Stampin’ Up! Blue Bold Butterflies!

Good morning, ya’ll!  I hope that you had a wonderful Easter with your families and friends!  I have a super easy, super quick card to share with you today – but, first, I wanted to take a hot second to remind you of one of the biggest benefits available to you during Sale-A-Bration.  And that’s the extra bonus money you have to spend on the world’s best bundled kit – the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit!  You already know that when you sign up as a Demonstrator – whether you want to do this as a business or as a Hobby Demo (either way you get 20% off everything you order! ) – you get $125 worth of great SU! product for your investment of $99.

And it comes to you with FREE shipping!

But.  When you sign up during Sale-A-Bration – Stampin’ Up! is going to give you an EXTRA $30 worth of FREE goodies.

And you get to pick all $155 worth of product.  No “Starter Packages” for us – you pick what you want! 🙂

And it still comes to you with FREE shipping!

So – if you have any interest whatsoever in joining Stampin’ Up! – now is the absolutely best time to do it.

And – did I mention that there’s no commitment at all??  If you decide to stay active – you do.  If you decide not to – you don’t.  Done!

Let me know if you want to get this done before the end of Sale-A-Bration….which is Thursday!  31 March.  Don’t miss out, okay?

And – there are some other great bennies that happen during Sale-A-Bration.  Check those out here.

This has been a message from your friendly neighborhood Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator.  We’ll now return you to our regularly scheduled blog post! 😉

I wanted a quick and easy Clean and Simple Card.  So, I pulled out the Sheltering Tree swath image, a few pretty blue ink pads, and the Bold Butterfly Framelits.  And this is what I came up with.  Take a look-see:

This one’s so easy I bet you can already see how I did it, can’t you?  Well, just in case…

I used Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo.  The Sheltering Tree set is photopolymer, so it’s easy to line things up even without the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.  I used a panel of Whisper White – and before I started stamping, I laid the small Bold Butterfly Framelit on the card to just sort of eyeball where to line everything up.  Then I stamped the three images in their respective colors.

Next, I laid the Bold Butterfly Framelit across the stamped image and ran it thru the Big Shot to cut it out.  Then I repeated that on the second color swath.  And then…well, one more time! 🙂

Then I SNAILd the cut and stamped panel to another identically sized panel of Whisper White.  Using small dabs of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, I adhered the butterflies back into the their colored spots – just using the glue on the bodies of the butterflies, so their little wings could stick up.

I SNAILd the panel to a Tempting Turquoise mat and then added a line of 4 Pearl Basic Jewels to each butterfly.  And the card front was done!

For the inside, I matted another piece of Whisper White on Tempting Turquoise.  Then I stamped the sentiment from Sheltering Tree in Basic Black Archival Ink in the center of the panel.  Over that, I stamped the Sheltering Tree swatch again – in Tempting Turquoise.  I stamped the image off once on scrap paper before I stamped over the sentiment.

I SNAILd the panel into a Whisper White card base and popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

The envelope is equally simple.  I repeated the Sheltering Tree swath image on the front of a Whisper White Medium Envelope – repeating the color progression that I’d used in the card:  Pool Party on the bottom, then Tempting Turquoise and finally Island Indigo…

…and then I added a liner from the striped Tempting Turquoise pattern in the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack, cut with my Envelope Liner Framelits.

Et Voila!  How simple is that!?  And how many different ways could you make this card?  Maybe you could use purples, or yellows, or greens…  Use a different sentiment inside – Sheltering Tree has “Thinking of You”, “Thankful for You”, “You Warm My Heart” – any of which could work in this kind of card.  Have fun with it! 🙂

Just in case you were wondering, my Ordering Special (DOUBLE Peppermint reward points AND a Mystery Gift!) ends with the end of Sale-A-Bration on Thursday.  So…. you know what to do!

Today’s your last day to stock up on Pearl Basic Jewels on sale….

I’ll be back tomorrow with new Weekly Deals!

TTFN!

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 15 Mar – 31 Mar 16: J9VBU4KX

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift for March is your choice of any item valued up to $8.00 in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog or the 2015 Occasions Catalog.

STAMPS-N-LINGERS ORDERING SPECIAL

GOING ON THRU THE END OF SALE-A-BRATION!

1. Order $50 in product – get your free SAB item.  AND – get FOUR peppermint points! When you get 16 peppermints, you’re going to get to pick any $40 worth of product(s) and I’ll ship to to you for free. Here’s more info on my Rewards Program.
2. I’ll also send you a MYSTERY GIFT. On top of my regular ordering gift.

This is only going to last until the end of March – which is also the end of Sale-A-Bration – so, don’t be slow!! 🙂

FOUR DAYS REMAINING!!

Shop!

Here’s the deal: for every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping), you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration product. And that’s $50 on ANY Stampin’ Up! products that are currently available (includes any Occasions Catalog items, Annual Catalog items, online only items and/or Clearance Rack items). That means it’s the perfect time to purchase those products you’ve had your eye on while earning more products for free.

Host!

Need another excuse to get together with friends? Just host a qualifying party or place an order (you can have your very own party without cleaning the house – or, heck without even leaving it!!) with at least $250 in sales during Sale-A-Bration and you’ll earn $25 more Stampin’ Rewards! You can even apply your Stampin’ Rewards toward a Starter Kit and become a demonstrator yourself!

Join!

During Sale-A-Bration, you can become a demonstrator for just $99 and choose $30 more of FREE products for your Starter Kit – that’s in addition to the usual $125 worth of product that you get to pick for that $99. Plus, the kit ships for free!

WEEKLY DEALS FOR 22 Mar – 28 Mar 16!! Click here to see the Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! in my online store. The Weekly Deals are only while supplies last and only available at these great prices through 28 Mar!

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S CARD 

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT

Whisper White Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (x2 for the card front and one for the inner liner)

Tempting Turquoise Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (card front and inner liner mats)

Brights DSP Stack (in Tempting Turquoise): envelope liner

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ALMOST TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE 2014-2016 IN COLORS!

Don’t forget to stock up on these 2014-2016 In Color Supplies – once they’re announced as retiring (coming up in the not-too-distant future!) these are the things that fly off the shelves like Krispy Kreme Donuts when the “HOT” Sign is lit up!

2014-2016 In Color Supplies

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!