Happy Sunday! More winners today with the comment game too so that is a nice way to start the day off I think! First the card though, I set out to make a masculine card, hence the colours, but somewhere along the way, it changed (the addition of the butterfly, I think!) My goal was to show off the Large Ribbon Banners, (which at least I did), as you don't really get a sense of the size of these until you see them on a card. I wasn't really sure where I was heading after that but I began by cutting a frame from two of the smaller dies in the Grand Decorative Ovals in black card. I cut a basic Lattice extendable background and trimmed it to fit in my frame. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out using one of the Large Ribbon Banners in milk coloured card. I inked it lightly with Antique Linen distress ink. I cut another one out of camel coloured card to use as an accent shadow. I split in down the middle length ways and added to the top and bottom of my banner. I just like the way it framed it and made it a bit bolder too. I cut a matching butterfly from the Les Papillons set out of the camel coloured card. The butterfly needed a bit of bling so I cut the solid version out of black glitter card to put underneath it. When I add butterflies to cards, I only ever attach them at the centre body area and leave the wings free for some movement (it makes you want to play with the wings a bit too, which is fun). Butterflies also really lend themselves to pearlie swirlies as trails behind them, I just can't help myself I always add it! I liked the way it looked against the Lattice cut out too. I added some black pearls to the body of the butterfly and a few different sized ones in the corners. Pierced the edges to finish it off as usual. Sometimes our cards just take on a mind of their own, don't they?
Now on to the Comment Game Winners for the week. They are:
Bluebell!!!
Barney Bear!!!
Lainey!!!
Congratulations to all! You have to email me at
americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize too. Don't forget if you want to be entered in the weekly contest, all you have to do is leave a comment after any of the posts I make each day. I'll draw three names at random from those that do so. All for now, Sue x
153 comments:
Ooo Sue that ribbon die looks FAB, loving the latice too :) lainey x
I like theses dies ,fab card
Lovely card Sue, and I'm sure men like butterflies too. I have just got my lattice die and it's fab! Pat x
What a great card, lovely latice
hugs Linda Dekker
What an amazing card here again Sue, it,s just gorgeous.
Next die for me the lattice, i think. Lovely card Sue.
Hi Sue, just received the lattice die so this card will be made today. All I need is the banners but will compromise with another die meantime. Beautiful card. Con grata to more lucky winners.
Wilma
Beautiful, can't go wrong with butterflies I say. Of course I've just bought these dies along with blossom five AND your lacey accents and motifs That should keep me busy!! Mabex
Good Morning Sue,
Love this card, might have a go at similar later.
Now! how clever are you.........?? thanks for the tip of creating a border for the banner, you are amazing in your ideas.
Have a Great Day
Patricia x
Now this I like Sue as you say it can be adapted for a mans card and I just love the butterfly x
Hi sue oh this is lovely oh it really is and I think it's a zny occasion card love it
Thanks Jayne
Hi sue,
really superb card today as usual.
Congrats to all the winners.
Have a wonderful crafty day everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Morning Sue,
Am liking this card very much. The butterfly fits well but so could a masculine embellishment. X
Love it. So differentXX
Love the card and as Patricia said thanks for the tip of cutting the banner die a second time to create the border
Love the lattice Sue, and this card is beautiful. It's amazing how cards take on a life of their own once you get started isn't it? Christine x
Sue,
This card is magic. Wow
Enjoying the colours in this card Sue and the design although I have to agree I don't think it turned out very masculine.Congrats to this weeks winners-I live in hope,take care,x.
love this card, great tip also, judith x
Beautiful Sue! Love everything about it.x
Lovely card Sue and the banner dies are gorgeous. love the butterfly too.
Morning,
Wow what an amazing card - as you say some cards choose where they want to go even if we have another path in mind...
Will have to add the lattice die to my ever growing collection.
Have a super crafty Sunday.
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x
morning sue another gorgeous card love the colours i must have this lattice die it look great with what ever you put it with
have a lovely sunday
shirley xxx
GM Sue - thanks for the banner border tip - it really sets it off. Nice card.
Rgs
Clare W
Hi Sue, what a beautiful card, I really do need this lattice die! Have a lovely crafty day with Julia today, I just read on her blog that you two are getting together, Carole Z X
Morning Sue, A beautiful card, I love the colours you have used, I adore the shadow you have done on the ribbon banner, it makes it pop. The butterfly is gorgeous with the black sparkly card behind and of course the trail behind in black is beautiful. I truly love this card.
Congratulations to the winners, you lucky ladies.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Super card and that lattice die is next on my list. Those butterflies are special too.
Audrey x
morning Sue. Love all your cards but this one is especially gorgeous. I'm off to have a crafty day.....x Christine
Hi Sue
A beautiful card lovin the colours chosen. This card is so versatile can be used for so many occasions by changing colours and sentiment. Those banner dies are fab. and they look so nice when you ink whilst in the dies.
Congrats to all the winners.
Luv n hugs Annx without an "e"
Good morning Sue
I am waiting for the banners die to arrive from C&C they look so useful. I love these new dies from Spellbinders I have the foliage one and can't top using it. I love today's card and agree that the butterfly needs a swirly trail. Congratulations to the winners.
Hugs x
Hi Sue beautiful card ,love the colours,and the trellis .
Marion
Good Morning Sue. Love the lattice die, it's on my got to have list. I have the small banners but they're not impressive enough to make a feature of. Congrats to everyone who won a prize.
Wow great just received my lattice die great idea thankyou as always hugs Corinne
Love this card it would be quite Mardi Gras if instead of the butterfly you'd put the mask! I love the colour scheme used and i might have a go at recreating something similar! Hugs Sonia
Hi Sue
Love the card I have started making one card that turns into another completly different from what I had in mind.
Congratulations to the winners.
Happy crafting
Love Tina x
Hi Sue, My first blog comment. Love your cards and very impressed with the banner die. I had been wondering about these dies, and I`m now convinced. I love the expandabilities background dies.
I don't believe it, I was just making a card yesterday with the exact same butterfly on a botanical,swirls background, absolutely love your colour scheme, the caramel is gorgeous. Also, I wanted to thank you for the tip about making a shadow die cut by cutting the bottom one in half. It's a great technique and I've started using it quite a bit. Hope you are having a great weekend. Maddy x
Beautiful, love the colours and design xxx
The Lattice die is a MUST HAVE! No doubt about that! I love the tip about how to frame the label die just by cutting another in half. Very effective and clever.
Good Morning Sue!
What a lovely card, nice idea about the Glitter base on the Butterfly..I have the Banner Die and am amazed at how large they are, but I will use your idea it looks so good.
Congrats to all the winners ENJOY!
LoveMarg
Gorgeous card Sue. xx
morning Sue whaat a lovely card, just love these colours that caramel colour is just goergeous and i love the idea for creating a shadow that is definately goingon my must try list............
a big congrats to the three winners this week as well xx gail in eastbourne
Stunning card Sue. You've outdone yourself again.
As I couldn't get the new expandables on C&C i finally managed to source them from other online stores and a lot more of the new releases and my 1st package arrived on Friday. WOO HOO the expandables are AMAZING!! But baking paper is essential.
Thank you Sue and thanks Spellbinders.
I have this lattice die and love it, one of my best buys I think.
Gorgeous card.
xx Sandra
Very nice card - I think a man would be happy with a butterfly on a card, they aren't too girly.
Good Morning Sue,
Absolutely FAB! Love the colours, the centre piece and of course the flutterby. This is really a lovely card. Congrats to the lucky winners.
Have a great day everyone.
Happy2craft
A beautiful card and love the effect of the lattice die, so many possibilities spring to mind!! x
Hi Sue,
Stunning card today love it all.
Have a great crafty day with Julia wish I was there as well.
Enjoy your day.
Lydia
X
Lovely card. Love the Lattice die. Julia xxxx
Gorgeous colour combo and congrats to the winners.
Morning Sue great card I've give me a great idea. Its my dads 80th birthday next week and I were stuck what to do so now you've rescued me. Congratulations to today's winners.
Debs Artliff
Hi Sue What a stunning card I really love the colours.
Hello Sue, WOW, what a card, beautiful. The lattice dies are gorgeous and love the butterfly.
Congrats to the lucky winner.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs June x
Beautiful. :-)
Another gorgeous card Sue. Thank you.
WOW Sue absolutely stunning card love it all, the colours, the dies used that lattice die looks so good inside the decorative ovals. xx hazel
Good morning Sue
Love this card!
The colours, dies (ribbon Banner & lattice especially)& bling etc!
The colours are indeed great for a man's card..but as we can see, you can 'pretty' them for any occasion!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Have a great day!
Lara xxx
like the lattice,must watch out for this one.
xxx
Great card Sue love everything about it.
Morning Sue, a lovely card again, great colours and layout. At the moment these butterflies are used on everything,so lacy. Emma
Love the new lattice dies, and the butterflies. Lovely card xx
Morning Sue
Beautiful card, love the latice die! Congratulations to all the lucky winners. Love Jean x
Lovely card Sue, love the banner and butterfly.
Clare x
Hi Sue
Welcome back! As you say very suitable as a men's card perhaps without the butterfly but lovely. The big banner die with the dark colours makes it more masculine as well I think being a bit more chunky!
Crafty Hugs
Heather Rogers xx
P.S. Congratulations to all the winners!!
Hi Sue
Well what a card it is fantastic.
love all the dies used and the ribbon banner is lovely.
joyce.e
Hi Sue This lattice die must go to the top of my ever increasing list .
Congrats to the lucky winners
Take Care
Elaine H X
Gorgeous creation, love the whole design, x carol
very pretty, loving the lattice and always love the use of butterflies. I have purchased a ruler for pricking so need to actually give it a go lol
This one is so beautiful, I love it. xxx
Great card. the lattice die looks fab.
Fab card Sue, just love the lattice die, so useful x
Beautiful love the butterfly.Laura o
Morning Sue, lovely card, like everyone else thank you for the idea of cutting the banner in half to make a shadow, never thought of that! Have a great Sunday and congrats to all the winners. Take care. Jess x
Good Sunday Morning. What a super card for a man. I have lots of men in my life who like butterflies and would appreciate such a huge congratulations. I love these dies and use them so often. Why didn't I think of splitting a backing banner? That's what you're for - thank you! xx
Hi Sue - another clever idea for us to copy! Love the shadow effect and I will be using this trick and the butterfly dies are always so pretty whatever the colour. I have got the expandable botanical swirls die but not used this yet. I really love the lattice effect though as it can be used so easily on men's cards that I think I will have to treat myself, again! Thank you for all your amazing ideas. Yvonne xx
love the card.
Love this card and it's good to know that you don't always finish with the card that you set out to make too.
Really really like this.
Must say the lattice die is really useful
especially for male cards
She x
really love the clean and simple lines of this card. In this case less is more.
Well done again sue
Luv n hugs
Beth
just started playing with the butterfly dies and i love them! beautiful card sue as always xx
Hi Sue
Your ideas are so good. I NEED the scroll die. Congratulations to this week's winners.
xx
Morning Sue, I had not realised that the banner was so big, it looks great, as does the rest of the card. Who says men can't have butterflys!
Rosemarie xx
What a beautiful card Sue, love the butterfly trailing over the lattice and how you have created the accent shadow on the ribbon banner. An amazing card. Congratulations to the winners! Hugs Christine H xx
I have been dithering about ordering the banners but after seeing today's card I will be getting them, I have been working my way through the list of new Dies & have almost got them all now which makes me happy. Hugs xx
Can't get enough of the butterflies!
i love this card have 99% of the dies so sould b able to create a similar one for a birthday i have coming up thanks again for the ideas
Hi sue, another stunning card. the butter fly dies are lovely have you tried them using vellum they look lovely,xxx
all the best martine xxx
hi sue, lovely card, love the colours you have used. the latice background die is lovely. very effective dies the extendables are.
congrats to the winners.
lv norma
Hi Sue, another lovely card. I love the butterfly
Hi Sue. What a lovely card. I missed out on the lattice die. It is on my wish list.
Love
Elaine.
Another lovely card!
I love the lattice die, its on my wish list, I love how it adds depth to a card and yet is a simple design. I love it when I'm making a card and it goes in a different design than I had originally thought
Dawn x
Stunning Sue just stunning. Hugs Sheila.x
what a great card love everything about it . i to missed the lattice die but i will hopefully get it soon another one on my long list of i need lol.. have a great day sue .. hugs sarah .x
OMG I love this card! I love butterflies and the way you have the swirl on the lattice. I have been toying with the idea of the lattice die and seeing it like this has convinced me more to get it!
WOW Sue,beautiful card.How clever to do the shadow of the banner too,would never of thought about that!
Have a great Sunday,
Kelly.
I love this card Sue, just bought the butterfly dies and they are fab. Will be looking for the lattice next
Hi Sue
fallen in love with the butterflies. And smashing colours on this card (coffee cream and chocolate sorry renamed it). Banners are great and more you can do with them then you think. The lattice i just got and think it is wonderful. Makes work look more intricate.
Wonderful job you have done 10/10xxx
born again spellbinder
Nadine hug xxx
nzillingworth@hotmail.com
Good morning Sue
I just love these dies especially the lattice ones, this card is as always wonderful!
Margaret
Hi Sue
Beautiful card you have give us the idea so it could be a mans card with a tweak lol! I don't have the grand deco ovals nesti yet
Congrats to all winners
Thank you
Lizzie (serial copycat) xox
Hi Sue, Love your card. You have definitely converted me to the large ribbon banner dies. It looks great. With love & light Theresa. H
Morning Sue, Great card and feeds my addiction - butterflies. I always think, if a card looks as if it has something missing, just add a butterfly. I wonder why it makes a card masculine, as men do also like butterflies. I think it is our perception of men. Hugs, Carol S.xx
Hi Sue,
Yet another lovely card. I really will have to try and save some pennies for the butterfly dies as they always look so lovely. Congrats to all the winners - who knows maybe one day I'll be lucky too.
Best wishes
Beverley W
This is stunning Sue. You always show a fab layout x
hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk
Love your card! LOVE the decorative oval, and liked what you did w/ shadow on banner!!! A WOW card! Love the buttrfly!
Hi sue. I love today's card!! The lattice background die looks fab. I would like get this die but I am not to sure how to use it. The large oval and circle dies are on my list too!! I think your card could still be used as a male card. It is just wonderful. The colours you have used look great together, a lovely colour combo!! Have a nice day love Tres x x x
Another great card Sue. I have the lattice die & love it along with the butterflies (that are going on nearly every card I do) but think I may have to invest in the banner dies also. Colours are brill for a mans card but equally good for an autumnal card for a female. Just love it.
Hi Sue.....another beautiful card...I love the colours you have used.....Have a lovely day.
Chrissie x x x
Love how all the pieces give so much dimension to the card.
I thought the banners would be small so haven't got them..yet
Margaret O
xx
great colour scheme and looooooove the lattice..
Sylvia x
Hi Sue
Great card. love butterflies
and the lattice.
Margaret L
Hi Sue
Great card. love butterflies
and the lattice.
Margaret L
Hi Sue, this card is really beautiful. An interesting mix of dies used here. Love Sam xxx
It's lovely........
lovely card sue
best wishes norma
Beautiful, I really must get the lattice dies!
Thank you, Sue
Christine
x
Gorgeous, must have the lattice dies,just manage to get hold of the card stock you use, incuding the coconut white, thanx Sue for sharing your ideas, you are such an inspiration.
luv and stuff
Pauline x
Hi Sue
Love the card with the lattice in the background looks fab.
Hi Sue,
These are great colours for a masculine card - I'm sure there are guys who like butterflies too!
Sue
I love this card Sue, and I love your different ideas on using butterfly dies.
Love, love, love those butterflies!!!
Another great card Sue love the colours. Congrats to all winners
particularly the candy one WOW imagine opening that package.
regards
lorraine - scotland
xxx
BEAUTIFUL CARD,LOVE IT.SUZYD X
Hi Sue, A stunning card love the colours
and butterfly is great managed to
the lattice die so will be trying
this one thanks for the inspiration.
Nancyd xx
Hi Sue
Gorgeous,gorgeous,gorgeous!! Will definitely try this one. Thank you!
Good evening Sue, late comment for me today. I absolutely love everything about this card! Hugs xx
A really stunning card Sue
love lilygee
xxx
wow card love these dies
How amazing this card it love it.
Jane xx
Loving the banner Sue. Another brilliant card.
Beautiful card, love the way you have adapted the lattice die, another one i have to have x
I love everything about this card Sue, I am so tempted by those extendibles - just a pity my wallet isn't extendible too!
Love this card today Sue, Linda xxx
Fantastic card Sue! Loving the lattice die. Can imagine a lighthouse on this one......& like nannapat says men must like butterflies too so it would suit males. I love playing with the butterflies wings too, forever pinching them in between my thumb & finger! They just have a nice bouncy feel when you do it....! Congratulations to all the winners, (myself included!). Never give up, keep trying everybody, your day will come! xx Love Karen xx
This is another lovely one Sue, a little change around for the elbellies and this would also make a great guy card! Thanks for sharing! xxx
Hi Sue, this is a lovely card,really like it, take care vanessa x
Lovely card will have to get the lattice die Fab
I love the colours on this card, male or female. Les papillion are my favourite dies at the moment
Hi Sue,
Another great card! Thanks for the tip with the banner die - I've got these and they are HUGE! I was so surprised by the size of them but they do have the advantage of more room to stamp sentiments on.
Love that butterfly with the pearly swirl trail.
Congrats to the winners,
Sue xx
Beautiful card Sue, love the lattice background
Hi Sue
WOW how do you do it? Time after time after time you come up with the most stunning cards and this one is amazing. It sings to me.
Ria
Oh what a beautiful card today Sue
Love the latice work and butterfly
Just come back from a workshop with Leonie today - brilliant fun day crafting
It's not a bad world !!
Vie
x
Beautiful card very striking. Love the lattice
Sometimes cards take on a mind of their own??? Mine do it all the time! Like where this one ended up!
Ribbon die looks fantastic, esp with the border you created for it.
R/
A bit of bling never goes amiss, go for the red noses 2 little crystals on both noses, lovely.
You have inspired me this morning, I have another spellbinders set which has a reindeer fanciful holiday.
I just want this lattice die when is it going to appear in the uk
Stunning card!!!
I love this beautiful butterfly :)
Love the butterfly die, your card looks great. Hugs melodyx
Beautiful!!
Wow, Sue this is just fabulous. I'm glad you went off course and added that butterfly! Such a stunning use of all the dies.
Rachel x
Wowers, I never thought craft and black would go together so well. Fab card! Hugs! xx
The lattice and the large ribbon banner die speaks for itself and marry them with your ideas....perfect combination!!! Shame I still don't have the new A4 dies but I'll wait patiently...you'll never know Santa might be listening :)Lots of love, Aggie xxx
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