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Today I have a card for Inspirational Wednesday at Heartfelt Creations featuring the gorgeous fluttering butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams with the Backyard Blossoms collection.  They are a perfect combination in evoke summer gardens.

 

Materials Used:

HCDP1-290 Backyard Blossoms Paper

HCPC-3828 Garden’s Edge Coneflower Stamp

HCD1-7182 Garden’s Edge Coneflower Die

HCD1-7820 Blossoming Coneflower Die

HCPC-3826 Blossoming Coneflower Stamp

HCD1-7178 Fluttering Butterfly Die

HCPC-3824 Fluttering Butterfly Stamp

HCD1-7118 Classic Border Basics

HCD1-7154 Eyelet Circle & Basics – Small

RACP524 Ranger Archival Ink Vibrant Fuchsia

RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Fern Green

RACP436 Ranger Archival Ink – Leaf Green

RACP505 Ranger Archival Ink – Sepia

RACP239 Ranger Archival ink – Monarch Orange

RACP632 Ranger Archival ink – Buttercup

TSMP802 Memento Peanut Brittle ink

TSMP900 Memento Tuxedo Black ink

ANC811 Tutu Pink Prills

ANC-829 Espress-O Yourself Prills

ANC814 Lettuce Entertain You Prills

ANC803 Minnie Pearls

ANC850 Spring Bling Prills – Lace & Lavender

ANC850 Spring Bling Prills – Heart of Gold

PGM 15015 Crystal Clear

159723 Dries Clear

HCPP3-452 White Cardstock

HCDA2-450 Stack and Store Daubers

Foam tape

Instructions:

Cut a piece of white cardstock 6” x 12”, score at 6” along the long side and fold to create a 6” x 6” card base.  Cut a 6” x 6” panel from the patterned paper and using the cutting edge of the Classic Border Basics die cut the edge at the top of the paper as shown.  Cut an eyelet edge from the pink paper and adhere to the back of the bottom half and then adhere both the top and bottom pieces to the base card.

Die cut the circle image from a panel from the patterned paper.  Cut an eyelet edge circle out of the pink patterned paper and using the next size down plain die cut a circle out of the green patterned paper and adhere to the pink circle on the outside edge only.  Using the next size down cut a frame out of the green and pink circles.  Adhere the frame to the card as shown with foam tape and then adhere the circle image to the centre of the frame.

Stamp 3 images from the HCPC-3828 Garden’s Edge Coneflower Stamp set in Fern Green ink on white cardstock.  Colour the images with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Add Tutu Pink, Heart of Gold and Minnie Pearls Prills to the leaves on the images and then trim and adhere around the bottom right of the frame.

Stamp four coneflower images from the HCPC-3826 Blossoming Coneflower Stamp – two in Fern Green, Vibrant Fuchsia and Sepia inks and the other two in Fern Green, Monarch Orange and Sepia inks on white cardstock.  Colour the stems and leaves in Leaf Green ink, the fuchsia flower in Vibrant Fuchsia and the orange flower with Butterfly inks and then die cut with the coordinating die.  Shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Trim the petals of one of the fuchsia and one of the orange/yellow flowers and adhere to the other flowers for more dimension.  Add Espress-O Yourself Prills to the heads of the flowers.  Add Crystal Clear to the flowers and adhere around the bottom right of the frame over the leaves.

Stamp several coneflower images from the HCPC-3828 Garden’s Edge Coneflower Stampset in Fern Green, Vibrant Fuchsia, Orange Monarch and Sepia inks on white cardstock.  Colour the stem and leaves in Leaf Green ink, the fuchsia flowers in Vibrant Fuchsia and the orange flowers with Buttercup inks, and the head with Peanut Brittle inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Shape the flowers and add Espress-O Yourself Prills to the heads.  Trim the petals of some of the flowers and adhere them to the other flowers for more dimension.  Add Crystal Clear to the flowers and adhere around the bottom right as shown.

Stamp 2 coneflower row images from the HCPC-3828 Garden’s Edge Coneflower Stamp set – one in Fern Green the other in Orange Monarch ink on white cardstock.  Colour the stem and leaves in Leaf Green ink, the flower in Buttercup ink and the head with Peanut Brittle inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Trim the yellow heads and adhere to the green image.  Shape the flowers and add Espress-O Yourself Prills to the heads.  Add Crystal Clear to the flowers and adhere to the card around the bottom right to fill in the gaps as shown.

Stamp the butterfly image from the HCPC-3824 Fluttering Butterfly Stamp in Vibrant Fuchsia ink on white cardstock.  Colour the image in Vibrant Fuchsia ink using the Stack and Store daubers and die cut with the coordinating die.  Sponge the body with Tuxedo Black ink and adhere to the top left of the frame as shown.

Trim the sentiment from the paper collection and adhere to the card on the bottom left as shown.

For further inspiration using the gorgeous Backyard Blossoms collection please visit the Heartfelt Creations blog here: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/blog/709/creative-inspiration-that-gets-you-started-on-your-next-crafting-project

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia