This pretty butterfly card is comes from an idea I got in workshop the other night. I was trying to bring in a stamp set from the main catalog. So many good ones get forgotten in the excitement of an Occasions catalog that these excellent sets get forgotten. Butterfly Basics has been a favorite set from the time it was launched. I also wanted to use In Colors because I love how all the colors play together in those families and they are fun to demonstrate. I originally did the card in the design shown below. And this is the card most of my customers completed. The DSP shows all 3 In Colors I used. And it is a very pretty card as you can see below.
One of the the stampers in the workshop decided to flip her DSP over and when I saw it, I thought, now that is a WOW card! I came home and tweaked the colors a bit and the large image above is my final interpretation of that card.
I also needed a card for this week’s Global Design Challenge. And this inspired my workshop card as well. The challenge is “Case the Designer”. And it is a good one, so I highly recommend you take a look at everyone’s entry this week by clicking HERE or the image below:
Design for this card was easy to come up with because the idea was easily inspired by the challenge. The centerpiece was the Stitched Framelit Circle. I seem to use the stitched framelits all the time now. I really don’t know how I lived without them! I didn’t try to stamp perfect as I like to show in a workshop, it is okay not to be perfect. Cards all have some handmade irregularities to them and this gives them charm. And with a vintage look card, having some uneven tones is perfectly fine.
Lace doilies were a complete afterthought! I happened to see one on my desk and I knew it would be perfect cut in half and layered under the circle. With vintage looks, you can layer it on and it all works. With that in mind, I added some pearls to the butterflies and decided to tie a linen thread bow on the burlap ribbon. I stopped myself there because I can really pile it on a card sometimes! And this is a workshop card and we won’t have all night!
Recipe
Papers: Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Succulent Garden DSP
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Papillon Potpourri
Embellishments: Lace Doilies, 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls
Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch
