And the winner of the Second Sunday Sketches Challenge is...

Pat Arnold! Congratulations, Pat! She is the winner of the 3rd Second Sunday Sketches card sketch challenge! Your prize, the Flower Faceted Gems and 3 handmade cards, will be in the mail tomorrow!

The color combination is stunning! I am glad to see that everyone is starting to make these card sketches their own! All of the card entries are gorgeous and well done!

Check out the other entries for the 2nd Second Sunday Sketch card challenge. Well done, everyone! I can't wait to see how you interpret August's sketch!

Missed this Second Sunday Sketches? Not to worry. The next Second Sunday Sketches card challenge starts on August 11th. Come back on August 11th for the next Second Sunday Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!Beth

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June 4th, 2019 - June 2nd, 2020 - Shop from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog for all of your stamping needs! This catalog is bursting with must have stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, ribbons, rhinestones, and more! I love the entire catalog! I think you will too! Check out all of the new products today!

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P.S. If you are a Magnolia Lane Product Suite Fan, there is a companion stamp set Magnolia Blooms (Item #152729) in the Beginner Brochure!

Botanical Butterfly Congratulatory Card

My sweet upline demonstrator team leader made me this gorgeous butterfly card to celebrate me growing my own demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers and for my own demonstrator team growing their teams.

The Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (Item #149622) is used for both the panel on the left and the butterfly punch out. The Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper is not only beautiful but versatile. You can cut the paper to use as backgrounds, as layers, for punching shapes such as circles and squares, and more. You can also use the Butterfly Duet Punch (Item #148523) to punch out many of the printed butterflies. Some of the butterflies are already colored in and some butterflies are not, so you can add your own touch too!

The inside has a kind handwritten note from my upline and the greeting “I’m so glad you are part of my story” from the Part of My Story stamp set (Item #149719).

I love the layout as well! It is clean and simple while still allowing the individual elements - the designer series paper, the butterfly punch out, and the sentiment - to shine. I can definitely see turning this layout into a card sketch and making several cards with this layout! I am totally going to turn this layout into a card sketch!

I welcomed three new stampers to my demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers recently! I am so happy to have more friends join Stampin’ Up! and be a part of a wonderful community! My demonstrator team and I enjoy getting together to stamp, to hang out, to learn new techniques, and to attend OnStage conventions. We have such a fun time together!

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You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Botanical Butterfly Congratulatory Card Supply List
Stamps	#149719 Part of My Story (Cling-Mount)
Paper	#140272 Thick Whisper White Cardstock #100730 Whisper White Cardstock #121045 Basic Black Cardstock #149622 Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper
Ink	#132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Embellishments
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #148523 Butterfly Duet Punch

Botanical Butterfly Congratulatory Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Thick Whisper Cardstock	8-1/2” x 5-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
1st Mat	Basic Black Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”
2nd Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	3-3/4” x 5”
DSP Mat 1	Botanical Butterfly DSP	3-3/4” x 1-3/4"
DSP Mat 2	Botanical Butterfly DSP	3-3/4” x 3/8"
Butterfly	Botanical Butterfly DSP	Punched from the butterflies with the orange background patterned paper sheet