Tuesday, May 6, 2014

A Simple Butterfly Card




This card went together very quickly and I love that I could use it for a variety of occasions since there's no sentiment on the front.

The base is a standard white A2 card.  The layer is a 3 and 3/4 by 5 inch piece up on Pop Dot's.

The swirl was stamped with the Hero Arts set Brush Strokes using Stampin' Up's Certainly Celery Ink.

I stamped the butterfly directly on top of the swirl.  It's from Maya Road's Ornate Vintage Butterflies and stamped in Stampin' Up's Orchid Opulence ink.

I cut out this entire piece and adhered it to my card layer.  Then I added a mini clothespin at the top.

I tore 3 stripes of washi tape and hand them get longer toward the bottom, aligning all of them with the same edge.

Finally I used a piece of silver glitter tape along the side of the layer.  It was pretty thick to start with so I cut it into a more narrow piece.

Normally I don't make such quick cards, but I'm very pleased with the results here.

Have a wonderful and very crafty day!

Amber

9 comments:

cuilliesocks said...

Lovely card Amber, simple but effective, love your colours too, hugs Kate x

jessica said...

great card Amber!!!!
Hope you are having a GREAT week!

Karon said...

Such a wonderful CAS card - love the butterfly! TFS

Pat N. said...

It's lovely, Amber. Terrific job!

Missy said...

This is really pretty Amber. I like the composition and the uneven lines of tape@!

Shona Erlenborn said...

Simple and effective, that is what you achieved here Amber. Love it!

cuilliesocks said...

Lovely subtle shades of colour on this card Amber, gorgeous card, hugs Kate x

Norma said...

Lovely card Amber and I'm happy to see you posting:) I love the sketch for this lovely card. Don't you just love it when a card comes together quickly and looks beautiful? Thank you for stopping by and your sweet encouraging words.
Hugs,
Norma

Lisa said...

This is gorgeous!! I love the beautiful design!! The butterfly is so pretty!! What an awesome card!!

Lisa
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