Another birthday

February is one of the busiest months for birthdays for me, and this card was made for my niece.  I'm not normally a fan of pink, but I seem to be using it a bit lately.  I've used one of the beautiful butterfly dies again and placed a background behind the cut out with a bit of sponging towards the outer edges.  

I found some wire lying around the cupboard for antennas, and a bit of bling, and I love it.  

I love my butterfly dies. 

And a couple more

Our second card uses the middle butterfly thinlit, but instead of cutting it out and sticking the butterfly on top of a card,  this time we popped it back into the cut out hole.  There is a piece of acetate behind the butterfly to keep it in place and a large pearl popped in the middle to decorate.  

 

This was another simple card to make.  Just a few circles popped out on the bottom, add a bow and done.  You may have seen a card like this on your travels through Pinterest.  Yes, I did copy the idea from there.  

Here's another copied card using the framelits again.  I think it's the pearls that make it so pretty, or perhaps the butterfly, or perhaps the shimmery cardstock used, or maybe all three together. 

 

You really NEED to get these dies. 

A few little butterflies

Had my first "class" for the year over the weekend and this week you will see some of the cards we made.  

The first card had to be made using the Butterflies Thinlits Dies because I am quite taken with them at the moment.   This was a very simple card to make and one that would suit any occasion by just changing the sentiment.  The largest butterfly dies takes up most of a standard card front, so not much more is needed to finish it off. 

The butterflies was run through the Big Shot to cut and then we used a sponge dauber to colour the outer edges of the butterfly.  I found it easier to sponge while still leaving the outside cut off of cardstock in place - just gave it a little extra "strength" while sponging.  A little bow of twine was added and then a flower made with pressed clay molds popped on top to finish.  The hardest part was sticking the butterfly down, making sure no glue showed through.  But on Saturday they got to use Jac paper, which is double sided sticky paper.  Much easier. 

My favourite was the Wisteria (last one) at first, but now I love the Indigo (first one) best.  Which is your favourite?