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Sunday, 27 March 2016

Butterflies, Margins and Mint

Once again my box of upcycled cards has come to the rescue!  I used one of last year's birthday cards to make this card for the Butterfly Challenge ' M is for Margins and/or Mint', following the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm also entering the Alphabet Challenge 'B for Beautiful Butterflies' and the Allsorts 'Wings' challenges.


Card blank: 6" x 6" white linen
Dies: Memory Box 'Isabella Butterfly' and Pippi Butterfly, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares Large
Embossing: Kars tan embossing mat
Card: White linen
Other: Upcycled birthday card, Wink of Stella

 I cut a strip from the front of the birthday card and attached it to the side of the card blank.  I then die cut and embossed three squares from the mint section of the card front and attached them with foam tape.  I die cut three Isabella butterflies from white linen card and highlighted them with a Wink of Stella.  Three Pippi butterflies were die cut from the pink/mint sections of the birthday card and attached over the Isabella butterflies, before being attached to the squares.

Kath x
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19 comments:

  1. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards27 March 2016 at 12:01

    Wow, Kath, this is simply gorgeous, brilliant flutterby card! Fits the criteria perfectly, have one done just have to blog it!!
    Shaz in Oz.x

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  2. meg27 March 2016 at 12:07

    Stunning in it's simplicity, beautiful design and creation

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  3. Valerija27 March 2016 at 12:30

    Beautiful butterfly card.

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  4. brenda27 March 2016 at 12:47

    B for beautiful is spot on Kath, absolutely love this one both the colours and design.

    Wishing you a lovely Easter Sunday and many thanks for joining us at Allsorts this week.

    B x

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  5. !neke27 March 2016 at 14:06

    Great butterfly card !

    Ineke X

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  6. genie27 March 2016 at 15:31

    Kath...This is so pretty. Oh, how I wish I had a die cutting machine. It would be such a joy. Love the butterflies and the geometrics. Such a pretty piece. genie

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  7. KandA27 March 2016 at 16:36

    Beautiful card Kath, love the colours and super upcycling xx

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  8. Sue27 March 2016 at 17:45

    Hi Kath, That is so pretty.

    Hope you are having a lovely Easter Sunday. Sue

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  9. MaryH28 March 2016 at 02:13

    I DO love this stunning design layout. (reminds me rather of a quilt pattern) Especially love the paper design. The falling flowers look stunning in the border & combined with the delicate butterflies perched on the diamond shaped squares. Great card. TFS & Hugs

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  10. Dr Sonia S V28 March 2016 at 04:44

    WOW Kath how beautifully you have used those squares
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  11. Wendy L28 March 2016 at 10:26

    This is such a pretty card, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxxx

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  12. Mrs A.28 March 2016 at 13:46

    I love your card Kath and you have followed the sketch design perfectly. The recycled card came up trumps. Thankyou for fluttering by my challenge where your card will be entered twice into the draw, Hugs Mrs A.

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  13. Amy O28 March 2016 at 14:34

    Beautiful butterflies and soft, pretty colors! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  14. AlisonC28 March 2016 at 16:50

    These colours do so well together and are not ones I'd think of. The re-invented cards looks so fresh and clean, great vision.

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  15. Jackie T28 March 2016 at 20:23

    Hi this is stunning. Thank you for joining us at Alphabet Challenge Blog challenge B for Beautiful Butterflies. Hugs Jackie (DT)

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  16. Jen Timko29 March 2016 at 02:58

    Your up cycling is just fabulous. What pretty colors you have chosen. So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

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  17. Aileen29 March 2016 at 10:29

    Absolutely beautiful, totally in love with how you have done this and the colours you used.

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  18. cotnob29 March 2016 at 20:41

    This is lovely Kath, beautiful butterflies.
    Pauline
    x

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  19. ellyscard creatief30 March 2016 at 12:16

    Beautiful butterflies card.

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