I have several birthday girls on my list this upcoming week. Marty (hubby)’s Aunt turns 92 young years young, and I have a wonderful cousin and a sweet niece all celebrating their special days.
I love, Love, LOVE this Stampinup Butterfly Basics stamp set! It is appropriate for young, old, and everything in between. It has so many complimentary pieces to create fun collages. And it works so nicely with the Butterfly Thinlits to add an extra pop of WOW.
Hopefully it will be a bit more Spring-like next week when these are received by the birthday girls. After all – in our part of the world we Spring Ahead into Daylight Savings Time this weekend – Woohoo!
I saw a card done by Heather @ HandcraftingwithHeather and thought I would use it as inspiration, but I just so loved how she did it that I practically CASE’d (copied) it completely. I changed it up a bit, but be sure to check out her beautiful creation here. (CASEing is a huge compliment in the stamping world! And such a great way to get your creative mojo flowing when it is waning) 🙂
I did try it two different ways, one with a purple (Blackberry Bliss) border and one without. Which way do you prefer? Clean and Simple (CAS) or with the border? I should have tried one more version without sponging the edges with the Blackberry Bliss ink and keeping it all white (Very Vanilla) for even more simplicity.
What I love about this stamp set is it gives you everything in the one set to create a million different versions, colors, and distinctly different (or similar) cards. Many times I use a number of sets together, but for this it was just this set and the thinlit to cut out the butterfly. I only used three colors on the front of the card, carried to the inside, and even on the envelope: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, and Hello Honey.
So Happy Friday! Happy Spring Coming Soon (fingers crossed), and Happy Birthday Aunt Francie, Sarah, and Dawn!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 
Thanks for the shout out! I love how you decorated the envelope too! Very pretty.
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Thanks Heather! And thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
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Beautiful card from a beautiful person!! Can I be you “card” agent??
Oh Rob!!!
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You sure can, Oh Rob! Oh the fun we would have! xo
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Beautiful Jodi! I am sure they will just love them. You do such gorgeous work on your cards and on everything you do! I love them all but the first one with the purple border is my favorite. Although the more simple one is just as beautiful. Oh, it is so hard to decided!!
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Thanks for always stopping by and always saying something sweet PJ! Happy Friday!
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Happy Friday Jodi!
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They’re all beautiful, but I think I love the bottom one for its simplicity. Such a classy look! And purple, always a fave! ❤ Happyyyyy Fridayyyyyyy 😀
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Seems it’s a purple day eh Laura!?! 😝
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Purple tempts Lady Spring out of hiding! *flings rosepetals*
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I love the fern and honeycomb details. Just perfect for spring. I prefer the less heavy purple border. Just love how you placed the fern detail inside the card and on the envelope. Another McKinney Masterpiece.
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It is a fun stamp set. I love the fern and honeycomb too! Thanks for your opinion and comment. Happy Friday Barbara!
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These cards are all great. I can’t decide which one I like better. And I love how you combined the fern and the honeycomb.
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Thank you Carol! Thanks for visiting!
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