Monday, December 17, 2012

CAS Butterflies

I am glad that Christmas is approaching quickly, because I am a little tired of making Christmas cards! I am sure that once it is over though, I will regret ever saying that. :)  Today I decided to bring some Spring into my day with a butterfly card. The color combo at Color Throwdown and sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch! were perfect for it!

I know that sketch looks like it would be perfect for ornaments, and I will probably have to try that some day soon too!  I decided to turn the sketch sideways so my butterflies looked like they were flying, not falling. lol



I started by poking the butterfly trails with my Paper Piercer and Paper-Piercing Mat. I just free handed them. My customers hate when I do this.  They want a pattern for everything! lol  The smaller butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and the big butterfly is Papillon Potpourri and the coordinating Elegant Butterfly Punch.  I can't wait to get my hands on the new little butterfly punch that will be in the Spring Catalog!  Once I had my butterflies down and sentiment stamped, it really bothered me that the right-hand side of the card was so empty, so I added the scored bored.  It feels like it balances it out a little better now. :)
 
Stamp Sets: God's Blessings, Papillon Potpourri
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point
Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat, Simply Scored
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

5 comments:

  1. What a great use of the colors and the sketch! Your card is so pretty! I'm so glad you could play along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!

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  2. So fresh and pretty! Thanks so much for playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch this week!

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  3. Really pretty card Shana, love the butterfly trails! So glad you played along with us in this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!

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  4. Fab take on the sketch! Love the butterfly trails and the embossed border :) Thanks for playing at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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