Two all occasion cards from masterboard featuring die cut butterflies, decorative paper and washi tape

I continue to work on making cards from the masterboard I made a while back.  I cut a green cardstock layer the same size as the piece of masterboard I had trimmed from my letter sized masterboard - 3 5/8" x 4.25". 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  - a bit of a cut on the lower right hand edge.  I embossed the green pieces - a butterfly and a layer with a butterfly opening with two different embossing folders.  I die cut some bodies from black paper and adhered them to the butterflies.  I swapped the butterflies and then attached them into the openings using two pieces of regular tape - 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 cut a brown card and adhered a layer of gold metallic cardstock. I passed my pattern tracing wheel on all four edges of my focal element and then layered on a piece of green and tan paper.  I adhered this large layer to the gold metallic paper on my card front.  To finish off my card I added four little black punchie circles tot he corners of my butterfly element.  

For my second card, I cut a kraft card front and added a layer of decorative paper - rubbed wax resist over an embossing plate and green watercolour.  I used a corner punch on all four corners of my butterfly focal element and then adhered it to my card front.  To finish off my card, I added two pieces of torn music washi tape to echo the music in the masterboard butterfly.  

Therese