Sunday, August 7, 2011

Butterfly and Roses Card

It's not obvious in the photo, but, this is a 5 x 7 card.  I don't make that size unless it's a special order but I found a pack of 8 black cards with envelopes at Michael's for only .50.  Knowing that was a huge bargain, I picked   them up and put them in my stash.  Today I ran across them and this is what I came up with.

The butterfly is a SU punch, the roses are SU done with StazOn black in on red paper. One rose is attached with a glue dot and the other is pop dotted for dimension.   I used the Cuttlebug on the white background oval, and you can't see them all, but there are five 1.25 inch circles cut in half and layered under the ribbon. 

There's a total of eight cards like this, some have stickles added onto the flower and butterfly and a couple have some black buttons added onto the white oval.

It seems like I learn something each time I lay out a new card.  First, I decided to do the black and white rectangles, then added the circle halves to look like large scallops peeking out under the ribbon.  I wanted to put two flowers and a butterfly in an oval and didn't realize the oval would be so big that you can't see the scallop!  But, it turned out cute anyway!

7 comments:

Amysangels2 ~ Amy P. said...

Love it. I love anything with butterflies. The black and white and red just really comes together to make this look like one classy card. Good Job!

Carrie said...

WOAH!!! A 5x7 card?? The world is gonna END!!! :) Love this card, may have to scraplift it.

Vicki said...

You are your own worst critic, I think your card is gorgeous! I love the colors and the layout..You done good, girl!!

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Vickie said...

Very pretty Linda. I love the black and white with the flowers being red.

ramonafl4 said...

Great looking card. Looks very elegant

Robin's Crafting Creations said...

This is really pretty! I don't know how to make anything other than a 5x7 card , LOL

Carolyn/MamaC said...

What a great color combination! Great use of pattern! Such a beautiful card!