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Dotted Butterfly Beauty

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0030 is National Handmade Day (April 7) and/or Dots.   #festivefridaychallenge  I hope you’ll make a card or 3-D item and join us.  All our cards are handmade, so enter your favorite card that you’ve made lately. 🙂 If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you!

Stampin Up Beauty Abounds All Occasion card made by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 at www.StampingMom.com and get card and gift ideas. #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #simplestamping #BethMcCullough
This was one of our Stampapalooza cards. It’s pretty cute in real life! The Beauty Abounds Bundle is on page 13 of the 2019 Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog and is 10% off! You can order at the bottom of my post.

I had never seen this type of fun fold card before until the darling card below arrived in my mailbox, made by Georgia Burhite from Stevens Point, WI!

Thanks for the adorable card Georgia and I hope you don’t mind I CASED your card to make the butterfly card. 🙂

Project Supplies

STAMPS & BUNDLES

Beauty Abounds (150617)

PAPER

Bermuda Bay Cardstock (131197), Coastal Cabana Cardstock (131297), Crushed Curry Cardstock (131199), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Tea Room Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) (146894)

INK

Bermuda Bay (147096)

ADHESIVES

Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (144106)

TOOLS

Big Shot (143263), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), White Stampin’ Chalk Marker (132133), Tufted Embossing Folder (146335), Clear Rhinestones (144220)

Measurements

  • Cut 4-1/4” x 5-1/2″ Bermuda Bay Cardstock
  • Cut 3-1/4″ x 8″ Bermuda Bay Cardstock scored at 4″
  • Cut 3″x 3-3/4″ Crushed Curry Cardstock
  • Cut (2) 1/4″ x 4” Tea Room Specialty DSP
  •  Cut  3″x 3-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock
  • Scraps of Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana for the butterflies
This picture shows to use the framelit with “bigger holes” on the Bermuda Bay cardstock which will be the background of the Butterfly. I cut the Coastal Cabana butterlies with the smaller holes framelits, this will be the top layer. When I cut out all five butterflies, I used the top two for one card, the big middle butterfly for one card and the two smaller butterflies on the bottom for a third card. Lots of bang for your buck, by getting butterflies for three different cards. 🙂

Instructions

  1. Run the Crushed Curry through the Big Shot using the Tufted embossing folder. Add dots to the intersections of the diamonds using the White Stampin’ Chalk Marker and set aside to dry.
  2. Apply Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets to the back of the Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana scraps and run through the Big Shot using the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies. If you cut out all five butterflies for each color you have enough butterflies to make three of these cards.
  3. Adhere the Coastal Cabana butterflies to the top of the Bermuda Bay Butterflies and add Clear Rhinestones.
  4. Adhere the two Tea Room DSP pieces to the sides of the 4-1/4” x 5-1/2″ Bermuda Bay Cardstock leaving about a 1/8″ border on all three sides.
  5. Adhere the 3-1/4″ x 8″ Bermuda Bay Cardstock scored at 4″ to the front of the card between the two DSP pieces.
  6. Stamp the butterfly from the Beauty Abounds stamp set on the Whisper White Cardstock and adhere on the inside of the Bermuda Bay folded piece.
  7. Remove adhesive paper from the back of the butterflies and attach to the front of the Crushed Curry piece.
  8. Don’t forget to stamp something cute on your envelope. We don’t want naked insides or naked envelopes. More joy will be had at the mailbox, when the recipient knows there’s something fun inside. 🙂
  9. Assemble the card as shown in the picture.  Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com

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My family has been skiing in Summit Co. Colorado this week. I actually taught Steve how to ski when we were in ninth grade. That first day of learning how to ski wasn’t pretty. You might find this hard to believe, but Steve used to have quite a temper. After he fell and threw his poles several times, I left him and skied with our friends, that actually knew how to ski. This motivated him and by the end of day one, Steve had mastered the bunny hill. I tell you this mainly because Steve can ski circles around me today, so I have to hearken back to when my skiing skills were superior to make myself feel better. 🙂

Steve and I taught all our kids to ski. Sean first skied in Colorado when he was three and four. He cried if we tried to leave him in the “ski nursery,” so instead he would ski behind me with his skis between mine and he would hold onto my legs. We made a pretty good team! Sean lives in Seattle and actually skis most weekends, so he is definitely a black diamond skier today.

We then had three more kids in five years and didn’t ski for several years. Not enough time, money or energy to take a family of six skiing. Ryan and Keegan didn’t learn until about four years ago, but Keegan is a daredevil! Unfortunately, late this afternoon the daredevil and a tree collided. Looks like the tree won and Keegan may be sporting a black eye tomorrow. Thankfully he’s OK.

I did some research during my years of raising boys and learned that the rational part of a boy’s brain isn’t fully developed until he is 25 years old or so. Ryan loves to ski as well, but since he’s 23 and has a close to fully formed brain, he is more careful and didn’t have any tree incidents. Keegan is 18, that might explain a few things…

Abby went to Seattle to a microbiology conference this week and had a wonderful time. Abby flew in the day Sean flew out. Abby actually doesn’t enjoy skiing so she wasn’t too sad to miss the week.

I have somehow bummed up my arm and was not able to ski at all. Now you know the real reason why I had to tell the story of be being a better skier than Steve back in the day. 🙂

Here’s my very handsome husband and the gorgeous mountains. Sean took this picture. If you read this all the way to the bottom, thank you! I love to hear your comments or questions.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Meant To Be Valentine

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0026  is Valentine’s Day (Feb 14) and/or Red.   #festivefridaychallenge  I hope you’ll make a card or 3-D item and join us.  If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you.  We just made it easier! You no longer have to register with Festive Friday.  Just post your picture on Pinterest or your blog and load it up at Festive Friday!

Stampin Up Meant To Be Valentine card made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #simplestamping

Shh!  Don’t tell Steve, but this is the Valentine I made for him. 🙂

Project Supplies

STAMPS & BUNDLES

Meant to Be Bundle (150587)

PAPER

Lovely Lipstick Cardstock (146970) , Powder Pink Cardstock (144244) ,  Whisper White Cardstock (100730),  Crumb Cake Cardstock (120953), All My Love Designer Series Paper (148576)

INK

Lovely Lipstick (147140) 

ADHESIVES

Snail Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

 OTHER

Big Shot (143263), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889),   Rectangle Stitched Framelits (148551)

Measurements

  • Cut 4-1/4” x 11” Lovely Lipstick Cardstock
  • Cut 2-1/2” x 2-3/4” Lovely Lipstick Cardstock
  • Cut 4″ x 5-1/4″ Crumb Cake Cardstock
  • Cut 3-1/2″x 4-3/4″ Powder Pink Cardstock
  • Cut (2) 2-1/2″x 2-1/2″ All My Love Designer Series Paper
  • Cut  2-1/2″x 2-1/2″ Whisper White Cardstock
  •  Cut  4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock for the inside of the card

Instructions

  1. Score the Lovely Lipstick Cardstock at 5-1/2” to form the card base.  Crease using a bone folder.
  2. Adhere the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Crumb Cake Cardstock to the card base.
  3. Run the 3-1/2″x 4-3/4″ Powder Pink Cardstock through the Big Shot with the third largest Stitched Rectangle Framelit and adhere to the Crumb Cake Cardstock.
  4. Run both of the 2-1/2″x 2-1/2″ All My Love Designer Series Paper through the Big Shot with the middle Stitched Heart Framelit and adhere to the Powder Pink Stitched Rectangle.
  5. Stamp the 2-1/2″x 2-1/2″  Whisper White Cardstock with the “I love our life together” stamp using Lovely Lipstick ink and run through the Big Shot using the middle Stitched Heart Framelit.
  6. Run the 2-1/2” x 2-3/4” Lovely Lipstick Cardstock through the Big Shot with the decorative heart Framelit.
  7. Adhere heart to the Powder Pink Stitched Rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  8. Stamp the flower line stamp on the corners of the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock and adhere inside the card.
  9. Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com  🙂

Tip-  Always stamp before you adhere anything.  If you mess up the stamping, you can always turn the paper over or start again on new paper without having to tear the card apart. 🙂

Stampin Up Meant To Be Valentine card made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #simplestamping

Stampin Up Meant To Be Valentine card made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #simplestamping

 

Don’t you love the look of a cute envelope!


Here’s some more projects made with this Bundle.

https://youtu.be/u1LaLZlRMGY

Please head over to Festive Friday Challenge and join us.  You can make a Valentine’s Day or Red card or 3-D item.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Apron of Love

 

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0024 is  Universal Letter Writing Week (Jan 13-19) and/or Blue.   #festivefridaychallenge  I hope you’ll make a card or 3-D item and join us.  If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you.

Stampin Up Apron of Love Thanks You card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #festivefridaychallenge

This is a perfect time to write some thank you notes for the Holiday gatherings we attended and gifts we received.  I hope my friend feels super appreciated when she receives this card from me.

 

Stampin Up Apron of Love Thanks You card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #festivefridaychallenge

Here’s another version of the same card.

Project Supplies

STAMPS & BUNDLES

Apron of Love (145835)

PAPER

Silver Foil Sheets (132178) , Balmy Blue Cardstock (146982) ,  Pacific Point Cardstock (111350) , Flirty Flamingo Cardstock (141416) , Whisper White Cardstock (100730)

INK

Pacific Point (147098) 

ADHESIVES

Snail Adhesive (104332)

 TOOLS

Big Shot (143263), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889),   Apron Builder Framelits (145661), Polka Dot Basics embossing folder (143709)

Measurements

  • Cut 4-1/4” x 11” Balmy Blue Cardstock scored at 5-1/2”
  • Cut 2-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ Pacific Point Cardstock
  • Cut 2-1/2″x 2-1/2″ Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
  •  Cut 2” x 2” Silver Foil Sheet
  •  Cut  4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock for the inside of the card
  • Cut  1-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock

Instructions

  1. Score the Balmy Blue Cardstock at 5-1/2” to form the card base.  Crease using a bone folder.
  2. Run the front of the card base through the Big Shot using the using Polka Dot Basics embossing folder.
  3. Run the Pacific Point Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Apron Framelit.
  4. Run the Flirty Flamingo Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Apron ties, neckline, hearts and trim.
  5. Run the Silver Foil through the Big Shot with the Utensils.
  6. Stamp the 1-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock with the “Thanks” from the Apron of Love stamp set and run through the Big Shot using the half circle Framelit.
  7. Assemble the card as shown in the picture.  Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com

#festivefridaychallenge, #FF0024

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I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas!  We had the McCullough Christmas in Davenport, the Olson Christmas in Kansas City and we celebrated just the six of us in Des Moines, attending the amazing Christmas Eve service at our church.  We also had fun at the annual Knoff family game night!

Steve recently traded his car for a vehicle big enough for the six of us to travel together.  We now know our kids liked it better when we had to take two vehicles everywhere. LOL!  Abby, Keegan and I usually took one car and would sing Broadway musicals. I’m not sure what the older boys and Steve did in their car, but I do know everyone was happier with no on in the far back getting car sick. 🙂

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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