Inky Bee Stampers

Happy 4th of July and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I hope everyone has some fun plans to celebrate today! If you are stopping over from Terry Lynn’s blog or you are starting with my blog…thanks for stopping by! We have a fun Sketch Challenge for today’s Hop so let’s get started! Don’t forget to use the links at the bottom of this post to see more inspiration!

I used the Unbounded Love Bundle, Flowers of Beauty Dies, and the fun Paper Butterfly Accents for my card today. I also pulled in some pretty Country Lace Designer Series Paper and Country Woods Designer Series Paper as well.

Here is the Sketch Challenge for today…

I started off by cutting two panels – a Petal Pink circle print from the Country Lace Designer Series Paper and a Smoky Slate woodgrain print from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper to 5-1/4″ x 4″. On one of the panels I measured 2″ from the top left corner down and 1″ from the bottom right corner across and made a light pencil mark at each of these measurements. The two panels were stacked together and I lined up the pencil marks in my Paper Trimmer and made a diagonal cut. I am only using one each of the panels so you would have extra panels to make a second card if you’d like. The Petal Pink panel was adhered to the top of a Peach Pie mat and the Smoky Slate panel was adhered to the bottom of the mat.

I cut a 6″ piece of White Diagonal Trim and wrapped the trim around the diagonal join between the two panels. The ends of the trim were wrapped around the panel unit and secured to the back using Tear & Tape. The panel unit was then adhered to the front of a Night of Navy card base using liquid glue.

Using the Unbounded Love Stamp Set, I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment onto a piece of Petal Pink cardstock in Peach Pie ink. The decorative rectangular die from the Unbounded Love Dies was used to cut out the sentiment. This die cuts both the inside of the sentiment and a frame. I cut another sentiment label from white cardstock and used the white frame with the stamped sentiment for the inside portion of the label.

Three butterflies from the Paper Butterfly Accents were colored in using Peach Pie and Pebbled Path Stampin’ Blends. I also die cut several small sprigs from white cardstock using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. The sentiment label, butterflies and sprigs were arranged onto the card front. The two smaller butterflies were adhered to the lower portion of the card front using liquid glue. The sentiment label and larger butterfly were adhered to the upper portion of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sprigs were tucked in just above the left corner of the sentiment label.

Using another large butterfly image from the Paper Butterfly Accents I placed this butterfly onto the lower corner of the inside panel. I then used a sponge dauber to dab Peach Pie ink across the paper butterfly and all around the edges to create a negative image of the butterfly onto the panel. A second sentiment was stamped onto the inside panel as well and then the panel was adhered to a Peach Pie mat then adhered to the inside of the card.

I used the same butterfly mask to ink a negative butterfly image onto the envelope front using Peach Pie ink. A coordinating piece of designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap, and I used a pair of paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. Three Smoky Slate Pearls were added in a vertical line just above the sentiment label to finish up the card.

The Paper Butterfly Accents are a fun way to decorate your cards – whether it is the card front or the inside of the card! And of course, the Country Lace Designer Series Paper and Country Woods Designer Series Paper adds a lovely touch! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

I hope you enjoyed my project for today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Let’s get back to the Hop! You can click on the “Next” button to go to Nel’s blog, or click on any link in the list below to go directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy!

• Amy Koenders
• Mary Deatherage
• Jaimie Babarczy
• Karen Finkle
• Akiko Sudano
• Karen Ksenzakovic
• Tara Carpenter
• Terry Lynn Bright
• Carol Buckalew (You are here!)
• Nel Thames

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Happy 4th of July!

Wishing you all a very happy and safe 4th of July! Speaking for myself, I am so grateful to live in a country where we are free and can pursue our dreams for a happy and fulling life. Have a wonderful holiday!

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Bonus Days are Here!

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? Getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy! When you shop between 3–31 July you will earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between 1–31 August.  There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn!

Click here for an infographic explaining how Bonus Days works. You won’t want to miss earning coupons on your purchases in July!

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New Online Exclusives Available Now!

New Online Exclusives are available now! I have been sharing some of these products with you on my blog over the last several weeks. I think you are going to enjoy these new products so be sure to check them out in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store!

There are several new Suite Collections that are available including the Iconic Celebrations Suite Collection and the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection (click on the Suite names to view the flyers). Plus, a Fall themed bundle and a Halloween bundle are also available. These are just some of the new products available for customer purchase beginning today in the Online Store!

Remember, there is no fixed end date for Online Exclusives! Some products will be reordered when inventory is low, and others will only be available while supplies last. This way Stampin’ Up! can offer even more new products throughout the year! 

Ready to shop? Click here to go to the Online Exclusives!

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July Paper Pumpkin Kit – Painted Petals

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin between June 11 and July 10 and receive the beautiful Painted Petals Kit! This kit contains everything needed to complete the project and comes in a pretty coordinating box! Here is what the kit includes:

• Craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

Once you become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you will also be able to purchase the Add On to take your kits to the next level! Click here to view the promotional flyer and information on the Add On, plus get a glimpse of the August and September kits too!

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July Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax). If you place an order greater than $150, do not use the Host Code as you will be eligible for Stampin’ Rewards (but you will still receive the free gift from me!). Use my July Host Code – 79GM6UNE.

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Products used to create today’s project that are available for purchase are included below.