Monday, March 19, 2012

Spring Has Sprung! Blog Hop

Spring Has Sprung!
The designers at Card a Day Blog are joining together to do a Blog Hop! The theme is dimensional cards!
To join in....visit all the participating designers by visiting their sites, some are having prize giveaways...so make sure you pop in! Make sure you comment on all the blogs too, because at the end of the blog hop, they are going to send a list of all who commented on their blog, and we are going to do a grand prize drawing of all comments on each blog! The grand prize is your choice of a pdf pattern book, valued up to $20, from http://popupcards.com/shop-patterns.html ! Make sure to check back at Card a Day Blog March 23rd, to see who won!
So JOIN IN TODAY....comment on the main blog page, and visit the other hop pages and comment there too!

Thanks for dropping by from the Card A Day Spring Has Sprung! Blog Hop. If you just dropped by and would like to start at the beginning click here to go to the Card A Day Blog. Be sure to visit all of the designers as there will be a drawing from all the comments posted on each designers blog. 
For my card I and show casing some Fluttering Butterflies. 



I started with a piece of cardstock cut at 8 1/2 x  5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4.  I then punched one side. 
The pink cardstock is cut to 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 and the edges are distressed. I then stamped the flourishes with the Versamark Ink and embossed with white embossing powder.    I made the sheer ribbon ruffle on the blue cardstock using the Sookwang double sided adhesive.  I then added a pieces of variegated crochet thread. I then layered the ruffle strip with the pattern paper onto the pink cardstock.




I stamped the butterflies with Versamark Ink onto vellum and embossed with white embossing powder. I cut out each butterfly and pressed the wings up away from the body.I used a combination of Glossy Accents and pop up dots to attach my finished butterflies to the card front.  From the side view they look like they are flying off the flourish. I saved one of the butterflies for the inside of the card.


To finish my card I added a few pearls to the front. 

Spring Has Sprung!
The designers at Card a Day Blog are joining together to do a Blog Hop! The theme is dimensional cards!
To join in....visit all the participating designers by visiting their sites, some are having prize giveaways...so make sure you pop in! Make sure you comment on all the blogs too, because at the end of the blog hop, they are going to send a list of all who commented on their blog, and we are going to do a grand prize drawing of all comments on each blog! The grand prize is your choice of a pdf pattern book, valued up to $20, from http://popupcards.com/shop-patterns.html ! Make sure to check back at Card a Day Blog March 23rd, to see who won!
So JOIN IN TODAY....comment on the main blog page, and visit the other hop pages and comment there too!


Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: White 8 1/2 x 5/ 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Pink cardstock: 3 1/2 x 5 1/4
Pattern Paper: 1 x 5 1/4
Blue: 1/2 x 5 1/4
Inside Card:
Pink cardstock: 4 1/4 x 5 1/4

Recipe:Paper: Cardstock: white, pink, blue, scrap of pattern paper, Vellum
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Months - March 2011 {Just you},  April 2011 {small things Matter Most}, Autumn Leaves - Elegant Flourishes
Ink: VersaMark Ink, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Punch: Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace Edge Punch
Misc: Adhesive, Pop Up Dot, Glue Dots, White Embossing Powder, Glossy Accents, pearls, sheer ribbon, embroidery floss

12 comments:

Josie0602 said...

Beautiful card! I love the decorative edge!

Tracy
http://scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com/

Jill said...

Beautiful card, Cindy. I love those butterflies and flourishes. Thank you so much for sharing, and looking forward to seeing what everyone else has created.

Shelley Flores said...

Love the butterflies! They look like they are fluttering away! Cool :-)

Chris said...

Gorgeous. Love the vellum butterflies!

Tina Campbell said...

Wow Cindy that is a beautiful card, love all the aspects of it. Just a little dimension can bring out wonders to a card. TFS

Becca said...

very cute! I am addicted to punching out the edge of cards lately. Very beautiful.

jenniferlepard said...

cute!

Joanne said...

I love butterflies and love that you used velum to make them with. Such a great touch.

Paper Squirrel said...

Very pretty, perfect for spring!

Anonymous said...

So springy, you have some great cards on your blog. TFS Games

bzyPTmom said...

Beautiful card--love the color combo and those flourishes are gorgeous!

Sandra from NC said...

Love how you did the butterflies!!