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Another ‘WOW’ card swap with the Beautiful Butterflies stained glass technique

Today I have another stunning Team card swap made by Tracey featuring Window Sheets. She featured the Beautiful Butterflies bundle seen here:

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Her colors include Shy Shamrock with Petunia Pop, Black, White & Gold embossing. 

Here's how she made this card:

1. Texture the White layer with the Hybrid embossing folder; add to the Petunia layer and the card base. 
2. Ink the butterfly image in Versamark and stamp on the Window sheet. Heat emboss with Gold embossing powder. Die-cut with the coordinating die.  *she did say some of the embossing powder on the edge frayed off when it went through the die-cut.  
3. Color the back of the butterfly with Blends markers.  Adhere to the White cardstock layer with Foam Strip adhesive in the center only. Add the center 'body' die-cut.
4. Heat emboss the greeting onto the Black strip with White embossing powder.  Finish with gems. 

Here's the full bundle that includes stamps, dies and a Hybrid embossing folder. What is a 'Hybrid Embossing folder?  It's where you can cut AND emboss/texture at the same time!

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And look how she finished the inside!  She used the Baby Wipe technique to achieve a multi-colored butterfly. 

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Thanks so much for your gorgeous card Tracey! 

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• Beautiful Berry Botanical Vellum; it’s our Product of the Month and just $5!

  May 29, 2026

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  May is ending in a few days. Have you seen the beautiful Berry Botanical Vellum yet? It’s the May POM – Product of the Month.

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  You can redeem this pretty vellum paper once your order hits the $75 mark. And when you order it from me you’ll receive a nice big PDF tutorial filled with a bunch of special cards featuring this vellum paper. *see the sneak peek below

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  See this specialty paper here.

  Here’s a pretty card I made with it:

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  I chose to feature the Fresh Freesia vellum from the pack with the Phrases & Frames bundle seen here. It’s one of our newest set of Impression dies. They give a super deep impression when used with our new Impression plate seen here.

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  Don’t forget to consider the Starter Kit Deal in May; time is almost up!

  You’ll get either all 5 new Magnetic ink pads or an extra $35 in product of your choice; all for $99!

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• Cool technique for a background made with our new shimmer brushes

  May 28, 2026

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  Take your new Shimmer Brushes for a test drive with this darling DIY background idea. Stampin’ Up! posted this card idea; what a super neat plaid background!

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  Here’s how you do it:

  Step 1: Draw diagonal lines on Basic White Cardstock using the Barely Blush Shimmer Brush. (Use the Clear Block F as a guide.) Apply light pressure to create fine lines; increase pressure for thicker lines.

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   Step 2: Rotate your cardstock and (using the Clear Block F) draw additional lines to create a plaid pattern.

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   Step 3: Decorate your sparkling background with images, sentiments, and embellishments, then adhere the finished piece to the card base.

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  We now have 5 colors of these Shimmer Brushes in each of our new In Colors. See them all here.

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  I hope this technique inspires you to try it. I think you could also do it with our Wink of Stella on any color CS.

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• More Team swaps!

  May 26, 2026

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  Here are a few more of the Team swaps featuring brand new catalog products.

  Jacki created this striking card with the Scalloped Blooms bundle seen here.

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  Her colors include Melon Mambo, Black & White. Those scalloped circle dies are so fun aren’t they? The leaf die-cuts are from the Delicate Whispers dies seen here.

  Next is a striking card made by Joan: She chose to highlight the Scenic Coast DSP.

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  She also used the Relaxing Waterside bundle seen here. Love that chair! As you might guess, it’s a fun fold ‘bridge card’.

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  Super cool! To make this card you’ll start with a 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ card base, scored at 4 1/4″. Now use the paper trimmer to cut up to the score line on each side at 1 1/4″.
  The DSP is 2 3/4″ X 4″ and on the sides it’s 1″ X 4″. There’s also a lower and an upper strip that is 5 1/4″ X 1″.

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  Great cards ladies! I’ll share more later this week.

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  It has over $200 in Stampin’ Up! products in it and I’ll ship it to you FREE! Order here.

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  Don’t forget to consider the Starter Kit Deal in May; time is almost up!

  You’ll get either all 5 new Magnetic ink pads or an extra $35 in product of your choice; all for $99!

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