Shaped Butterfly Gardens

Good morning!

Today I've used a favorite pocket die twice to form

a frame for my diamond plaid center.

Heartfelt Creations Products:

Floral Butterfly Accents Die Small Floral Butterfly Die Floral Butterfly Accents Stamp Set Small Floral Butterfly Stamp Set Floral Butterfly Paper Collection Spring Daffodil Die (Tiny butterfly) Spring Daffodil Stamp Set (Tiny butterfly) Ornate Pocket Accents Die Sweet Magnolia Blooms Die Sweet Magnolia Blooms Stamp Set 3D Magnolia Shaping Mold Circle Basics Large Die Eyelet Circle & Basics Small Die Cheerful Note Sentiments Stamp Set Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit Rock Candy Stamen-Small Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White Swirls-White Pearls Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles Dries Clear Adhesive 3-D Crystal Lacquer Majestic Violet Archival Ink Fern Green Archival Ink Leaf Green Archival Ink Other Products: White cardstock, light color chipboard, foam sheet, pearls, Copics: RV04, RV02, RV10, Y11, Y15, Y18, V01, V12, V15, YG03, YG17, Video: For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.  Instructions: Card size: 6 X 7 1/8”.   Make the base from heavy weight white cardstock.  Cut a piece of light green decorative paper to: 5 3/4 X 6 7/8” then glue it to the base front.  Die cut the Ornate Pocket Accent once on the left side of a 6 X 7” piece of white (without the die to cut the V shape), then turn the die around and match the end, die cut again to form the full rectangle die cut with a diamond shape in the center.  Do this again on a piece of light colored chipboard then glue them together.  The chipboard will not die cut all the way through easily but that is good because you want the little pieces to stay in for this.  Cut a piece of plaid decorative paper to fit the “diamond” in the center (3 1/2" square).  Glue the plaid to the center, glue strips of pearls around diamond.  Glue pearls as desired on the rectangle die cut and pop up the entire layer with foam sheet to fit under chipboard. Using black, stamp some butterflies from the small Floral Butterfly set, stamp 3 sets of flower stems, 2-3 fern, die cut and color all.  Stamp using Majestic Violet, the Magnolia Blooms (enough for at least 5 flowers, 3 of which have multiple layers). Sponge the backs and edges leaving the fronts whitish, die cut and form in the shaping mold. The smaller flowers are also shaped after the mold with tools.  Insert Rock Candy green stamen.  Stamp leaves with Fern Green and sponge with Leaf Green and Majestic Violet, die cut and shape in the mold.  Stamp sentiment using Majestic Violet onto light green decorative paper then die cut with the circle die, die cut a bit larger circle from white for a mat.  Die cut a small circle from foam to pop the sentiment up then adhere to the center of the diamond. Arrange all the flower stems, and fern (cutting fern and flowers as necessary) to make a bouquet on the right side of the circle sentiment.  Add in the Magnolia Blooms to finish bouquet, add leaves and sheer bow then glitter all the flowers.  Paint lacquer onto the Magnolia leaves. Stamp 2 small butterflies from the Spring Daffodil using Majestic Violet, sponge, die cut and glue the 2 bodies together leaving wings free.  Add this small double butterfly to the circle sentiment then add the other 2 butterflies to the left side of diamond center.  Use the Swirl Pearls to make little butterfly trails coming from the butterflies.  Glitter the butterflies and card base randomly. My next card uses 2 of my favorite colors together, turquoise and purple.

Heartfelt Creations Products:

Floral Butterfly Accents Die Small Floral Butterfly Die Floral Butterfly Accents Stamp Set Small Floral Butterfly Stamp Set Floral Butterfly Paper Collection Regal Lattice Gateway Die Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die (small silver edge frame) Scalloped Flourish Gateway Die (Small silver edge frame) Tweet Cherry Blossoms Die Tweet Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set 3D Cherry Blossom Shaping Mold Cheerful Notes Sentiment Stamp Set Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit Assorted Bead Stamen-Medium Luxe Silver Cardstock Swirls-White Pearls Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Tu Tu Pink Prills Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles Dries Clear Adhesive Magenta Hue Archival Ink

Other Products:

White cardstock, pearls, sheer aqua ribbon, foam sheet, Copics: RV04, RV02, RV10, BG01, BG13, BG32, YG11, YG03, YG17, London Fog Memento Ink.

Video:

For more ideas on creating with the Elegant Gateway Dies and Accents, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/H6fZTiYUH_w. 

Instructions:

Card size: 5 X 7”.   Cut a piece of white cardstock 7 1/2 X 10, fold to make 5 X 7 1/2".  Lay the outer edge of the Teardrop Lattice Gateway die so that it hangs over the edge of the fold by about 1/8”, cut then cut 1 full outer die cut to glue onto the front of card.  Cut another piece out of decorative paper-Aqua color.  Make a thin silver frame for the card edge by using the outer die of 2 sets (they are just a tiny bit different in size), the Teardrop Lattice and the Scalloped Flourish Gateway die sets.

Cut the outer die first then set the smaller die onto top and cut again to form the frame.  Glue it to the edge (optional, make another for the inside of card).

Die cut the Regal Lattice Gateway from Luxe Silver and from white with the inset but not the cutout frame for the inset.  Glue these together, offsetting slightly.  Add foam around the arched section to pop up off the card front but before adhering to the card front, add a piece of decorative paper a lighter aqua in color to show through the lattice inset. Now glue this “sandwich” to the card front, centering.  Add pearls to the flourish ends as desired.

Stamp using black, die cut and color 2 flower stems and fern.  Stamp Cheery Blossoms using Magenta Hue and London Fog or other gray, sponge pink flowers, die cut and form in mold.  For the pink flowers, glue 2 blossoms together and insert a green stamen.  For white flowers just add some pink Prills to single layers.  Make a bouquet from the fern, flower stems and 3D flowers then pop up and glue to lattice area.

Stamp some of the small butterflies from the Small Floral Butterfly set, die cut and color.  Add one of the bigger butterflies (Body only) to the upper part of Regal Lattice die cut then add a “trail” behind the butterfly with Swirl Pearls.  The other bottom butterfly I made into a side view butterfly, glue only the body on leaving the wing/wings free.

Stamp the sentiment and cut fish tail ends then curve.  Glue it to the upper part of the lattice above the bouquet.

Glitter the bouquet and the butterflies.  Make a multi-loop bow from sheer ribbon and glue it to the bouquet ends.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

John 3:17

17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.