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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Birthday Wishes - SU298



STAMPS: Itty Bitty Birthdays (Occasions 2019), High Tide (inside).

INK: Black Memento (inside), Rose Red.

CARDSTOCK: White, Rose Red.

EXTRAS: Elegant Dots EF.

PUNCHES/DIES: Butterfly Thinlits dies, Triple Banner punch, Stitched Shapes dies.




Friday, July 26, 2019

A Little Note - LICI-B-19



Stamps: Butterfly Gala, Beauty Abounds.

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012).

Ink: Black Tuxedo, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, regular and mini glue dots, Wink of Stella, pearls, black ribbon (non-SU).

Punches/Dies: Butterfly Duet punch.


I have loved and now chopped the entire package of my Everyday Enchantment DSP from 2012!  I chopped it in 5-1/4” strips then cut the strips into 4” pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I cut the cardboard backing from the DSP to fit in a Full Wide Stamp case. I checked my ribbons to see what I had that matched and taped a small piece to the cardboard.  Stored all the chopped DSP in a Full Wide Stamp case.

Use a strip from your Love It Chop It DSP stash.  Sponge with Soft Suede ink and set aside.


Stamp the butterflies from the Butterfly Gala stamp set on a 2” x 2-1/2” scrap of Very Vanilla using Black ink.  Ink the body image in Granny Apple Green, stamp off then stamp the butterflies.  Re-ink the top body image of the large butterfly, stamp off and stamp the butterfly again.  Punch with the Butterfly Duet punch.  Color with Wink of Stella and set aside.


Cut Very Vanilla cardstock 5-1/4” x 4.  Sponge edges with Crumb Cake ink.  Stamp the phrase from the Butterfly Gala stamp set at the bottom using Black ink. 

Stamp the flourish from the Beauty Abounds stamp set with Crumb Cake ink. 

Ink the bubbles from the Beauty Abounds stamp set, stamp off then stamp over the flourish – be sure to use equal pressure on the bubble stamp.

Ink the dots from the Beauty Abounds stamp set with Crumb Cake ink, stamp off then stamp over the flourish in three places.

Adhere the DSP strip to the left edge of the Very Vanilla panel.  Cut ribbon 6-1/2” and tape to the back covering the DSP edge.  Adhere to a Crumb Cake card.


Adhere the butterflies.


Stamp a phrase and a butterfly image to the inside of the card.  Decorate the envelope.



Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Thinking of You - SU297



STAMPS: Still Night, Part of My Story (inside and outside).

INK: Black Memento, Dark and Light Crumb Cake Blends, Pumpkin Pie marker.

CARDSTOCK: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla.

EXTRAS: Layered Leaves EF.

PUNCHES/DIES: Night Owl Thinlits dies, Stitched Shapes dies (largest circle), Rectangle Stitched Frame by Cherry Quilt (Amazon).

Blends/Markers: Used dark Crumb Cake for wing and feathers on top of his feet, Light Crumb Cake for everything else, Pumpkin Pie marker for his eyes and nose.




Friday, July 19, 2019

Butterfly Gala – LICI-B-14


Stamps: Touches of Texture, Butterfly Gala (inside).

Cardstock: Pool Party, Peek a Boo Peach, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012).

Ink: Pool Party, Grapefruit Groove (inside and envelope) Soft Suede.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, regular and mini glue dots, pearls, Peek a Boo Peach ribbon, Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Elegant Dots embossing folder.

Punches/Dies: Butterfly Duet punch, Scallop Border punch.

Cut DSP 2-5/8” x 4”.  Sponge Soft Suede.  Set aside.

Cut Peek a Boo Peach 3-1/4” x 4” wide.  Punch one 4” width with the Scallop Border punch.  Sponge Soft Suede.  Run through the Elegant Dots EF with the sponging facing the Sizzix logo. 

Lightly pencil mark at 2-1/4” from top of DSP.  Tape the Peach panel to the DSP at the pencil marks.  Trim to 5-1/4” x 4” and re-sponge.

From the wrong side of the DSP, pencil mark at 1-1/4” from the top.  Cut Peek a Boo Peach ribbon at 5-1/2” and tape at the pencil marks.  Adhere to a Very Vanilla card.  Set aside.

Cut Pool Party cs at 1-3/4” x 2-1/2”.  Over stamp with the splat from the Touches of Texture stamp set in Pool Party ink.  Sponge Soft Suede.  Mount onto a Very Vanilla panel cut at 2-3/4” x 2”.  Trim close.  Add dimensionals and adhere to the card front.

Punch butterflies from Peek a Boo Peach cs using the Butterfly Duet punch.  Sponge.  Run through the Petals a Plenty EF with the sponging facing the Sizzix logo.  Bend wings on both sides of the body.  Adhere to the Pool Party panel on the card front.

Add pearls to the butterflies.  Cut Peek a Boo Peach ribbon at 5” and tie a knot around ribbon on the card.

Stamp phrase from the Butterfly Gala stamp set in Grapefruit Groove to the inside.  Ink the splat from the Touches of Texture stamp set in Pool Party ink, stamp off then over stamp the phrase. Add Pool Party butterflies. Decorate an envelope.

I’m still working on the Everyday Enchantment DSP that I have loved and now chopped.  I chopped it in 5-1/4” strips then cut the strips into 4” pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I have them stored in a Full Wide Stamp case. Kylie Bertucci has given us permission to Love It Chop It!

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Just for You - SU296



STAMPS: Party Panda (SAB 2018).

INK: Black Memento.

CARDSTOCK: Black, White.

EXTRAS: Softly Falling EF, Baker’s twine.

PUNCHES/DIES: Layering Circle dies, Just for You from Lana’s dies.




Friday, July 12, 2019

Jar of Love – LICI-B-05


Stamps: Jar of Love, Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012), Calypso Coral.

Ink: Calypso Coral (on envelope), Pool Party, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, regular and mini glue dots, rhinestones, Old Olive baker’s twine, Subtle embossing folder.

Punches/Dies: Trio Flower punch, Label punch, Everyday Jars Framelits.

Will need a Very Vanilla panel at 5-1/4 x 4, a 1-3/8” strip of DSP from your Love It Chop It pile, a Calypso Coral card, a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock for the lid, a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock for the flowers and phrase.



Set the Very Vanilla panel on the Stamparatus.  Lay the DSP strip on the left side of the panel, now position the medium jar.  Remove the DSP.  Stamp the jar in Soft Suede ink.

Sponge the bottom of the jar with Pool Party to represent water.

Stamp the branch in the center of the jar with Wild Wasabi ink.  Clean the stamp.  Move it to the left and right and stamp again in the jar.

Run the panel through the Subtle EF.  The rest is fairly straight forward.

Stamp a phrase with Soft Suede ink and a branch with Wild Wasabi ink for the inside of the card.  Stamp a couple of branches with Wild Wasabi ink and the tiny flower with Calypso Coral ink on the front of an envelope – both stamps are from the Jar of Love stamp set.



I have loved and now chopped the entire package of my Everyday Enchantment DSP from 2012!  I chopped it in 5-1/4” strips then cut the strips into 4” pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I cut the cardboard backing from the DSP to fit in a Full Wide Stamp case. I checked my ribbons to see what I had that matched and taped a small piece to the cardboard.  Stored all the chopped DSP in a Full Wide Stamp case.



You can order SU! products online and have them shipped directly to your door. Simply click on the “Shop Now” button in my banner (or I can order for you). I would be most happy to be your Canadian demonstrator (since April 2006).

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

From the Heart - SU295


STAMPS: Petal Palette.

INK: Rose Red(inside), Black Memento.

CARDSTOCK: White, Vellum, Rose Red, Silver Foil.

EXTRAS: Falling Petals EF, Petal Pair EF.

PUNCHES/DIES: Petals and More Thinlits dies, Love Notes Framelits dies.


Beautiful Day - LICI-B-21


Stamps: Butterfly Gala, Beautiful Day, Beautiful You (inside), Falling Flowers (inside and envelope).

Cardstock: Lucky Lemonade, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012).

Ink: Grapefruit Groove, Granny Apple Green.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, glue dots, sequins, pearls, Natural Trim ribbon, Country Floral embossing folder, spritzer.

Punches/Dies: In the Woods Framelits, Butterfly Duet punch.


We will be using a strip from our Love It Chop It DSP stash.  Cut a Very Vanilla panel at 5-1/4” x 4”.  Draw a pencil mark down the length of the Very Vanilla panel at about 1-1/4” from the right edge.  Spritz the Very Vanilla panel and run it through the Country Floral EF up to the pencil mark. 


Adhere the DSP to the un-embossed edge.  Trim edges if necessary.  Cover the edge of the DSP with 6” of Natural Trim, taped to the back.  Adhere to a Very Vanilla card.

Die cut 3 leaves from Lucky Limeade using the In the Woods die.  Set aside.

Set up the Stamparatus to stamp the butterflies (Very Vanilla cs with Grapefruit Groove ink on  2-1/4” x 2-3/4”), the phrase for the outside (Very Vanilla cs with Grapefruit Groove ink on  1-1/2” x 4”) and the phrase (Grapefruit Groove ink) and image for the inside of the card (Very Vanilla cs with Granny Apple Green ink on  5-1/4” x 4”).


Color the butterflies with Wink of Stella and punch using the Butterfly Duet punch.  I added the body with a maker.  Bend the wings on either side of the body.  Set aside.


Trim the phrase to about 1-1/4” x 3-1/2”.  Add dimensionals.  Set one leaf upside down at the bottom of the card front.  Add a touch of glue to the bottom leaf.  Set the phrase on top to pick it up.  Secure the leaf then adhere the phrase to the card front.


Arrange the other two leaves and glue into place.  Add large butterfly.  Add pearls to the butterfly and sequins to the card front.


Add the small butterfly to the inside of the card.  Decorate an envelope.


I have loved and now chopped the entire package of my Everyday Enchantment DSP from 2012!  I chopped it in 5-1/4” strips then cut the strips into 4” pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I cut the cardboard backing from the DSP to fit in a Full Wide Stamp case. I checked my ribbons to see what I had that matched and taped a small piece to the cardboard.  Stored all the chopped DSP in a Full Wide Stamp case.

Friday, July 5, 2019

Giraffe Animal Outing - LICI-B-13



Stamps: Animal Outing, Thankful Thoughts (inside).

Cardstock: Lucky Lemonade, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012).

Ink: Black Tuxedo, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist, Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Blends, Light Crumb Cake Blends.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, regular and mini glue dots, star sequins, Calypso Coral ribbon.

Punches/Dies: Banner punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Animal Friends Thinlits Die, Layering Oval dies.

Grab a full DSP panel from your Love It Chop It stash - 5-1/4 x 4.  Cut again at 2-1/4 x 4.  Flip one side of the DSP over and tape back together.  (The short piece is the top).


Cut 6 of Calypso Coral and tie a knot near one end.  Tape ends to the back about 2 from top.  Add a glue dot behind the knot.


Color the giraffe with Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Blends and the spots and horns in Light Crumb Cake Blends.  Tuck the giraffes neck just under the ribbon.  Add star sequins.


Die cut the phrase with the Stitched Shapes oval and a Daffodil Delight oval.  Adhere the ovals together, add dimensionals and adhere to the bottom of the card.


Add the leaves.  Punch a black banner using the Banner punch.  Place both banners over top of the ends of the leaves. 


Add a phrase and stamp an envelope.


I have loved and now chopped the entire package of my Everyday Enchantment DSP from 2012!  I chopped it in 5-1/4 strips then cut the strips into 4 pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I cut the cardboard backing from the DSP to fit in the front of a Full Wide Stamp case. I checked my ribbons to see what I had that matched and taped a small piece to the cardboard.  Stored all the chopped DSP in a Full Wide Stamp case.

You can order SU! products online and have them shipped directly to your door. Simply click on the Shop Now button in my banner (or I can order for you). I would be most happy to be your Canadian demonstrator (since April 2006).

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Life is So Much Better - SU294


STAMPS: Part of My Story (inside, SAB 2019)

INK: Rose Red(inside), Black Memento.

CARDSTOCK: White, Vellum, Rose Red, Myths and Magic Iridescent Glimmer paper.

EXTRAS: Petal Pair EF.

PUNCHES/DIES: Petals and More Thinlits dies, Itty Bitty Accents punch, Everyday Label punch.