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Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog again - I so appreciate your visits
I purchased this M/B Silver Springs Butterfly die recently and decided to break it out over the weekend... Just in time for Darnell's NBUS Challenge.
I cut it out using a pearlised paper - it cuts beautifully!! I then cut it a second time and trimmed out the butterflies and layered them. They were mounted over some new patterned paper from American Crafts called Farmers Market.
The sentiment was gold embossed on a snippet of white card and layered over a scrap of lemon card, slightly offset to add interest to it.
To complete the inside of the card I took some trimmings from the second die cut and glued them across the bottom of the liner - you can just see the pearlised look of the paper in this view.
The butterflies were finished with a few green rhinestones after the paper was mounted onto the lemon card base.
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Your card is beautiful, Maxine. The lovely die-cuts look so special in the shimmer paper and the background paper is gorgeous, like a watercoloured panel.
ReplyDeleteWow I really love this design and the gorgeous watercolour....beautiful dies and a good purchase.xx [aNNie]
ReplyDeleteThe butterflies look gorgeous! And great paper to combine them with! Thanks for the tut-tip-video! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! I love that background paper, it's so beautiful and the splattery design creates a magical background for those amazing filigree butterflies! Love the gemstone body and the strip of fancy stars. The yellow backing really brings a brightness to this lovely birthday card! sending hugs :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Love the die cuts and pretty paper, very well designed.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, Maxine! Such a soft and serene card - lovely!!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful softness - a really beautiful card Maxine!
ReplyDeleteHappy new week!
The pearl card looks so pretty and the delicate butterfly die cut is so delicate x
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty Maxine. I love the colour of the background - so spring-like. The butterfly die is interesting. I haven't seen that one. I love everything with butterflies on it. It was a good idea to put the offcuts on the insert too. Kate x
ReplyDeleteMaxine this is so delicate and beautiful! Very nice!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Maxine, a stunning card, love the butterflies and the pearlised paper, I thought you must have made the background paper, love the inky drops over the bottom and the watercolour look it has. Have a wonderful week... Megan
ReplyDeleteThe shimmery butterflies look amazing Maxine. Great card.
ReplyDeleteOh I love this DIE Butterfly
ReplyDeleteand the added of the stary at the edge is great idea Maxine
sweet beautifully made my friend
I work now before the Boss come in to my room (SMILE)
hugs
Monika
Gorgeous Maxine, I've been bit AWOL in blogland, full on totally here, hopefully back on FB in day or so..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this card, it really caught my eye, must check dates on NBUS too am sure I've an unblogged card for that..
God bless, Shaz.x
Fabulous card Maxine!
ReplyDeletexoxo Olga
This is my new favorite Maxine card! And just look how you've made my wish list grow!! Love those butterflies (will steal your idea of cutting them from pearlized ancient paper I have; thank you!) and the grid and the sediment, but mostly I love that paper. It must be very new because I did a Google search and can't find it, but I'll keep looking. It provided the PERFECT background for your design!! Thank you so much for playing in NBUS Challenge #12! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! The background paper is so pretty. All the embellishments are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Fran
beautiful card...fab die cuts look wonderful over that great bkg.
ReplyDeletexx Karen
Beautiful Card ... Thanxx For Sharing At Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends .
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WOW ... this is so beautiful, Maxine. Love your beautiful new butterfly dies. So pretty with the starred background and that lovely patterned paper in the background. xx
ReplyDeleteso pretty--I love that die and the background is so colorful!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely fantastic. So very beautiful. I love that butterfly too.
ReplyDeleteI did spy this beauty on IG and fell in love - so lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd I keep waiting to see your HoneyBee cards! I'm salivating to see what you make! :)
Blessings!
I am not surprised you loved that butterfly - very pretty. The background is gorgeous and I thought you had made it but it is so perfect for these butterflies, no wonder you chose it.
ReplyDeleteLove the starry sections - perfect foil for the butterflies.
Hugs, Neet xx
Another lovely card Maxine and in my favourite colour. Those dies are super and the pearly paper looks very pretty. Barbxx
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