Butterflies for a cheerful card

Butterflies are a favorite of so many people.  I thought I'd use a few different types of butterflies for my Design Team post for the Creative Charms blog.  Please stop over to the Creative Charms blog HERE and be sure to leave a comment. Once again, I have little giveaway for someone who comments here or on the Creative Charms blog (leave a comment in both places to double your chances).

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For this card I used one of the scalloped rectangles that I printed and cut on the Imagine, using the All Wrapped Up cartridge.  These bright colors just make me smile!

I used the large butterfly from the Sparkled Butterfly Medley which matches the paper nicely.  There is a flat area on the back of this butterfly and I used several glue dots to attach it to the card.

I attached the green butterfly brad from a 3D Sparkly Garden Brad set by piercing a hole in the layer of printed paper.

The white butterfly from a Gem Garden set is easy to attach with a medium glue dot - I just put the butterfly on the roll and lifted it carefully to keep the glue dot neat and flat.

I wanted to add this sentiment cut from DCWV glittered cardstock with the "Friends Forever" Cuttlebug Combo set.  As you can see - there is not enough contrast for the sentiment to be read easily.

I tried making a mat from some American Crafts white pearl cardstock with a rectangle Nestability die.  The width is just about right but the shape is too tall.

Fortunately, I also have a set of the long rectangle Nestabilities and one of these was a much better fit.

The sentiment is raised on some foam circles - this makes a better balance with the large butterfly at the top of the card.  I also added some tiny gradient gem stickers to the row of half circle fan shapes and used one more gem sticker to dot the "i" in "friends."

The shades of blue and green in this paper are favorites of mine and I was happy to realize that I had several Creative Charms items that coordinate perfectly.

It was a beautiful clear and sunny day Monday - it's hard to believe that the storm went through and caused so much destruction.  We are very lucky to have no serious damage and it looks like there will be no problems with our travel plans.  Thanks for all the good wishes you have been sending for the upcoming wedding - we are looking forward to a wonderful celebration!

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