Another card we made in class this month.  This one uses the Beauty Abounds stamp set, which is carrying over from the Occasions Catty to the Annual Catalogue.

First we stamped the flourish in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then the "splotches" in Daffodil Delight.  We coloured in the images in the flourish with Granny Apple Green, Garden Green and Highland Heather Stampin' Write Markers.  Then we added Wink of Stella to the blossoms.

After adding the sentiment (including the inside's, "it's a million little things," we cut and adhered 3 of the small butterflies from the coordinating Butterfly Beauty Dies.  NOTE:  if you want to purchase this stamp set and the coordinating dies you can get them as a bundle and save 10% through 3 June.  After that they will both be available, but without the discount!

 Kylie Bertucci is hosting a FREE online class using the Everything is Rosy Medley on 24th May 2019 at 11am (AEST).  She's also offering a tutorial bundle with additional projects.  Click on her name above for more details.

I'll be unboxing and creating with my Hugs From Shelli Kit during my Facebook Live session 10:00 Wednesday morning (AEST)/Tuesday evening (USA)!

This is one of the cards I designed  for my May Monthly Card Class. 

It uses items from the Perennial Essence Suite, which will be debuting on June 4 in the new Annual Catalogue.  So many beautiful pages of Designer Series Paper, all made  to resemble Impressionist paintings, particularly in Monet's style.

After stamping the 3-petaled flower from Floral Essence stamp set in Calypso Coral ink we coloured them with  the Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends and punched them out.  The sentiment from the same set is stamped in Garden Green.  The crowning touch is the fuzzy perennial Essence Floral Centers.

This Perennial Essence Suite is featured on pages 106-108 of the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.  NEW THIS YEAR:  Purchase the entire suite with  one item number!  You get the stamp set and coordinating punch with the 10% bundle discount, plus one of each of the other items in the suite.  Easy peasy!  Perennial Essence Suite Item #152166 starting 4 June.  

​Can't wait that long?  Join my team and add it to your starter kit!  Get an extra $65 worth of products and free postage...plus save 20% on all your future orders!  Contact me for more details at nhoetker@mac.com or 0424  968 039.

Fun Folds Card Class
Saturday, 1 June 
​RSVP deadline Thursday, 30 May
 
Someone said, "A card is a hug with a fold in the middle."  
What a lovely idea...but we can go beyond that!  
Come make a variety of cards that go beyond a simple crease.  You will also receive a printout with directions for each type of fold. Suitable for novice and experienced crafters.

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Nancy's Stamping Studio
1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000
1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info.

I've been looking at Stampin' Up! catalogues for 13 years now, and this one is the best yet, IMHO!  Be sure you have your copy...if you live in  Australia and would like me to be your demonstrator please complete the form below and I'll get one to you.

Here are 3 cards that are variations on a Black, White and Lemon Lime Twist theme.  The Designer Series Paper is from Botanical Butterfly, and both  sentiments are from Beauty Abounds.

For the 2 outside cards I layered the 2 sets of the Butterfly Beauty multiple butterfly die, then snipped off excess butterflies before layering on the card fronts.  I snipped off different ones on each card, which led to different placements for the sentiment.

The middle card has black-and-white butterflies from the Botanical Butterfly DSP that are punched out with the Butterfly Duet Punch.

Something to note:  The Beauty Abounds stamp set and Butterfly Beauty Dies are being sold in the Occasions Catalogue as a bundle, which saves 10%.  Both are carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue, but will only be sold individually.  If you want them, order before June 3 to save 10%.  If you want to save 20% on everything you order, join my team! 

This one I CASE'd from Ann Schach.  It's changed up a bit in the details but is essentially the same.  I'm liking the trend of using Vellum card stock to soften a colour or pattern...I've used it in several cards recently.

Here's another that features this Highland Heather pattern from the Botanical Butterfly DSP:

I hope that this series of cards has inspired you to create with your stash of butterflies!

Information for All Classes:

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Nancy's Stamping Studio
1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000
1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info.

RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared.
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Monthly Card Class
Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters!

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.
 
May
Tuesday, 21 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 19 May

June
Saturday, 15 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 June
               &
Tuesday, 18 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 16 June

July
Tuesday, 16 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 14 July
               &
Saturday, 20 July RSVP deadline Thursday, 18 July

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Fun Folds Card Class
Saturday, 1 June RSVP deadline Thursday, 30 May
 
Someone said, "A card is a hug with a fold in the middle."  
What a lovely idea...but we can go beyond that!  
Come make a variety of cards that go beyond a simple crease.  You will also receive a printout with directions for each type of fold. Suitable for novice and experienced crafters.

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.

Today is the day you can purchase the Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit! 

I CASE'd this card from Mindy Backes.  ​While all the same elements are there, it's not an exact copy...I placed my flowers differently, and used a different sentiment.  Yes, those flowers are fussy-cut.  it's not that hard to do with these images.

I'll be giving away some of this Share What You Love Specialty DSP (it's got shimmery, shiny elements to it, like the large flower on the right - too bad the camera didn't pick that up!!).  To be eligible follow the directions below.

Scroll down for all my class  details.

SO MANY BUTTERFLIES!

I do like crafting with them.  I'm glad both Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala are carrying over from Occasions to the new Annual Catalogue.  I just wish the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper was available for longer than the Sale-A-Bration months.  I'm still loving and chopping it!

It's graduation season in the U.S., so I've made several cards to send to friends and relatives who are graduating from high school and university.  These two are simple, yet striking.

This card I CASE'd  from Alison Solven, changing up her colour scheme from Balmy Blue to Grapefruit Grove.  The butterflies are fussy-cut from the Botanical Butterfly DSP, while the background Bokeh dots are from the Beauty Abounds stamp set.

Here's another fussy-cut butterfly. As I know I've said before, I love how the black-and-white designs allow the colours to pop right off the card!

Another way to make the colours pop - this one uses the Spotlight technique.  I cut the Stitched Rectangle out of the DSP and coloured it with Stampin' Blends, then mounted it on the next bigger rectangle  die and popped it over the hole with Dimensionals.

I've got still more butterflies to share on another day...

​Information for All Classes:

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Nancy's Stamping Studio
1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000
1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info.

RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared.
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Monthly Card Class
Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters!

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.
 
May
Saturday, 18 May RSVP deadline Thursday, 16 May
               &
Tuesday, 21 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 19 May

June
Saturday, 15 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 June
               &
Tuesday, 18 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 16 June

July
Tuesday, 16 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 14 July
               &
Saturday, 20 July RSVP deadline Thursday, 18 July

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Fun Folds Card Class
Saturday, 1 June RSVP deadline Thursday, 30 May
 
Someone said, "A card is a hug with a fold in the middle."  
What a lovely idea...but we can go beyond that!  
Come make a variety of cards that go beyond a simple crease.  You will also receive a printout with directions for each type of fold. Suitable for novice and experienced crafters.

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.

The Just Because stamp set is one of the Host sets in the Occasions Catalogue.  These simple line drawings are nice graphics for watercolouring, paper-piecing or colouring with Stampin' Blends, as I did on these cards.

This first card I CASE'd from Brian King.  He paper-pieced his image, but I didn't feel like fussy-cutting the day I made this so I just coloured it.  I also subbed Smoky Slate for the Sahara Sand and played with the sizes of the layers/sentiment.

Then I went on to make another card with a different image and sentiment.  To approximate the Lemon Lime Twist colour on the leaves I layered Pineapple Punch Dark with the Granny Apple Green Light Stampin' Blends.  To get a good blend I worked both colours on one leaf before moving on to the next one.

Finally, I had to make a card with the third image.  I rarely use Soft Sea Foam, but I'm liking it here.  Do you see that black die cut label behind the image?  It's from the new Stitched Nested Labels Dies that are in the upcoming 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

This stamp set will be one of the giveaways in my Blogiversary Blog Candy - be sure to follow the directions below for your chance to win!

Here they are in the warehouse, waiting to be shipped out.  Will one go to you???

Someone gave me a partial pack of the Tea Room Specialty Designer Series Paper and I spent some time playing with it recently.

These 4 cards are definitely embracing Kylie Bertucci's #loveitchopit philosophy!  Simple and repeatable, they are going to be packaged together and donated to a cancer research fundraiser.

These 4 are inspired by Jackie Bultje, who has a great video tutorial on YouTube, and are a fun way to use the DSP.  I wish you could better see the Climbing Roses image stamped on the butterfly card.

Directions:

• Cut your DSP​ 10 cm square (4"), mark bottom side at 5 cm (2"), then adjacent sides at 2.5 cm (1").  
• Place the DSP on your paper trimmer with the marks on the bottom and one side lined up on the trimmer's cutting slot and cut off the corner.  
• Rotate the paper and cut from the bottom point to the side.
• Take a 10.3 cm x 14.5 cm (4 ⅛" x 5 ¼") strip of coordinating card stock and adhere the square end of the DSP at one end of the card stock leaving an equal edge (0.3 cm or ⅛") on the 3 straight sides.
• Insert the slanted end in the paper trimmer, lining up the edge of the DSP with the inside edge of the clear cutting arm, which should leave an edge 0.3 cm or ⅛" when cut. Rotate and repeat.
• Embellish as desired and adhere to card base with Dimensionals.  I stamped a matching panel (10.3 x 14.5 cm or 4 ⅛" x 5 ⅜") to layer it on first.

Be eligible to win a packet of this DSP and coordinating card stock by following the Blog Candy directions below!

This is the week of my "blogiversary," and I'm going to be giving some SU! product to my loyal readers.  To win, leave a comment ON MY BLOG (not on the Facebook or Instagram post about my blog) on any post 13-17 May and on Monday I'll draw names for some gifts.  Bonus: readers anywhere in the world are eligible to win!

Earlier this week I showed you the Floating Die Cut Frame cards I made.  Here  is a floating frame made out of Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper.

This is so easy with the Stitched Rectangles dies!  Just nest two of the dies together  and run through the die cutting machine to make a frame.  Pop it up on Dimensionals, add a sentiment and you're set.

​Information for All Classes:

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Nancy's Stamping Studio
1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000
1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info.

RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared.
​ 
*************************************************************************
Monthly Card Class
Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters!

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.
 
May
Tuesday, 21 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 19 May
               &
Saturday, 18 May RSVP deadline Thursday, 16 May

June
Saturday, 15 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 June
               &
Tuesday, 18 June RSVP deadline Sunday, 16 June

July
Tuesday, 16 May RSVP deadline Sunday, 14 July
               &
Saturday, 20 July RSVP deadline Thursday, 18 July

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Fun Folds Card Class
Saturday, 1 June RSVP deadline Thursday, 30 May
 
Someone said, "A card is a hug with a fold in the middle."  
What a lovely idea...but we can go beyond that!  
Come make a variety of cards that go beyond a simple crease.  You will also receive a printout with directions for each type of fold. Suitable for novice and experienced crafters.

​$30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included.

I'm working  my way through some more retiring/retired products, getting ready for the new Annual Catalogue that debuts on 4 June.  I have really enjoyed the Botanical Butterfly Designer  Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration this year.  Here are some of the cards I've made with it recently:

The two main things I've loved about this paper:  the very colourful images on one side contrasted with black-and-white designs on the reverse, and that many of the butterflies are able to be punched out with the Butterfly Duet punch.

Like those rhinestone swirls?  They've been in my stash so long!  Since the 2011 Holiday Catalogue, in fact.

I have been  saving them for the right project, and I'm pleased to use them on these cards. 

I'm continuing my play with retiring products...this card was CASE'd from Michelle Quinno with a couple of changes.

The pretty Share What You Love Designer Series Paper will be retiring on June 3, along with everything Tranquil Tide (ink, card stock and Velvet Ribbon).  Happily, the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, the Pearlized Doilies and the Love What You Do stamp set will be carrying over! 

This card is very simple in construction, but here are a lot of layers and details that sometimes help make the biggest impact.  Also, not visible in this picture, the flowers on this paper have a lovely, shimmery coating that make them pop!

Each week I'll be hosting a crafting session on my Nancy's Nifty Notes Facebook Page.  I'll start at 10:00 am on Wednesdays and will probably run for 30-45 minutes.   You can tune in live or watch on replay!  Add comments and questions and I'll  respond either orally during the broadcast or in the comments afterwards.

​Here's some help for my friends in the USA:
Melbourne, Australia     Wed, 8 May 2019 at 10:00 a.m. AEST    
New York, USA              Tue, 7 May 2019 at 8:00 p.m. EDT      
Chicago, USA                Tue, 7 May 2019 at 7:00 p.m. CDT      
Denver, USA                  Tue, 7 May 2019 at 6:00 p.m. MDT      
Phoenix, USA                Tue, 7 May 2019 at 5:00 p.m. MST      
Los Angeles, USA        Tue, 7 May 2019 at 5:00 p.m. PDT      

You know you want one!   
If you live in Australia and aren't working with another demonstrator,
complete this form and I'll send you one!