Boutique style butterfly

This butterfly birthday card  is a design i made for Create and Craft Shopping Channel. It is part of the butterfly kit which went down a storm. I came up with this design whilst i was doing a craft show in Belfast.

I have used a C6  white card as the base card. I have covered the front of the card with a gorgeous embossed soft sheen silver card which I bought from payper box at NEC craft show in November.

I have used a  silver decorative filigree metal butterlfly from Meiflowercrafts which I coloured in with a black pro marker. Give the butterfly two coats to give a deeper colour, set aside to dry.  Mount the butterfly in a white circle and black scalloped circle. I have stuck a black gem to enhance the butterfly.

I have invested in  two sets of Spellbinders Nestibilles, i bought a circle set and scalloped circle set. I have a fiskars cutter and plastic circle template but the blade on my cutter gets blunt very quick. The replacement  blades for the Fiskars cutter are not cheap, so i have bought the circle nestibilles. I think they are such a good investment especially if you use them all the time.

On either side of the framed butterfly, adhere a flower sequin using a foam pad. Stick a self adhesive gem in the centre of the sequin flower.

Matt and layer a strip of black and white card and choose a black sentiment to match the theme. Stick black and white polka dot ribbon on top and bottom part of the card to finish off the card.

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