All occasion cards featuring decorative paper, butterfly die cuts and rhinestones

 

These two cards were made the same way using two different pieces of this rainbow paper (colour printed digital - Melstampz).  I used white A2 cards and adhered my paper leaving room at the bottom edges to add my butterfly border.  The butterflies were die cut using a Stampin Up sizzlet which cuts and embosses at the same time.  I just used scraps of cardstock and cut a whole bunch of butterflies in coordinating colours.  I laid them all out according to size and then started adhering them in place.  I started with large ones, added medium ones in between and then added more overlapping and then finally the little ones.  I used white glue in a fine tip applicator to allow myself to carefully apply the glue just where I wanted it.  I pressed my cards before adding the clear rhinestones.  I cased this sketch from a card on Splitcoast Stampers.     Therese

SISTER STASH - All occasion card featuring a moth photo, sanded & embossed decorative paper, ribbon and a metal embellishment

This 4"x 4" photo of a beautiful moth came from a calendar I got from my sister, Sylvia.  She makes up several every year with her own photography.  I started this card with a large brown card and added an orange piece of decorative paper which I embossed (Tim Holtz) and sanded on each end to add some texture.  I trimmed a piece of brown decorative paper to be just a bit wider than the photo and left some length on the right.  I trimmed the right edge with a border die (Tim Holtz - Sizzix) which gave it a nice edge.  I embossed this layer with a script embossing folder (Cuttlebug) and sanded it as well.  I added a piece of brown grosgrain ribbon on the upper portion adhering both ends to the back with double sided tape before adding this layer to my card.  I adhered the moth photo on the left hand side and added a metal leaf embellishment just below where the photo and the ribbon intersected.  A few more for my sister's card stash!!

Therese