Live, Laugh, Love

Hi bloggers!  This card set on my craft table for over a week, unfinished.  I had a vague idea in mind when I started it, but it didn't pan out.  So I set it aside until something else creative took hold and this is what I ended up with.  Sometimes you just have to do that!  I started by cutting two apertures in my background using the outer die from the
Exquisite Circles.  I used the large swirl stamp from the Beaded Elements set to add some interest to the remaining areas on the white background.  I heat embossed it with white powder for a tone on tone look.  In the upper aperture, I cut a Basic Lattice piece to sit in the opening and in the lower aperture area, I used the next size down in the Exquisite Circles to emboss the detail into the deep purple background card.  I stamped my sentiment inside the embossed area and embossed it with white powder.  I found some coordinating papers in my stash and decided to use them for my butterflies.  I cut three pieces that were large enough for each of the butterflies and covered them with a piece of sticky adhesive sheet.  Using one of the butterflies from the Wonderful Wings set, I cut each one.  I peeled the backing paper off once cut and covered each of them with micro beads for texture.  One butterfly was adhered in the upper aperture and the others were adorning the white stamped swirls.  I added flatback pearls to each of the bodies as accents.  Finally, a double white pierced mat was added to complete the card.  It took a while to finish it but I think it was worth the wait (too bad the white is so hard to photograph!)  Finished dimensions are 7" x 9" in size.  All for now, Sue x