Here are my cards for the Twofer Butterfly Challenge #29. I pulled out a long-overlooked butterfly stamp from the Sweet'N Sassy Polka Dot Silhouettes stamp set and used that to make my cards.
Using Berry Burst cardstock, I stamped a butterfly with Versafine ink, and heat-embossed it with white ep. Next I used white cardstock and stamped a butterfly with Berry Burst ink - then clear embossed it for a little shine. I fussy cut them both. I used a SSS scalloped swirl border die to make the upper panel, then adhered both butterflies, adding a SSS white heat-embossed sentiment panel along with a few Nuvo black pearl dots. I used a fine black marker to draw antennae on each butterfly.
I'm trying to use up some of my paper stash, so I pulled out some SU! Pear Pizzazz cardstock and matching dsp to create this card. On a piece of the text dsp, I used the butterfly stamp with matching ink to create the background, stamping off once each time to keep the images light. I reversed the dsp to use the polka dot side for the vertical panel, punching the side with a SU! retired spiral punch, and punching the black mat with a SU! scalloped border punch. The main panel was stamped with a Gerda Stein image and colored with Copics. The sentiment is from Gina Marie Designs.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are all coping in today's world. Have a wonderful day if you can!
Carol
Two completely different looks. I love the second card with the oh so cute bear. Hugs Mrs
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Both beautiful cards love the embossed butterflies and layout and great sentiment on the second one
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You rock this challenge, Carol! Your two distinctly different designs are both so creative and cheerful in berry and pear colors! I love that split layout with the swoopy berry scallop panel and how you made your shiny polkie-dotted butterflies in contrasting patterns! And, aw, that sweet friendship card sediment and bear would melt the coldest heart! I love the way you used the stamp to make your own butterfly DSP and then layered both sides of the paper for more interest. The TWO borders on the top layer is a great idea to separate the panel! Thank you so much for playing in Twofer Card Challenge #29! Keep well! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along with us at Twofer card challenge #29. Your friendship card with the butterflies in tone on tone shades adds such nice depth to the panel. I’m loving that gentle swoop and color changed butterflies on your first card.
ReplyDeleteBoth are so beautiful Carol, such a beautiful berry colour card and shape, the second card is so very different and a fabulous sentiment and fab design. Great creativity on these cards
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Adorable cards Love the polka dot theme going on in the first one , The edge design on the mouse one is great Ready to go in the binder .........Lis
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly cards! Love the pink and great design with the borders on the first card! Second card is so sweet with the adorable bear!
ReplyDeleteCool twofer cards, I love the blast of berry colour and the contrasting flutterbies resting on each panel. Your friendship card has the best sentiment and it has a cute little bear too, I love how your flutterbies are subtle as a background on this card. Nice job with both cards x
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are fabulous, Carol! You did a great job on the challenge as you always do! The butterfly card is adorable and I love that scalloped border! And the bear card is just as sweet! Loveeee the saying on it! Well done, my friend! Hope your staying cool! It's gross out! How many days until Fall?! LOL
ReplyDeleteTwo magnificent cards and just love the gorgeous designs Carol. The teddy friends one is a real cute card. x
ReplyDeleteLovely cards, Carol. Love the borders and punches and sweet sentiment.
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards Carol, they are both so different.
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That polka dots butterfly seems very useful and you made two fabulous cards with it! Initially I tough that you have used a bunch on polka cardstock! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the sentiment on the second one, so true! ;)
Love the two punches used in the second card!
Hugs, have a quiet and sweet day
Two fantastic cards Carol! Great designs, like that sentiment on the second one. Take care!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are tow totally different creations for sure! The butterflies are perfectly executed here! The first card is such a pretty design with the wave scalloped border and your second one is just as sweet as can be! I adore that sentiment so much!! Thanks for the inspiration my friend!
ReplyDeleteThese are great, Carol! You've got two very cool designs, both in gorgeous colors. LOVE the berry burst and that pear pizazz! And since polka dots rank right up there among my favorites, I'm totally smitten with these butterflies! It's very cool how you've made one bright and bold, and one soft and subtle. Two great cards. Thanks for joining us at The Twofer Challenge! Bev
ReplyDeleteThese are such pretty twofer cards, Carol. I really like the reverse polka dots on the birthday card, very clever. Your idea to make background paper is awesome. What a great sentiment that is.
ReplyDeleteyou rocked this twofer challenge!! I had to look hard to figure out what you did! Love the butterfly used to make background paper!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful butterfly cards. I like your bright cheery happy birthday card. The friends card is so sweet with the cute little bear and lovely sentiment
ReplyDeleteTwo great designs. You rocked this challenge!
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