Inky Bee Stampers

As I promised yesterday on my blog, here is another example of Iris Paper Folding using a non-traditional shape. Today’s card uses the Sketched Butterflies Bundle and the Unbounded Beauty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. If you didn’t catch my blog post yesterday, you can view a couple of instructional videos by Christine’s Crafts You Tube channel on Iris Paper Folding. You can find her video on creating a template by clicking here. For her instructions on how to complete a project, click here. Of course, the linked pdf tutorial below also provides complete instructions on this technique.

The “Thank you” sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set was stamped onto the lower right corner of a 5-1/4″ x 4″ white panel in Petunia Pop ink. Then, the medium sized outline die from the Sketched Butterflies Dies was placed onto the center of this panel and die cut. The panel was then placed face down on top of a piece of copy paper and I traced the outline of the butterfly onto the copy paper. The cardstock panel was removed, and I used a ruler and pen to create the Iris Paper Folding template on the copy paper. You can view instructions for creating the template by clicking here. I also include these instructions in the pdf tutorial. To view instructions for completing the Iris Paper Folding pattern, click here.

Once the paper-pieced butterfly was completed, I cut a 1/16″ strip of black cardstock and cut two 1″ lengths to create the butterfly’s antenna. Three small, detailed butterflies were die cut from scraps of the designer series paper I used to create the Iris Paper Folding butterfly. These were added to the card front using a small amount of liquid glue. The white panel needed a little extra something so I used Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends to splatter ink across the panel. I protected the center butterfly pattern with the die cut of the butterfly before adding the ink splatter. The panel was then adhered to a black mat using a double stack of Stampin’ Dimensionals. then the whole unit was adhered to the front of a Petunia Pop card base.

On the inside panel, I stamped the medium sized butterfly image in Petunia Pop ink and I used the light shades of Peach Pie and Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends to color in the image. The panel was adhered to a black mat then adhered to the inside of the card.

The same butterfly image was stamped onto the envelope front and colored in with Stampin’ Blends. I added a piece of coordinating designer series paper to the envelope flap and used a pair of paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. To finish up the card I added three purple Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to the front of the card.

I had so much fun creating these cards using the Iris Paper Folding technique! I hope you enjoyed them as well! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below. Enjoy!

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August Paper Pumpkin Kit – Time for Cake

The August Paper Pumpkin Kit – Time for Cake – is obviously all about celebrating birthdays and includes beautiful rose gold details! In order to receive the August Paper Pumpkin Kit, you will need to become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber no later than August 10. Paper Pumpkin Kit subscriptions are flexible, and you can subscribe month by month, for 3 months, 6 months or 12 months and your subscription can be paused or cancelled at any time.

The Time for Cake kit makes a total of 9 cards – 3 each of 3 different designs and includes the following:

• Project includes printed card bases, coordinating envelopes, and labels
• Embellishments and rose gold cord
• Coordinating colors: Moody Mauve, Night of Navy (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Petal Pink, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin Kits come with everything you need to complete the project! 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 September kit too!

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Back to School Sales Tax Holiday (US only)

The 2024 back-to-school sales tax holiday season begins this weekend and there are thirteen states and Puerto Rico offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July and August. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates, click here.

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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!

There are a whole bunch of new Online Exclusives available for purchase in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store 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 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.