Swallowtail Butterfly Biology Project

You know you've been stamping for awhile when your children choose their school project topics based on the stamps they know you have at home! My son had to choose any insect, make a model with labeled body parts, and create a poster full of information about that insect. He knew I had the beautiful Stampin' Up! Swallowtail Butterfly stamp, so that was the insect he chose. We embossed two butterflies with black emboss powder and colored them with ink refills. Then he cut them out, created legs using cut up paper clips, and then layered the two butterflies together (so the underside of the wings are the same as the top side). He cut out his little labels and attached them with mini silver brads. Check it out!

Products used:

• Stamps: #129213 Swallowtail
• Cardstock: #100730 White
• Ink: #102283 VersaMark Pad
• Accessories: #109133 Black Emboss Powder, #129053 Heat Tool, Ink Refills (#119672 Daffodil Delight, #101962 More Mustard, #126950 Rich Razzleberry, #111840 Pacific Point), #122941 Mini Silver Brads, #126189 Paper-Piercing Tool, paper clips, and a paintbrush

Watercolored Swallowtail Card

I absolutely LOVE this Swallowtail butterfly stamp from Stampin' Up! This was my swap card for Leadership. It was also one of the cards we made in my February Stamp Class. Watch the video below to see how it's made.

To make this card, you'll need:

• Stamps: #129213 Swallowtail and #129633 Vintage Verses
• Cardstock: #111350 Pacific Point and #101910 Shimmery White
• Ink: #102283 VersaMark Pad
• Accessories: #109133 Black Emboss Powder, #101930 Iridescent Ice Emboss Powder, #129053 Heat Tool, Ink Refills (#119672 Daffodil Delight, #101962 More Mustard, #126950 Rich Razzleberry, #111840 Pacific Point), and a paintbrush

Swallowtail and Shaving Cream Scrapbook Pages

When I attended my very first Stampin' Up! workshop about 8 years ago, the demonstrator (my future upline) told me that if I dreamed about stamping, I was hooked. Well, guess what? I dreamed about stamping that night, and many more nights to come! I still occasionally have "stampin' dreams". In my latest dream, I made scrapbook pages that combined the beautiful Swallowtail Butterfly stamp and the Shaving Cream technique. Once I woke up, I could hardly wait to start creating! The result will be the pages we'll make in my March Scrapbooking Class. Here they are:

To make these pages you'll need:

• Stamps: Swallowtail and Vintage Verses (Sale-a-Bration)
• Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, and Gumball Green
• Ink: VersaMark and Whisper White Craft
• Accessories: Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ink Refills (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Tangerine Tango), Big Shot, Tasteful Trim die, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Pearls, Large Pearls, Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and Glue Dots

To do the Shaving Cream technique: Spray out a large pile of shaving cream (yep, regular, cheap shaving cream) onto a cookie sheet or other large tray. Drop different ink colors randomly all over the shaving cream. Gently swirl the ink into the shaving cream with a craft stick (don't mix it completely; you still want to see distinct colors). Lay the Whisper White cardstock onto the shaving cream and press lightly (you might want to wear rubber gloves for this part!). Lift up the cardstock and wipe off the shaving cream with paper towels. It's a messy job, but the results are totally worth it!