I'm back with another installment for my Surprise Party Guest role over at Seize the Birthday challenge. Birthday cards are the one occasion card I send more than anything else so this is proving to be a great opportunity to build my stock of cards.
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Every week over at Seize the Birthday is Anything Goes as long as it's a birthday theme.
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And some weeks there are also optional Toppings
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And this week's Topping option is...
Vellum
This was super simple to make. I started by die cutting a piece of patterned paper using a stitched rectangle die. I then die cut a piece of vellum with a fishtail flag die and heat embossed the sentiment in white. I then die cut the butterfly, once from a piece of co-ordinating cardstock and then again from vellum after stamping and embossing with the co-ordinating stamp. These were then adhered, the vellum along the top so that it wouldn't show, and I manipulated the vellum butterfly wings using the handle of a paint brush.
Materials used:
- Patterned Paper: Free with a publication a long time ago
- Vellum: From stash
- Stamps: Stampin' Up - Stacks of Wishes; Clearly Besotted - Elegant Butterflies
- Ink: VersaMark
- Dies: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Rectangle Stax, Fishtail Flag Stax; Clearly Besotted - Elegant Butterflies
- Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
Challenge entries:
CASology - Week #242 - Text
AAA Cards - CAS Game #86 - Die Cuts
Happy Little Stampers - March Anything Goes with Dies
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AAA Cards - CAS Game #86 - Die Cuts
Happy Little Stampers - March Anything Goes with Dies
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Thanks for stopping by today. I've been having a little blogging break for a couple of weeks so apologies for being quiet. I'll be back with regular blog posts again now :)
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