This colorful butterfly card was created with Stampin' Up!'s Watercolor Wings stamp set and one of the dies from their Butterflies Thinlits (both are retiring May 31, 2018 or while supplies last).  It is a new stamp set for me and I'm looking forward to making many more cards with it. The butterfly was stamped once on the card and then a second time on a scrap of Whisper White CS.  The butterfly that's on the top was die cut and then layered onto the other - applying glue only to the body of the butterfly so the wings could "flutter".  

Materials Needed:

Stamp Set:  Watercolor Wings
Dies: Butterflies Thinlits Dies
Inks: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Dapper Denim, Chocolate Chip
Card Base:  A2 card (Folded Size 5-1/2" W x 4-1/4" H)
Bermuda Bay Bottom Base Mat: (5-1/4" W x 4" H)
Whisper White Top Mat:  (5" W x 3-3/4" H)
Scrap of Whisper White for 2nd Butterfly
 Paper Cutter, Tombow Glue, Stamparatus (optional)

Directions:

Cut all the mats per list.
--Stamp 1st Butterfly on the Whisper White CS mat as indicated (do not stamp the body of the butterfly on the card stock).
--Stamp 2nd Butterfly on the scrap piece of Whisper White CS.
--Stamp the Sentiments, and dots on Whisper White CS mat as indicated.
--Use the appropriately sized Butterfly Thinlits to die cut the 2nd butterfly
--Glue the 2nd butterfly on top of the 1st butterfly (body section only) using Tombow glue and then fold up the wings for fluttering effect.
--Attach White Mat to Bermuda Bay Green Mat & then attach them to the card Base using a taper runner.

Hint: You may want to use the Stamparatus to help with the alignment of the 4 layered Butterfly.

Live, Laugh, Love - I have always loved that sentiment, so when I saw a Recollections die set at my local Michaels with those dies, I had to have it.  And as several products in the 17-18 annual catalog for Stampin' Up! are retiring on May 31st, I decided to buy their Bloomin' Love stamp set and coordinating Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies, before they were gone, to combine for this lovely card.  What a great set for Valentine, Wedding or Anniversary cards.  I cut the heart out of some pink pearl paper and mounted it on a tiny dotted pink paper I had in my stash.  The tiny die cut flowers for stamped in Pink Pirouette ink.  And added some White Perfect Accents embellishments. This is an A7 size card.

Material List:

-Stamp Set:  Bloomin' Love
-Dies: SU Bloomin' Heart Thinlits
-Inks: Pink Pirouette
-Embellishments:  White Perfect Accents
-Card Base:  A7 card (Folded Size 7" W x 5" H)
-Pink Pirouette Bottom Base Mat: (6-3/4" W x 4-3/4" H)
-Pink Dotted Paper Top Mat:  (6-1/2" W x 4-1/2" H)
-Scrap of Pink Pearl Paper for Heart Die Cut
-Scraps f Whisper  for stamped flowers and sentiment.
- Paper Cutter, Tombow Glue

Directions:

--Cut all the mats per list.
--Die Cut the heart.
--Stamp the flowers on Whisper White CS and die cut them.
--Die Cut or stamp the sentiment of your choice.
--Glue the small flowers onto the die cut heart as indicated.
--Glue the heart to the mat as indicated.
--Glue the sentiment.
--Attach the White Perfect Accents.
--Attach the DSP mat to the Pink Pirouette Mat.
--Attach above to the Card Base using a tape runner. 

Stampin' Up!'s Birthday Blossoms stamp set (retiring May 31st) was used to create this card.  I used their Crushed Curry, Perfect Plum, and Wild Wasabi inks to stamp the flowers, leaves, and sentiments -  and matted them on rectangles cut from the same colors of cardstock.  The flowers were die cut using their Pansy Punch (retiring May 31st).  I had been eyeing this stamp set for some time now and glad I was able to purchase the set before the inventory was depleted.   Their Flower Shop stamp set is also retiring this year - so sad to see it go as it uses the same Pansy Punch and I have created lots and lots of cards with the set. This is an A7 size card and was inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith.

Here's another card using the Flourish Thinlits Dies from Stampin' Up!.  I have cut the flower shapes from a gold foil paper and then matted them on some small squares of Springtime Foils DSP which I daubed with some Crushed Curry ink.  The centers of the flowers were embellished with some silver metallic hearts.  This sentiment is from the March Paper Pumpkin "May Good Things Grow" kit and was stamped in Crushed Curry ink onto a Lots of Labels Framelits die cut. This is an A7 size card inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith.

These 2 cards were created using Stampin' Up!'s Flourishing Phrases stamp set and coordinating Flourish Thinlits dies. Both of these cards were inspired by sketches provided by Dawn Griffith.

For this first card I started by creating a background by stamping the large flower flourish onto white cardstock using Wisteria Wonder Ink.  The dies and large background mat were cut from Elegant Eggplant cardstock.  The smaller mat is Perfect Plum cardstock.  The sentiment is from their Birthday Blossoms stamp set and stamped with Perfect Plum ink.  The sentiment and flower block were popped up with Stampin' dimensionals.  And a couple of their silver Metallic Enamel Shapes were added for that little bit of bling. 

This 2nd card was done in Emerald Green ink and coordinating cardstock. The sentiment is also from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set.   The butterfly is from the retired Papillion Potpourri stamp set - but any butterfly stamp could be used.

This card was created using Stampin' Up!'s Party Pandas stamp set.  The pandas were stamped and fussy cut - then applied to some background mats.  This mat then slips into a little pocket made from some diagonal cuts of coordinating cardstock.  The balloon (cut from green glitter paper) was punched with the Balloon Bouquet punch.  This is an 2 size card inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith.

This card was created using the Beautiful Peacock stamp set from Stampin' Up!'s 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog.  The images were stamped directly onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using their Marina Mist, Tranquil Tide, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Sky inks and then matted onto a piece of Dapper Denim cardstock and embellished with a coordinating ribbon. The sentiment is from their Birthday Blossoms stamp set. This is an A7 size card. The stamp set was free during the months of January thru March 2018 with a qualifying purchase.

This card was created using the Amazing You stamp set from Stampin' Up!'s 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog.  The flowers and sentiment were stamped with their Pacific Point ink. Two of the flowers were fussy cut and popped up onto a water-colored background, and then matted onto a piece of Pacific Point cardstock and embellished with a coordinating ribbon.  This is an A2 size card inspired by a Pinterest post done by Amanda Fowler. The stamp set was free during the months of January thru March 2018 with a qualifying purchase.

This lovely basket was stamped using Stampin' Up!'s Blossoming Basket stamp set and colored with their Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Old Olive Stampin' Blends alcohol markers - mounted on coordinating cardstock and DSP. The sentiment is from their Heartfelt Blooms stamp set. This is an A2 size card inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith. The stamp and die sets were free during the months of January thru March 2018 with a qualifying purchase.

This card was created using the Amazing You stamp set & the coordinating Celebrate You Thinlits dies from Stampin' Up!'s 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog.  The flower and sentiment were stamped in their Crushed Curry ink. The dies cut from Crushed Curry cardstock.  All mounted on Dapper Denim cardstock and coordinating DSP. This is an A2 size card inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith. The stamp and die sets were free during the months of January thru March 2018 with a qualifying purchase.

This card was stamped using Stampin' Up!'s Heartfelt Blooms which was available from their 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog (January 3rd thru March 31st). It was free with a $50 purchase during the promotion.  The flower and coordinating sentiment were stamped in Rose Red ink - mounted on DSP and matching Rose Red cardstock & embellished with Rose Red enamel shapes.  I love the details of this flower stamp.  This is an A7 size card and inspired by a sketch provided by Dawn Griffith.   

Another birthday card using Stampin' Up!'s Daisy Delight stamp set and coordinating Daisy Punch.
The flowers are stamped with their Wisteria Wonder ink, the stems, leaves and sentiments in Garden Green ink - all mounted on Garden Green cardstock.  And a couple of coordinating heart embellishments.  This is an A7 size card.

This card uses 2 of Stampin' Up!'s stamp sets - Weather Together with the coordinating Umbrella Framelits and Bella and Friends.  When I first got the Weather Together set I spent many hours cutting umbrellas in many colors and patterns.  This is only the 2nd card I have put together, using one of the umbrellas, but I think it is a fun card and I am sure I will make several more versions in the months to come.  This is an A2 size card.  

I just recently got the Sheltering Tree stamp set from Stampin' Up!.  And then waited to get their Stamparatus to try out layering the set using the four sides of the 2 stamping platforms.  It worked great.  I made this card and then my friend made almost an exact duplicate without having to move any of the stamps off the platforms.  I have seen several cards using this general layout but inking with colors and stamps reflective of the four seasons of the year and hope to try something similar in the months ahead.  Added a couple of tiny butterflies for this summer version. I just love this sentiment. This is an A7 size card.

I love Stampin' Up!'s detailed dies.  This card is cut using their Flourish Thinlits Dies and the coordinating Flourishing Phrases stamp set, stamped with their Fresh Fig ink. This is an A7 size card.

My sister was up visiting several weeks ago and we decided to CASE some cards we saw on Pinterest.  I love the detailed Butterflies Thinlits dies from Stampin' Up! so we searched for some quick and easy ideas online.

The first one was CASEd from a card we saw by Wanda Pettijohn from My Creative Corner.  I used a patterned designer paper for the butterfly die cut and accented it with Rich Razzleberry cardstock and ink.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s Butterfly Basics stamp set.

The second one was CASEd from a card we saw by Mary Brown from Create with Connie and Mary.  I matched some designer paper I had on had with some Tranquil Tide cardstock and ink. And used the same sentiment stamp from Stampin Up!'s Butterfly Basics stamp set.

Both of these 2 cards were inspired by the Paper Pumpkin January 2018 Heartfelt Love Notes. I don't really send out many Valentine cards but I love the black foiled card bases in this kit.  I thought it would  be great for Anniversaries so I put together a couple of cards. These 2 showcase some very simple hearts - on one cut from a bronze foil paper and the other in one of my favorite colors - Bermuda Bay using the Heart Happiness stamp set from Stampin' Up! and Sweet and Sassy and Lots to Love Framelits.  Both are A2 size cards.

I love the Valentine Card I made for my husband this year.  It is a combination of Stampin' Up!'s  Sure Do Love You stamp set with coordinating  Lots to Love Framelits Dies, and their Heart Happiness stamp set, and Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies.  All the pieces were stamped with their Real Red and Bermuda Bay inks. These 2 stamp sets and dies were available in the 2018 Occasions Catalog - available thru May 31st.

This card was made using Stampin' Up!'s Blossoming Basket stamp set - which was free during the Jan-March 2018 Sale-A-Bration promotion with a qualifying purchase.

I stamped the basket directly onto a mat of their Whisper White Card stock using their Archival Basic Black ink (this helps prevent color bleed when coloring with the Stampin' Up! markers). I colored the basket with  the Crumb Cake, the flowers with Sweet Sugarplum and Rich Razzleberry, and the leaves with Always Artichoke and Pear Pizazz  markers.  The embossed background and mats were all daubed with Rich Razzleberry ink.  The sentiment was from their Birthday Blossoms stamp set.  All matted on a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock. This is an A2 size card.

These 3 cards were created using Stampin' Up!'s Amazing You stamp set and coordinating Celebrate You Thinlits Dies.  Another of the free items offered during the Jan-March Sale-A-Bration - both items free with a $150 purchase.

For this first card the flowers were stamped directly on the card with Olive Green ink and then water colored with Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry inks.   The Celebrate cut-outs were die cut with one of dies from the Celebrate You Thinlits. The front panel was then mounted on a mat of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.  This is an A7 size card.

On this second card I stamped the same flower directly onto a Whisper White card panel using Rich Razzleberry, Lemon Lime Twist, and Tranquil Tide inks.  Added a couple of strips of card stock with some thin white ribbon ad mounted on a Lemon Lime Twist mat. This is an A2 size card.

This third card used Rich Razzleberry, Lemon Lime Twist, and Tranquil Tide Inks.  I used the new Stamparatus positioning tool to stamp the sentiment from the Amazing You stamp set.  The flowers were colored with their Rich Razzleberry stampin blends.  This is an A7 size card.