the small butterfly from the group of butterflies.
Embellish with Sale-A-Bration Ribbon!
🐝Butterflies are often symbolic of hope and transformation...Isn't that what stamping is all about? When we create a card, we transform a blank sheet of cardstock into something beautiful. Keep creating, Ladies! We do make a difference in the lives of others!!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products today!
Whether you enjoy coloring or prefer already-colored, paper you'll love the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper. Bountiful butterflies in beautiful colors! It also includes black-and-white imagery, so you can add your own color or embellishments. Plus, it coordinates with the Gingham Gala Suite from the 2019 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products today!
Saturday, February 23 9:00 am—1:00 pm The Manor House at Kings Charter 9400 Charter Crossing Drive Mechanicsville, VA
Saturday, March 2 9:00 AM-1:00 pm Be Creative Stamping Studio Suffolk, VA
Create the All My Love Suite Sampler or Cards…Enjoy making a beautiful Valentine home decor sampler and/or 9 greeting cards using the Forever Lovely Bundle, Meant to Be Bundle, and All My Love Designer Paper.
Class Kit Includes:1/2 pkg. All My Love Designer Paper or 9 card bases, die-cut pieces, 1/2 pkg. All My Love Ribbon Pack, 1 pkg. Artisan Pearls, and Exclusive Be Creative Stamping Gift.
Please Note:Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, and Tombow Liquid Glue are needed to create the projects. Adhesive will be available for purchase. Sampler frame is not included, but information will be provided.
Class Fee: $35.00 (sampler or cards)
Want both the Sampler AND the 9 Cards?$50.00
Are you an online customer who would like to create these projects?...You, too, can register for class! You'll receive the class kit (and the pillow gift too!), Inspiration Sheets, and 12 Online Video Tutorials. Your kit will ship between February 22-25, 2019. Please Note: Shipping is additional. Once your kit is packaged, I'll notify you with the most economical shipping fee.
Registration Details...
Deadline to Register and Prepay: Saturday, February 10, 2019
REGISTER AND PAY FOR THE LOCAL, ONLINE CLASS, or TUTORIAL ONLY:Use the Paypal Button with drop-down menu and select the class that you would like to purchase. Classes fill quickly, so be sure to register EARLY!
🐝Here's what others are saying about my classes...
❤️"I just wanted to say how much I really enjoyed your online class to go for Goodbye to Summer!! I spent this afternoon doing all the projects and it was so much fun!!! I LOVE all of them!! I hope you will offer more online classes in the mail.....I really was looking forward to do it and now I am so glad I did!! Thanks so much!" ~Stacy S.
❤️"I am not a talented paper crafts person, but I love the guidance and design that Tammy provides! I always end up with charming cards and even more ideas!" ~Garnett
❤️"Once again...an amazing class! Tammy does not disappoint! I'm amazed at the beautiful creations I left with today. Thank you, Tammy!" ~Sandra H.
JOIN...There's no better time to join Stampin' Up! and My Be Creative Stamping Team!
Option 1: Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $99!! Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
Option 2:Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products PLUS the exclusiveCraft & Carry Tote (valued at $50) for just $129! Who doesn't want a Stampin' Up! Tote? Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
🐝Next Week...I'm rolling out my All My Love Valentine Sampler and Card Class!! You won't want to miss it! Be sure to stop by!
My Be Creative Tip of the Week features the Heart Epoxy Droplets that are located in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog on page 5. In this week's video tutorial, you'll learn how easy it is to emboss the Heart Epoxy Droplets using Embossing Powder, VersaMark, and Heat Tool. Just imagine the endless possibilities using Stampin' Up!'s Embossing Powders!!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products today!
The Precious Parcel Kit is found in the Sale-A-Bration brochure on page 16. It makes 8 pocket cards with insert cards, 4 each of 2 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, stickers, die-cut accents, Vanilla Baker's Twine, and mini paper clips! It only takes minutes to create these 8 pocket cards!
It's one of the FREE products that you can choose when you place an order of $50! Let someone know you're thinking of them with charming pocket cards! Be sure to watch the Stampin' Up! video below for a closer look at the Precious Parcel Card Kit!
Let's Sale-A-Brate!
🐝HOST...Get $25 more to spend on any Stampin' Up! products with a qualifying workshop or private class of $250 in sales or more!
🐝JOIN...There's no better time to join Stampin' Up! and My Be Creative Stamping Team!
Option 1: Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $99!! Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
Option 2:Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products PLUS the exclusiveCraft & Carry Tote (valued at $50) for just $129! Who doesn't want a Stampin' Up! Tote? Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products!
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I've been making a lot of cards using the All My Love Suite. It includes two MEGA Bundles...Forever Lovely and Meant to Be.
Today's card is using the Forever Lovely Stamp Set and Lovely Flowers Edgelits Dies. You can find both of these products in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog on pages 4-5. Be sure to take a closer look at the layer of embossing...I used the Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to give the card a 3D effect.
🐝Coming up this week...Sale-A-Bration Product of the Week, My Be Creative Tip of the Week, and my newest class offering...a Valentine's Day Sampler! It will available as a local and online class! Be sure to stop by!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and you may be starting to think about ways to share love with your very best friends and/or your significant other. Which is why Stampin' Up! designed this awesome kit—so you could share a bit of yourself with the people you care about the most!
Watch the video now to discover how easy it is to make the kit projects, and don't forget to check out the Animal Expedition Suite to get a peek at all of the wildly fun coordinating products! Too Stinkin' Cute!!
February’s Paper Pumpkin kit will include succulents displayed in bold and unique ways with photographic design! To pull off this vision, Leana and Sarah (our concept artist and designer behind the kit) went shopping for succulents at a real life green house. Here are some photographs from the trip!
If you haven’t seen the video, make sure to check it out below! You'll learn more about February’s Paper Pumpkin Kit.
🐝Don't miss another month of this magical escape!...Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by February 10!
Let's Sale-A-Brate!
🐝HOST...Get $25 more to spend on any Stampin' Up! products with a qualifying workshop or private class of $250 in sales or more!
🐝JOIN...There's no better time to join Stampin' Up! and My Be Creative Stamping Team!
Option 1: Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $99!! Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
Option 2:Select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products PLUS the exclusiveCraft & Carry Tote (valued at $50) for just $129! Who doesn't want a Stampin' Up! Tote? Plus, the kit ships for FREE!!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products!
My Be Creative Tip of the Week focuses on Stampin' Up!'s Whisper White Flax Ribbon! It's featured in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog on page 35! In this week's video tutorial, you'll learn how easy it is to unravel the flax ribbon and use as baker's twine!
🐝SHOP...It's simple--one free product for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax)! Stampin' Up! now has two reward levels, giving YOU more flexibility and options for free items! Visit my Online Store to get your FREE products
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