Happy Thursday and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. Since it’s Thursday, it’s time for another Tic Tac Toe Challenge! Here’s a look at this week’s board.

.I love butterflies! When I saw this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge board I knew I wanted to create a card highlighting these colorful insects.

I created Tic Tac Toe 3 ways starting with butterfly: down the right side (butterfly, fun fold, markers), across the top (sparkle, ribbon, butterfly), and on the diagonal (butterfly, yellow, border). It’s so much fun to create with the tic tac toe inspiration board! I hope you’ll give it a try!

I love that this fun fold design allows you see both sides of the gorgeous Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper.
Here’s a closer look at my fun fold card.

The card opens like a book and tells a story. I used sentiments from 3 different stamp sets. Thinking of You is from Layering Leaves which is a perfect all occasion stamp set with leaf foliage and a coordinating punch! I often mix and match to create a customized card. The sentiment below is from Sketched Butterflies!

This card is perfect for anyone going through a difficult time.

The Comforting Thoughts stamp set has so many wonderful sentiments for when you’re trying to find the right words to say. This sentiment-only stamp set includes messages of love and support for people who are going through hard times.

The greetings in this set are inspired by the people who have survived difficult situations. Stampin’ Up! gathered the words of comfort they found during those times, and created this stamp set to help you love and support others in similar situations. Use this set for get-well cards, sympathy cards, or thinking of you cards. We all have times that are harder than others, and a heartfelt card with a loving sentiment and personalized message can show someone they are not alone. I can’t always be with my sister as she fights her battle with cancer but I want her to know that I am always thinking of her!

I used Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Butterfly Accents and a cool technique I learned from Brandy Cox.

You’ll love the versatility of these detailed, laser-cut Paper Butterfly Accents! You get 40 pieces (8 each of 5 sizes). They come in a base color of white, so you can easily customize them using your favorite Stampin’ Up! coloring technique. Use them for card making, scrapbooking, and other paper crafting projects to add a fun, dimensional element. I colored the butterflies with Stampin’ Blends starting with the lightest color on the inside and adding darker shades going outward.  It is quick & easy! Then I inked the butterflies with Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder to make them shine! It’s magic! I chose colors from the designer series paper. Here’s a look at each of the butterflies and the colors I used.



Here are the card details:

Stamps: Layering Leaves, Sketched Butterflies, Comforting Thoughts
Papers: Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, and Basic White cardstock, Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper
Inks: Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst Stampin Blends, Basic Black Marker, VersaMark and Old Olive Stampin’ Pad
Accessories: Paper Butterfly Accents, Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Bough Punch, Lemon Lolly Ribbon, Matte Black Dots, Mini Glue Dots, Adhesive

*You can find the complete list with links to the Stampin’ Up! products I used below.

Measurements:

Card base (Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper): 12 ” x 5 1/2 ” scored at 1 3/4, 4 3/4, 7 3/4
Old Olive: Cut 3 @ 2 3/4 x 4 1/4
Basic White: Cut 3 @ 2 1/2 x 4
Lemon Lime Twist: scrap to punch leaf with Bough Punch

Directions:

1. Fold DSP along score lines according style.
2. Add Adhesive to connect the middle fold.
3. Stamp white pieces. Emboss the one for the front with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing Folder.
4. Adhere white pieces to Old Olive layer. Wrap ribbon and tie a simple knot on front layer.
5. Adhere Old Olive layers to card starting with the one on the inside back first. (It makes it easier to line up each layer to cover the last one.) *When adding front layer and middle layer make sure to just put adhesive on the left side of the layer. When the card is closed, all of the layers will line up so you only see the front piece.
6. Color butterflies with Stampin’ Blends. Use Black marker to color butterfly center. Tap top of butterflies with Versamark Ink and heat emboss with Clear Embossing Powder using heat Tool.
7. Add Mini Glue Dots to the center of the butterflies to adhere to card. Pinch the wings forward to give dimension and movement. Add Matte Black Dots to butterflies.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! I hope you’ll head over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge and play along.

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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