Saturday 21 May 2011

LIM Butterflies

Now those that follow my blog will know that I have a butterfly thing going off at the moment.  So how excited was I to turn on this morning to find Chrissie and Mandi have set us a wonderful Butterflies challenge over on Less is More!!  Yay!!!!  I don’t think you can ever make too many butterfly cards! 

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I’ve made this card using the very beautiful Manhattan Flowers embossing folder from Stampin’ Up! I’ve embossed it on to vellum then glammed it up by going over the embossing with a glue pen and sprinkling it with glitter.  I’ve added a whisper white fancy bow then matted it on to some vanilla coloured card -  oh…and added a sentiment from the Butterfly Prints stamp set.  Such a sweet sentiment too!

Then using my much-used Beautiful Wings embosslit, I’ve cut and embossed butterflies in white and arranged them around the flowers.  I think it looks elegant!

IMG_9629My four-year-old daughter has been playing along too…she’s a very pink and glittery girl….and has a very pick and glittery card to match!

Thanks for looking and for all the encouraging comments last week.  There were some fabulous entries again….I could spend all week looking!

BFN
Linda
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36 comments:

  1. Ooo I love what you've done here - I've just put both these on my SU order and hadn't thought of them together - I love it!

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  2. Wow Linda! I just love this card! It would be perfect as a wedding card with the muted colour way! I adore this sentiment from Butterfly prints as well!
    Hugs, Victoria ~x~

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  3. Fabulous cards from both you and your daughter

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  4. So pretty and delicate and of course your daughters card is fab too!
    Jeannie x

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  5. Beautiful, elegant cards. Jo x

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  6. Fabulous card Linda!
    i love the subtle colouring, it has featured a few times already
    Love it!
    your Daughters is full of gorgeousness too!! It;'s my favourite colour tell her

    Thank you for entering again
    Diva LIM mandi
    "Less is More"

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  7. Sorry Linda, also meant to say i LOVE that you used black for the sentiment, right up my street!!

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  8. Gorgeous card. Yours is really lovely too Lol.
    Lynne xxx

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  9. Beautiful card, love those butterflies...have used them too :0)
    Kate x

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  10. Gorgeous! I really like the embosslit.

    Hugs, Sandra My card is HERE!

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  11. Absolutely Stunning cards. Hugs Rita xx

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  12. A classy card love it, and your daughters is a lovely bright card and love the ribbon she has used.

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  13. Very elegant card. The folder looks great on the vellum with the added glitter. The butterflies go very well with it too. x

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  14. Love this card Linda - just ordered that folder so I think I will be copying this idea!
    Great card from your little girl too.
    Lynn x

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  15. Beautiful card! I NEED that embossing folder! Ruth x

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  16. Beautiful embossing folder...and elegant card! Your daughter must enjoy spending time crafting with her mom! Tell her that her card is beautiful!

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  17. Beautiful card, love the vellum embossed overlay very stylish. Great to see that your grand daughter is discovering the joys of glue and glitter as well. XOXO Zoe

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  18. Time to change the profile pic, I think!! She's my daughter, Zoe! LOL! But thanks for your comments :-)

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  19. Oh my goodness, delicate, feminine, elegant - such a classy creation!

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  20. Just beautiful, I love the subtle shades you used and that embossing folder looks like it needs to be on my wish list !! Great idea to add the glitter.
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  21. A beautiful card. Very pretty colour. I love that embossing folder. Sue.x

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  22. I think it looks very elegant too! I admire your steady hand to outline the embossing! Beautiful!

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  23. Love the butterflies on the embossed design :)
    Jenny x

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  24. How gorgeous is your daughter's card (I guess I should have commented on your one first but the pink just jumped out at me, Lol). Yours is very pretty too! xx

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  25. BOTH are fabulous! So very pretty!
    Your daughter did a wonderful job on hers too!
    Lynn

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  26. Gorgeous cards I can see your daughter is a budding card artist too:0) xxx

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  27. Love the rose background stamp, and the general colour scheme is lovely. Judith x

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  28. I love embossing folders and this one looks beautiful as the background to your butterflies. Hazel x

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  29. Beautiful card, very pretty x
    Wendy x

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