VIDEO Brayered Butterfly

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Today's video shows how you can achieve this multi-tonal effect on the large butterfly from the Butterflies Framelits dies. While I was making this video, I decided I had to use the baking parchment butterfly I had cut - so scroll down to see what I did with it...

This is what I made with the baking parchment butterfly. I laid it on Whisper White and using it as a mask, I sponged over in Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo ink. I loved how it came out :)

The motto of this creation is….crafters should never throw anything away!

Love Elizabeth X

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Springtime Butterflies

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Today I am sharing some more samples that I made for my Customer Thank You Party last month. I just LOVE the Springtime Vintage paper. It is so pretty.

This Top Note quilt card really shows it off doesn't it? I Used the Beautiful Butterflies die too to create that little butterfly.

And talking of butterflies - one of my favourite displays was my box of butterflies - what do you think?

All made again with the Beautiful Butterflies die and a mixture of the Springtime Vintage DSP and co-ordinating cardstock stamped with the swirly leaf image from Vintage Vogue.

The ones on the left are on pegs and were displayed on a topiary frame at my party. Like to see a close up?

As you can see I have used 3 layers from the die, daubed the edges with ink and added 1/4" taffeta ribbon to the centres with a bit of rhinestone bling to finish.

They are attached chopsticks and I have tied various ribbons under them. Do tell me what you think!

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Butterfly Gift Card Holder

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Today I am sharing a project I have been making at some of my recent workshops. I often CASE, (copy and share everything), other peoples' great designs - but this was one that I came up with myself. (Blushes proudly!)

As you can see, it features my Big Shot and I got a few ooh and aahs from my lovely hostesses and their guests as they watched how easily this project came together.

Outside I cut the Designer Paper, (one of the Lap of Luxury papers), with the Top Note die. I scored it and adhered it to the Perfect Plum cardstock.

Next I got out the Beautiful Butterflies die. What is so lovely is that this die makes such big butterflies. I used the Bella Toile background stamp on the Very Vanilla butterflies and then used a blender pen and some Marina Mist ink to add some more colour.

Inside I used the biggest of the butterflies and attached it to a strip of cardstock, stuck with sticky strip around three edges to create a gift card holder.

...and I know a Tescos mobile top-up card is not very exciting! It was the only one I could find for the photo! LOL

I finished the project using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die to create the little butterflies. I love the way these little dies cut and emboss at the same time.

I added some narrow taffeta ribbon and rhinestones to the butterfly on the front. Daubed around the edges and layered the large butterfly on a second layer cut in Marina Mist.

I hope you like this project - it is one my personal favourites!