More fun with the Striped Scallop Thinlet

Continuing my quest to use the Striped Scallop Thinlet!  This one sits on a base created with the I Love Lace stamp and emboss resist technique.  The butterfly is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set with matching framelet.  I offset two layers of Striped Scallops.

I Love Lace, Butterfly Basics & Petite Petals

Then I got carried away and made some variations!!

I Love Lace, Flower Shop Stamp, Pansy Punch, Small Butterfly Punch

Something Borrowed DSP

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More Striped Scallop Thinlet

Flower Shop, Pansy Punch, Labels Collection Framelets

After all the excitement of the release of the bonus Saleabration products, I've gone back to my self-imposed challenge of using the Striped Scallop Thinlet Die in as many ways as I can!

Flowering Flourishes, Apothecary Accents, Flower Shop, Pansy Punch

These are today's efforts!  Hope you like them.

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New Saleabration Products

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What is Saleabration? For a short time only, it's an opportunity to get a special product FREE with every $90 spent!

Possibly one of the most important tips that we can share with you this month is the reminder that Saleabration is sadly coming to and end so if you like the Saleabration items - don't delay as they won't be available after 31st March.

Sheer perfection vellum, teamed with Butterfly Thinlet Die

Something I really like about the four bonus Saleabration items is that they go together really well. The Sheer Perfection Vellum Stack is a perfect match with the Nature's Perfection stamp set but also works very well with the For Being You stamp set - as well as many other stamp sets in the Stampin' Up! collection!  The In-Colour Accessory Pack is also very versatile.

I've been enjoying these new products a lot - as you'll have noticed, since my last two Posts also featured these products!  I really love that vellum!

This gate fold card has panels of Sheer Perfection vellum on the outside, coloured with Classic Inks and a Blender Pen.  The closure features the Butterfly thinlet die.  A sprinkling of Rhinestone Basic Jewels & Itty Bitty Accents punch cuts add dimension.

Sentiments from Love and Sympathy stamp set

The inside of the card has a panel I stamped with the Nature's Perfection stamp set, using the masking technique - also coloured with Classic Inks and a blender pen.

Easel Card closed

Unfortunately, I seem to be making a lot of Sympathy cards at the moment.  The next one is an easel card using Sheer Perfection vellum and flowers I made with the Flower Shop stamp set and Pansy punch.  

Easel card open

Then, I coloured in one piece of the vellum using the Stampin' Write Markers, and made two really quick cards with it.
One card has a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments punched out with the Word Window Punch and layered using the Modern Label Punch.  The other is embellished with dimensional flowers.

Sheer Perfection vellum takes on different looks
depending on the colour of the cardstock
behind it.

The pale pink flowers take their colour from the
Strawberry Slush cardstock behind the vellum

The final card I made is definitely not my favourite!  I think I had a bit of a reaction to making so many sympathy cards that it's rather too blingy!  I used a mix of Stampin' Up! Rhinestone Jewels and some "other" rhinestones I had in my craft room that were different shapes and colours. I found this really interesting because putting them together really highlighted the superior quality and shine of the Stampin' Up! rhinestones!  I stamped the butterflies from the Nature's Perfection stamp set onto Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and coloured them in with a blender pen.

On this card (I think I threw everything at it!) is the Bow Builder Punch, Finishing Touches Edgelets, Pool Party ribbon, Sheer Perfection Vellum and For Being You stamp set.

Sheer Perfection vellum, For Being You, Nature's Perfection

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Nature's Perfection

I am so happy to be able to support the We Stamp for Lara (WSFL) fundraiser - another reminder of how wonderful is the stamping community.  If you would like more information about this fundraising event (one tutorial per day for a month), or would like to help raise funds for the purchase of a mobility vehicle to help this little girl - please click on the image.

Nature's Perfection & Sheer Perfection
Sale-a-Bration 2015

This is the card I made for this week's WSFL colour challenge of Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and Calypso Coral.  I used the brand new Sale-a-bration freebies - Sheer Perfection Vellum and Nature's Perfection stamp set. 
I stamped onto a piece of vellum and then "coloured" the flower using the Raised Vellum technique shown in Deb Valder's tutorial.

The vellum and stamp set are some of the Sale-a-Bration items available free with purchases of $90 but time is running out - all the Sale-a-Bration items will go forever after 31st March.

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Great new Sale-A-Bration products

Just when we thought Sale-A-Bration couldn't get better ... it did!  During March (sadly the last month of Sale-a-bration) there are four more great products to choose from with every $90 spent .... and they're FREE!!!  Who doesn't love a freebie?!

I like these products so much I feel like Stampin' Up! left the best for last!

One of the wonderful perks of being a Demonstrator is that we're the first to get to play with new things and I had a lovely afternoon  yesterday playing with my new toys!

For this card I used the new Sale-a-Bration products; Nature's Perfection stamp set and Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack which go together perfectly!

The vellum is gorgeous as it is but I decided to add some colour with my Blendability alcohol markers.

These are the new offerings - but remember they're only available during the month of March then they'll disappear forever!

To take advantage of this great offer Shop Now or contact me.

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Guy Greetings Peak A Boo card

One of our dearest family friends celebrates his 80th birthday this week so I wanted to make something a bit special for him and was inspired by a tutorial I received from Splitcoaststampers recently.
Admittedly, "Peak-A-Boo" doesn't seem like it would have much masculine gravitas attached to it but, hopefully, this card will dispel such thoughts! 

The Chocolate Chip base colour and Guy Greetings images manage to retain their masculine edge despite the added bling and glitter!

Unfortunately, the Designer Series Paper I used has been retired as it remains one of my favourites.  Also retired is the edge punch, which I shall soon replace with the Finishing Touches Edgelets dies. The bling and glitters have been knocking around in my craft room for quite a few years now but everything else I used is currently available.  I used Heat & Stick powder to adhere the glitter to the card.

I just love this clever card fold and can't get enough of opening and closing the card to see the images change!  Thanks to Norma Lee at Splitcoaststampers for her great tutorial.

'Til next time
Stephanie

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The Butterfly of Gratitude

Sitting on the windowsill with the light behind it's vellum wings,
the butterfly looks ready to fly off into the garden!

As promised, here's another card that I made whilst challenging myself to be creative with the Striped Scallop thinlet.  This time I spritzed a mixture of reinker and water over the mask that I'd made.

I wanted to make a more masculine thank you card and was pleased with the way it turned out.  Even though I added a butterfly, I think it's a manly butterfly!

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The butterfly wings curl up a little to create some extra dimension 

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