Moved Nicole

Today I have a super fun card that was inspired by the challenge at the Global Design Project. I love this card with all the color and the inspiration from the Design Team was amazing!  I planned on making a card with the Butterfly Duet Punch and this challenge gave me the perfect idea! I have always loved the cards and framed art with punched out butterflies as the focal point.  So I sat down with a rainbow of colors and punched out bunches of tiny butterflies.  After arranging them in many ways, this is the design I ultimately chose.  My colors are Melon Mambo , Flirty Flamingo , Pool Party , Bermuda Bay , Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape . Each butterfly was given dimension by using the stylus on the Take Your Pick Tool.   You can see below that I placed the punch out on my Stampin' Pierce Mat and just ran the stylus down the center of the butterfly. All the butterflies were arranged on the card front then adhered with Tombow Multi purpose glue .  I only put glue down ...

I used to make shaker cards ALL.THE.TIME.  It's been FOREVER since I've made one, so today was the day!  I was inspired by challenge GDP174 from the Global Design Project for this week. This image immediately brought a shaker to mind, Ionly had to figure out what stamp set to use.  Since I just made a card with Butterfly Gala Bundle , I had supplies out on my desk for that bundle so I went with it! I have been dying to give the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits a try, so that became the base of my design.  I chose to do a flat shaker to keep it easier.  The card is simply a Granny Apple Green card base with a layer of the same color card stock and a designer paper as the top layer.  I would have used designer paper by itself, but with a shaker you want a sturdier cover.  The paper comes from the gorgeous FREE Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration Catalog . I cut the center of the shaker frame with a stitched rectangle , then created a frame to go ...

Today I have a fun card to share that came about very much by accident!  Last weekend I helped out at the Create with Connie and Mary LIVE Event.  I had SO MUCH FUN!  We had a room full of stampers (nice to see you all!) and lots of fabulous projects to work on.  Needless to say, I couldn't sit and stamp for any length of time....I was too excited!  So I brought home bits and pieces of all the gorgeous projects.  Today I finally had a chance to sit and make a card featuring BADGES AND BANNERS . Isn't this fun!  I have to admit that this wasn't on my list of things to get, BUT now it is!  I really like the badge punch and this set now that I've worked with it a little. Love the clean and simple look of this card with a little bit of gold accent.  The badges look great layered as well.  The coral really pops against the blue. I have quite a few  more bits and pieces to play with, so I share more soon.  You should definitely stop back tomorrow to see the GORGEOUS thank you...

Have you ever needed a card so quick you didn't know where to start??  Well how about an idea today to get you creating fast? The answer is KEEP IT SIMPLE.  You know how I do that?  DESIGNER SERIES PAPER is the key. With this card, my background is taken care of!  All I had to add was a quick die cut, one stamped item and a couple of punched flowers.  All done in ten minutes!  Cards with lots of detail are fabulous, but not always possible.  So why not let your favorite Designer Series Paper do most of the work for you!  You'll find all the supplies listed below, just click on those you are interested in. Now is a great time to get items from your wish list with BONUS DAYS going on! BONUS DAYS ARE HERE!  FROM JULY 7 – 31 FOR EVERY $50 YOU SPEND YOU’LL RECEIVE A COUPON FOR $5 TO REDEEM AUGUST 2-31!  NO LIMIT TO HOW MANY YOU CAN EARN!  THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET PRODUCTS FROM YOUR WISH LIST!  SHOP TODAY! Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding ...

Welcome to the 2nd COLOR FUSE BLOG HOP!  Twice a month on the first and third Monday’s we’ll be bringing you inspiration through color!  July’s hops will feature three gorgeous In Colors. I almost went with a floral card, but I wanted to try using these colors in a different way. I haven't used BALLOON CELEBRATION much and it was calling out to me, so I gave it a try in a clean and simple way. I used bold black and white striped paper for a pop against the Peekaboo Peach card base.  The balloons are done with Flirty Flamingo with the black outline making them stand out nicely.  My favorite little detail though, is the pop of Cucumber Crush in the sentiment.  I love that unexpected bit of color at the end. I hope you enjoyed this unusual idea with the color combo for July.  These three gorgeous colors are must haves to work with!  Are you ready for more inspiration??  Let’s move on to the rest of the Color Fusers Design Team and see what awesomeness they have for us today!  Just ...

For today, I thought I'd share a fun card that could be for a birthday or another celebration that involves CAKE! I made the outside of the card a celebration with the fun FESTIVE BIRTHDAY DSP and silver glimmer confetti.  But wait until you see the inside....... The inside is quite festive too!  I added in a die cut cake from the BIGGEST BIRTHDAY EVER bundle and sentiments from PARTY WITH CAKE . I love all the bold colors from the FESTIVE BIRTHDAY DSP .  They really make this a bright and happy card!  And the SILVER GLIMMER confetti from the SPRINKLES PUNCH were the perfect finishing touch.  Who doesn't love glimmer and glitter! All of the stamps and accessories from this card coordinate so beautifully!  Do you have a birthday or a party coming up that you need a card for??  Why not give this idea a try!  Right now we have a fantastic promotion from Stampin' Up! called BONUS DAYS.  You get paid to shop!  Check out the details below and shop for the products on your wi...