Butterfly Love for the PPA with Video Tutorial


It’s Thursday and time for the reveal of today’s Pals Paper Arts inspiration card! This week we have a fabulous color challenge. Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso combine to form a perfect trio of softness. Today’s card was designed specifically for my niece and downline member, Leslie. Leslie and I recently worked on her wedding invitations, which featured butterflies. What better wedding card could I design than one which features this lovely sentiment from Butterfly Prints and this lacy butterfly from Thanks for Caring.

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  • Joy fold, joy fold we adore thee! I don’t often make joy fold cards, but after receiving a gorgeous example from my stampin’ friend, Anne Marie, I felt the style was perfect for the type of card I wanted to make. Afraid of the folds? Here is a video to tell you where to score!

  • Distress! Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks were applied with a Sponge Dauber to the edges of Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, and Baja Breeze card stocks to add definition. Speckles were added courtesy of the Color Spritzer Tool and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker.

  • Glitz and Glam! A total of 24 Basic Pearls adorn the Scallop Trim Border Punch, accent the butterflies and nestle in the petals of the Baja Breeze Vintage Flower Adornment. Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon adds shimmer and shine!

I hope that you enjoyed my return to videos. Yes, I do know the difference between my left and right, but Muffy the Boxer picked that particular time to start chewing on my paper cutter… hence, the temporary distraction. Maybe one of these days I will learn how to edit!

So before you head out, won’t you please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of my joy fold card? Of course, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away. And no, I didn’t forget! The lucky winner of the pearls is:

#6 Babe O’Mara…

I love the colors in this sneak peek. I also love pearls too, Ann. Thanks for the chance to win. Your blog is always an inspiration to me.

Babe, please email me your address, and I will mail your pearls out right away. Until next time…

Stamp Sets: Thanks for Caring (W 121901, C 121961—Occasions Mini), Butterfly Prints (W 121049, C 120738); Inks: Crumb Cake (121030), Soft Suede (115657); Stampin’ Write Marker: Crumb Cake (120967); Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree (117163); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318), Crumb Cake (120953), Baja Breeze (111352); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119277), Sponge Dauber (102892), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), 1″ Circle Punch (119868), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), 1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), Paper Cutter (104152), Cutting and Scoring Blade Refill (104154); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Early Espresso 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119964), Vintage Flower Adornment (121879—Occasions Mini)

PPA Peak and a Bite of Blog Candy


Here’s a rather large peek at my Pals Paper Arts challenge card. I enjoyed creating it, and I hope that you will enjoy its reveal on Thursday. In the meantime, please take a peek at the Pals Artists Picks from the “Scallops” challenge. Can you believe all of the fabulous cards that were created?

Of course, your comments are important to me, and I do read and appreciate each and every one of them. And to show my appreciation, I want to continue with a little tradition I have started with my Wednesday sneak peeks…a bite of Blog Candy. This week, it is not ribbon or paper or buttons or brads. This week it is one of my all-time favorite embellishments. In fact I love these embellishments so much, I use them on almost every card. In fact, I usually use a lot of them on every card. I know that the suspense is killing you, right? NOT! Everyone already knows it’s a packet of Stampin’ Up!’s Basic Pearls! All you need to do is leave a comment on today’s sneak peek. The winner will be randomly selected and posted in Thursday’s reveal!

Don’t Miss Out

There is one month left in which to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration and the Starter Kit Special. I would love to answer any questions that you might have about getting 15% off the kit and receiving a Bonus Bundle filled with over $50 in FREE product. This is a fabulous deal for those of you who are new to stamping, new to Stampin’ Up!, or if you have a large Wish List! Email me and we will set up a time to talk! Until next time…

Fabric Friends for The Paper Players


It’s time for The Paper Players Challenge! Your task this week is to have Fun with Fabric! According to the Players’ definition of fabric, anything woven will qualify…ribbon, lace, crochet trim and more, as well as traditional fabric itself! As for me, I used all three patterns of the new Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric. I hope you enjoy my “Fabric Friends” card and the three fabric techniques that I am showcasing today!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  • Technique One: Fabric with Adhesive Roll! To make the fabric Lattice, I simply ironed the adhesive onto the fabric and zipped it through the Big Shot with the Lattice Die. Next, I peeled off the transfer sheet, and ironed the Lattice onto Not Quite Navy card stock. The texture is phenomenol!

  • Techique Two: Fabric Yo-Yo! Making yo-yo’s are a breeze when using the Big Shot and the 3″ Circle Originals Die! All it takes is a simple running stitch around the edge, pulled tight to pucker, and the yo-yo is complete! I topped mine with a Rose Red Big Designer Button and accented it with Always Artichoke and Rose Red Seam Binding and Victoria and Chantilly Crochet Trim.

  • Technique Three: Tear and Fray! A 1-1/4″ strip of fabric was ripped from a larger piece. Using a needle to separate the fibers, I simply removed a few threads of fabric at a time to achieve the frayed edge. I then adhered part of the strip to the card, and with the remainder I made a simple bow which I attached with Mini Glue Dots.

  • Glitz and Glam! A trio of Basic Pearls adorn the lattice, while a quartet accents the sentiment. A Trinket Key adds the finishing touch!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. My favorite part is the fabric bow. Won’t you please leave me a comment and let me know what fabric element you like the best? And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away!

Hopefully Blogger has resolved the issues that have been a problem over the past few days. You can imagine how panicked I was when I went to check my blog Saturday morning, and it was gone!!! Can you say “Heart Attack”? Luckily the problem resolved itself around noon. Whew! Until next time…

Stamp Set: You’re a Gem (W 122268, C 122270); Inks: Not Quite Navy (103008), Soft Suede (115657); Card Stock: Rose Red (102544), Naturals Ivory (101849), Baja Breeze (111352), Always Artichoke (105119); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Lattice Bigz Die (115958), 3″ Circle Originals Die (122125), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), 1-3/8″ x 5/8″ Oval Punch (119863), 3/4″ x 15/16″ Oval Punch (120908); Glitz and Glam: Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Chantilly Crochet Trim (118480), Always Artichoke Seam Binding (121000), Rose Red Seam Binding (121884), Linen Thread (104199), Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric (121817), Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons (122301), Basic Pearls (119247), Trinket Keys (121892), Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll (122194)