Best of Butterflies - April Best of Stamp Set

Every month during 2013, we’re combining some of our all-time-favorite stamps with a new, never-before-seen stamp to create a monthly “Best of” stamp set. Best of Butterflies is our April offering, but don’t forget to check out the sets from previous months as well. They’re available all year!

Click the image to purchase this set today! 

Did you know that every year Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico, and that the migration might span multiple generations of butterflies?

Impressive.

Of course, you can just stamp a butterfly from the Best of Butterflies Stamp Set on a card and mail it ANYWHERE in the WORLD. Take that, Mr. Monarch butterfly!

Note: Clear-Mount Blocks B, C, and D needed for this set. Pick up Blocks and Stamping Accessories here.

See all Best of sets - download the flyers below!

January - Best of Birthdays

February - Best of Love

March - Best of Flowers

April - Best of Butterflies

As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

Download the collector's card.

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! 

Hope everyone had a beautiful day for hunting Easter eggs!  Mid-Missouri surely did!  Which is why I was not able to get online to make a post earlier!  I just had to share some wonderful news with you about our single stamps! They have been extended until July 31, 2013!  Which means, you can still purchase the cute Easter stamp below, as well as several other adorable single stamps!  

A quick search on Pinterest will bring a ton of cute ideas for using this stamp.  I found where the stamped images were fussy cut and placed in a different layout - so cute!  I have found that Pinterest is my go-to place for great inspiration!  If you haven't checked it out yet, you really should!  Just search your specific stamp set by name, be sure to add "Stampin' Up!" to the search so you get relevant images and poof - tons of cool inspiration using any stamp set you own or want to buy!  

Remember - each of the single stamps costs  $7.95 or less!

Stop in at my shop and check out all the cute single stamps you can pick up! 

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.

St. Louis Regionals Swap Cards 1

On March 23, 2013, I was lucky enough to attend the St. Louis Regional Stampin' Up! event where I swapped a few cards with many wonderful designers. This series of posts will showcase the cards I received. Not all cards were signed by their designer - so unfortunately credit couldn't be given every time. When I am able to, the designer is given credit. Every card I received will be featured -they were all equally wonderful! Without further ado - here is my swap card for this week:

Paper Pumpkin Card created by Martha Swift

The first swap card I am going to share with you is this lovely Paper Pumpkin Card created by Martha Swift.  Martha used the Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit stamp set and a few other Stampin' Up! tools and supplies as well as some unconventional household items to create this unique card. That beautiful silver embossed trim is actually silver aluminum tape from the hardware store embossed with the new Fancy Fan embossing folder (p189 - #127751)!  She matched it up with Versa Mark (p159 - #102283) and silver embossing powder (p159- #109131) on Basic Grey (p156-#121044) and Basic Black (p156-#121045) Card Stock and embellished it with the lovely 3/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon (p173-#119962). The black mat was trimmed with a fancy border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch (p183-#118402) and the sentiment was punched out using the Scallop Oval Punch (p184-#119856). 

Anyone who signs up for My Paper Pumpkin will get the initial welcome kit as their first shipment. It comes with everything you see in the photo below. Every month a new kit arrives, filled with lots of fun - it can be cards, gift items or even home decor. As well, you will be invited to my monthly Paper Pumpkin Party where you can put the kit pieces together along with friends! What a great way to escape!

What a great way to use the Paper Pumpkin stamps! I can't wait to feature this lovely card on Saturday at my Paper Pumpkin Pizza Party! If you haven't signed up for Paper Pumpkin and want to get a sneak peak at what comes in the Welcome Kit, come on out to Pizza Hut on Worley Street in Columbia and check it out. I will be there from 2pm to 4pm sharing pizza and my first Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Come see how easy stamping really is!

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.

Sunday Share - March 3, 2013

Happy Sunday Stampers!

Today, I don't have a lot to share, except more snow stories!  We got another 12 inches of snow on top of the already 12 inches of snow we had from the previous week. I got stranded in Columbia for the majority of the week and I didn't get to play much with my color theme from last week. So, in light of my lack of participation, I bring you a card using last week's color theme, and a promise to continue that color theme this week!

This card uses Melon Mambo, Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White card stock and Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' Pad and Stampin' Write Marker (for the inside). The striped paper is from the Brights Pattern DSP stack. The "thanks" stamp is from Perfect Punches stamp set and on the inside of the card, I used a hostess set from the Spring Catalog - Stacks of Wishes. The ribbon on this card is the only thing NOT Stampin' Up!  I used a sheer ribbon that I had in my stash from my previous days as a Michael's instructor. 

Here are our colors for the week (held over from last week). Melon Mambo, Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White.

I hope you enjoyed today's card! I enjoyed making it and I can't wait to give the card to the recipient! That Eiffel tower on the side is actually an LED candle that my daughter keeps on our living room coffee table. I thought the elegant card deserved to be next to another elegant item!

Keep on Stampin!

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.