Lisbeth Butterfly Card

Hi Everyone, I'm here to show you how to make this sparkly
3D butterfly card. It is a fast card to make so consider making a few.

Let’s get started!

Take a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of cardstock and use this for your
base. I used purple, you can use any color. Just match your decorative elements
to your selection. I did a fun spray background, you could skip this part to
speed up your card making but it adds another layer of texture. Take a piece of
white cardstock measuring 4 x 5.25. (I used watercolor paints to match my cardstock
choices, pink and purple) Take an old tooth brush and load it with some inky
paint. Run your nail down the bristles and spray some color on your paper. The
spray is light but noticeable. That is why I used watercolor paints, it dries
light. Since I didn’t use a lot of water, the paper did not warp. Set this
paper aside to dry.
 

 

While that layer dries, select a complementary paper color

and cut a circle with the Circle Set. (Use the third circle from the outer edge)
Then cut a white circle with the Stitched Circle Set. (Use the fourth one from
the outer edge). I used a pink outer circle with a white inner stitched circle.
Attach them together with your favorite adhesive. Set aside and pick two colors
for your butterfly. I chose purple and pink. Cut a base butterfly using the
solid butterfly from the Butterfly, Lisbeth set. Cut a detailed butterfly from
your other choice of color (I added some extra sparkle to my detailed piece
with a Wink of Stella pen. This again is optional.). Don’t forget to cut a body
too.  Layer them together and add liquid
glue along the center piece. Do not glue down the wings. That is where we will
get our 3D effect. Add the body on top of the detailed layer as shown. When the
body dries, take a pencil or dowel and curl the top layer of the wings around
it. This will lift the wings and also show the sparkle details.  
 

To get the dimensional wording, I used fun foam. If you don’t

have fun foam you can cut the wording out several times on white cardstock and
glue them together to form the base and attach the top layer with your choice
of color paper. I used fun foam and cut out the words, “Thinking of you” from
CottageCutz Thinking of You set. I cut a set out of pink cardstock and added
some Wink of Stella again, to add some sparkle and make it coordinate with the
butterfly.

 

Now that the main piece is dry, take some coordinating washi
tape and add some strips down the front of the card as shown. This adds more dimension
without adding bulk. ( If you do not have washi tape tear some strips of
decorative paper and attach. Use what you have on hand. If you want you can add
ribbon, twine, or leave it blank)
 

Assemble the components as shown in the picture. Attach the

white painted cardstock to your base layer.  Layer the butterfly circle piece you created
with dimensional squares to give more drama. Attach the “Thinking of you”
embellishment with your liquid adhesive. Then you are finished. If you would
like more “sparkle” as I did, add some colored sequence randomly around the
card.

 

 

Hello Butterfly Card

I made this simple card using a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I just found this neat website and decided to make a card using their card sketch 223. I didn't get it finished in time to post to their website for judging but I love the unique sketches. Using a card sketch is a fast and fun way to put a card together without having to come up with a layout. The hard part is done for you! Playing along with their challenges is also fun!

 

 

Let's make this easy card!

 

I first took some watercolor oil pastels from Prima and scribbled it on some scrap paper. I used an old toothbrush dipped in water and ran my finger across the bristles. I did this with the pink and green pastels. I splashed it on a A2 size card panel. There is hardly any water so no need to use watercolor paper. I let it air dry. You could use a heat tool to speed up drying time but it only took a minute or two to dry. While it was drying I gathered up the rest of my supplies.

 

 

I used some washi tape I had in my stash and made the "X" called for in the sketch. Next, I cut out a stitched circle with my CottageCutz Stitched Circle die. I used one aprox. 2.5 inches. (The 6th one from the center) I did this from some white scrap paper I also had in my stash. Then with the Butterfly, Lisbeth die from CottageCutz, I cut out the bottom layer from some soft green apple cardstock scrap and I used a pink polka dot paper scrap for the detailed top layer.  I adhered it with liquid glue and added a soft green apple cardstock body for my butterfly. I bent the top layer of the butterfly around a pencil to achieve the dimensional curved shape. I glued my finished butterfly to my stitched circle. I added it to my card above the "X" with foam squares for dimension.

 

Lastly, I cut a sentiment out with the same pink polka dot paper and fun foam for the base. I adhered them together and added that to my card under the stitched embellished circle. I still thought it needed something so I cracked into my stash of sequins and added some pink, green and clear ones in random spots I thought needed some sparkle.

 

That's it! It's done! I hope you enjoyed making this card with me and please feel free to email me pictures of your creations you made from this tutorial. (jenny@romeotheatre.com)

 

Until next time! Happy card making!!