Beautiful Butterflies!

Today I have several cards made by exploring using the Beautiful Butterflies Embossing Folder and coordinating Stamp Set.  The patterned paper used was from the Beautiful Bokeh set of 6 x 6 papers.    

Hybrid EF (embossing folder): I have two examples of using the basic Hybrid EF from this set.  They were made in a similar way, though one is vertical and the other horizontal.  I’ll first describe the vertical one – and then add any differences for the horizontal one.

 

1. Place cutting die in the embossing folder, then the patterned paper, and run the whole through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine using the 3D embossing folder sandwich.  In the case of this yellow card, I made two mistakes. First, I didn’t hold the EF closed well and the cutting die moved (NOT GOOD! Not only could it have hurt my embossing folder, but the cut butterfly didn’t have the correct embossing!  This is why I chose NOT to ink the raised areas.).  Second, I didn’t place the paper correctly so the yellow side was Debossed instead of embossed – not a serious problem – just a different look. 
2.  Cut the embossed (or debossed!) piece just smaller than the card front (in a vertical orientation).
3. From black cardstock, die cut the main butterfly and the large butterfly body, cut a rectangle mat for the sentiment, and use a standard hole punch to punch 3 small circles (mats for the “Dots”).
4. Glue the background in place on the card front with the black butterfly die cut glued in the “hole” on the card front.  The body was glued to the butterfly itself, the edges inked with black, then the whole was added with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5. The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock.  After gluing the black mat in place, glue a smaller mat of the embossed (debossed!) yellow paper.  Add the stamped sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
6. The small punched circles were glued near the top of the card – then the yellow Dots on top.

For the 2^nd card, I used the reverse side of the paper – cutting it just smaller than the card front before I embossed/die cut it.  I inked the background with Calypso Coral ink and the butterfly with black.  I stamped the sentiment on a small piece of white and inked the edges with Calypso Coral.  The background was glued directly to the card, as was the sentiment.  The butterfly was added with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I added 3 white embellishments to the upper left corner – if you don’t have those, you could punch them from white cardstock using a standard hole punch.

Embossed Background with Die Cut Butterfly Card:  Again, I made two versions – a basic one, and step card for those more advanced card makers.  I’ll give instruction for the basic one – picture and instructions for the more advanced one can be found here.  

 

1. Cut a panel from the patterned paper that is just smaller than the card front.  Then, using the embossing folder without the cutting die, emboss the background.
2. Ink the raised portions and edges using Balmy Blue ink, then glue it to the card front.
3. Add another embossed greeting from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid EF (colored with Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends) with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and 3 die cut butterflies from white cardstock using dies included with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid EF.

Butterfly Shaker Card:

 

1. Cut the Berry Burst cardstock just smaller than the card front, then emboss/die cut it in a horizontal orientation.  Save the die cut butterfly for the next card.  (It might have been nice to ink the raised areas, but it's pretty as is, too.)
2. Stamp the large butterfly with Berry Burst ink and die cut it.  Carefully glue it in place so it will show behind the embossed piece when you add that.
3. Glue a piece of acetate to the back side of the embossed piece, being careful to avoid getting adhesive where the acetate will show.  Use an embossing buddy to decrease any static electricity on it.
4. Use Foam Adhesive Strips and shape them on the back of the embossed piece around the butterfly hole, making sure there are no spaces where the filling could get out.  I also added a few Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals around the edge of the panel.
5. Carefully pile the filling (Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix - discontinued) in the middle of the stamped butterfly, then add the panel to the card front, making sure the filling doesn’t escape.
6. Finally, add a sentiment near the bottom using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (Mine was created using the hybrid EF called Thoughtful Moments - unfortunately, discontinued).

Butterfly Shaped Card Top: There is a special shaped card die in the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder set.  If placed on a folded piece of light cardstock (there are markings on the cutting die to show where to line up the die with the fold), you can get a small shaped card approx. 3 1/2” x 4 3/4".  Today, though, I chose to make it so only the card front was shaped.  

  

1. Open the card base and carefully place the die on the card front, lining up the marks with the fold.  After running this through the machine, snip the sides of the card front to the butterfly wings to remove the excess front panel.
2. Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit the inside of the card with just a little bit of white showing all around it.  Ink the edges with black, then glue it in place. (It would look really nice if you embossed the paper before adding it!)
3. Take the embossed and die cut butterfly, and use a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to color the raised areas.  Glue this butterfly to the shaped card front (cutting the butterfly head off the shaped card front since two butterfly heads looked weird).  (You could use stamps from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set to add texture to the edges of the card front before adding the die cut/embossed butterfly).
4. Stamp a sentiment (black ink on white cardstock using stamp from Beautiful Butterflies Stamp set), fussy cut around it, and added it to the card front using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Christmas in July - KCC19

It's been quite awhile since I used one of Kendra's Card Challenges.   I DO like these for using 6 x 6 papers!  Today I've got Christmas cards using her KCC #19 and some 6 x 6 papers from my stash. Here's a picture of all 15 cards:

Next up is a look at each.

KCC19 #1:

This card started with a red card base.  I cut a white mat just a bit smaller than the card front and arranged the pieces on it as indicated in the KCC #1 sketch.  A 2" red circle mat serves as the backdrop for my sentiment - a Sassy's LLC greeting with sentiment stamped in red (stamp from Stampin' Up!s Greetings of the Season - discontinued).

KCC19 #2:

Though this looks like it's on a red card base, it's actually on a white one.  I took narrow scrap strips of red and glued them around the edge of the card.  As you can see, I also matted the pocket shape on white.  Mrs. Claus was made from a die set of the same name from Elizabeth Craft.  I stamped the greeting on her muff using a stamp from HOTP small stamp set called Cardinal.

KCC19 #3: 

This card was put together with no extra matting.  I stamped Happy Holidays (from Stampin' Up!s discontinued Greetings of the Season stamp set) in the upper right and lower left corners.  Then I added an ornament die cut (from Elizabeth Crafts Holiday Charms die set) hung with a bit of Dazzles stickers border.

KCC19 #4: 

Here I used another Sassy's LLC greeting, double matted with the patterned paper circle and a dark red circle.  In addition to the twine, I added 3 red Jewel Dazzles (though they look almost black in the photo!).

KCC19 #5: 

As you can see, I matted all the patterned paper pieces with red - which I also used for the focal (printout from Debbi Moore) and the sentiment (Sassy's LLC).  A baker's twine bow completed this make - easy peasy.

KCC19 #6:

This time I followed the sketch fairly well - added the Santa from my stash and the "Ho Ho Ho!" from JustRite's Christmas Labels Twenty-Two. 

KCC19 #7: 

I really like this sketch!  This focal may not be the best use of it, but it works.  It was created using a die set from Art Impressions called Christmas Placecard.

KCC19 #8: 

As you can see, I added some Poppy Parade cardstock to the sketch.  The stamped greeting was from JustRite's Christmas Vintage Labels One.  I embossed the white mat using the Fern 3D embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

KCC19 #9: 

This is a pretty card, but not the best use of the sketch since the focal covers so much of it.  The focal was die cut from an Elizabeth Crafts die set called Holiday House.  The sentiment was from a stamp set included in a discontinued Paper Pumpkin kit called Warm Wishes.

KCC19 #10: 

I embossed this card front using an old 5 x 7 embossing folder from Cuttlebug called Holly Ribbon.  In addition to the patterned paper pieces, I added a rectangle of Poppy Parade cardstock , as well as 3 dots created with a standard hole punch.  The sentiment was from a stamp and die cut set my mother had - not sure where it came from.

KCC19 #11:

The background was embossed with a Darice folder called Chevron.  Focal was compiled from miscellaneous from my stash and a bit of striped baker's twine.  The sentiment was stamped and die cut using a set my mother had - not sure who made it.

KCC19 #12:

The layout was another nice one.  To that, I added red mats, a focal floral spray from my stash, and Dazzles sentiment.

KCC19 #13:

This is another cool sketch, though I decided to add a lower border with Real Red cardstock and striped baker's twine with bow. The focal was from my stash, and the sentiment was from Sassy's LLC.  The mat for the focal was die cut with a die from Nellie Snellen called Multi-Frame Flower.

KCC19 #14: 

I double matted these patterned paper pieces on white and then Real Red cardstock.  The focal came from my stash and I matted it on on the Real Red and added it with a thin fun foam piece for dimension.  The flag had been designed to go inside the card, but I liked it, matted in white, for the outside as you can see. 

KCC19 #15:

This final card again has the pieces matted on Real Red cardstock with decorations from my stash.  The sentiment was stamped using a stamp from a JustRite set called Antique Christmas Tags One and stamped with Real Red ink from Stampin' Up!

More Scrap Cards

Today I have a couple of cards made from scraps.  The paper was wrapped around a bouquet I was given.  I had made several cards from this paper, and these tiny pieces were all that I had left.

Card #1: 

This card used 4 small paper pieces that I trimmed to the same size.  For this card, I used stamps and a die from an old Hero Arts' Kit-Tea Stamp N Cut set. I stamped the sentiment with Shaded Spruce ink, and colored the focal using Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends, Crumb Cake Stampin Blends, and Pretty in Pink Stampin' Blends.  I also used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color borders on the white mat for the focal and for the sentiment.  

Card #2:

This time I debossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I combined three little paper scraps and glued them in place.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink and a stamp from Stampin' Up!s Beautiful Butterflies stamp set.  I added 2 butterfly stickers from my stash (probably Dollar Store finds) and 3 adhesive backed sequins (discontinued Stampin' Up! product).

Leftover Card Kits

 

I had some leftover card kits that I had made for class and club.  I didn't want them just sitting around taking up space, but also didn't want to make them up the way the other kits had been.  Here's what I did with them.

Card #1:

I made two cards from the first card kit which included paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies designer series papers and Night of Navy cardstock.  This was the first.  It's pretty plain, but I wanted it to have a masculine feel and was feeling low on mojo.  I cut the patterned paper in half and die cut the sentiment from an old Hot Off the Press die set, using the remaining scrap rather than the die cut itself. I also die cut a butterfly using dies from the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder and backed it with Night of Navy scraps.

Card #2:

Here's the 2nd card from that first kit.  As you can see, I used the die cut from the last card and the remaining patterned paper and most of the remaining cardstock.  The "Celebrate" was cut from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set, and the "70" was from the Birthday Celebration die set.

Card #3:

This is what I did with the 2nd kit - which again had a patterned paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies DSP. I used the whole piece of patterned paper on the card front.  Then made multiple mats for the focal (an old sticker from my stash) by die cutting the centers of the white and Copper Clay cardstock pieces.  From the other piece of Copper Clay cardstock piece, I die cut the sentiment using the discontinued Wanted to Say die set and misc dies from my stash.

Card #4:

The card actually takes advantage of parts of two card kits.  The first had paper from the discontinued Flowering Fields DSP and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The 2nd used "found" paper that came around a bouquet of flowers that I received.  I decided to save the Pumpkin Pie cardstock for another project and use the found paper with the DSP instead.  The daffodils were from an Elizabeth Crafts die set.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.  I used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color a piece of neutral colored twine.

Another Dual Side Stepper

Today I made one of these Dual Side Stepper cards - calculating measurements for an A2-sized card.  Here are the measurements I used:

1. With basic A2 card open, cut sides 1" in running from 2" in the back to 3/4" in the front. 
2. Score between these cuts starting at the base of the cut lines at 2", 4", 5 1/2", 7", 7 3/4" - again between the cuts. This should give you a total of 5 score lines. 
3. On the outer sides - score as normal at 4 1/4" and fold as mountain fold.
4. Fold along the scored lines as follows: mountain, valley, mountain, valley, mountain. 

I also cut a piece of cardstock that was 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", which I used to create the back panel.  

I cut papers (Beautiful Bokeh) just a bit smaller to nearly cover the 3 1/2" square panel, the front step, and the card front.  I embossed these pieces using the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid 3D embossing folder.  Then, I used a foam applicator to add Balmy Blue ink to the raised areas and around the edges before gluing in place.  I die cut 3 small butterflies from Basic White cardstock using some of the extra dies included with the Hybrid embossing folder.  I added these butterflies to the top of clear acetate strips - which were then attached to the front step using Mini Glue Dots.  I stamped a greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and Balmy Blue ink - then inked the edges before adding to the front step with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Hybrid Embossing

Today I have 4 sample cards, again mostly using Stampin' Up! products.  They all made use of a hybrid embossing folder called Thoughtful Moments.  In class, we will discuss several ways to use such an embossing folder, but for these cards, I used Tuxedo Black Momento ink direct to the folder before embossing/die cutting the sentiments.  Then I used Stampin' Blends (Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather) to color inside the lines, using the darker color on the lower half of the letters and the lighter on the upper:

I made 4 quick cards using the four sentiments I colored.  I chose papers in the same colors from a discontinued DSP (designer series paper) but it was similar to this.  Here's what I did.

Card #1:

I created the panel by adding strips of Highland Heather cardstock on either side of the yellow and white DSP and taping the pieces together on the back side with transparent tape.  Because the colors made the pattern difficult to see, I embossed the taped panel using the 3D embossing folder called Fern.  Then I added a diagonal piece of ribbon across the panel, taping it in the back with transparent tape.  After gluing the panel in place on the card front, I added a ribbon bow using a Mini Glue Dot.  Then I added the prepared sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and finished with seven Iridescent Faceted Gems – one in the center of the bow. 

Card #2:  

I began by cutting thin strips of the yellow paper, making sure they were narrow enough to thread through the lace.  After threading the paper through both pieces, I trimmed the paper and set them aside.  Next, I glued the striped paper to the center of the card and trim the bottom off – even with the bottom of the card front.  I turned the trimmed piece over so the flowered side was showing and glue it in place in the center of the striped paper, adding narrow white strips of cardstock top and bottom.  Using tear and tape adhesive, I added the prepared lace borders on either side of the striped panel.  Using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I added the prepared sentiment to complete the card.

Card #3:

After trimming just a bit off the right side of the paper (so it would fit the card front - saving the piece I cut off!), I wrapped the larger piece of ribbon (Cherry Cobbler & Gold ribbon - discontinued) around the lower edge - wrapping it around to the back and taping it in place before gluing all in place on the card front.  Taking the scrap of patterned paper I had cut off, I turned it over to the reverse side and used it as a mat for my sentiment – gluing it in place toward the lower right corner.  After adding the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I took the small piece of ribbon, wrapped it as in the picture, and added it to the border using a Mini Glue Dot, before adding a Flirty Flamingo Dot from the Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days (discontinued).

Card #4:

For my final card, I embossed a strip of Balmy Blue cardstock using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder - then glued it to the piece of patterned paper so the stripes were on the front side.  I trimmed the paper and cardstock so the panel fit the card front with just a bit of a border around it – then added white ribbon over the join, taping it in back of the panel and gluing the panel to the card front.  For my focal, I stamped 4 flowers from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set using Tuxedo Black Momento ink.  After coloring them using Stampin’ Blends (Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green), I trimmed the fourth flower so I had just the stem and leaves, then arranged it with the other three flowers to create a cluster.  I taped the cluster together from the back, then glued it in place.  I created a bow with silver 1/8" ribbon and added it to the flower cluster using a Mini Glue Dot.  I again added the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, and finished the card by adding 3 silver “gems” (from my stash) toward the bottom left corner of the card.

More with Kintsugi

I've liked the concept of "Love it Chop it" that I've seen from Kylie Bertucci.  Cutting into a gorgeous piece of paper can be HARD.  But I've found it REALLY works well to cut my paper into sizes that fit for front panels of cards!  I usually cut my papers into 4" x 6" panels. This gives a basic A2 panel that is 4" x 5 1/4" with an additional strip that is 3/4" x 4".  That small piece is perfect for inside the card if I don't use it elsewhere (like I did here).  Also, by cutting these into "4 x 6" panels, they can be matted and used for 5 x 7 cards if I wish.  AND, if I actually cut them into panels, I'm much more likely to actually USE them!  

For my Kintsugi Inspirations papers, of the 6 different double-sided patterned papers, I saved the one that could be die cut for focals and accents and cut the remaining 5 into panels.  I've then created "sets" of one each of the 5 panels to use for making sets of cards. 

Last post used one set of these papers, plus a few vases and flowers from the cut-out sheet, to make a set of Oriental-flavored cards.  Again this time, I started with a set of 5 of those panels.  This time, though, I experimented with chopping up the panels before I started to see what I got!  I again used Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies, and Textured Notes dies.  However, I didn't stick to an Oriental theme this time, and only used a little bit of the gold tag board.  This gave me cards that had quite a different feel from my last set of cards.  Most products used are Stampin' Up!  Those that aren't are noted in the description.

First, here's how I cut my pieces:

• The first two pieces were cut as follows:  

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.
          2) Cut a 4" square from A2 panel and set aside the remaining 1 1/4" x 4"
          3) Cut square diagonally from corner to corner. 

 

 

• The 2nd two pieces were cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel horizontally into 3rds - 1 3/4" x 4"

• The last piece was cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel vertically into 4ths - 1" x 5 1/4"

•  This gave me: 

           A) FIVE pieces that were 3/4" x 4" (all used on card #8)
           B) FOUR diagonally cut pieces (used for cards #3 & #4)
           C) TWO pieces 1 1/4" x 4" (used on cards #6 & #7)
           D) SIX pieces 1 3/4" x 4" (used on cards #2, #6, #7)
           E) FOUR pieces 1" x 5 1/4" (used on cards #1, #5)

Here's what I did with them:

Card #1: 

This first card uses three of the "E" pieces (the fourth was used for card #5).  As you can see, I used the largest of the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel from Lost Lagoon cardstock.  From the inside of this piece, I used a smaller of the Textured Notes dies and a die from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set to cut a mat and text for the sentiment.  I used another Textured Notes die to cut the smaller mat from Petal Pink cardstock.  From Basic White cardstock, I used another die from the Wanted to Say set to mat my sentiment.  I also cut a mat for my patterned paper from the white.  Then it was a simple matter of gluing everything in place - but I added the matted sentiment panel with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Card #2: 

This card uses two of the "D" pieces.  I started with a Petal Pink cardstock panel cut to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  I embossed this using a 3D embossing folder called Fern.  To the left side, I glued one of the "D" pieces, and then wrapped a white ribbon around one edge, taping it to the back - then glued the panel in place on the card front.  I die cut three cats using a misc die from my stash.  I cut one cat from gold tag board, two from Basic White cardstock - then extra partial pieces to get the bows that I fussy cut from the die cut and glued in place as you see.  I used a corner rounder punch to fix the corners of my other "D" piece of paper - then matted it on gold - again using the corner rounder.  I used gold die cut letters I had in my stash to spell out "MEOW".  I used part of a stamp from a set called Friends Furever - from Fiskars - to stamp the rest of my sentiment on a strip of the white cardstock.  After trimming the ends with my Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued), I glued it in place as you see.  I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to add the cat heads & bodies (top of tail glued flat) and to add the sentiment panel.

Card #3: 

This card uses two of the "B" pieces.  I started with a Misty Moonlight cardstock panel cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I embossed it using the  Joined Together 3D embossing folder. I glued the "B" pieces on either side of this embossed panel, then ran a piece of gold ribbon (from my stash) across the center of the center part of the panel, taping it in place to the back of the embossed panel.  Then I glued the panel to the card front.  

The focal was assembled from a gold circular die cut frame, a small circular piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock (embossed with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots), a stamped and die cut flower (Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glittered powder - then colored with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), a stamped and die cut sentiment (Misty Moonlight ink, Mixed Labels stamps and dies).  I added the flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals at the top and glue at the bottom.  The sentiment was also added with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  The gold frame was added using Foam Adhesive Strips.  The whole thing was then glued in place on the card front.

Card #4: 

This card uses the remaining two "B" pieces.  I embossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I glued the "B" pieces on either side of the embossed card front. My focal was created using a stamp from a Divinity Designs set called He Watches Me and matching die called Sparrow.  I used Stampin' Blends to color the focal (Night of Navy, Boho Blue (discontinued), Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Light), then backed it with two die cut circles - one in Basic White cardstock, one in Misty Moonlight cardstock (Double Stitched Circles dies from Kat Scrappiness). The sentiment is a strip sentiment from Sassy's LLC - end trimmed with Stampin' Up!s Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued).

Card #5: 

I started by embossing the card front using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder.  I added the remaining "E" piece with a narrow strip of Lost Lagoon cardstock.  I also used a 2" scalloped circle punch to cut a mat from that same cardstock.  I fussy cut a little scrap of the same for the elephant to "stand" on.  The elephant and "splash" were die cut using a die set from Elizabeth Crafts Designs.  I used a 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch to cut out the sentiment piece from Basic White cardstock - then stamped with a stamp from discontinued Flower Cart stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink.  

Card #6:

This card started with one "C" and two "D" pieces - and a couple of narrow strips of gold which I glued either side of the "C" piece.  I used an old Spellbinders Labels Four die to cut a shape from Cloud Cover cardstock. I used an old Spellbinders 3D embossing folder called Mediterranean Medallion - then lightly inked it with Misty Moonlight ink.  To this, I added a gold frame and gold Flower Accents - then added the focal to the card front using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink using a stamp from the Mixed Labels stamp set and cut out using a small circle punch before being glued to the center of the medallion.

Card #7:

For this card, I took a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of gold vellum from my stash and embossed it with an old Fun Stampers Journey embossing folder called Brocade - then glued it to the card front.  Then I added the last "C" piece and the remaining two "D" pieces.  Using an old Elizabeth Crafts Designs die set called Asian Vase, I cut one piece from gold tag board, the other from Basic White cardstock and colored with Night of Navy Stampin' Blends.  I used strips of Night of Navy cardstock - one to form a base for the vase to sit on, and one to form a mat for the stamped sentiment (Night of Navy ink with stamp from the discontinued Timeless Tulips stamp set on white cardstock).  I created another flower - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glitter embossing powder using a stamp from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set.  After coloring it with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), I die cut the flower using the die from Inspiring Imperfections die cut set.  Using a craft knife, I cut a slit in the vase piece so I could insert the flower.  I added the vase and flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals - then did the same with the matted sentiment.

Card #8:

The final card in this set uses all five "A" pieces - glued to the card front.  Using the Textured Notes dies, I cut mats from Cloud Cover cardstock, Misty Moonlight cardstock, and Basic White cardstock.  The focal was made with a Spellbinders die set called Be Bold Blooms - and glued to the white mat.  Finally, I made the sentiment piece - stamped and die cut using the Mixed Labels stamp and die bundle and Misty Moonlight ink.  I added the sentiment using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

I could easily have used fewer of the cut pieces per card, but even using as many as I did, I got 8 cards from this set.  From the single paper pack, I could get 12 sets of the 4" x 6" panels that I used here.  That means I could easily get 90-100 cards from this paper pack - if not more!  That makes this Kintsugi Inspirations Suite quite cost effective indeed - especially since the stamps and dies can be used without the papers to create even more pretty cards (like I did on the first card, here).