Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights April 2021

Welcome to Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights for April as we share our card ideas with the theme of Thank You. You will have the opportunity to visit talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their amazing card designs to help inspire you. 

Today's card design features some of my favorite retiring products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. I love the Butterfly Gala stamp set (item #148580) and the coordinating Butterfly Duet Punch (item #148523) for creating Spring themed cards and I chose to use one of the designs from the Playing With Patterns 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152490) to create this pretty Thank You card. There were so many beautiful patterns to choose from that would work well with this stamp set and punch to create a variety of cards for all occasions. 

Products Used:

Butterfly Gala stamp set (item #148580) Retiring

Butterfly Duet Punch (item #148523) Retiring

Layering Ovals Dies (item #151771) Retiring

Playing With Patterns 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152490) Retiring

Calypso Coral Cardstock (item #122925)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154881)

Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154888) Retiring

Whisper White 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (item #146912) Retiring

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Calypso Coral Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Sentiment Oval die cut with Layering Ovals Dies

Butterfly images stamped with the Butterfly Gala stamp set and punched out with the Butterfly Duet Punch

Playing With Patterns Designer Series Paper

Background Layer - 5" x 3 3/4"

This clean and simple card design works well for a variety of occasions and is easy to create. The stamp images in this stamp set are easy to line up and punch out and there are wonderful sentiments to choose from. I colored the large butterfly image with both the Light and Dark Calypso and Light and Dark Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Markers and for the two smaller butterflies I used just the Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack. I added Basic Rhinestones for a touch of bling and the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon adds a pretty soft touch to the design. These retiring products are only available while supplies last or until May 3rd, 2021, so now is the perfect time to order them and add them to your collection.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my Thank You card will help inspire you to explore creating your own wonderful card designs to send to family and friends. Please take the time to visit the talented Demonstrators listed in below to see their amazing creations. 

I would love it if you would take the time to vote for my card design as part of April's International Blog Highlights. Just click the button below to vote for my card. You can vote for up to 5 cards, so please share the love with my fellow Demonstrators and don't forget to visit each day over the next week to vote. Thank you so much for your support. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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We Create April Blog Hop The Animal Kingdom

 

Welcome to the We Create April Blog Hop as we showcase projects with the theme "Animal Kingdom". I love animals and love creating projects featuring animals, so I am so excited about this month's theme. You will love the amazing projects that our fabulous Stampin' Up! Demonstrators have to share with you.

One of my favorite animal stamp sets from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is the Wildly Happy stamp set (item #149408). I just love the beautiful images and the fonts for the sentiments that help you to create wonderful baby cards. Today I paired the foxes image with one of the designs from the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper (item #152492) to create this organic card design. This card would work well for either a boy or girl or as a way to congratulate a couple who have just announced they are pregnant and don't know the gender of the baby. 

Products Used:

Wildly Happy stamp set (item #149408) Retiring

Layering Ovals Dies (item #151771) Retiring

Classic Label Punch (item #141491) Retiring

Subtles 3 D Embossing Folder (item #151775) Retiring

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper (item #152492) Retiring

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock (item #146988))

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Shaded Spruce Classic Ink Pad (item #147088)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132)

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154879)

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154893)

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154902)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Shaded Spruce Cardstock

Card Base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Matte Layer - 3 1/4" x 5 1/4"

Scalloped Ovals die cut with Layering Ovals Dies

Sentiment Label punched with the Classic Label Punch

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Ovals die cut with Layering Ovals Dies

This card is simple to create and is really all about layers. The different layers of paper and color help to add texture and dimension to the design without adding a lot of bulk. I combined the Cajun Craze and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers to create areas of light and shade when coloring the stamped image. I used the Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Marker to add a shadow around the foxes. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the For You image onto a scrap of Shaded Spruce cardstock and used the Classic Label Punch to punch it out. I layered it onto the oval sentiment and I love the contrast between the Basic White and Shaded Spruce labels. As you may have noticed, I used a lot of products that are retiring from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog to create this card design. So many of these products are favorites of mine and I love using them to create my card designs and I will be sorry to see them go. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hop that my card design will help inspire you to explore this wonderful theme and all the amazing animals products that Stampin' Up! has to offer. I love the way that Stampin' Up!'s products coordinate to help create beautiful cards without the stress. 

Now it's time to visit Jeanna's wonderful blog to see what she has to share with us this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. Remember to take advantage of the Last Chance Product Sale and stock up on your favorite retiring products before they disappear. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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PPP March Blog Hop Here's To You

Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities (aka PPP) Blog Hop as we showcase alternative projects created with the March Paper Pumpkin Kit, Here's To You. We hope you will take the time to hop along with us and be inspired to create your own wonderful projects.

Today I am sharing two card designs I created using the envelope liners from the kit along with the images from the exclusive stamp set. I love that I was able to create both a masculine and a feminine birthday card that are fun and simple to create. 

Card #1

Masculine Birthday Card

Pretty Peacock Card Base from kit (or you can use a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4")

Cut the Geometric Design envelope liner to 4" x 5 1/4" and attach to the front of the card base

Stamp the trees image onto a square of Basic White cardstock (die cut with the Layering Squares Dies) with Pretty Peacock and Old Olive Classic Ink

Stamp birds image with the Seaside Spray Classic Ink

Attach to a Pretty Peacock cardstock square (die cut with Layering Squares Dies).

Wrap a piece of the Bakers Twine from the kit around the square twice and tie at the front

Stamp sentiment to one of the sentiment labels from the kit with Pretty Peacock Classic ink.

Create a banner with the Old Olive label from the kit and attach to the card front. Add the sentiment on top with Mini Dimensionals.

Attach the focal square to the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card #2

Feminine Birthday Card

Petal Pink cardstock card base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Cut the floral envelope liner to 5 1/4" x 4" and attach to front of the card base

Die cut two Basic White ovals with the Layering Ovals Dies

Stamp the floral image on the larger oval and the sentiment of the smaller oval

Die cut two Petal Pink scalloped ovals and layer the Basic White ovals on top

Attach a piece of Seaside Spray 1/4" Metallic Ribbon across the bottom of the card front

Add the sentiment and focal image to the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Add Basic Pearl Jewels to the card front to embellish

Supplies Used:

April Paper Pumpkin Kit Here's To You

Layering Ovals Dies (item #151771) Retiring

Layering Squares Dies (item #151772) Retiring

Petal Pink Cardstock (item #146985)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Pretty Peacock Classic Ink Pad (item #150083) Retiring

Seaside Spray Classic Ink Pad (item #150085) Retiring

Seaside Spray 1/4" Metallic Ribbon (item #150446)

Basic Pearl Jewels (item #144219)

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card designs will help inspire you to look at the supplies in this kit in a new way and come up with your own unique projects.  

Now it's time to visit Candy's blog and see what she has to share with us this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

The Here's To You Refill Kit (item #157008) is now available while supplies last from my Online Store, to Paper Pumpkin subscribers. The refill kit includes the supplies to create 8 cards and envelopes but does not include the ink spot or exclusive stamp set. Click here to order. Not a subscriber? Sign up here to receive April's So Cook Paper Pumpkin Kit.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. Remember to check out the Last Chance Products Sale and take advantage of the savings on select retiring products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Ink. Stamp. Share. March Monthly Blog Hop Masculine

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share March Monthly Blog Hop as we showcase masculine project ideas to help inspire. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their ideas that will help you create your own wonderful projects for the men in your life. 

Today I decided to create a card using the Soar Confidently stamp set (item #154531) from the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. I love the vintage images in this stamp set and the sentiments work well for a variety of occasions. I paired it with one of the Night of Navy patterns from the retiring Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152485) to create a tailored look to my card design. I love the contrast between Night of Navy and Merry Merlot and I added Silver embossing to step up the design. 

Products Used:

Soar Confidently stamp set (item #154531)

Stitched Shapes Dies (item #152323) Retiring

Layering Ovals Dies (item #151771) Retiring

Stitched Nested Labels Dies (item #149638)

Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152485) Retiring

Night Of Navy Cardstock (item #100867)

Merry Merlot Cardstock (item #146979)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Silver Embossing Powder (item #109131) Retiring

Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo (item #152468) Retiring

Metallic Pearls (item #146282)

Measurements:

Merry Merlot Cardstock

Card Base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Scalloped Oval die cut with Layering Ovals Dies

Nested Label die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Night of Navy Cardstock

Stitched Oval die cut with Stitched Shapes Dies

Nested Label die cut with Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Night Of Navy Designer Series Paper

Background Layer 5 1/4" x 4"

This clean and simple card design has a tailored look to it created with the stitched detail on the die cuts and I added some Night Of Navy Ribbon from the Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo, to add a tone on tone texture to the background. The Silver embossing and Silver Metallic Pearls help step up the design for that special occasion. The Merry Merlot adds a nice pop of color to the card with the Night of Navy for a classical card design. 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help spark your creativity when it comes to creating masculine cards. Designer Series Paper is a wonderful way to create beautiful card designs and the different patterns provide you with a variety of options. With the Last Chance Products Sale going on now, it's the perfect time to stock up on your favorites before they disappear. 

Now it's time to visit Sue's blog and see what she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call

Stacey Marsh

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Gez Carpenter

Kim Price

Tricia Butts

Sue Allen

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Mo Rootes

Karen Egan

Tracie St-Louis

Joanna Barnes

Libby Fens

Alison Carter

Susan Simpson

Jill Chapman

Annette Elias

Kirsty Pattrick

Deb Naylor

Victoria Littlewood

Sue McDonald

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place an order and have it shipped to you. Don't forget to take advantage of the discounts on select retiring products during the Last Chance Products Sale. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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To Stock Up On Your Favorite Retiring Products

From The 2020-2021 Annual Catalog

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Create Your Spring Projects

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Enjoy Some Creative Family Fun

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