I have only recently begun to play with the new Butterfly Garden Collection from Couture Creations, but I’m already in love with it.
This card was made for my mother-in-law’s 89th birthday, and I wanted to make something special for her.
I started with a white cardbase, and added butterfly patterned dsp (C0726533) to the whole front – after distressing it. I decided this was going to be a frame card, so cut a frame using two dies from the same set, and a soft patterned paper. (C0726535) *I didn’t like the way the sides stuck out on the outside, so trimmed those off.
As you can see from the image above, I cut an image from another sheet to fit inside my frame. (C0726532) I then added the frame using two layers of foam tape, as I wanted the image to really stand out.
Once the frame and image were put together, taking contrasting cardstock, I cut one side of the cardstock, using the Petit Floral Edge Die. Then I sat the frame on top to see where I needed to cut the other side. Once done, I cut that down to the correct height and added it to back of the framed image.
I added the Happy Birthday from one of the design papers (C0726531), and the butterfly from the Butterfly Garden Ephemera pack. I added some Stickles to the framed flowers where appropriate, and also to the butterfly wings.
And my card was done.
This was a relatively simple card which didn’t take a great deal of time to make. (Perhaps fifteen minutes or so.)
Products Used:
CO726526 – 12×12 Paper Pad – Butterfly Garden
CO726540 – Butterfly Garden – Die Cut Ephemera Set
C0725454 – Petit Floral Edge Die – Le Petite Jardin
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my creation!
So very gorgeous and I am sure your mother-in-law will adore it. I love the pretty soft colors on the card too.
Thanks so much, Verna.
She did love it. She adores getting pretty cards.
Gorgeous card, Cheryl! So ready for Spring here in the US. Creative Blessings!
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Thanks so much, Kelly! I think we’re getting terrible weather the world over. It’s nice to be able to spend some time and craft!!