Good morning all! I have made it through Thanksgiving weekend (including Black Friday!) here in Florida. The weather has been lovely and I am enjoying my time with my Mom and Dad! But I still have more cards to post so here is today's card. Yes, more teal... but not a ribbon in sight! I may go through withdrawl symptoms so I am just warning you now, tomorrow could be ribbon overload! LOL How is this for a truly simple, quick and effective card? Three panels of teal card mounted on to a piece of white card, then a small mat of black glitter card (for bling) then a final mat of black card. I cut the large butterfly from plain black card using the gorgeous butterfly die from the Fanciful Flight set. I used the smaller butterfly from the set and cut three of them from black glitter card. I added some black rhinestone swirls to look like the flight path of the large butterfly. Stamped the lovely saying from the Garden Sayings set and embossed it with clear powder over black archival ink. Fini!
I have been enjoying all the comments you have been leaving on the blog, thank you so much. As requested, I will do a photo tutorial for the flowers (crocheted and otherwise) as they all work the same way, but it is different than the flowers on my DVD. I will also try to get a tutorial done on the Spellbinders that was cut half way but completely embossed. I have been working on some new cards while I am here, but I haven't done either of those things yet. The next card that I make using them, I will take step by step photos for you I promise. All for now, Sue x
99 comments:
Lovely cards Sue. Simple but elegant.
Mags
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Oh Sue - this card quite took my breath away. Truelly beautiful!
Enjoy your visit with your folks!! Enjoy the weather as they are talking about snow in Scotland on Tuesday.
fab card Sue - I think this is one like one of the demos you did on C&C before you went on hols - glad you are having a good time..
Oh my goodness Sue - this is one of my favorites so far! I love all of your cards, but this one just talks to me :) Love It!
Soooo beautiful! I like it a lot!
Gorgeous card to add to you Teal collection. Love, Julia xxx
beautiful card glad your enjoying your break .Melaniexx
Hi Sue, well no ribbons, but oh what a beautiful card. I just love butterflies so this fantastic. I'm glad you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Thank you for taking time out to post all of your lovely cards. Lots of love Jenny L
What an elegant card, butterflies look great with the bling, simply stunning! Bhavana xx
What a delicate card-no fuss. Lovely, and super colourway too.
Glad you're enjoying Florida, who wouldn't?!!! x
Gorgeous Sue...I love the simplicity of this card....glad you had a lovely time at Thanksgiving and are enjoying your break xx Carole Z
Sue, Glad you are enjoying the break and the warm weather - better than the frost here. I like the simplicity of this card but it also looks stunning. But no ribbons!!!
Elaine
sue i love this card i loved it when i see it on create and craft you have made start looking at my dies in so many different ways and always give me inspiration so a big thank you
love alison glover
Soooooooooo gorgeous work here again hun. I just love this color and here itreally pops out with these gorgeous butterflies in black.All is so gorgeous hun.
Wow the black and teal or very impressive together Sue. I love those butterflies and the lack of ribbon does not take away from the card at all.
Love the simplicity of this one. Stunning.
Hi Sue the card is lovely . Teal is a colour that i love . Cant wait for tomorrow.
Joyce e
How beautiful, I love ribbons, buttons, bows, & bling, but there is no need for it on this card it it truly beautiful without it.
Jane xx
Stunning - and what a lovely sentiment
Love this card, i think its one of my fav. i think you were right not to put ribbon on it as it would have taken the eye away from the butterfly's. glad your enjoying the time with your parents, i don't how you do it being so far away and in another country! i live 30mins away from mine and some times that's to far!! Plus i get to craft regular with bot my parents...yes we all make cards scrapbooks etc.
all the best x
I love this card AGAIN ;-) I like the way you have used the jewels as the trail. It is my birthday today and I am off to get some craft goodies
Heather x
Absoutely stunning !
I like your way of using the jewels as a trail,this is best gift for the birthday occasion,if you can use the multi colors on the butterflies wing,they looks become more pretty!!!
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I absolutely love it. xx Jan
Happiness Truly Is A Butterfly looking at this card. STUNNING just STUNNING.
It is stunning even without ribbon and bows. Another wonderful colour combination.
Enjoy the Florida weather while you can!
Morning Sue...from a very windy Selby! you lucky girl with that sunshine....todays card is beautiful...and non the worse for no ribbon a lovely classic....love the colours bet you are having fun in the craft shops oh how I envy you...Michaels, joannes...hobby lobby!....spend lots take care Margaret
The black swirly trails are the thing which make this card stand out for me, of course the butterfly is magnificent but without the swirls would not be half so amazing. You just have a gift of knowing how to make the designs one step up from the rest of us 'mere mortals' we are not worthy!!!!!LOL
WOW beautiful card STUNNING colours love the LO too!
I just love Butterflies Sue. Beautiful card and that verse is so true. Hugs Rita xx
Hi Sue
What a lovely elegant card-espcially like the rhinestone swirls
Eileen x
Wow, what a beautiful card, I love the colours and the butterflies.
Hugs, Uta
Beautiful card ,i love butterflies and like useing glitter card so this card is right up my street. Thanks again Sue. Yvonne xx
Hello Sue
I'm so glad this card is on the blog..I absolutely
love the whole Butterflies and Teal theme
Beautiful !
Love Marg
Beautiful card! Good work!
This is so gorgeous... love the way you made this card!!! Hugs Susanne
Hi Sue
I don't know how you come up with so many wonderful designs, this card is so beautiful.
Not only do I have a wish list for spellbinders, I have now had to start one for different colours of card, all your fault!!!
xxx Janet
Beautiful color combo and I like the sentiment a lot. Hugs from Finland, Eemeli
Hope you are enjoying cyber Monday as well in the USA. Beautiful card love the colours will case the idea. Looking forward to your tutorials have the your DVD it's great. Hugs Bee
This card is so simple but beautifully stylish nd elegant again you are an inspiration.
Like this one - nice to see a different style
Love the bold colours, panels and beautiful sentiment. The composition leads the eye easily from one element to another - a card with fluidity and movement - Perfect. Don't worry Sue - I'm sure everyone loves your ribbons and will be eager to see a bow overload. Can't wait to see the crochet flower tutorial - thanks for it.
love lilygeexxx
Stunning x
Inspirational - love Teal
Vie Carter
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Stunning card Sue and I love to put butterflies on my cards.
Hi Sue, glad to hear you've been spending a well earned break with your Mum and Dad and enjoying the great weather after your Maraton POW on C&C! Another stunning card, clean and simple with great impact, my kind of style. I also have your DVD and can't wait to attend one of your classes. Please email me details of how to when u return to the UK!
Love Bim xx
Love the simplicity of this card and its elegance, i have these dies so of i go to do it in different colour ways.
Liz x
Truly lovely, Sue - don't ever take away the teal! I am making a card for mum on 1st Dec she is going to be 88 and I am determined to use some spellbinders, (labels 20 already cut)! Looking forward to more info on fab half and half technique! Vee x
Hi Sue, butterflies are my favourite things and this card has to be one of my favourites too. It is really beautiful. I am looking forward to the demos you are planning. Thanks so much.
Regards, Anne Rx
A sinply stunning card in all its simplicity. Loving the teal colour do not stop this phase.
I tried the half cut - whole emboss technique after a few goes it worked. It is not as hard as you think. Everyone should try it.
Enjoy the break Sue you deserve it.
Hugs Amanda x
Wow what a beautiful card, colours are gorgeous
elegant, simple and with any luck
thank youachieveable
sorry last post did not read properly. Thank you should have been at the end.
I love this card -- it is simple, yet very pretty.
This is an elegant card and love it because I love butterflies too. Thank you for posting it, I liked it when I saw it on the POTW last week. Looking forward to the tutorials...
Kind regards Elizabeth x
Hi Sue,
Gorgous..Gorgous..Gorgous and I love the bling too.
Carol x
Truly beautiful card Sue. Right up my street as I am a butterflyaholic! Ann W
Hi Sue,
This is my favourite card of all time.....
it will suit all occasions and inspire whoever receives it to enjoy the little things in life that mean so much.Like being with family....hope you are having a great time.xx
Gorgeous card - teal is a much overlooked colour I think as it's one of my fav colours! So keep using Sue pleeeeese!
Maggie H
Hi Sue, Oh please don't mention lovely Floridian weather; it's damp and blustery here in Wales. I haven't been back to Florida (St Augustine) since my friend passed away 2yrs ago and I miss it alot. I am, however, so pleased to hear that you are having a good time.
I like the simplicity of todays card. I think the plain cardstock for the filigree butterfly against the glittery, but plain-cut smaller ones was a perfect choice; it adds extra texture. The lack of ribbon is no lack at all. Only thing I love that is missing, is your pricking around the teal layers. But maybe I'm wrong.
Regards and best wishes to you and your family. Linda
Love butterflies on any thing, a very elegant card. Look forward to the tutorials. Enjoy the rest of your stay with your family.
Edwina
Stunning, and I won this from c & c - thank you sooooo much xx
a beautifully crafted card - my favourite colour too. butterflies always add such elegance to a card. more please in teal xxx carole
loving this card, and your blog so inspirational :) x
Gorgeus design and colours.Looking at this card wants me to just fly away........ lol balixxx
Hi Sue
Love these colours together. Glad to hear that you have had a good thanksgiving.
Sue
Hi Sue love the card got the butterfly die in the C&C pick of the week it arrived Sat might try your card out with the disabled adults I work with
Glad you enjoyed thanksgiving with your family
Look forward to your next masterpiece
Theresa x
This card is just beautiful Sue, i adore butterflies. I received this die on saturday and haven't yet found a reason to use it, but hey do you really need to have a reason, i'm going to have to get it out and make something now. Your such an inspiration.
Enjoy the rest of your vacation and hope to see you back on our screens soon.
Tracey x
Beautiful card Sue, simple and elegant. Looking forward to your tutorials. Your missing all the horrible weather here, we had gale force winds and torrential rain up in South Lanarkshire and its definitely getting colder. You are so dedicated to this blog, posting even when on holiday and we all really appreciate it. Thank You!!!
Adore butterflies! Love this card - the rhinestones work so well with the large butterfly. xx
This was one of my favourites from the live shows. Although to be honest, I think I could say that about all the samples! Love teal and black together - so elegant. The butterflies add another touch of luxury too.
Thanks for sharing.
Rachel x
Well..........my fave colour of the moment, the butterflies of which i covet shamelessly right now & the swirly bling which are just gorgeous.......yep, i adore it!! Nicki xx
Beautiful card and colour combo Luv Sue x
Another lovely card.
Beautiful!! I just love butterflies and that is one of my favorite quotes.
I'm loving all this teal - another beautiful card. TFS
Love the gem swirl as a butterfly trail!
Beautiful card.
How beautiful is this Sue ,your cards keep getting better and better,simply stunning
Sandra x
Sue I just love the colour of this card and the butterflies are so stunning. Im delighted to hear you are enjoying your time (and weather) in Florida. Lee x
Hi Sue glad you are having fun there and Thanksgiving went well .
I really love how you have place the butterfly to look like its left a trail :0))
Oooo, WOW!!! What a beautiful card! I have these dies so I am going to make a similar card but never having seen Teal card i will have to use a different colour obviously!
I don't have a big collection of Spellbinders and my wonderful little Cuttlebug but watching you, Sue, has inspired me to make as much of the ones I do have and its working! Not having any fancy tags I now make my own from the other off-cuts that are left ... I really neeeed more dies!!!
i love love love your cards. there is just so much inspiration. thank you. marie
Gorgeous! Love the butterflies and the swirls.
beautiful stunning card, just excellent! Really want that butterfly, or the other ones - the grand ones. I remember that quote, I used to have it on my wall as a poster when I was in my teens.
I am always amazed how so often the butterfly is refreshed in new and exciting, inspirationally ways and you've certainly done that here, thank you
Beautifully simple x x lol Lynne M
wow..amazing
Hi Sue, beautiful card. MariaS
Hi Sue
Simply teal elegance.
I missed a few days so I am just admiring your beautiful cards for those days ...all gorgious.
Sue H.
I really liked this card when you showed it in one of your demonstrations, teal, butterfly trails, the three panels but I liked it mainly because of the verse. Unfortunately the stamps had sold out when I placed an order.
Thank you for sharing Sue
love from Jackie D
Sometimes the simple things are the best and less is more. Love the card Sue. Why did it take me so long to discover your blog?? Look forward to your next post.
Blessings
Sonia - St Helens
SUE LOVELY CARD MUST TRY THIS ONE
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WILL TRY AND DO ONE LIKE THIS
Love this card; it is so beautiful. Really love teal and it works brilliantly with the black. Simply gorgeous, Jayne x
Gorgeous! Love those butterflies.
I love the look of this card! The butterflies are great and the layout is perfect! Mimi
Ohh I saw you make this one on Tele, it very lovely xx
I love butterfly cards and this one is absolutely stunning
julie
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