Butterflies and a Penguin

Two cards to share today.

 

The Butterfly Challenge this time the letter F.   Each challenge has an optional fold to try and this time it's a Flag Fold.  I haven't seen this type of fold before, but it is much easier than it looks.  Mrs A has put an easy to follow tutorial HERE.

 

My card has incorporated all the elements - Flag Fold Card/ Fabric/French Pink/ Forest Green/Flaxen + a Butterfly.  The patterned paper is from a 12" x 12" Papermania paper pad, which I've had forever!  I used some flaxen coloured hessian. The white Memory Box 'Stitched Circle Layer' die cut was ghost stamped with a Stampin' Up flower stamp, although it doesn't show up very well in the photo.  The SU sentiment is stamped in metallic gold, which was the closest colour I could find to match the hessian.  I added two stamped flowers and added green Nuvo Crystal Drop centres.  The green leaves are punched.  The white circle was layered on a pearlised pink Memory Box 'Stitched Scalloped Circle' die cut and raised up on foam pads.

When the card is opened, it reveals the flag part.  I die cut the white squares with a Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers' die and hand cut a smaller pink squares.  I added die cut butterflies to two of the squares.  I left the middle square plain to write the message. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Butterfly Challenge #149 ~ F for Flag Fold - using all the elements

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #503 ~ Hand Stamped or Die Cut Sentiment

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November Challenge

My second card is a Christmas card.  The design was perfect for batch making and measures just 4" x 4".

 

The image is a Hero Arts stamp, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocturne' and coloured with Promarkers.  I punched the image and layered it on a Memory Box 'Stitched Scalloped Circle' die cut.  The background was embossed with an old Crafter's Companion Christmas text embossing folder - I'm not sure of the name as there is nothing printed on the e/f.  I stamped 'Merry Christmas' inside the card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

1. Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ P for Penguin

2. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Christmas

3. Try it on Tuesday Challenge ~Traditional Christmas Colours

4. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #255 ~ Embossing, Wet or Dry

5. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #516

6. As You Like It Challenge ~ Snowmen or Penguins (my favourite are penguins - I love watching them swim underwater, they always look like they're flying.)

7. Let's Squash It Challenge #2 ~ Christmas and Stamps