Saturday 18 February 2017

Simple Butterflies

A quick card to share that turned out a little different from how it started; I wanted to use both Memory Box dies for the butterfly but forgot that they only partially cut the image - the 'body' bit remains uncut.  So I found a scrap of card that matched the card base and cut three of the solid wings from the panel and then cut three of the wings with baby pink vellum and added the body and antenna afterwards.


The sentiment is a double layered Clearly Besotted die cut and I've dotted a border around the panel with a silver gel pen and connected the butterflies with another dotted line.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CAS Colours and Sketches:  Sketch followed
Try Stampin' On Tuesday:  Sketch followed  TOP PICK
Crafting With Dragonflies:  One For The Girls
Die Cut Diva's:  Red or Pink
Seize The Birthday:  Inlay Die Cutting

14 comments:

  1. So pretty and inspired to use the vellum over the partially cut base butterflies. Thanks for playing along at CC&S.

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  2. A really beautiful card. I love how you placed the dots so that the eye runs up the butterflies as if they are about to take flight.....very creative. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafting with Dragonflies. Wynn DT

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  3. Your dazzling butterflies on this simple background is divine! Love the dots, I usually do dashes, but I love the dots that continue behind the butterflies. Totally sublime! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday. Hope to see you here again.
    Barbara DT Member

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  4. SO so pretty. Loving the soft pink of the butterflies and the dimension. Beautiful use of the sketch and thanks for joining in at CC&S. Hugs Bev x

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  5. What a gorgeous soft card, I'm sure your mum will love it! Or maybe your sons will do what my daughter does and give me back a card I've made!

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  6. Oh my ... the butterflies are absolutely gorgeous ... so very delicate. The vellum choice was perfect. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing on Try Stampin on Tuesday!
    Dawn

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  7. Beautiful card; I love the soft colors and the "trail" line behind the butterflies! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S!

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  8. Love the way you made these butterflies, Ruth. Such a pretty card. Thanks for playing with us at CC&S this week. Hugs, Cathy

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  9. This is just fabulous! Thanks for joining us at CC&S.

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  10. Love how the butterfly wings look so soft with our vellum overlay, Ruth! I could have sworn your "stitches" were real... you did a great job with your gel pen! Thanks for sharing with us at Try Stampin' -Or Not- on Tuesday!!! -Donna

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  11. Gorgeous CAS design! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at Die Cut Divas.

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  12. simple, nice and tender... i like it. thank you for playing with us at Crafting with Draginflies. Jarka DT

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  13. Such a pretty card, Ruth! I love cards with butterflies on them. :) Thanks for sharing with us at Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday.
    Sara H.

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  14. Thank you so much for joining at Die Cut Divas February challenge with your super creation - hope to see you again soon :)

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