Glittery Butterflies

 Hello my crafty friends!  Today's offering is a fun and different sort of card, almost a clean and simple (CAS) look to it.  I started by picking four shades of blue card of varying hues to use.  I cut them into two inch strips then tore the paper on one of the sides.   I used a piece of copy paper to keep the thickness to a minimum and I taped them onto the copy paper with the torn edges showing on all of them.  Using the solid die shape from the Les Papillons one set, I cut three apertures, slightly moving the shape to give a floating feeling to the butterflies.  I ran the die through the machine twice for each cut to ensure that all the detail cut completely.   I backed my aperture with a piece of white glitter card to add a bit of the bling showing through my butterflies.   Remember, you will also have three butterfly shapes that have a matching look to them that you can use on another card too.  On a piece of coconut white card, I stamped my sentiment using a black archival ink pad.  I glued my aperture to my white background card to the side of my sentiment.  I used my fingers to roll the edges of the torn pieces of card to add some texture and interest to my card too.  I added this piece with some foam to a double white mat with a pierced edge to finish my card.  This would work well in any colour scheme or even with flower dies too.  Finished dimensions are 7" x 9" in size.  All for now, Sue x