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Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Valentine Butterfly Card

This is first time I've done a scheduled post, so fingers crossed this post appears when it's supposed to! 

I was honoured to be asked to be a guest designer for the Butterfly Challenge #23.  The format has changed slightly this year, with a twist of an extra ingredient going through the letters of the alphabet.  Challenge #23 is 'Butterflies with V for Valentine'.  Here is my card.....

I used a Memory Box ' Butterfly Heart' die for my card and this is the first time I've used the die.  When I bought it, I thought it would cut out all the butterflies and leave them as apertures, but it actually only cuts out the wings, leaving them to flutter on the card.  I liked the effect of the fluttering butterflies, but I wanted the butterflies to be red, especially as this is a Valentine's card, so I used the die again on a snippet of red card and snipped off all the butterflies.  I then stuck the red butterflies over the white ones on the original card and also attached a pink snippet of card on the back to give an extra bit of colour to the butterflies.  I was left with a red piece of card with butterfly apertures, where they were snipped out, which can be backed with another colour and used for a future project.  I'm really looking forward to seeing all the entries for the Butterfly Challenge #23.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:


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20 comments:

  1. Kath28 January 2015 at 08:37

    A fabulous card Liz - I love the butterfly heart die and how you've added the red butterflies over the cut-outs.

    Kath x

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  2. Veerle28 January 2015 at 09:06

    Stunning creation Liz and congratz with your GD spost at Mrs A.
    Hugs Veerle xx

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  3. Sue -28 January 2015 at 09:20

    Gosh that must have taken a lot of patience snipping out all those butterflies. Worth it though - your card is so pretty.

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  4. Doreen28 January 2015 at 10:35

    This is just gorgeous, fab details.xxx

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  5. Pat28 January 2015 at 12:39

    Another gorgeous MB die and a beautiful card Liz. I love the background paper which goes perfectly with the profusion of little butterflies on the pretty layered circles, and then the finishing touch with the sweet little red heart on the sentiment tag. x

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  6. KandA28 January 2015 at 17:09

    This is gorgous. T contrast butterflies must have been so fiddly cutting and sticking them - well worth it though as they as they look amazing xx

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  7. Jean28 January 2015 at 20:35

    Lovely card Liz, snipping and sticking all those tiny butterflies must have been a bit fiddly but well worth the effort. I have this die but it hasn't been used yet.
    Congratulations on the GDT spot.
    Jean x

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  8. pam28 January 2015 at 21:20

    This is gorgeous Liz, beautiful butterfly heart..
    Congrats on your GDT spot.
    Pam

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  9. Hettie28 January 2015 at 22:57

    I love this card. Well done on the patience. I do love red and white together and keep promising to make a red and white quilt one day....maybe when I retire!!
    Worth the fiddling for this card.
    Hugs
    xx

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  10. Di29 January 2015 at 10:31

    Oh Liz, I'm with you on that butterfly die! I also have it, scheduled post for next week, and you must have immense patience to snip out all those little butterflies and then add them onto the main die cut. It works beautifully though and I think I like it better than just backing the die with a contrasting colour. One to try next time!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  11. Janis29 January 2015 at 17:53

    How fun for you to be the guest designer at the butterfly challenge!!! That is such a fun challenge site and I regret that often I forget about it. Your card is so lovely and that die is fabulous!!! Love that flurry of butterflies. They are so cheery in your valentine colors. Good for you being able to switch gears so seamlessly when the die didn't do exactly what you expected! Terrific change of plans and absolutely gorgeous result.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  12. Carol L30 January 2015 at 03:44

    What a fantastic Valentine! I just adore that butterfly die and the beautiful look of all those fluttering wings! NJ!

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  13. Kirsten30 January 2015 at 07:22

    Liz, you must have the patience of a saint to glue on all of those butterflies!! :) But it was worth it, the card is gorgeous. Thanks for joining the Lisa B Designs challenge.

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  14. Sherry30 January 2015 at 13:58

    Such an effective card Liz, it looks wonderful x

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  15. Princess Judy Palmer2 February 2015 at 22:04

    You must have a lot of patience to snip and glue all those red butterflies onto the white. It was well worth the effort though. You've got me thinking of a similar style die I have that I could use for this challenge.

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  16. JD/ Jill4 February 2015 at 14:34

    Congrats on you GD spot! This card is so pretty and creative!

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  17. Lou Sims4 February 2015 at 22:06

    Fantastic romantic card which fits in perfectly with the "Romance" theme over at We Do Doobadoo Challenges . Lou (DT)

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  18. Beverley8 February 2015 at 13:36

    Beautifully done, love the dimension. Thanks for taking the TIME OUT and joining in on the challenge. Hugs Bev x

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  19. Claire8 February 2015 at 20:06

    Beautiful project, thanks so much for joining our Romance challenge at http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.co.uk/
    Claire xx

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  20. Elizabeta Kushner9 February 2015 at 05:08

    Sweet work! Thank you for joining us over at TO Challenge.

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