Happy birthday - butterflies - C6 Kraft card - Day 259 of my 366 day challenge

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Happy birthday - butterflies - C6 Kraft card - 
Day 259 of my 366 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

A very quick and easy card this time as I was having real problems posting pics on here - just using a simple die from Tattered Lace, a background die from Spellbinders and a Kraft card..


Happy birthday - butterflies - C6 Kraft card

To make the card -

  • i first of all cut out the white background using a Spellbinders die - as it is quite wide,  I trimmed it to give a larger border around it.
  • Using a Smoothie sponge I coloured the edges of the panel;
  • I glued it to the front of a C6 Kraft card using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue.
  • For the butterflies and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment, I cut it out in "silver" Mirri card using one of the new Tattered Lace "Happy Birthday" dies.
  • I then coloured the whole thing in different colours using Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers - "Blue", "Orange/Tan" and "Green" as I really love the effect this creates.
  • I then snipped the "Butterflies" and the sentiment so they were all individual pieces and glued them on to the card.

And there you are, a really quick and easy card.  Don't forget you can visit The Handmade Crafts Shop anytime to see what else I have for sale or sign up to my monthly newsletter here 
Products and items you may need to make this card
  • C6 Kraft card with matching envelope
  • Happy birthday wtih butterflies die from Tattered Lace
  • Silver Mirri Card - from Hunkydory or Kanban
  • Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers - Blue, Orange/Tan and green
  • Cream insert paper
  • Collall All Purpose glue
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
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