I was thrilled when my adorable stamp set, Flight of the Butterfly, got a new friend – the Butterfly punch!  If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know how much I love punches.  Add to it a punch that makes a stamp set even easier to use, I am in 7th heaven.
 

How cute is the stamped and punched out butterfly?  Typically, when I see samples of cards with cut-outs going off the top or side of the card, I know I do not wish to duplicate it because it will not fit into one of the envelopes.  No fear here!  My card is 3" x 6".  The Small Open-End Whisper While Envelopes are 3-1/2" wide.  Plenty of room for my off the card butterfly.

Nothing tricky to this cute but simple card.  I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig stamp positioner for perfect placement of the two-step stamp with the dots and butterfly body. 

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card (click on the name to see a picture and all the product details):

Item No.  Product    Price

111564    Flight of the Butterfly 31.95

116629    Butterfly Punch   15.95

112091 Scallop Edge Punch 15.95

109183 Trio Flower Punch   15.95

100475 8-1/2" x 11"  Cameo Coral Card Stock (24 sheets)   5.50  

102795    8-1/2" x 11" Gable Green Card Stock (24 sheets)    5.50

102067    8-1/2" x 11" Tempting Turquoise CS (24 sheets)    5.50

100730   8-1/2" x 11" Whisper White Card Stock (24 sheets)  7.50

107286   Small Open-End Envelops Whisper White  (20)    7.50

101673   Gable Green Classic Stampin' Pad 5.95

100814  Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad  5.95

101049  Stamp-a-ma-jig   11.95

116631  Paper Piercing Tool   3.50

105826  Mat Pack    9.95

104332 SNAIL Adhesive    6.95

This is very similar to a card found in the July Stampin' Success.  Stampin' Success magazines are exclusive to Stampin' Up! Demonstrators filled with samples, techniques and business tips.  So, as you see, when you sign up to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, you do not need to come up with ideas all the time.  I was happy to use the basic card in the Stampin' Success with just a couple of tweaks (change of color base and added the Butterfly punch).

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