I am loving the new Butterfly Basics Stamp Set. There is so much you can make with this set and different ways to use them. It’s a beautiful set and comes in wood, clear or photopolymer. Talk about choice! Check it out and stay tuned for more! Yeah!

First, I “wet” the raised side of the Hexagon TIEF with Hello Honey. I laid my 4″ x 5.25″ inch Whisper White paper down on it and pressed it down to make a light impression. Then I took the fern leaf stamp and Old Olive Ink to the paper making a background. Second, I stamped the flowers on a 2.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White in Memento “Rich Cocoa” (not available through Stampin’ Up!, unfortunately).  I hand colored with Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blendabilities. Third, I stamped with the little honeycomb stamp and Hello Honey the bottom of the flower piece. I backed it with Early Espresso, stamped my butterflies and sentiment and attached with dimensionals. See below for product pictures.

I’m getting ready for a Stella & Dot Trunk Show plus CARDS. So I’ve prepared dozens of boxed cards to sell. CASED some and others are original. Just can’t get enough Christmas. So much fun!

This darling pack of cards and tags was made using the Tree Punch and a few extra items. It will be for sale at my Holiday Boutique on Nov. 19, 2014 featuring Stella & Dot Jewelry and a ton of Handmade Greeting Cards, Card Packs, and Christmas Tags. Here’s the low down on this cute pack:

I first made the tags using an old pack of paper from last year, “Festival of Prints”. But any of the darling papers from this year will work just as well. In fact, I plan to make more of these darling packs with new paper too. So stay tuned. I used the Angles Tag Topper (133323). The tags are 3.5 inches long. Here is a list of the other goodies:

Linen Thread (104199), Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack (133787) Very Vanilla Card stock (101650), Background Designer Series Paper Stack “Regal” (130139) and the Tree Punch ((135859). The Stamp Set I used is from the Hostess set “Good Greetings” (135017).

I made the envelopes using the BDSP and the Envelope Punch Board (133774) The little cards are “half” size, finished they are 4.25″ high by 2.75″ wide when folded so you can get 4 little cards out of one piece of paper. The measurements for this size envelope are not on the punch board so I had to play around with it to find the right combination. I ended up using a six by six piece of paper and scored at 2.5″. It’s perfect for the cards and also fits nicely in the box. I purchase the boxes from U-line.com.

This week it’s the Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set. This set is available in the new 2014-2015 Catalog, page 173. It is a versatile set and is great for making more masculine cards.

Here are some of the ones I made using Soft Suede, Garden Green, Almost Navy (retired) and Vanilla card stock and inks.