Layered Butterfly card - so fabulous and fun!

Hey friends! Are you having a great weekend?! I am spending today getting caught up on things! Yesterday, to my delight, I got to hang out with my fellow craft blogger and friend Audrey Pettit (HER BLOG HERE)!  She is visiting from back east and we had a great time walking and shopping in Berkeley. We met online through our blogs and she is just the bestest. How nice to make friends from all over the world - one of the best parts of being in this awesome, crafty, bloggy circle of friends....

I CANNOT wait to share this card with you today!! I used another one of my CHA 'must haves' to craft a pretty butterfly creation. Have you seen the new Tim Holtz Layered Bee, Dragonfly and Butterfly dies with the matching texture fades? OMG. FABULOUSNESS! Again, these are something I have been stalking, I mean waiting for, ever since January!! Finally got this gorgeous butterfly die in my hot little hands and I didn't waste any time getting inky!

The coolest part about these new dies is that they have a matching embossing folder! YUM. You cut the die out first and then put the cut-out shape into the embossing folder/texture fade! It puts in the gorgeous embossed details. I took lots of pictures to show you. I got the Bee one too...

Here is my finished card: 

 

 

 

 

Here is a good side shot to show you the lovely embossed parts of the butterfly. In the background is a compass embossing folder that I distressed a bit with some Antique Linen ink and some splashes of water. 

 

 

 

My butterfly was cut from watercolor paper. You guys know I do that a lot....so the paper will stand up to everything I do to it. For the color, I used some new Prima Mists in an aqua and a gold. Then I used three different shades of Distress Glitter...cuz you know...MORE IS MORE. After all was said and done, I used my fingers to gently curve the wings upward before they were completely dry.

 

 

 

Here's a close up of the background layer piece...

 

 

 

Glittery goodness! And some gems for good measure. I also dyed-to-match some pretty Tim Holtz ribbon using a few shades of blues and greens...

 

 

For the metal piece, I coated the entire thing with Broken China Distress Paint and let it dry. Then I went back with some sandpaper and sanded off the top part, so that only the letters will show up blue. I thought this was a nice sentiment for this pretty butterfly.

 

 

 

 

 

Whenever I make something with all these paints, and glitters, and inks it makes me so happy! I love the entire process of choosing each color and each element, and then layering them all, and making it come to life. I think if you gave this die to 100 different crafters, we would all make something totally unique and wonderful, and that too makes me happy. Have a blessed and creative day my friends! XO

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Comments

[Larissa Heskett =)]

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! This is so BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE the FUN Design and texture and colors!! So JEALOUS that you two got to spend some crafty time together and went shopping too!! I signed up for you card class in October so I'll get to spend some crafty time with you then!! I CAN'T WAIT!! =) THANKS so much for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

[Cynthia Clark]

Such a beautiful card.

[Natalie H]

Those have to be my favorite colors together! We just got that new die in at our LSS where I work, I keep eyeing it! You've made it absolutely gorgeous!

[Janice Rosenthal Rock]

ahhhh . . stunning!! My kinda card!!! LOVE IT, girl!

[Lynn Put]

This is gorgeous Wanda! The colors!!! Your butterfly reminds me of a gem with the swirls of turquoise and green.

[Jeannie]

This is just gorgeous and you mentioned there's a dragonfly?! I WILL be shopping for that! Thanks for the inspiration.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie
Dragonfly Journeys

[Audrey Pettit]

My jaw is aching from hanging open over this stunning, gorgeous masterpiece card creation, my friend! Every little detail of this is absolutely fabulous! Definitely topping my list of current faves of yours!
I am just so happy that we got to hang together again the other day! I am still on a high from all that good shopping, good food, and mostly, time with my good friend! Thank YOU!

[julie]

Beautiful card--bet you stopped by Scrapbook Territory. Berkeley is always so much fun (and so much cooler!).

[Michele]

Lovely! The gems are the perfect touch

[Holly Saveur]

So happy you had a great day out with Audrey.
Stunning card.. I haven't seen those dies and folders yet..so must go and have a look !
This cards make me happy too..love the colors and all the details...to me it is perfection!
Have a super Sunday Wanda!
Hugs Holly.