Tag Archives: Butterflies Thinlits

The Hardest Cards To Make

For me, sympathy cards are the hardest to create, especially if it’s for a family friend. The summer I was born, there were about seven women in our church who were expecting. That seems like a huge number – and … Continue reading

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Butterflies and Scallops

Thursday was my “craft day” at the office. Each month, crafters can bring something to work on and spend the day together. It’s a lot of fun – and we share ideas as we work. I wanted to play around … Continue reading

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Awesomely Artistic Watercolor Wings

Here are some more new products for you to see. If you have the Butterfly Basics and Butterflies thinlits, you really need to get the Bold Butterfly framelits and Watercolor Wings set. They all work really well together. The Bold Butterfly … Continue reading

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Smashed Butterfly

Got your attention, didn’t I? No, the butterfly isn’t drunk, and it isn’t smooshed.  I used a technique that I call “Watercolor Smash” for this little guy (or girl. How do you tell with butterflies? No, I don’t really want … Continue reading

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Wedding Table Décor & Card

Butterflies, roses, diamonds and gold glitz make this table decoration and card extra special for a summer wedding.  The Something Borrowed suite from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog makes this project a snap to pull together.  Change the sentiment on … Continue reading

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Butterflies, Diamonds and Gold

Here’s an anniversary card I made for one of my favorite couples.  While I know many people are sad about the Stampin’ Up! retiring list, there are still lots of products available to make fabulous projects.  Like the White Tea … Continue reading

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The Butterflies Have Landed!

After a (very) long migration, the Butterflies Thinlits Dies have landed in the Stampin’ Up! warehouse and are now available for purchase!  (Click on any of the photos to order or to view more information.) Butterflies Bundle – Clear Mount 139323, … Continue reading

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Demonstrator Meeting Make & Take

We had a fun time at our demonstrator meeting last night.  It’s not really a “team” meeting, because we include all demos in the area.  And we got to “meet” Linda, one of our demos in NY, through Skype.  It … Continue reading

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More Basic Butterflies

This is kind of a “modified bokeh” technique.  I used Naturals White cardstock for this one instead of watercolor paper – and it worked great.  I used an aqua painter to get the whole panel wet, then dripped a mixture … Continue reading

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Beautiful Butterfly Basics and Thinlits

One of my favorite bundles in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog is the Butterfly Basics stamp set and Butterflies thinlits dies.  Here’s a video with ideas and tips on using it! You’ll want to order this bundle!  The die cut … Continue reading

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