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

July 18, 2025

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:

Texture the White layer with the Hybrid embossing folder; add to the Petunia layer and the card base.
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.
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.
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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Welcome Easter; three adorable card swaps!

April 10, 2020

I received these cards in a long distance swap I participated in. Unfortunately their labels came off so I don't know who made two of them so I cannot give credit. So if you know of if it's yours please let me know!

They're so adorable I just had to share them with you! You can see this stamp set here:

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I love this peek-a-boo bunny here! Yes; it's fussy cut. There aren't dies for it. She used Highland Heather and our Subtles designer paper. I really like how she die-cut a circle from the square, flipped it over to reveal the reverse side of the designer paper. Very cool! See all of our packages of 6 X 6" designer paper here.

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That thin strip of Best Dressed designer paper adds a spring-like touch to it! The sequins are from our Adhesive Backed package.

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I know Karen Titus made this one. I just love her water-coloring! Adding that bit of light gray or tan with a Blends marker adds so much depth!

The White is 2 5/8" stitched square from the Stitched Shapes dies. The other colors are Seaside Spray, Gray Granite, Petal Pink and Soft Seafoam and are 1 3/4" square. This layout really highlights the main image.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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All online orders in April will receive my tutorial of the month; with 16 cards

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April’s card kit to go

April 9, 2020
I chose to use the Well Dressed designer paper for my card kit to go this month. This paper is full of stylish images and soft florals.

This month's kit includes 4 unique fun-fold cards but you get two of each! Plus I added an adorable pre-cut bag filled with mini cards too! Look!

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Each card is finished differently giving you lots of options! This kit to go includes $20 in product plus more!
- a full package of the 6 X 6" Best Dressed designer series paper seen here.
- 1 full spool of Mint 3/8" satin ribbon
- a full package of Pearl jewels
- a pdf tutorial for all 8 fun fold cards plus the purse and mini cards
- the pre-cut kit! It includes pre-cut, punched and die-cut pieces ready to stamp and assemble.
- You'll cut your own designer paper using the measurements in the tutorial.
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I used the Dressed to Impress, Butterfly Gala and Peaceful Moments stamp sets to finish mine. In the tutorial I give you two examples of each card so you can make either or both. Add on either stamp set or bundle at a 10% discount!

You have two choices: get the pre-kit to go which includes the pdf tutorial. Or opt to purchase the pdf tutorial alone.

You can see and purchase both here on my Tutorial Shop. Be sure to opt in by Friday, April 17th!

Here are some comments from happy customers:
- Your directions are always so easy to follow and your projects are unique.
- Wow! That was slick! I’m sure I will be ordering more from you in the future.
- I absolutely LOVE your cards and can't wait to get my fingers inky!!
- I just received the March card kit and love it! Please sign me up for the monthly kits.
- LeeAnn, I purchased this class last Sunday. I made all the cards, and had a great time. I loved all the different folds and color choices. Thanks for making my week!
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All online orders in April will receive my tutorial of the month; with 16 cards

featuring the Ornate Garden products seen here.

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Music From the Heart; in a rainbow of colors!

April 8, 2020
I saw a card like this online made by Diane Barnes and had to make it for my friend Becky's workshop a few weeks ago. She loves color! It's made with the Music From the Heart stamp set seen here. It's just $17!

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We stamped the treble clef multiple times and the greeting on a separate piece of White CS. Then we fussy cut the words apart and colored each one with a Blends marker.

The rainbow of sponged colors are done on another piece of card stock measuring 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"; the same size as the finished card. Our sponge daubers work perfectly here. It looks pretty messy but you are only seeing a 'peek' of in on the edge so it really doesn't matter much. It's the rainbow of colors you're wanting on the edge.

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Measurements:
- White full card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- White sponged layer is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
- White stamped layer is 3 3/4" X 5 1/2"
Details:
- Ink colors are Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Gorgeous Grape.
- Blends colors are Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Light Navy, Dark Highland Heather
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Two April ordering specials to choose from:

All online orders in April will receive my tutorial of the month; with 16 cards

featuring the Ornate Garden products seen here.

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Orders between $55 and $99 will receive a free Simple Shammy!

Use this host code for April: MMM4SXSB

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Join my $1000 party!

The first 10 people in April to order over $100 using this exclusive party host code 49HFZ6G3 will get a free Little Ladybug cards class that includes the stamp set and a 4 cards pre-cut kit!

There are 4 sets left!

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