Best Wishes Butterfly DL card

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Best Wishes Butterfly DL card
Hi Craft addicts!

Today's card is one i have made using a Butterfly die along with some gems from Hobby House.


 How I made this card:-
  • I cut some of the Green Tartan paper (from Craftstyle's A4 paper pad) and trimmed it to fit a DL card (leaving a narrow border around it).
  • I used a wet glue (Pinflair's Glue-it Bookbinding glue) to attach it to the front of the card.
  • I had some strips of Silver Holographic card (from Hunkydory) left over and stuck one long strip to the left hand side and a shorter one towards the bottom of card.
  • Cutting two Butterflies (one in the Silver Holographic and another in a pale pattern ( I think it is a Tattered Lace die), I glued them together and stuck it (at a slight angle) towards the top of the card using the Bookbinding glue again.
  • I then cut three strips of the flower gems (from the Hobby House) and glued them to the centre of the Holographic strips - I also added one to the body of the Butterfly.
  • Finally, I painted a circle of card with a variety of Green paints, let it dry and then added the Very Best Wishes sentiment to the middle of it.
And there you are a quick and easy card that you could used for any occasion.

Products used in this project
  • White DL straight edged card - available from various suppliers such as Hunkydory, Create & Craft, Tonic Studios etc
  • Butterfly die from Tattered Lace
  • Green tartan paper from Craftstyle
  • Silver holographic card (from Hunkydory)
  • White watercolour cardstock
  • Pale patterned paper
  • Gansai Tambi watercolour paints
  • Flower gems from Hobby House
  • Black Amalgam ink from Gina K
  • Pinflair Bookbinding glue
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