Created by Mary Dimercurio Prasad
Hello! Mary here with a fairly simple, yet elegant, card. I used Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter on the butterflies to give them a beautiful sparkle (unfortunately photographs do not do them justice). The glitter can be colored as well but I decided to keep them neutral to bring your eyes to the tulips.
1. Creating the base & background:
- Cut kraft cardstock 6 1/2″ x 10″ and fold in half for the card base.
- Cut brown cardstock 4 5/8″ x 6 1/8″.
- Cut pattern paper 4 1/2″ x 6″.
- Adhere pattern paper to the center of brown cardstock.
- Adhere brown cardstock to the center of the card front.
2. Die cut the following for the flowers:
- Garden Notes – Tulip petal sets from cardstock: one yellow, one orange, one red.
- Three stem/leaf sets in green cardstock.
- Three stamen in yellow cardstock.
- Cut bottom leaf off one (cut straight across stem where leaf starts so it will be shorter).
- Color petals. I used Distress Ink as watercolors and colored pencils.
- Shape petals and assemble as in video here:
- Adhere to card front as shown. I used embossing powder for “pollen” – yellow for the yellow and orange flowers, brown for the red.
3. Stamp sentiment on kraft cardstock with black ink.
- Die cut using oval from Accordion Oval Card, leaving some space at the top.
- Ink edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
- Crimp a piece of kraft cardstock.
- Tear along two edges as shown; ink with Vintage Photo.
- Add light embossing paste as desired.
- Adhere to card as shown. Use dimensional tape to adhere oval sentiment.
4. Adhere Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive to cream cardstock.
- Peel off the release sheet and sprinkle with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.
- Polish with your finger and brush off excess glitter.
- Die cut butterflies and adhere as shown below.
I hope you enjoy making this simple and beautiful card!
Mary
Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs:
- 1000 Garden Notes – Tulip
- RS007 The Butterfly is Proof Stamp
- 772 Accordion Oval Card
- 773 Butterfly Accessory Dies
- 767 Butterfly Pivot Card
- Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive
- 640 Silk Microfine Glitter: Warm Diamond
Other:
- Cardstock: Kraft, Brown, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Cream
- Patterned Paper: DCWV The Mariposa Stack 6×6
- Distress Ink: Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn, Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon
- Embossing Powder: yellow, brown
- Black Ink
- Crimper Tool
- Light Embossing Paste
- Dimensional Tape
- Colored Pencils
Love the tulips and the butterflies – such a happy looking card!
Beautiful! Tulips are gorgeous!
How can one not be inspired with this beautiful card. Thanks for sharing!
Love those tulips and the butterfiles too!
Your tulips are stunning!!
This is so beautiful! I love those flowers.