
Welcome to this month’s Stampin Friends Blog Hop.
The theme for this month is Favourites.
This is an easy one for me as I love anything with Butterflies on and we have a few stamp sets and dies which fit this category. I decided to go for the Butterfly Beauty dies as you can die cut so many different butterflies.

My Project
I have been working with Sandra Roberts (my upline) on a Techniques Folder so that I can remember the different techniques and refer back if I get stuck.

I love working with the Stampin’ Up! 6″ x 8″ Folders especially the one with the black material down the side as you can do anything to the rest of the cover.
For my album I chose to have a base layer using Basic Black onto which I stuck the Butterfly Beauty die cut butterflies. I only used the one die as I wanted to see the Melon Mambo card stock.
Next I stamped the letters ‘TECHNIQUES onto different coloured card stock scraps using Lined Alphabet stamp set. These I then die cut using the matching dies, cutting off the angular pieces.
I then arranged these on top of the folder and stuck them in place.
My Card

For the card I wanted to keep it simple but interesting. So I stamped the card using the Crackle Glaze stamp and Soft Sea Foam ink pad.
Then I die cut both layers of the butterflies and stuck these together and then fixed them onto the card base.
I just love how these dies can be used on their one as one layer or by adding the second layer you have much more detail on the butterflies.
I hope you have enjoyed my projects and want to have a go yourself.
The next person to visit on this Blog Hop is Heidi click here and see what is her favourite thing.
I love the butterfly card. Thanks for sharing.
I am always looking for new to techniques to use in my classes. I need to make a technique idea book! Thanks for the idea.
Brilliant idea, colours are gorgeous, thank you fir sharing x
I never think to use black as a base…love the cover…it really makes the colors pop.
The idea of a technique folder is gorgeous and I love all the butterflies you used. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful projects!!
Love the technique book idea and your coordinating card is beautiful! You can’t go wrong with a pink and black color combo…so pretty!
Beautiful. You can never go wrong with butterflies.
What a great idea to keep your past techniques as a reference! The butterflies are so pretty! Thanks for sharing
I need a technique folder!!
Cute projects! What a great idea to create a technique book – useful for yourself and to share with others!
I just love the technique book, I never think to use black as a base, great job it really makes everything else pop!
A great idea to store your techniques!
Such a great idea to keep a Techniques Folder! Your projects are beautiful! xx
Those butterflies are just lovely – used them for the first time recently! So pretty!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your projects!