Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Card for the Inspiration Station Challenge

Hi, Stampers!

A new Inspiration Station Challenge starts today and I used this month’s photo for the inspiration for my card. I love butterflies and often make them a part of my projects. Instead of using the new butterfly dies in my collection, I inked up the Sketched Butterflies bundle to give it another go. I paired it with the beautiful Thoughtful Journey designer paper and the Mixed Labels dies to make the sentiment stand out. I really love the detail on the frame!

Once you finish here, I hope you visit our Design Team gallery for some great inspiration and play along!

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• This A2 card started with cardstock, cut to 11 x 4-1/4 and scored at 5-1/2.
• After that, I cut cardstock to 5-1/4 x 4 and layered the designer paper on top, cut to 5-1/8 x 3-7/8.

And now, the fun part!

• Once that was done, I stamped the three Sketched Butterflies images and colored them with Stampin’ Blends (colors are listed below). Then, I cut the two larger butterflies with their coordinating dies and fussy cut the smallest one.
• Then, I stamped the Sketched Butterflies sentiment and cut it out with the Mixed Labels frame die.
• After that, I cut out the banner with black cardstock and layered it with the sentiment on top of the card base.
• Finally, I colored the Pearls with the black Stampin’ Blends and added them to the butterflies.

Then, on the inside…

• So, for the inside of the card, I cut another panel of black cardstock and layered white cardstock on top.
• After that, I used a Stampin’ Blending Brush with sponge Peach Pie ink to the middle of the panel.
• Then, I stamped the So Sincere sentiment to the panel in black ink.
• Once that was done, I added the butterflies, which I had stamped extras of. I added another pearl to the largest butterfly.
• Lastly, I adhered a strip of the designer paper I had left over to the bottom of the panel.

I hope to share my card with these challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create
2. A Cut Above
3. Allsorts
4. A Place To Start
5. Crafty Catz
6. Critter Crazy
7. Krafty Chicks 
8. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
9. A Perfect Time to Craft
10. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
11. We Love Stamping

I love hearing from you! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE
• Finally, you find out what’s new with SU HERE

My project supply list.

Want to place an order through me? Use the Demonstrator Locator to find me under “Debbie Mageed, Illinois” to place an order if you don’t already have a demonstrator. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Sketched Butterflies Cling Stamp Set (English) [163490] $26.00	Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English) [163492] $49.50	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283] $24.00	Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163303] $12.50	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799] $11.50
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $11.50	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $11.00	Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161659] $11.00
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $11.00	Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163827] $11.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $11.00	Sketched Butterflies Dies [163491] $29.00	Mixed Labels Dies [164652] $21.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $15.00	Riverside Irregular Pearls [164937] $9.00

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We had Noah over the weekend and he brought a fun little science kit with him. He couldn’t wait to do it and wear the safety glasses. Well, that kept him busy for about an hour but “now what can we do, Oma?”