My Spring Cards

Hi again friends,
I'm back to share the cards I made for Easter. No bunnies or carrots. Nothing wrong with that, but I thought I'd go a more Spring-y route. Dawn McVey posted a beautiful butterfly card for the PTI release & I instantly fell in love. SO Simple!!! SO BRILLIANT!!! SO wish I could think that way!!! (Tee Hee!) She used 2 flourishes stamped side-by-side to create a butterfly. I sooooooo had to give it a whirl.
Here's the first:

I paper pleated the bottom panel of pattern paper & wrapped ribbon around it.

Take 2:

Different colors, wider paper pleating, pattern paper bow.

Take 3:

Different colors, no paper pleating, instead I simply used a border punch along the edge.

Here they are for a group hug:

I love the way they turned out :) I wish I could take credit for the butterfly concept, but it's all from Dawn McVey's brilliant mind. Be sure to take a peek at the original card that inpired me---> here.
Thanks for peeking! Happy Easter to ya & Happy Spring!

The 411:

Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Blooming Button Bits- PTI
Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa- SU!
Paper: Very Vanilla CS-SU!, Quite Contrary-My Mind's Eye (Luuuv this!)
Other: Buttons-PTI, Bling, Gemstone Stickers- MS, Gemstone Stickers- K&Co, ribbon