Dollar Store Butterfly Bags

Good Morning, Stampers!

I had a few minutes to pop into the local dollar store this past weekend

and these Spring butterfly bags caught my eye right away. These

butterflies look just like our NEW Butterfly Brilliance Bundle and 

Rococo Rose foil paper! 

All it needed was a tag to go along with it!

I added the Well Written and Stitched So Sweetly 

dies along with a little white polka dot ribbon.

All it needs now is a gift! 

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

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Colorful Watercolor Butterflies

 Good Morning, Stampers!

I have a fun eye-popping card to share with you today!

Create these bold, bright butterflies using watercolor paper

and a little ink! Stamp the butterflies onto watercolor paper

using Crumb Cake ink. Using a water painter, add

your favorite color ink as desired. Let dry completely.

Cut and apply to your card!

Don't have butterflies? Try this on your favorite stamped images!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

(12) FREE Butterfly Brilliance Printable Tutorials!

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The all-new Butterfly Bouquet Suite is an early release from the upcoming 2021-2022 Annual Catalog and it is AVAILABLE NOW! Purchase the Butterfly Brilliance bundle in my online store and receive (12) FREE printable tutorials for cards ready for you to recreate! 

Look at the gorgeous detail in these dies!

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle               #155821

Shop my online store HERE

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Looking for more great ideas? Check out my 

Butterfly Bouquet Craft Case to Go!

There are options for make and takes as well as a PDF, too.

See the projects HERE

Reserve your kit/PDF HERE

Paper Craft Crew Color Challenge #415

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to another fun card challenge from the 

Paper Craft Crew! This week, it's all about color!

Pick (3) colors and create a card featuring those colors!

Can you guess which ones I chose? 

If you guessed Pink/Yellow/Green, you would be right!

I selected Magenta Madness, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green.

The background paper is from the NEW Butterfly Bijou designer

papers coming in March and the Under My Umbrella stamp set

is the perfect pick-me-up set. Combined, they make a great pair

for letting a special person know you care. 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Under MyUmbrella

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Mint Macaron

Paper: So Saffron, Basic White, Butterfly Bijou

Accessories: Umbrella Builder punch, Basic Rhinestones, Bumblebee Gingham ribbon

Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness

 Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Want to play along with us?

Join in the team and post your project!

Control Freaks February Blog Hop - Share the Love

 Hello, Stampers!

Welcome to the February Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, we are Sharing the Love! Whether you are arriving from the very talented Debbie Henderson or just starting out here, the design team has ideas for sharing love for any occasion thoughout the year!

I combined the soon-to-be-released Butterfly Bouquet suite

(coming March 2nd) with the current Celebration of Tags to 

create this Shadow Box card.

This fun and interactive card lays flat for easy mailing, but

when open, pops into a 3D shadow box! 

See the dimension?! What a great way to add a little surprise to 

help celebrate a special occasion, don't you think?!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Butterfly Brilliance, Celebration of Tags

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Paper: Basic White, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Brilliant Wings dies, Trio of Tags dies, Basic Rhinestones, Stitched Rectangle dies, 

Silver Edge Ribbon, Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

The rest of the design team is ready to share some

love with you! Next up is my very creative friend Cindy Elam! 

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Favorite New Designer Paper

 Good Morning, Stampers!

This week, we are sharing projects created with some of our 

favorite designer papers. There are so many fun ways to 

use designer papers that can really make your projects "pop"!

For this card, I used 1/2" x 3" strips of the new
Butterfly Bijou designer papers coming in March.
I really do love the new Stitched with Whimsy dies, too.
They add a soft edge without taking away from the
beautiful colors of the papers. I used a couple of simple sentiments, 

die cuts and a few adhesive-backed sequins from the

 Artisrty Blooms finish the card off. 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Many Mates
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Basic White, Butterfly Bijou
Accessories: Artistry Blooms Sequins, Stitched with Whimsy dies, Brilliant Wings dies

Happie Stampin'!

Come take a look at the rest of the design team!

Go NEXT to see what Brenda has created or

BACK to see what Debbie has created!

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #413

 Good Morning, Stampers!

My new goodies showed up just in time to create

for this week's Paper Craft Crew challenge!

The Butterfly Bouquet Collection is filled with 

GORGEOUS butterflies in stamps, dies and designer 

papers. It's all coming March 2nd and I have

a sneak peek for you today!

So pretty, right??!! Beautiful blues, yellows and pinks
will make all your spring projects come to life!

Watch for more details on this collection in the coming weeks!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

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