Dies are great for using up snippets, aren't they? And as I often use black for matting, I do tend to have a LOT of black snippets. I thought the butterfly looks rather like a Monarch butterfly, so I also used a snippet of patterned orange and green paper from a very old K & Co pad.
I cut the butterfly out of the white square then backed the opening with the patterned paper. Then I die cut the butterfly again from black, inserted it into the opening and ran the whole lot through the Grand Calibur with the embossing plates to give it a neat finish. Then I stamped the sentiment, positioned the panel on the card base and added the black die cuts.
I am sharing this with
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything goes
Allsorts Challenge - Butterflies
Pixies Snippets Playground - Challenge 377
Crafty Calendar - Black and White
Little Red Wagon - White Space
Butterfly Challenge - Letter X - Xicetic and Xtra colours
Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes
Beautiful card love the butteerfly
ReplyDeleteWorth all the effort though Jane, it's lovely, Jo x
ReplyDeleteReally lovely card, love how you did the butterfly.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and dies-love the butterfly
ReplyDeleteCarol x
A prettily designed Butterfly creation, many thanks for joining us at Allsorts challenge this week.
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What a gorgeous card Jane! I feel your pain with the die, even using waxed paper as well.
ReplyDeleteI did point folk to your blog today as your use of the CB Rainy Days set isn't as cluttered as mine. Much more stylish.
About cooking - been drooling over your wonderful soups. Have you tried making 'Milk Fadge' bread - as opposed to the other version which uses potatoes? It's on my list to try - no yeast 'kneaded' :) Found the recipe here: https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/2012/11/rural-store-cupboard-supplies-sepia-saturday-and-milk-fadge-emergency-bread-no-yeast-recipe.html Tried her Stottie Cake recipe, which does use yeast, the other day (it's bread not cake as I bet you know) and did a Happy Dance. Took me right back to Northumberland. Just needed some homecooked ham and pease pudding to go with it. Dear god - I'll be the size of a house after this lot ends!
Hugs
Di xx
Wonderful butterfly card, Jane. And great for our Challenge @ Little Red Wagon "White Space". Thanks for joining us and i hope to see you back again soon.
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You're butterfly just pops of your black and white card - lovely. Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Tristan DT.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and the colour combination both striking and perfect. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Great popping up butterfly! Thank you so much for entering our challenge at Crafty Calendar with this lovely creation. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
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Mia
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Love the black elements on this card. Those corners do look a bit fiddly . I have a few dies that won't cut cleanly even with the wax paper. A shame as most of them I would use again if not such a feat of engineering to use. Just ordered my second of fruit from M & S and trying their veggie box as it has a different selection in it. Made a pineapple unspide down pudding using the pineapple up. Making chocolate and vanilla marble cup cakes tonight and the hot pot is cooking mince and using up the carrots and onion from my first veggie box. The bread maker has just pinged yo sash the loaf is ready too. Never done so much baking in my life. Spotted Di's comment above so of to investigate. Thsnkyou fir coming and spinning the butterfly wheel with me. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteLovely project! Thank you for entering our butterfly-challenge at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation, thanks for joining Allsorts challenge, good luck.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting
Tracy x
Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining Allsorts challenge, good luck.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting
Tracy x