Thursday, June 2, 2016

Best Wishes Butterflies

     I have to admit that this is one of my favorite dies although I think I've only used it two or three times.  Still, it's so versatile and can be used to do just one butterfly, the three lower ones or all of them.  This time I did all of them and cut the entire card front.  It's a pretty simple card design but looks very complex.


     This die, by Memory Box, cuts out everything you see in purple, leaving behind the actual, pale-periwinkle, card front.  It's a 'negative' die.  I added a leftover piece of purple (my favorite color!) CS behind the butterfly openings so that the color shows through.

     The two little black butterflies are from another Memory Box die set and were cut from yet another scrap piece, a very small one this time.  The sentiment is hand stamped but don't ask me who made the stamp because it's been around so long that all the identifiers have been worn off.   I debated about adding ribbon or a bow but decided to leave it as is for a more CAS look.

    Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
A Beautiful Mess
Butterfly Challenge
Crafting from the Heart
Crafty Boots
Crafty Friends
Craft Your Passion
Crazy Challenge
Creative Fingers
Die Cuttin' Divas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Little Claire's
Outlawz PAM
Pixie's Crafty Workshop

     That's all I have for today but tomorrow I'll have another QKR Stampede card for our new challenge.  Hope you'll stop by then and check it all out.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

15 comments:

*Vicki* said...

The butterflies are just beautiful on this design Connie!! Wonderful CAS design!! :) HUGS

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Beautiful card and awesome die. I have one but not as pretty as yours and always thinking about getting a pretty one...still hasn't happened.

Di said...

So glad you came back to play Connie! Love this card, and you used that wonderful die so perfectly - adding the two little black butterflies is a great idea!

Hugs

Di xx

Donna Ellis said...

How lovely! Your trademark purple + butterflies = gorgeousness, Connie! Beautiful card, and such sweetness with the two tiny black butterflies! hugs, de

pst said...

Beautiful card. What a great die this negative and I love that you kept the card simple. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Friends. Good luck in the draw and we hope to see you back again soon.

Dee's Craft Room said...

Fabulous card - I really do think that Memory Box make the best butterfly dies. Your use of this die is wonderful and I love the colours.

Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Dionne

Bernardine Cuttino said...

HI NC, Just love how your used this beautiful buttrerfly against the royal purple. Simply gorgeous.
Hugs
Berni

coldwaters2 said...

Absolutely gorgeous card thank you for joining our challenge at LPOCF
hugs
lorraine x

Mrs A. said...

Those two little black butterflies certainly steal the show on this beautiful CAS butterfly card. Thank you forgo uttering by my butterfly challenge. Hugs Mrs A.

Gerda said...

What a gorgeous card!! Love the pretty butterflies!! Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
Gerda
http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

Mrs Beez said...

Such a pretty card, I love the colours. Thanks for joining in at Crafty Boots Challenges this time.

Unknown said...

Beautiful CAS card! Thank you for joining us at The Crazy Challenge. Good luck :)
Hugs, Valentina

Dawn said...

A gorgeous CAS card! I love the colour of the butterflies of course!
HUgs
Dawn xx

Helen said...

Beautiful card - thanks for joining us at LC Designs.

Helen x

Deepti Aggarwal said...

Beautiful Card..love your dies..Thank you so much for playing with us at A Beautiful Mess.