I’m in St. Louis this weekend for a retreat hosted by my friend Sally Nusbaum. Last night, several of us got together for dinner and a small swap with projects made with the Beautiful You stamp set. I hemmed and hawed over this card – I wanted to make something that no one else would make, so I started cutting away the pieces of my stamped butterfly until I arrived at this:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Beautiful Day. The Beautiful Day stamp set was introduced in Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Occasions Catalog. With a big, bold butterfly and a big, bold flower, the set is perfect for all occasions. I’ve used both the butterfly and the flower many times over the last several months, but I’ve never showcased them like this. Here’s a look at the Beautiful Day stamp set:
The background stamp on square panel is stamped with Lemon Lime Twist ink on Whisper White cardstock with the new-to-the-2018-Annual-Catalog stamp set, Handwritten. Here’s a look at that must-have stamp:
- Building the Flower. The flower at the center of my card was built with the bottom wings of the butterfly in this Beautiful Day stamp set. I stamped the butterfly along the edge of my cardstock so as to not waste paper and snipped a bunch these wings to build my flowers. Here’s how I did it:
- A Bright Color Combination. The combination of Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist and Daffodil Delight is a classic beauty. All three colors are so bright and so bold that they were PERFECT for my butterfly-turned-into-a-flower project. I paired this flower with a Crumb Cake to tone down the brightness just a bit. If you like this combination as much as I do, please save this:
Stamp Sets: Beautiful Day, Handwritten Papers: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Inks: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you love my bright-and-cheery card!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Love you use used the butterfly and flower to create something beautiful and new!
Thanks, Mary! I had fun with this.
Absolutely amazing, Brian! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Thanks so much, Angie! I’m more than happy to share. Glad you like it. <3
Wow! So creative and clever. Beautiful card, Brian. Love the colors, too. Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks so much, HJ! I’m glad you like it! <3
And to think all this time, I’ve just been using the butterfly as a butterfly. How boring. You are amazing!
🙂 Thanks, Dianne! It can be beautiful as BOTH. 🙂 <3
How exciting! Creating this flower with butterfly wings…shows us exactly why you’re “the King”. Very cool!?
You are rhyming a lot these days, Bobbi! <3 Thanks for your sweet comment!
Well, is that not the neatest idea ever! Such a pretty bold flower! Great job!
🙂 Thanks, Jennifer! <3
Oh you clever guy! You are a magician with those paper snips! Beautiful colors….and I love the background!
Thanks, Linda! I had lots of fun with this one – glad you like it.
OH BOY! Five snipped petals/wings per flower . . . and the centers! The infinity shot has a lot of cards. That is a lot of snipping. You are very creative and patient and these turned out beautiful.
Hope you had a wonderful time away.
🙂
It was work, but I had fun. AND I was excited to share this card with the others. Thanks so much for your kind comments, Nancy! <3
Way clever..love the color combo!
🙂 Thanks, Windy!
Well aren’t you the clever one! I love this and can’t wait to play with it.
Thanks so much, Donna! I’m so glad you like it. <3
Very pretty and I love the color combination too!
Thanks, Tammy! These bright colors are very easy to work with. 🙂
Well, aren’t you clever! Nice flower!
<3 Thanks, Candy!
A wonderful way to use the wings of this lovely butterfly Brian, I love it when you can use products in a totally different way than what they were intended in the first place.
Thank you for the inspiration.
XO
Maria.
I’m glad you like it, Maria! It was fun to figure out all the pieces and play around with these shapes. I’m more than happy to share. <3
Such a fun idea Brian!
🙂 Thanks, Dawn!
Wow, what great instructions! Thank you for sharing. You are very talented. I have watched a lot of your videos. I have not used this set yet but you have given me incentive to get it out. Hope to meet you in Orlando in November. I’ll be with Amy Koenders and Krew 🙂 It will be my first on stage.
Thanks so much for the kind comments, Karen! This is a great set – I hope you make beautiful things with it. I will look forward to meeting you in November. Amy is awesome! <3