Fern Fronds and Butterflies

Butterfly Basics and Butterfly Framelits are back--and oh what a wonderful event it is!  The stamp set has a perfect combo of images for creating a a little bit of nature, and that is exactly what we did, and all in one happy little layer!

Basically Butterflies Single Layer Card

Starting with a Very Vanilla Card Stock base and a pretty butterfly from Butterfly Basics stamped in Crumb Cake Ink we created the focal point of our lovely collage.  With the help of our Big Shot and Magnetic Platform, we lined up and cut out our stamped butterfly. Our message and background images, along with one more little papillon were all stamped in Crumb Cake. The Mossy Meadow ferns, also from Butterfly Basics, were inked once and stamped three times in opposite corners of the card.  A little free hand trail of dots and a free form frame drawn with a Mossy Meadow Watercolor Marker finished off the earthy scene.  A bit of sponging around the butterfly space is optional, but we thought it worked well with the style of this card. Finally, we put a little adhesive on the back of the cutout butterfly, lined it up with the cutout butterfly space, and pressed it into the inside of the card. The possibilities with this stamp set are endless! We think our caterpillar has definitely turned into a butterfly.

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!