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:
Take 2:
Take 3:
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- PTIInk: 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
oh so pretty! Love em! And very versatile, great for any occasion, right?
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Kristina
These are great Karli. Love that they could be used for any occasion, too. I'll have to give it a try, I love butterflies.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards- love the embellished butterflies and really love the pleated ribbons! TFS and Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are gorgeous! What a creative idea. I'm off to check out the origial.
ReplyDeleteKarli, these are beautiful!!!! Each of them is so cute and unique - I love them all
ReplyDeleteThese are all so pretty. I really like how you did the paper pleating at the bottom, what a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteooooh thanks for the inspiration, Karli. New uses for flourish stamps... Your butterfly creation cards are just beautiful..love all the colors and the button/bling combo for the body is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection of cards, Karli! I love the buttons for the butterflies' bodies!
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