Happy Easter friends! I really should be heading to bed soon, but I do want to share these projects with you all. I spent most of today finalizing all of my tax paperwork (doesn't look like a good SU year! doh!), but I wanted to get into my craft room and put some finishing touches on these projects and share.
Thursday night was all about creating with the Lovely & Beautiful Designer Series papers. NOTE: They are back in stock now! Get 'em while they're hot! They are part of the Lovely & Beautiful Suite, which is in the January-April 2026 Catalog...so they won't be around forever. I am very surprised that these gorgeous papers are NOT in the Last Chance list. I suspect that's an error, because they generally don't keep papers around like that...especially when they have an OUTGOING In Color (Peach Pie) in them.
I had a 1/4 pack of this paper to work with. I was in the Paper Share for the Jan-Apr catalog myself. Between these projects and a BONUS Mini Album base, I used nearly every scrap of paper that I had. Winning! That's what I love to see! WE all need to use our papers folks. I hope you love what I've created.
Just a reminder that I am generally Live on-line every Thursday at 8:00pm ET. I stream to BOTH YouTube and Facebook simultaneously, but I recommend viewing on YouTube.
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First up is a Tri-Panel Arched card, and it fits in a medium envelope! I used the largest two sizes of the Everyday Arches dies. Cut all of those panels, and glue to a Petal Pink base to make the card. I used butterflies, but you could use any flower, bird, butterflies, dragonflies...any flying thing to go with this card.
Paper Measurements:
- Petal Pink base: 3" x 8 1/2", scored at 4", 8"
- Petal Pink base: 3" x 4"
- Petal Pink arches: (3) 4 1/4" x 5 1/4", cut with largest die
- Lovely & Beautiful DSP: (2) 3 5/8" x 5", cut with second largest die
- Basic White: 3 5/8" x 5", cut with second largest die
- Gold Foil: scraps to die-cut butterflies
Lighting wasn't great when I took these pictures at 10:30pm...but you get the idea.
Top-ish view, standing up.
Finish off with some Brass Butterflies and then sequins from an old ephemera kit.
Stamps: Simply Said, Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Petal Pink, Basic White, Gold Foil, Lovely & Beautiful Designer Series Paper
Other: Everyday Arches dies, Beautiful Butterflies dies, Brass Butterflies, Expressionsin Ink Ephemera pack
Next up is a fold that I'm calling a High-Low Double Dutch Door. I saw it last week, but didn't catch the name of the fold. I think it was from On Y Go Stamping. It ends up being a triple panel card. You will need to watch the video to see how to cut the Peach Pie and Fresh Freesia base pieces.
Open the left side...
Paper Measurements:
- Base #1, Peach Pie: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".
- Base #2, Fresh Freesia: 5 1/4" x 8", scored at 4"
- DSP #1: 3 1/4" x 4"
- DSP #2: 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"
- Basic White: 3 3/4" x 5"
- Fresh Freesia: scrap to die-cut circle with Spotlight on Nature dies
- Peach Pie: 2 3/8" circle
- Fresh Freesia & Basic White: 2" circles
- Basic White: 1 3/4" circle
- Basic White: scrap to stamp/die-cut butterfly
Again, I added butterflies. Finished off with some Party Dots and Brass Butterflies
Stamps: Simply Said, Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Peach Pie, Fresh Freesia
Paper: Peach Pie, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Lovely & Beautiful DSP
Other: Spotlight on Nature dies, Beautiful Butterflies dies, 2 3/8"/2"/1 3/4" Circle punches, Brass Butterflies, Party Dots, Clear Shimmer brush
Third project is a gift bag created from a full 6" x 12" piece of the paper! I added a cardstock handle, and then gold-embossed a butterfly to put on the front. I'm not sure who/what occasion I'm going to use this bag for yet, so I didn't put any words/greetings on it. Finished bag size is 4 1/4" wide x 4 1/2" tall x 1 1/2" deep.
Paper Measurements:
- Lovely & Beautiful DSP: 6" x 12". Pay attention to the direction of your pattern. You want it going landscape.
- Score on the 12" side at 4 1/4", 5 3/4", 10", 11 1/2"
- Turn your paper to the RIGHT one turn, and score at 1 1/2"
- Fresh Freesia handle: 1 716" x 11"
- Vellum: scrap to stamp/gold-emboss/die-cut largest butterflie
Add some Pearlized Faceted Circles to finish. Better picture with the light.
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Fresh Freesia, Vellum cardstock, Lovely & Beautiful DSP
Other: Beautiful Butterflies dies, Pearlized Faceted Circles, Gilded Sparkle embossing powder (Brutus Monroe)
Last thing that I made is a card and matching envelope. WARNING: I messed up the envelope during the live video, so I'm giving you correct measurements and pictures. The concept of how to build the envelope is the same as I showed in the video...I just had my measurements wrong.
The card is very simple. I took the gold foile/white piece of DSP and ink bended some colors on to the flowers/leaves. Then I stamped/die-cut a few butterflies and added those. Bold greeting strip is layered and glued down flat.
Paper Measurements:
- Fresh Freesia: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
- Lovely & Beautiful DSP: 4" x 5 1/4"
- Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4"
- Peach Pie: 1 7/8" x 5 1/4"
- Basic White: 1 5/8" x 5 1/4"
- Basic White: scrap to stamp/die-cut butterflies
For the envelope -
- Fresh Freesia: 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Score 3 sides at 1/2". Score 1" from top. Cut corners according to this picture.
- DSP: 4 1/2" x 6"
Fold in flaps/gussets and apply glue.
Glue DSP directly over top. Punch half a circle at the top.
Stamps: With You in Mind, Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Peach Pie, Fresh Freesia
Paper: Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Basic White, Lovely & Beautiful DSP
Other: Beautiful Butterflies dies, Party Dots (Peach Pie), Rainbow Dots (Fresh Freesia)
For the GRAND FINALE - I showed this Mini Album base at the start of the video. I used THREE 6" x 12" pieces of the DSP to make this book. Same concept as the Beach Time Mini that I made last week, but with one less piece of paper. I did not put the closure on, or anything yet. Just this base. I'll file this away in my pile of mini albums - I love it!!! I love all of these gorgeous prints together, and that you get to see both sides of every piece!
I bound the pages together today with gold/white baker's twine and a 3-hole pamphlet stitch. Then I rounded the corners. It's ready to be worked on at a later date. :)
This Thursday (4/9/2026), I'll be playing with the Springtime Scenes bundle. It's part of the MARCH 2026 Online Exclusives. I got it so I could make my OnStage swaps with something new, and then having done anything else with it. I like it though, so let's get busy and make some stuff with it!
Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!
Toni
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