Sweet Thoughts

Hi there crafty friends!  Pretty pastel butterflies today.  They just sort of take your blood pressure right down by looking at them, don't they!  So calming.  I was very impressed with this set of butterflies called Les Papillons, I didn't want to stop using them.  They are a perfect size I think, large enough to be focal and small enough to be an extra embellishment.  I embossed my coconut white card using the Awesome Blossoms embossibility folder.  I cut away randomly at an angle going up from the right to the left side.  I stamped another piece of white card with my sentiment and clear embossed it.  Using Spun Sugar, I lightly inked that corner with my sentiment.  I taped the two pieces together to form my background.  I cut both styles of the butterflies several times for this one, using varying pastel shades for my background butterflies.  All the top lacy parts were cut in white so that I could even tone down the pastel colours even further.  I glued the pieces of my butterflies together only in the centre, leaving their wings to move independently.  I attached them to my card with glue dots a slightly varying angles, but just on the edge of my cut line going up.  I pierced around the edge of the card to complete it for a really quick card. 

Julia Watts has shows today on Create and Craft at 11am and 4pm using new Christmas stamps.  Be sure to tune in and see her exciting new ideas and demos!  All for now, Sue x