Thursday, 23 October 2025

Another Butterfly Birthday Card

When I stamp and/or emboss card fronts, I usually make an extra one in case I mess up the one I'm working on.  This card uses the second card from when I made my World Cardmaking Day card, although I changed the butterfly to one of my 'old favourites' and added some enamel dots.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Cardmaking Magic 'The Best of Cardmaking Magic' butterfly stamp & coordinating die   
     Uniko 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment stamp
     Creative Expressions 'Clean and Simple - Zig Zag Border' die
     Versafine Imperial Purple ink
     Yellow and green Promarkers
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Altenew Crystal Clear enamel dots
     Snippet of white matt card and white paper

I used the Zig Zag border die to emboss a strip across the top of the card.  I stamped the butterfly onto a snippet of white card using purple ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder before cutting it with the coordinating die.  I then coloured the butterfly with yellow and green Promarkers.  As the colour had leached to the back of the butterfly, I die cut another butterfly from white paper and glued it to the back.  I placed the card into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment with purple ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  I shaped the butterfly's wings and attached it to the embossed strip along its body.  To finish I added four clear enamel dots.

I am entering the following challenges:
     A Cut Above - Anything Goes with a Die Cut
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Any Occasion
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Cut It Up - Add Embellishments (I have added enamel dots)
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x

14 comments:

Vicki said...

Stunning CAS design. The zig zag border die is fantastic. Love the beautiful butterfly. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's October Challenge.

meg said...

Beautiful embossed panel and butterfly Kath

Pat said...

Such a pretty butterfly and the embossed die cut strip behind it works brilliantly Kath. x

Leanne said...

So pretty, love the embossing and that butterfly is lovely on here.Thanks for playing our challenge at A Cut Above Challenge! Leanne DT Member/ACA

brenda said...

Many thanks for sharing this lovely Butterfly card with us at Allsorts challenge.

B x

crafty-stamper said...

Pretty CAS card, love the beautiful butterfly and embossed panel.
Carol x

Linby said...

It's so pretty and a lovely CAS design. Thanks for taking part at Allsorts.

Donna said...

Beautiful card, I like that zig zag border die, glad you shared with us at Allsorts challenge!

Liz said...

Wonderful CAS card Kath, your butterfly is just beautiful.
Liz xx

Gerda said...

What a gorgeous CAS card!! I love the pretty butterfly and the pretty embossing

Gerda said...

What a gorgeous CAS card!! I love the pretty butterfly and the pretty embossing folder you used!!
Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up challenge!
Have a great day.
Gerda

Nance said...

Wonderful CAS birthday card! Your butterfly pops beautifully and I love that border die you used as an embossing folder. Thank you for sharing with us at Seize The Birthday!

Inkyfingers said...

I love your beautiful Cas design, Kath, and what a genius idea to use your die for embossing!
Thanks for sharing with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
Hugs,
Carol x

SmilynStef said...

Your embossed strip adds such great visual interest ... lovely birthday card.