HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUTTERFLY CARD TUTORIAL - KIM TOMHOLT

To recreate this great card created by Design Team member Kim Tomholt you can follow the steps below:

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 Uniquely Creative Products Used:

·         UCP3127 Pressed Botanicals pAPER
·         UCP3130 The Botanist’s Journal paPER
·         UCCA1773 Stonewashed cardstock
·         UCD2234 Delicate Butterfly Die
·         UCE1729 Gold Pearls
·         UCE1811 Rectangle Cards & Envelopes
·         UCE1860 Natural Twine
·         UCE1872 Fussy Cutting Scissors
·         UCE1961 Foam Mounts Strips
·         UCE2192 Paper Perfect Quick Dry Glue
·         UCE2194 Paper Perfect Trimmer

Other Products Used:

·         Pen/Pencil
·         Die Cutting Machine

Card size: 14.8cm x 10.5cm

Step 1:   
Cut Delicate Butterfly Die from 3 different papers: The Botanist’s Journal, Pressed Botanicals and Stonewashed cardstock.  Using the butterfly image cut from the Stonewashed cardstock piece as the outline, insert wing pieces as shown – See image 1

Step 2:   
Using one of the cutout butterfly pieces and a pencil/pen, trace the outline of the butterfly onto a scrap piece of cardstock and fussy cut – you only need to trace the wings – See Image 2

Step 3:
Adhere butterfly pieces from Step 1 onto the fussy cut base, raising the tips of the wings with foam mounts if desired – See image 3

Step 4:
Cut 14.8 x 10.5cm piece from The Botanist’s Journal and adhere to card base.
Cut 9cm x 13.3cm from Pressed Botanicals and adhere to 9.3cm x 13.7cm piece of Stonewashed cardstock.  Adhere to centre of cardbase – See image 4

Step 5:
Add Vintage Canvas elements, twine and embellishments as shown using foam strips if desired – See image 5


Step 6:
Add Vintage Canvas elements, twine and embellishments as shown using foam strips if desired – See image 5