Exchange card featuring a die cut butterfly cut from a masterboard, an embossed cardstock background and some ribbon and a die cut frame

For my second exchange card I  started with a large black card that fit in a large envelope from my stash.  I added two pieces of scrapbook paper to create my background - a gray one at the top and a blue with a gray brocade at the bottom.  To create my focal element I embossed the blue cardstock layer (sponged previously) using the Swiss Dots embossing folder and mounted the masterboard butterfly in the opening in the same way as my first card - securing the butterfly's body with regular tape to the back of the masterboard layer.  I adhered a black body die cut which had been trimmed to the perforations to my butterfly which finished off this piece.  The small cut which occurred while die cutting is masked by the embossing.  

I decided to add a wide ribbon to this card and searched for an interesting way to incorporate it.  I decided to hang it from a silver frame die cut.  I slipped the ribbon through  and then added a small piece of double sided tape to the front of the frame behind the ribbon which kept it in place. I coloured two clear rhinestones with a blue permanent marker before positioning them in the openings in the frame and securing them with regular tape on the back. Next, I adhered the frame to the front of my card close to the top using double sided tape letting the ribbon simply hang from it.  I found a small font greeting in my stash which perfectly fit in the opening of my frames so I simply sponged its edges with blue ink before adhering it with double sided tape in the opening.  I trimmed both ends of my ribbon diagonally to be just above the bottom of my card.  Finally, I added my butterfly focal element adhering it to the front of my card over the ribbon using 3D foam tape.  I found this an elegant way to using wide ribbon on my card.  I will do that again!!   Therese