Butterfly Thanks

Good morning & welcome back to the LDRS Inspiration Blog.  Today we are creating a Thank You card using the Butterfly Eclipse Dies, About THANKS Collage stamps, and the Hand Torn Rectangle Dies.  I've chose a purple theme for this card, so my main ink is Parisian Purple, but I've also used Raven ink for my sentiment.

I started with the outer Butterfly die and a light purple piece of A2 cardstock.  I used the outer butterfly die to help with layout of my stamped images.  This die set can be used as two individual dies or used together.  

I stamped all the images in Parisian purple, which pops against this card stock.  I then die cut the Butterfly image using both of the dies together.  Be sure to keep all the die cut pieces in place as much as possible.  I used a piece of press & seal to hold them in place, while I put a small line of glue on the back of the little inset pieces.  You can then turn it over onto the darker cardstock and press in place.  This glues all the little pieces perfectly in place, but allows you to remove the outer butterfly image.

I put small, thin foam adhesive on the back of the outer butterfly image to give the butterfly a little dimension, while still allowing you to read all the stamped sentiments.   Next, I die cut the darker purple card panel using the Hand torn rectangle die.

I applied foam tape to the back of the card panel and adhered it on a light purple card base.  Again, this adds a little more dimension & interest to a relatively simple card.  I stamped the sentiment in Raven ink, prior to adhering the card panel.

To finish off the card, I added a few scattered rhinestones for a little sparkle.  It would have been cute to make antennae with the rhinestones as well.  You can see the sentiments are still easy to read, even though I used foam adhesive.  It allows the dark purple to peek through as you turn the card, which adds an interesting element.

This release has been such a joy to work with.  Be sure to check out all the new products in the No Bounds Collection.  You're sure to find something you love!

Crafty hugs, LeeAnn