The Stampin' Chic: May 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

"Black & White" Theme Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Good morning friends! How are you this fine Monday? It's the last Monday of the month, and that means it's time for a Stampers Showcase Blog Hop!!! YAYAYAYAYAYA!!!

This month's theme is Black & White! I love it! This is one of my all time FAVORITE color combinations. I can't wait to share my project with you and show what all the other Stampers Showcase Designers have come up with!

I immediately thought of the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle when I was thinking about this theme. I wanted to do some inlay butterflies on the card front.

I also wanted to use the new Pattern Party 12"x12" Designer Series Paper that is FREE with a qualifying order/workshop! It's absolutely beautiful and is a HUGE pack of 48 sheets! One side is bright and cheerful colors. The other side is all Black and White patterns. PERFECT for this month's theme!

Since the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle doesn't include any sentiments, I borrowed a couple from the Sweet as a Peach stamp set. I'm getting a class put together using the "You're A Peach" collection. I just love it!

The Basic Black card base measures 4 1/4" x 11" and is scored at 5 1/2".

I layered a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Basic White Cardstock to the front.

Next, I used the three smallest filigree butterfly dies to cut out of a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of the Pattern Party DSP. I saved those die cuts and used them for another card. :-) You get a two-fer deal today! YAY!

Once the DSP was die cut, I layered it on to the Basic White.

Then, I used the same butterfly dies to cut out of a strip of Basic Black cardstock. After I poked out all the little negative bits, I attached the butterflies inset of their respective die cut holes by running a little stream of liquid glue down the middle of their bellies. I wanted the wings to be able to pop out a bit.

On a 2 1/4" x 5/8" strip of Basic White cardstock, I stamped "Happy Birthday" in Memento Black Ink. It's layered on a 2 3/8" x 3/4" strip of Basic Black cardstock and then attached to the card front with dimensionals.

I applied a few Black Matte Dots to the centers of some of the flowers to finish off the card front.

For the Inside and the envelope, I stamped one of the butterflies in Memento Black Ink. I have a second Butterfly Brilliance stamp set that I cut apart for occasions such as this. It's been quite handy to have a set of individual butterflies for when I only want one or two! I stamped the butterfly on the bottom left corner of a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White cardstock for the inside, and then in my signature spots on the envelope (bottom left on the front, and bottom left on the flap). I also stamped "let's celebrate you" on the inside panel.

I've got a little "BONUS" card for you today as well! :-D

I wanted to use up the Pattern Party DSP die cut butterflies that I cut from that layer earlier. So, I created this sweet card with them.

The card base is an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of THICK Basic White Cardstock scored at 4 1/4". I've used the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic Black Cardstock, to give a nice textured background.

I attached the two bigger butterflies directly to the black layer with a line of Multipurpose Liquid Glue down the center of their bodies.

For the sentiment I stamped "BIRTHDAY" from the Biggest Wish stamp set onto a 2 7/8" x 1 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock that I die cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies. I attached it with dimensionals to the card front.

The last little butterfly was attached with two layers of thin strips of dimensional that I cut from the border of a dimensionals sheet. By having them cut thin (less than 1/8" wide), and doubled up, I created a sort of wobble effect for the butterfly. So it's an interactive card as well! YAY!.

Black Matte Dots were used to finish off the card front, similiar to the first card.

On the inside, I stamped "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" from the Biggest Wish set. I stamped the envelope the same way I did the first one.

I hope you like both of these sweet butterfly birthday cards! I always need birthday cards.

Be sure to click the "NEXT" button to head over to my sweet friend Melissa's blog. You're sure to see some absolutely fabulous Black & White projects along the hop. Look for the "NEXT" button on each blog and hop all the way back around to where you started, so that you don't miss any of the terrific ideas!

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Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic

If you would like to purchase any of the supplies I used on today's project, simply click an image below to be taken directly to my website. Enjoy!

Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821]	Sweet As A Peach Photopolymer Stamp Set [155050]	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643]	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Matte Black Dots [154284]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Take Your Pick [144107]
Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Simply Scored [122334]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Batter Up May 2021 Paper Pumpkin

Hello my friends! I hope you're all doing well today! One of my favorite things about Paper Pumpkin (aside from how awesome the kits are, anyway) is seeing what kind of alternative projects I can create with the contents of the kits.

The theme for May 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit is Batter Up! As in, BASEBALL baby!!

The kit makes 9 awesome baseball themed cards (3 each of 3 different designs).

Now, I don't really need that many baseball cards, but I was able to create some pretty neat alternative projects with some of the supplies in the kit.

I mean, look at those fantastic card bases! They can be used for so many different things!!

Speaking of so many different things, let me show you a few of my alternative projects. Ok?

Project #1 is a card that I wanted to sorta resemble the old 1920's baseball shirt. I created a template from the home plate die cut negative and made one of my own. I used Smoky Slate Ink to "scuff" it up a bit, then stamped You're the Greatest in Night of Navy Ink directly onto the card. I stamped Dad in Night of Navy on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock, then layered it on with dimensionals. The buttons came from the All Dressed Up Dies.

This next card uses the baseball hat image to create a background paper. I used a BumbleBee card base, then a layer of Real Red and finally the Basic White background piece. I had this scrap strip of Real Red in my paper pack and it helped the sentiment piece stand out better, so I added it on. The sentiment was stamped in Real Red and then fussy cut to look like the die cut pieces from the kit. I love those little resin dots from the kit! SO CUTE!

The kit had a fun little surprise included this time, and I wanted to make sure I used them for something. Double Bubble bubble gum goes with baseball almost as much as a ball bat! What a sweet treat to bring back your childhood!

I decided to make a little gift tag using one of the red/yellow striped layers from the kit, and a few of the die cuts (baseball, bat, All Star). I used Red Satin Ribbon and White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon that I colored Night of Navy, and then tied them both with the black/white twine from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack. The piece of gum is attached with a little strip of Stampin' Seal +.

This card was a lot of fun to make! Instead of using any of the die cut pieces from the kit, I replicated them just using paper and inks. The bats are cut from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, while the baseballs are created on Basic White Cardstock using the die cut negative as a template. When you punch out the baseballs from the kit, the negative has little red tick marks where the printing went past the die cut. I used those marks (and a layering circle die) to recreate the lacing for the baseballs. I also used the negative as a stencil with a sponge dauber and Smoky Slate ink to create the ball itself. I was pleasantly surprised at how much they look like the die cut ones. Yay! I stamped You're the Best in Night of Navy and fussy cut around it, then layered on brother (stamped in Real Red).

Last, but not least, is a project I made for my mom for Mother's Day. I wanted to make something completely un-related to Baseball. So I used the woodgrain card base for a little gift tray. I separated the front from the back and used the back as the base of my tray. The woodgrain side I die cut with the Hey Birthday Chick fence die, a few times, to create the garden fence around the tray. Before I assembled the tray, I used blending brushes to create the grass and sky on the sides of the it. Then assembled just like a basic box, added tissue paper and the hand sanitizer, Tied some white twine around it into a bow, attached "You're the best (stamped in Melon Mambo ink)" "Mom" to the front with dimensionals, and then wrapped up the whole thing in our little gusseted bags from the Annual Catalog. I finished my little gift with a cute twine bow. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

I hope you enjoyed this sampling of alternative projects featuring the May 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit! Be sure to visit the blogs listed below for lots of other fantastic ideas!