Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Love is like a Butterfly...

Front view
Today is my first post as a Design Team member for The Cutting Cafe and I am so excited to share my creation with you.  I used the Butterfly Shaped Card cutting file and a sentiment from the Social Butterfly printable stamp set.


My color palette is pink, white and black, which I just love together.

I started with a 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" pink cardstock base.  I cut the butterfly out three times:  white cardstock, pink pattern paper and vellum.  I sponged baby pink around the edges of the white butterfly and added black ink doodle lines around all 3 butterflies.  I layered these three butterflies together, white, pink pattern paper and vellum on top.  I cut a black cardstock body, wrapped black/white bakers twine around the body and added stamens for the antenna.  Adhere the body to the center of the butterfly.

Side view to show butterfly wing layers
I cut two scallop borders from black cardstock using my Cricut "Just Because" cartridge, page 46 <Apple-s> cut at 5-1/2", adhered to a piece of 2" x 5-1/2" pink pattern paper.


For the sentiment - I trimmed it and made one banner edge with a square punch.  Layer all paper pieces as shown in the photo, working back to front.

My finishing touches include black rhinestones, and baker twine ribbon/bow.




That's it for today, so thank you so much for stopping by my blog and letting me share my card with you.  Enjoy your day.


Catch the Frenzy!


17 comments:

  1. So beautiful! Love those papers and butterfly. Sentiment is super cute and love the twine :-)

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  2. Wow....I love this card. I also love those colors together....hence the colors on my blog. I love how you added twine around the body....great idea. Will have to try that.

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  3. wow wow wow wow......this soooooooooooooo pretty...i love love it...great job...hugs

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  4. Wow ... such a gorgeous butterfly! The sentiment is perfect too! lovely card!

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  5. Love the butterfly! Your card is fantastic, also using the twine on the butterfly is a great idea. Looking forward to being on the DT with you. I am now a follower.
    (::(:Smiles:):)

    Robin

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  6. Stunning! I love all the elements of this card!

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  7. Beautiful! I love the colors and the twine! Fabulous!

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  8. Your butterfly is gorgeous. Welcome to the team. What an awesome way to start :)

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  9. beautiful card


    rosiemini@gmail.com
    www.scraplovingminsi.blogspot.com

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  10. Wow, love this! Great use of twine! TFS

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  11. Love it!! That is such a creative way to use twine on the butterfly's body!! I look forward to seeing more of your creations in the future!! Blessings!

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  12. Oh my! This is BEAUTIFUL! From the image to the sentiment, I LOVE it all!!! Great job!!!

    Crafty Hugs,
    Jessica
    www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

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  14. Karen this is Fabulous I love how you have used the twine and that butterfly is stunning well done Hugs Elaine

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  15. This is gorgeous..Nice to meet u and look foorward to working with you..Krista

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