In the meanwhile, if you're interested in exclusive BUTTERFLY BIJOU Designer Series Paper, please note that this will be available only during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion (3/2 - 5/3) and while supplies last. If you don't want to be disappointed, be sure to order yours soon and please use the current Host Code = WQAAXPWV to earn credit towards a FREE Card Kit/Class Credit or hand-stamped cards from me.
I hope you got the Oh So Ombre Designer Paper which was free with SAB last month, as the top left card shows a really fun and simple way to make up flowers layers in ombre tones as is done here with the Peony Dies. Don't you just love how the Polka Dot Tulle ribbon subtly picks up the dot/circle design on the reverse side? You can choose to stamp any words inside, as this is a really versatile card front for just about any occasion. I can see making up a bunch of these cards in different colors and leaving the inside blank, to be stamped later as needed. Or you could make up a set of cards with different flower colors to give as a gift; very handmade and complicated-looking but easy to do with the dies.
The Snailed It! card has to be one of my favorites, both due to the happy pattern images and the card layout. With so many fun paper designs that match the stamp set, I was tickled to be able to use just about all of them with my double-flap gatefold card. And while the stamped snails are cute when you color them, the dies also cut out images from the patterned paper so you can make this card with only a little stamping. I don't like snails or toadstools/mushrooms in my garden, but love them here on this card, so very cute and colorful!
The lower left card uses both a patterned flower print and its matching gold overlay from the Art Gallery Suite. Since this name brought framed artwork to mind, I thought a fancy frame from the Ornate Layers dies would be appropriate and really set off this wonderful layering of flamingo pink tones and gold accents. Then I added it onto a fancy-looking (but easy to do) vellum flap for even more rich layering, and topped it off with a shimmery gold-pink bow. I hope we can all get together to stamp very soon, as the stamps and dies within the stamp set are really fun to do with 2-3 ink tones to make up your own custom colors and then die cut them out, gold accents or not.
The Hydrangea Haven card (lower right) is also high on my favorites list because I love purples and blues. Check out the flat out gorgeously colored hydrangea flower, it is just die cut from the patterned Designer Paper! I also used the tiny flower border die to cut the 6 flowers below, then reshaped and set them back with silver beads, so fun and dimensional, and yet different! This modified Z-fold opens in a neat way to reveal even more pretty layers of patterned papers inside. Since the Hydrangea Hill paper has blossoms printed in purple (Highland Heather), blue (Seaside Spray) and lavender (Purple Posy), it looks like I have some more card variations to make up in bunches!
Deadline Date to order this Kit: Sunday, Mar. 21.
*Cost = $15 if you pick up, + $2 for shipping per kit if mailed to you.
This Cards@Home Kit can be FREE with a minimum $45 order when you use the current Host Code: WQAAXPWV, or if you have a previous Class Credit.
(Note: if your order exceeds $150, do not use a Host Code, as you can keep the Host Rewards and still earn a Class Credit for a future class or get this month's Kit for FREE!)
*Since I cannot stamp your card pieces (per SU copyright policies), you may consider buying the stamp sets used, look among your supplies for stamps that would work, or simply write or print your own sentiments. You will receive blank white cardstock where I have stamped the samples, all the pre-cut/scored pieces and printed papers for the kit, and the printed instructions with color pictures. Contact me if you have any questions.
Last call for anyone interested in the fast but fabulous February Cards@Home Kit!
(See the Feb 1 post for details.)
It will soon be set aside to make way for the new set of cards coming up in March, including the new Hey Chick and Birthday Chick sets, hooray!
There will also be a brand new stamp set and die bundle available next month which is a sneak peek into the next Annual catalog in June! Will show you pictures when I can, stay tuned! 😄
As you may have already heard, the supplier’s mill producing Stampin' Up's Whisper White cardstock has permanently closed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. SU wasn’t given much notice on this closure which means that the technology unique to this particular supplier is now unavailable and they can no longer offer the Whisper White cardstock and related products, such as Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes. Please note that this won’t affect any of our other cardstocks, this only affects Whisper White.
Although this decision was out of their hands, they jumped to find the best replacement paper possible. After many dedicated hours to source and test alternative cardstock options from several suppliers to find the perfect fit that still maintains the Stampin’ Up! quality you know and trust, they are happy to share the new cardstock, Basic White! The types products are offered below, and while some Whisper White and Basic White products may be available at the same time, others may not be available before the Whisper White products sell out.
Here is a VIDEO LINK that explains and demonstrates some comparisons between the products. 
