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 Hello!

I made two cards this weekend that are very different from my usual designs.  



I saw a card that Cathy Zilelske made and I loved the overall design.  I also really liked that this card requires very little paper.  

Here’s Cathy’s Card :


Using my own supplies, here’s my take.  

Card 1:

I had some “Thank you” tags and paper samples from Unity stamps.  The star of the stash was a few vintage postcard print papers. I also used set of tags had a butterfly theme, and the other was roses.  

Beginning with the butterflies, I found some label dies with rounded corners.  I cut the tags out and chose a small focal point to cut out.  I cut a duplicate butterfly to glue to two of the panels and lift the wings for dimension.  

The Sentiment from Stampin Up’s “Go to Greetings” was stamped in Versa Fine Onyx Black Ink onto a scrap piece of tag and added to the frame.  

Small ink spatters were added inside the frame, awith the two small butterflies, and perimeter  from Stampin Up’s - Perfectly Pears Bundle, in Crumbcake Ink (SU).  

The three small black butterflies were stamped in Versa Fine Onyx Black ink from - Stampin Up’s  “  Needle and Thread” set.  


Card 2:

Once I had a general layout, the second card assembled pretty quickly.  

For this card, I used Unity’s Love’s the Ticket - Tags

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The sentiment and dies are from the “Unbounded Love Set”from Stampin Up.  “Happy Birthday” was stamped on acetate in Staz On Ink in Jet Black.  

Both have a very unique vintage feel, and I was happy to put some fun papers to use! 

These cards are for the following challenges: 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #270 - “Anything Goes” (LINK)

Stamping Sensations - (“B for Butterfly and Birthday) - (LINK)

We Love Stamping - “Anything Goes” - (LINK)

Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye


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  1. brendaJanuary 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM

    It's a lovely design using all the different ephemera element but you don't mention any stamping, required at both Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping are stamping challenges.

    B x

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  2. Valerie KayeJanuary 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM

    Hi Brenda,

    My apologies! I updated the details in the blog posting to reflect the stamp sets and inks used. Have a great day. - Valerie

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  3. Kelly SchelskeJanuary 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM

    Oh these are wonderful!

    Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends this time around- good luck!!

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  4. Tee January 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM

    Love the layout & design with the pretty butterflies! Thanks for joining our challenge @ 613 Avenue Create.

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