Saturday 18 August 2012

Pretty but easy

I don't usually get time to post at weekends but here we go!
I made this card quite quickly, it's the kind of card to suit many occasions don't you think? The butterfly is cut from the Art Nouveau cartridge at 4". I've glittered some areas and added gems to pick out the body and highlight the wings. The embossed paper is from Create and Craft. I've added 2 layers beneath, one is the same card as the butterfly and the deeper pink is embossed and again from Create and Craft. The pattern paper I've had in my stash and forgotten about, I cut it with a Go Kreate die. I tend to make a number of die cuts to add to my collection when I've got my machine out as the Big Shot Pro is heavy and takes up space. This means I'm often able to make a card like this quite quickly as the shapes are already done. Likewise when I'm exploring a new cart I again keep what I've cut. It's so useful to work this way when like me you don't have a craft room large enough to work in.

14 comments:

  1. Oh my this butterfly card is amazing!! New follower here! :)

    http://www.justyolie.com

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  2. Thanks very much Yolie and thanks for following me :-)

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  3. This is gorgeous!! I love the beautiful butterfly :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  4. Stunning - this is awesome - as you say so simple but so so effective. Love it. Will email you later.

    http://karonskraftykorner.blogspot.ca/

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  5. Thanks very much indeed Karon. Will be good to hear from you :-)

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  6. Wow, what a gorgeous card! The butterfly is beautiful:) Thanks so much for stopping by my blog for a visit. Appreciate that!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  7. Thank you Sherrie and thanks for visiting me :-)

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  8. This is so pretty and that butterfly is gorgeous!

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  9. Thank you very much and thanks for visiting me.

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  10. A gorgeous butterfly and really pretty colours. Lovely card.
    Lorraine x

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  11. WOW! beautiful card and love all your other cards so pretty and great designs!! Thank you for visiting and becoming a new bloggie friend, I look forward to your visits and sweet comments!! I'm now a new bloggies friend and can't wait to see more of your projects!! TFS and have a fabulous Sunday!!
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  12. Thanks so much Norma for your wonderful comments and thanks so much for becoming my new bloggie friend.

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