I continue to make cards from the masterboard I created a while back. I cut a peach 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 peach 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 trimmed my large focal element with the butterfly to 4", added scraps of the same cardstock as the butterfly to the top and bottom edge using regular tape and then two small strips of black paper to each edge. I adhered this large element to the front of a kraft card.
For my second card, I trimmed my butterfly focal element to 4", added two pieces of turquoise cardstock embossed with the same embossing folder - Swiss Dots - CB to the top and bottom. I punched a long strip of gold metallic using the Ribbon border punch - SU, trimmed it into two and mounted these over where the two pieces join. I trimmed the border to the edge of the layer and adhered this large element to the front of an ivory card.
Therese
