Bargello Butterfly Thanks Card

Hi Again,

Well the girls at Sunny Challenges and Creations outdid themselves with simplicity this week – thanks be to Gwen It was all too easy, and the results I think are brilliant!

Nothing is ever perfect, and my layers here will vouch for that lol! However, when something isn’t perfect we cut and trim and try to make it so – leaving a lovely heap of scrappy strips of beautiful papers which, if you’re anything like me, you can’t bear to throw out.

We now have the solution ladies! The Bargello Technique! Simply take a peice of Multipurpose Adhesive paper and cover a peice of cardstock (make it the size of the feature peice you want to save supplies). Peel back the top to expose the sticky side and start sticking down your strips of patterned paper in geometric type patterns.

It makes a wonderful background to the Elegant Butterfly Die and matching stamp set – Papillon Potpourri. The Thanks is from the Kindness Matters set and it’s stamped onto some Certainly Celery cardstock that’s been cut to shape with one of the Lots of Tags Sizzlits. Bakers Twine in Lucky Limeade finishes it off.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope I’m providing you with plenty of inspiration – especially where butterflies are concerned lately! I’m not done yet thought, just wait until you see my Hanging Butterfly Easel card! I did promise it back in September and it’s nearly ready to blog! So keep an eye out in the next couple of days for it, in the meantime – enjoy life!

Retro Elegant Butterflies

Hi Everyone

I’ve been going mad with the Elegant Butterfly punch today 

and this is just the first card to show you.

How easy is that, a bit of designer paper and a punch with a little bling added.

 

Itty Bitty Banners with the matching Bitty Banners Dies also make a job easier!

This card was made to go with the sketch at Retro Sketches, head on over there yourself to see what everyone else did. Some of them are quite awesome!

Hope you like it and I’ll be back soon with the Mojo Monday – before it’s actually Monday !  I’ve already missed one linky list this week, best not miss another one!