Botanical Butterfly with Butterfly Gala

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Today's cards use some of the beautiful Sale-a-Bration papers - Botanical Butterfly. You can choose these papers as your FREE item with a qualifying purchase of £45. Full details are in the flyers in my left-hand sidebar.

I created the polka dot one first but had a hard time applying glue to the gorgeous reverse side of the paper! So .... I made another showing that side too! :o) 

The Butterflies are punched out from other sheets in the pack using the Butterfly Duet punch - this also coordinates with the Butterfly Gala stamp set.

I love polka dot papers! So I couldn't resist using this as my background. I chose coloured Butterflies from the papers. Each one was on a different sheet and I punched them out with the Duet punch.

The sentiment comes from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. I used my Stamparatus to stamp it, firstly with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then straight over the top with Versamark ink. This was then heat embossed using Clear Powder.

Isn't this paper beautiful? I just love the design and the pretty colours! I decided to pair it with the black and white Butterflies - these also come from two different sheets. Again, I just punched them out.

I used one of the Oval Stitched Shapes framelits to cut out the Whisper White mat and embossed it with the Subtle Folder. Then used one of the Layering Oval framelits for the scalloped Basic Black mat underneath.

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Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599]	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580]	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]
Butterfly Duet Punch [148523]	Classic Label Punch [141491]	Stamparatus [148187]	Big Shot [143263]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Seasoned With Kindness

Seasoned with Kindness is one of the Hostess stamp sets in the back of the Annual Catalogue. These sets cannot be purchased but they can be earned for FREE with a qualifying order.

I used all the 2017 - 2019 In Colours on this card :o) The plant pot is stamped and water coloured using Fresh Fig. The flowers were stamped in Tranquil Tide and 'coloured' using Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist. I then finished off the flowers by water colouring the tops of them with Powder Pink.

The Table comes from the Ready For Christmas stamp set and was stamped and water coloured using Soft Suede ink. It was cut out using the coordinating die from the Christmas Staircase Thinlits die set.

The paper used in the background is from the 2017 - 2019 In Colour 6" stack.

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Seasoned With Kindness Photopolymer Stamp Set [146804]	Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set [144823]	In Color 2017–2019 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146962]	Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock [144248]	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	In Color 2017–2019 Classic Stampin' Pad Assortment [147152]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Linen Thread [104199]	Aqua Painters [103954]
Big Shot [143263]	Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies [144679]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Quick Masculine Card using Geared Up Garage

Hi There!

I have done something just a little different for today's Video :o)

My project today is a quick one. The card took less than 15 minutes to create for the Video, but it would have only have been about 10 if I wasn't doing it for the camera :o) I have left most of the Video in real time so you can see a true step by step tutorial. The only section I speeded up was removing the excess bits of card from the Cogs die cut ..... no one needs to see how long that actually took!

Anyway .... I would love your help here if you have the time :o) Is this the type of Video you prefer to watch? From my own personal standpoint, it definitely isn't! I don't want or need to see every little step. I just like to see the key stages and watch a Video as short as possible. 

I am looking to do a Video series on quick cards and am not sure if I should show everything and in real time ..... or produce them as I would my other Videos. Your input would be welcome and very much appreciated :o) 

If you do watch the Video you can comment on this post or on the Video itself - I always read and respond to all comments :o)

This is the actual card I make in the Video. It's a great masculine card that could be used for many occasions. Creating 'traditional' male-oriented cards is not my favourite thing to do but I'm trying to build a little stockpile at the moment, so when I need a card I don't have to 'panic create' to get one done :o)

Here is the Video ....

Measurements

Basic Black card base                                      ½ an A4 standard sheet of card          

                                                                                                           (US 8½" x 11")

Whisper White mat                                         14.4cm x 10cm       (US 5¼" x 4")

for inside the card

Classic Garage DSP                                         14.4cm x 10cm       (US 5¼" x 4")

Basic Black (approx.)                                        10.5cm x 7cm         (US 4¼" x 2¾")

Real Red (approx.)                                            10.5cm x 7cm         (US 4¼" x 2¾")

Black Foil Card (approx.)                                  10cm x 6.5cm        (US 4" x 2½")

You will also need some Silver Foil card for stamping on. 

Note: The following measurements show the actual sizes of the Black and Red mats. If you do not own the Rectangle Stitched dies, you could just cut the card to these sizes ......

Basic Black                                                        10cm x 6.6cm        (US  4" x 2⅝")

Real Red                                                             9cm X 5.6cm         (US 3 9/16" x 2 ¼")

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Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610]	Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set [148590]	Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148482]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Black Foil Sheets [147898]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Basic Black Light Stampin' Blends [147940]	Stamparatus [148187]	Big Shot [143263]
Garage Gears Thinlits Dies [148521]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]