Sympathy Butterfly Card

 Oh my, time is slipping away on me again.  After a long day of painting shelves for closets and holding boards for my hubby to screw things together, it seems I only crash each night.  I thought I'd get so much done stamping-wise and posting on my blog, but alas that has not been the case at all.  I needed to make a sympathy card  2 weeks ago and got it off in the mail right away.  It's a good thing I remembered to take a picture before it slid into the envelope!  Now I've finally got the time to post it!

I wanted to use one of the beautiful new butterflies from the Butterfly Bijou 6" x 6" Designer Papers.  They are all so pretty I'm finding I want to add them to everything!  This one makes the perfect focal point as a reminder of new life in Christ after our earthly death.  Just like a butterfly, we will be transformed and made new again.  How appropriate for a sympathy card.

The base of this card is Bermuda Bay cardstock cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and folded in half.  The Basic White layer was first cut to 5 1/4" x 4".  Then it was die-cut with the geometric die from Eclectic Layers Dies.  (At least that's what I think the name is!  It was a left-over piece I had on hand.)  

 I've always loved the open cut-work look on a white layer with a pop of color showing thru for a nice contrast.  This time I used Granny Apple Green for this.  It was attached to the back of the white layer, which was then added to the Bermuda Bay card base using Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Sale-a-bration set called Heal Your Heart.  I love the sentiments in that set and will probably be using set for a good long while yet.

The butterfly was die-cut from one of the sheets of the Butterfly Bijou DSP using the Brilliant Wings Dies that coordinate.  The die cuts out 6 butterflies at once and then you can add them anywhere you like,  This pretty one has 3 Mini Dimensionals tucked under his body to help him soar.

The rest of the card was kept clean and simple to let the card elements stand on their own.  I thought anything else would detract from the beauty and simplicity.  There you have it.  Today's card is very easy and quick to make, but I love the clean lines of it.  Tell me what you think.  

The end of March is coming up soon.  If you're thinking of placing an order yet this month, I would appreciate it if you would choose me as your demonstrator.  And then be sure to use the Host Code to get your goodie from me for ordering this month as a thank you.  You guys are the very best and I love you all!  Thank you for the lovely cards that you've been sending.  I love them all.  What a blessing you are to me!

Inky hugs,

Sharon