Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Sketched Butterflies

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great project and free tutorial!  I just love everything about this card - what more is there to say.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Sketched Butterflies

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 Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set (163490);  Sketched Butterflies Bundle (163492); So Sincere Stamp Set (162283)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Calypso Coral (122925); Basic Black (121045); Basic White (159276); Mixed Media Florals 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (Online Exclusive) (164638)

·       Stamp Pads: Calypso Coral (147101); Tuxedo Black Memento (132708)

·       Miscellaneous: Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots (162758); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Mini Glue Dots (103683)

 Measurements:

 ·       Calypso Coral:  8 ½” x 5 ½”

·       Basic Black: 4” x 3”; 5 ¼” x 4” (inside)

·       Basic White: 2 ¾” x 2 ½”; 5” x 3 ¾” (inside)

·       Mixed Media Florals DSP: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾”

 Instructions:

 1.    Score and fold the Calypso Coral cardstock for the card base.

2.    Stamp the small butterflies using Calypso Coral ink in the top left corner and lower right corner.

3.    Stamp the large butterfly using Calypso Coral ink on the Basic White for the front.  Be careful to watch the direction of the paper before stamping.

4.    Stamp greeting of your choice on the front below the butterfly using the Memento Black ink.

5.    Adhere the stamped white piece and the designer series paper to the Basic Black and adhere this to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

6.    Add three Rainbow Dots.

7.    Stamp a butterfly on the Basic White for the inside and on your envelope to match. 

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code CZJ2992F through March 31, 2025 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Linked Together

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great project and free tutorial!  This card is so great and uses the Hearts of Elegance Dies in a non-Valentine's way - which I love.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Linked Together

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Supplies:

 ·       Stamp Sets: Linked Together (164806)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic White (159276)

Lost Lagoon (133679), Gray Granite (146983), Pretty Peacock (150880), Everyday Happiness DSP (166632)

·       Stamp Pads: :Lost Lagoon (161678), Pretty Peacock (150083), Craft White (147277)

·       Tools: Hearts of Elegance dies (164915), Water Painter (151298), Tear & Tape (154031)

·       Miscellaneous: Pretty Peacock ribbon (162588), Pretty Peacock/Petal Pink Foiled Gems (162587)

 Measurements:

 ·       Lost Lagoon: 5 ½” x 8 ½”

·       Basic White: 3 ¾” x 5”

·       Gray Granite: 3” x 3”

·       Pretty Peacock: 1” x 3”

·       DSP: (7) ½” strips      

·       Trim: 5”

 Instructions:

 1.     Cut a 5 ½” x 8 ½” Lost Lagoon card base. Fold in half.

2.     Cut a 3 ¾” x 5” Basic White panel.

3.     Squeeze the lid of the Lost Lagoon ink.

4.     Using a water painter, add water to the ink to dilute.

5.     Tap the diluted ink onto the Basic White panel to add speckles over the entire panel. Let dry completely.

6.     Adhere the panel to the card front.

7.     Cut (7) designer paper strips – (2) @ ½” x 2”, (3) @ ½” x 2 ¼” and (2) @ 2 ¾”

8.     Adhere the strips randomly across the center of the panel.

9.     Adhere a strip of Tear & Tape across the center of the designer paper strips.

10.  Cut a 5” piece of Pretty Peacock ribbon and adhere to the tape – pinching to create pleats.

11.  Cut a 2 3/8” Gray Granite heart.

12.  Stamp the sentiment onto the bottom of the heart using Pretty Peacock ribbon.

13.  Adhere the heart to the center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

14.  Stamp the sentiment onto the Pretty Peacock cardstock using Craft White ink. Let dry completely. Cut apart.

15.  Adhere the sentiment to the heart.

16.  Adhere (3) Pretty Peacock gems randomly to the card front.

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code CZJ2992F through March 31, 2025 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - Hello Spring - February 2025

 

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!  I am so excited to be a part of this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  This month's kit is all about the February 2025 Hello Spring kit!!  Hopefully what we show will inspire you.  Be sure to hop all the way through to see what this amazing team has come up with!

 Here is the unboxing video - so you can see all that is included and how the kit can come together.

VIDEO

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FEBRUARY: Hello Spring
Subscribe January 11–February 10
Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Precut pieces with bronze foil
• Unique spring-themed envelopes

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It is starting to warm up and feel like Spring here in Tennessee and that means we are planning our gardens - so this set was so timely.  I love gardening and herbs and had so much fun playing!  As soon as I saw the individual herbs - I thought about how I dry them to preserve for future use; and just flipped them around to create this first alternative sample - 

I used a layer cut from one of the card bases; as well as a Basic White CS layer - and to make the tops of these pop, I stenciled a little blue using the circles from the negative portion of the punch outs.  Added my little linen thread bows and I truly love how it turned out.
 But, I couldn't stop there - next I used a super simple layout with strips from two of the card bases - a layer of Lost Lagoon and a layer of Basic Beige on a Basic White base.  The strips were layered all catty-wampus and then my focal point and sentiment were added.

And if you are wondering where I got those beautiful blue gems - well they are just our Basic Rhinestone gems colored with a Tranquil Tide blend - and they match perfectly.

Then I did one more this with this kit - each year when we plan our garden I print little cards where we keep our seed info.  And I store these in a plastic container that I purchased online.  But this year - I decided to add the chives stamped onto the cards just to make them more fun.

Here is the seed packet - I've listed above - so you can see what I mean.

If you'd like to print these out for your own used (four up on a sheet) - you can download them HERE as a word document.

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas.  Now be sure to hop through the rest to get some more great inspiration.  Don't forget to leave a comment, as we'd love to hear what you think.

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code Q242GSYZ through February 28, 2024 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for February 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Paper Crafting Blog Hop February 2025 - Sale-a-bration - again!

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop for February 2025 - featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of projects and design styles to share with you this month - and every one of them is spotlighting projects using our free Sale-a-bration product offerings!

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Sale-a-bration is winding down.  Less than two weeks to earn beautiful free products with purchase - and I have been having so much fun playing with those products.  This project features two of them - the Documenting the Day Stamp Set - 

and the Fruit Salad DSP - 

I combined them to make this simple and beautiful card - 

The simple dotted DSP is on the backside of the Pomegranate fruit - and is the perfect backdrop for the large bold sentiment.  I stamped and fussy cut the sun for a little fun addition, and not sure if you can see it or not; but I added some Wink of Stella to it to give the card some added sparkle.

This card would be a perfect Thank you Card to someone who made a day special for you; or a Birthday card to someone, celebrating their wonderful day.  Add a little iridescent bow and some low profile dots - and you have a the perfect little card.

Hope you liked it!

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Now, please click on through to the rest of those hopping with me this month to see all of their wonderful creations and inspirations! ~Maureen

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code Q242GSYZ through February 28, 2024 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for February 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!