Quick Sketched Butterflies Cards

Hello friends!  The sun is shining today, and life is plenty good.  I have to get out and enjoy these lovely days.  Do a little walking maybe.  I'd say walking to stay in shape, but that shape part has turned into a lost cause, I think.  But it is nice being out in the sunshine.  That leads me to the cards I'm sharing today.  They look like spring with the color choices and butterflies.  Let's just hurry spring along a bit by stamping it!

I made two of these cards because I needed them.  I had all the components cut and ready to assemble.  Only when I was putting them together, I couldn't decide where to attach the sentiment, so I did one each way.  Maybe you can tell me which way you like better.

I started with a Basic White card base that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is folded in half.  

I had a long 12" x 2" strip of the green-ish printed DSP from the Bloom Impressions DSP that was one of the Sale-a-bration items.  Yes, I know Sale-a-bration is over and done, but I'll bet most of you have some of this still in your stash.  Why not use and enjoy it?  

The strip was cut to 5 1/4" x 1 3/4" for each card.  I used a 5 1/2" x 2" Coastal Cabana cardstock piece to back the DSP and then attached them to the card base with adhesive.  This is about 1/2" from the left edge.

Next, that same piece of DSP was turned over and the multi-color print was used.  Isn't this pretty?  These pieces measure 4" x 2 3/4".  Another piece of the Coastal Cabana cardstock is cut to frame this print.  It measures 4 1/4" x 3".  This is also attached to the card front with adhesive overlapping the first color and lying flat.

The sentiment is from the Sketched Butterflies Bundle.  It's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a Basic White cardstock piece.  For added interest, it was die-cut with the Perennial Postage Dies.  Then a Coastal Cabana piece was cut with the next size larger die to frame it.  These are attached together with adhesive.  Set aside until you have the butterflies for the design ready to go.

Melon Mambo cardstock was used for the butterflies on these cards.  There are several butterfly die cutting choices in the Sketched Butterflies Bundle. I used the die with three open-work butterflies attached together.  I thought they looked great on the design.  At this time, the sentiment was placed near the bottom right of the design area and attached with Dimensionals.  For this card, the butterflies are attached with Mini Dimensionals under the two larger bodies.  They look like they are floating over the design.

A group of three Adhesive-backed Sequins Trio in the blue/green tone are added to the design.  I'd planned on using the pink-ish toned sequins, but they just got lost in the print.  It needed something a little bolder to stand out.  Just enough bling.

As you can see, this card is almost identical.  The sentiment layers are attached close to the middle of the multi-colored print layer.  It is attached with Dimensionals also.

The Melon Mambo butterflies are attached slightly differently.  The two outer ones are still attached with Mini Dimensionals.  But the middle butterfly has a Mini Glue Dot holding it down to the sentiment layers.

What do you think?  Do you prefer the sentiment and butterflies to exist on their own?  Or do you prefer them attached?

Be sure to let me know if you think it makes a difference or not.

This card also uses the same sequins.  I think they really make a great accent for the colors on this design.  Love them here!

Thanks for visiting today.  This is one of my favorite templates for making quick cards.  If you've got two prints that coordinate, you're all set to make this.  Hope this bright and spring-y card gets you in the mood for all the spring flowers that should start popping out soon.

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Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon