Two all occasion cards featuring die cut butterflies from masterboard, layered punchies and handmade paper

I continue to make cards from the masterboard I created a while back.  I cut a yellow cardstock layer the same size as the piece of masterboard (3 5/8" x 4.25") I had trimmed from my letter sized masterboard. I had to use a small cutting plate (broken piece) to avoid cutting more than the butterfly from my large Sizzix die (butterfly and dragonfly).  I was reasonably successful with two passes.  I embossed the yellow pieces - a butterfly and a layer with a butterfly opening with two different embossing folders.  I die cut some bodies from black paper, trimmed them and adhered them to the butterflies.  I swapped the butterflies and then attached them into the openings using two pieces of regular tape on the back - one on the head and the other on the tail.  This allows the wings to be pulled up to give dimension to the card.

For my first card, I added a gold metallic layer to my kraft colour card front.  I used a corner rounding punch on the corners of my butterfly focal element and adhered it to my card front.  I auditioned some small flower punchies and eventually added two layered flowers and three small punchies.  The layered flowers were created using two different punchies attached with brads.  They were all glued to my card front using white glue in a fine tip applicator.  

For my second card, I created an ivory card and added a layer of commercial handmade paper in black.  I added my large butterfly focal element and then added five little star punchies on the right hand side in coordinating yellow cardstock.  I adhered them with white glue from a fine tip applicator.  

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