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Saturday 20 February 2016

Monarch Butterfly


Hi Everyone, today for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing a card using a few dies from thier latest release and demonstrating that cutting accents off your dies and using the negative parts gives us many more options from a single die. So let me take you through my techniques with the dies on my card.


I started by tattering and inking the edges of my Stitched Stacker layer and tucked behind a lace die cut edging layering onto my patterned cardstock. If you look closely at the photo you will see my edging was obtained by trimming down the outer edge of the Fleur de Lis Square doily to get this effect,  the same die I used in the centre of my card. 
For the centre doily, I cut this out in both patterned and white cardstock and mounted the patterned doily onto my card. I then placed all my white cardstock Fleur de Lis Accents back into the negative spaces of my doily adding a little bling into the centres.


On the top layer you will see I mounted one of the dies from the Royal Scandinavian Accents behind my Stitched Stacker to form a frame.


I absolutely adore the detail and elegance of the new Monarch Butterfly. I die cut it out twice in white cardstock inking the edges of my base layer. My top layer was heat embossed with Silver embossing powder and I placed a little glue into the centre and four corners of my Butterfly and layered onto my base layer. You will notice this gives a shadow effect to the wings and holds the curved shape in place.



I finished my card off with a small floral arrangement that I added stamens into the centre of my flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see you joining in the Bi-Weekly Challenge with a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. This fortnight the theme is Add a Flourish.

Crafty Hugs,

Julie x

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14 comments:

  1. Wow Julia, this is just gorgeous!! That paper is beautiful, such a swirly design, and your silver butterfly is a complete eye grabber! Love how you built the frame, so beautiful! hugs :)

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  2. I am having to hold my mouth closed! This is one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen -a truly fabulous creation! Hugs, Chrisx

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  3. Gorgeous Julie , and Thanks for the explanations .
    I Love papers of Craft Consortium !

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  4. Oooh this is gorgeous Julie, love the colour palette and textures,beautiful
    Hugs
    Donna xxx

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  5. So, so beautiful, the marbled grey is perfect with this. Stunning Julie! Ruth xx

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  6. I am sitting here with my mouth wide open....This is the most amazing card I have seen this week. Gorgeous!!!
    Lia xx

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  7. Oh my gosh, Julie! I don't think I've see anything so beautiful before! I just want to reach in and touch all the fabulous layers.

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  8. So very gorgeous -- beautifully done. and your flowers - wonderful. You are so talented!
    sandy xx

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  9. Oh.. Wow.. this is simply stunning, what metallic beauty x

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous Julie. Happy crafting, Angela x

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  11. I saw this card the other day, kept admiring it, and somehow forgot to comment how much I like it!?!
    Stunning, wonderful and simply breathtaking!
    Hugs

    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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  12. Stunning card, that butterfly is gorgeous and love those flowers! TFS

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  13. The whole card is truly beautiful but I really cannot take my eyes of the gorgeous silver butterfly - absolutely stunning! Hugs, Anne xx

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  14. This is just gorgeous Julie! love the colors and wonderful dies - and that silver butterfly is stunning! Julia xx

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Thanks for visiting, I love to read your comments so I know you have stopped by and look forward to visiting your blog.

Julie x

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