I used the Papillon Potpourri and Banner Blast stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! to create my card share for today.  I made this card for the Stamping & Blogging SB40 Sketch Challenge this week.  Be sure to check out what the other Design Team Members made with this sketch too, links to their blogs are below.

I started by adhering a panel of the Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum to a panel of Gold Foil Sheets, by using a little bit of SNAIL under each of the gold dots.  I stamped the image from the Banner Blast stamp set (Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28) in VersaMark Ink on a Melon Mambo panel, sprinkled it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  Then I punched the banner out with the Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28).

I punched a strip of the Gold Foil Sheets with Hexagon Punch, then embossed it with the Arrows Embossing Folder.  I layered the two banner strips together and adhered them to the vellum panel with SNAIL.  Next, I embossed two panels of Melon Mambo card stock with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28), adhered them to panels of Gold Foil Sheets, then to the vellum panel with SNAIL.

I stamped the butterfly images from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set (wood mount and clear mount) in VersaMark Ink on a panel of the Gold Foil Sheets, sprinkled them with Melon Mambo Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed them.  **Just a note when stamping on the Foil Sheets, it’s helpful to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig even if you don’t need it to keep you stamp in place when you press down.  I had trouble with the stamp sliding and smearing the image until I pulled out my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Then I punched the images out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch and adhered them to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the sentiment from the A Dozen Thoughts stamp set (wood mount and clear mount) in VersaMark Ink on the vellum panel.  I sprinkled it with Melon Mambo Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  ***A quick note about heat embossing with the Fancy Foil Designer Vellum:  Be quick with your Heat Tool over the foil pieces, they melt a little if you heat them too much…ask me how I know!!

I tied pieces of the Gold Baker’s Twine through the two lager Vintage Faceted Buttons (on sale through Jan 27 for 25% off) and adhered them to the card front with Glue Dots.  For the smallest button, I tied a knot with the Gold Baker’s Twine and rolled up a Glue Dot to adhere it to the button top.  The holes in that button are too small for the thicker twines.  Then I adhered the final button to the card front with a Glue Dot and the whole panel to a Melon Mambo card base to complete it.

I used some leftover strips of the Gold Foil Sheets (I’d hate for any little bit to go to waste!!) under a Melon Mambo Elegant Butterfly Punch that I’d stamped and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Embossing Powder to complete the inside of the card.

You can find a complete list of supplies, including card stock cuts, at the very bottom of this post.

Now that you’ve seen my project, be sure to stop by the other Stamping & Blogging Design Team Members blogs to see what they’ve created with this sketch:

• Sandi MacIver  
  
• Michelle Last
• Linda Geater

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Weekly Deals From Stampin’ Up! Jan 21-27

Here are this weeks Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up!

Click here to see the Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! in my online store.  The Weekly Deals are only while supplies last and only available at these great prices through January 27.

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My Paper Pumpkin Promotion Reminder

Dates: January 11-February 10, 2014

The Details:

New Paper Pumpkin subscribers who sign up on the My Paper Pumpkin page between January 11 and February 10, 2014, will receive a FREE set of 2012-2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers -a $14.95  value-with their Welcome Kit.

The Fine Print

• This special offer is only valid for new subscribers.
• You must sign up at My Paper Pumpkin.
• The markers will be sent with your Welcome Kit.  No coupon code is required. Anyone who signs up for a Paper Pumpkin membership during the promotion dates will get a set of 2012-2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers.

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Don’t forget my January ordering special where you could win one of two $25 gift certificates!  Click on my Rewards tab above to read all about it.

Happy Stamping!

Amy

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Stampin’ Up! items used to create this card:

Stamps:  Papillon Potpourri (132058 wood, 123759 clear); A Dozen Thoughts (131056 wood, 131059 clear); Banner Blast (133551 wood, 133554 clear – Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28)

Punches & Embossing Folders:  Banner Punch (133519 – Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28); Hexagon Punch (130919); Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526); Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (132187); Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (133520 – Sale-a-bration item available Jan 28)

Embellishments:  Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555); Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129); Melon Mambo Stampin’ Emboss Powder (123223); Gold Baker’s Twine (132975)

Card Stock:  Melon Mambo (115320) – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, Banner Punch, two 1-1/2″ x 2″ panels, Elegant Butterfly Punch (inside card); Whisper White (100730) – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel (inside card); Gold Foil Sheets (132622) – two 1-5/8″ x 2-1/8″ panels, two Elegant Butterfly Punches, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, 1/2″ x 2″ strip, two 3/8″ x 1-1/4″ strips (inside card); Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (133363) – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panel

Ink:  VersaMark Pad (102283)

Tools:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439); Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049); Heat Tool (129053)

Adhesive:  SNAIL (104332); Glue Dots (103683); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)