All the Stampin' Up! catalogues have beautiful, inspirational photos that you could copy or take design elements for your own projects. I loved the Happy Butterfly card on page 27 of the Occasions Catalogue the moment I saw it, so I recreated it using the Butterfly Basics stamp set and Butterflies Thinlits Dies...

BUNDLE & SAVE 15%: Butterfly Basics stamp set + Butterfly Thinlits Dies (wood: 139322, clear: 139323, photopolymer: 138865). Ink: Sahara Sand (126976), Pool Party (126982), Tangelo Twist (133646), Night of Navy (126970). Card/Paper: Sahara Sand (121695), Pool Party (124391), Tangelo Twist (133684), Whisper White (106549), Something Borrowed DSP (137785). Accessories: White Filter Paper (129393), Silver Metallic Baker's Twine (132976), Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Starburst Framelits (132967), Envelope Punch Board (133774), Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406), Banner Punch (133519), 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch (134363), Aqua Painter (103954), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

Butterfly Basics wood-mount stamp set + Butterfly Thinlits Dies (139322) - $129.95
Butterfly Basics clear-mount stamp set + Butterfly Thinlits Dies (139323) - $108.50
Butterfly Basics photopolymer stamp set + Butterfly Thinlits Dies (138865) - $86.50

To make this card tall enough for three die-cut butterflies and still look proportionally correct, the finished size of my card is 7" tall by 3-1/2" wide. So the challenge was to create an envelope for this non-standard card - thank goodness for the Envelope Punch Board!

If you look in the table printed on the bed of the Envelope Punch Board you will see my card's measurements: 3-1/2" x 7"...

So I cut a piece of designer paper at 8-5/8" x 8-5/8" and then begun creating my envelope by lining up the edge to the 3" score line at the top of the board. Then all I needed to do was score and punch my way around my designer paper. The Envelope Punch Board is well-designed as it has all the instructions on how to use it printed directly on it.

To coordinate my envelope and card, I picked out the Sahara Sand colour and used the Something Borrowed DSP...

A perfect fit!

The Envelope Punch Board is a MUST HAVE in your crafting cupboard to create your own custom envelopes. You can order it through me for only $38.95.

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