It is time for Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team to show you some amazing things from our September box!  For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month.  Not surprisingly, two of the things in the box this time are part of a special for all of September…the Butterfly Bundle!  If you have come over from Jeanna, welcome to the next stop.  If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

I was so happy to get Papillon Potpourri!  It is such a lovely set!  I thought I’d pair it with some Core’dinations Early Espresso to create a bit of a vintage look.  I started by embossing a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ panel of that paper with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  I sanded it just a little with the Stampin’ Sanding System to create this look.  I then embossed another smaller panel with the Designer Frames Embossing Folder and used my Ovals Framelits to cut it out.  It was sanded too.  I stamped this sentiment from the Hostess Set Simply Sketched onto Natural Ivory card stock and punched it out with the Extra-Large Oval Punch.  Now for the butterfly.

I stamped the little butterfly twice on White Vellum card stock using Early Espresso Ink then sprinkled it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed them.  Using a blender pen, I added Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze ink to the back of the butterfly (to further soften the colors).  Once I was happy with them, I simply punched out the butterflies with the Bitty Butterfly Punch.  Yeah, it is that easy!  I creased the top butterfly a bit and used some Crystal Effects to attach the two.  Then I added some tiny Basic Pearls to finish him off.  He is attached to the card using Crystal Effects too.  I put a little bit of Sticky Strip on the Espresso oval and scrunched up some Victoria Crochet Trim and then put on the sentiment oval with Dimensionals.

Next up on the hop is the awesome Mercedes Weber.  Make sure you go take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Stamps:  Papillon Potpourri, Simply Sketched; Paper:  Early Espresso Core’dinations Card Stock, Early Espresso, Naturals Ivory, White Vellum; Ink:  Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze; Accessories:  Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Ovals Framelits, Stampin’ Sanding System, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls, Crystal Effects, Victoria Crochet Trim, Dimensionals

Click HERE to purchase the Butterfly Bundle or other products

Its Artisan Wednesday Wow time!  The Stampin’ Up Artisan Design Team is back with more creative inspiration.  I’m finding that I just can’t wait to see what the team has made each week (we don’t share until the hop goes up)!!  I hope you are enjoying the projects from the new team.  For those of you coming over from Jeanna, I’m sure you agree that her work is fantastic.

For my last August project for you (really, already??!!) I chose to focus on the Modern Medley DSP.  I love the pop you get from the Basic Black and Very Vanilla, and all the designs in this paper are so wonderful!  I paired it with the Gingham Garden Washi Tape. Aren’t these patterns great together?!  I ran a strip of the tape down some Very Vanilla card stock and cut the polka dot panel to match the remaining measurements.  Then I took some of the Creped Filter Paper and cut these flowers using my Big Shot and the Fun Flowers Bigz Die.  After brayering on Daffodil Delight ink, I scrunched them up a bit and sewed on a little black button from the Neutrals Designer Buttons using black thread.  I wrapped a bit more of the thread around the polka dot panel to add a little detail.  Now for the sentiment.  I put tape on a Very Vanilla strip the same width as this pattern, then cut the flag end.  I stamped with Basic Black Ink using my Stampin’ Write Marker to capture only this sentiment from Label Love.  When you stamp like this on the Washi Tape, it does not dry the same as on paper so you can emboss it.  That’s what I did with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and my Heat Tool.  The whole polka dot layer is popped up on Dimensionals.

I hope you like my Polka Dots and Plaid card today.  Now you get to go see what Mercedes made this week.  You know it will be great!

Stamp:  Label Love; Paper:  Modern Medley DSP, Very Vanilla; Ink:  Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker; Accessories:  Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Black Thread

Welcome to the Artisan Wednesday Wow for this week!  I hope you are enjoying our August projects.  If you have popped over from Jeanna, I know you loved her creation.  If not, just follow us around using the Next buttons at the bottom of our posts.

My card for today focuses on the amazing Epic Day DSP.  I loved it from the minute I saw it and was so happy to see more in my August Artisan box!  I decided to use some little pieces that had been sitting around waiting for a home…the butterflies.  I cut the big one out of a Stampin’ Up box and the little one from a piece of burlap, both using the Beautiful Butterflies Die.  When I layered them together, they made me very happy!  And I thought they were perfect for the feel of the DSP.  I stamped some Naturals Ivory paper with the Dictionary background stamp using Crumb Cake ink and cut out an oval with the Ovals Framelits.  The little measuring tape is part of the DSP too.

I’ll be back later with my Freshly Made Sketches post.  Just remember that it is challenge #100….you don’t want to miss it!!

Now on with the hop!  Mercedes is ready to wow you again!

Stamp:  Dictionary; Paper:  Epic Day DSP, Natural Ivory, Basic Gray; Ink:  Crumb Cake; Accessories:  Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Vintage Button, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up box, burlap