Flight of the Butterflies Jeweled Edition - Amethyst Flight, Dazzling Dreams

Today's cards are more from the HD Luxury Card set - Flight of the Butterflies Jeweled Edition.  This set of cards comes from two sets that were both in purple tones: Amethyst Flight and Dazzling Dreams.  There are also a few pieces left over from the purple concept card(s).  I made TEN cards using these materials (and a bit of stuff from my stash - including a HD Little book of Essential Greetings from 2016).

Card #1:  The first card (above) is a gatefold card.  It is embossed using a Spellbinder's 3D die called European Tapestry, and the raised areas highlighted with a touch of Dusty Concord Distress Ink. The focal consists of a tag from the set & a greeting from the little book matted on a piece of gold poster board that was die cut with a Spellbinder's die from the Romantic Rectangles Two set.  As you can see, the focal was just attached to the left side of the card so it would open easily.

Inside:

The inside was pretty simple - a white card stock piece cut out piece (from a window card you'll see later in this post) was edged with the same Dusty Concord ink and two scrap pieces were added for border strips.

Card #2:

Next up is the first of a several cards created from a portion of the set's Adorable Scoreable printed card stock (referred to as "AS" after this).  In this case, I covered the entire card front with the AS.  I made a tag for the greeting using a HOTP die set called 10 Tags and Trims.  The greeting was stamped with a sentiment from HOTP Just a Little Greeting set.  Edges were inked & stamping was done with Dusty Concord Distress Ink. I added a scrap of the AS at the bottom, a dollar store butterfly sticker and another butterfly sticker from my stash, along with a bit of ribbon.  I finished off the card front by using a bunch of Jewel Dazzle stickers for the butterfly bodies and to highlight the printed border at the base of the card.

Inside:

A couple of scraps of AS for borders and a couple more butterflies from my stash completed the inside of this card.

Card #3:

Here's another card made using AS from the set.  This time I matted it with gold poster board cut small enough that a border of the white card also shows up around it forming a 2nd mat.  I added a glitter ribbon border with ribbon from my stash, then added a focal greeting.  This was made using a greeting from the set matted on scraps - first white, then teal, then gold - the latter being turned on point.  Because of the difficulty photographing this one, I've added a 2nd angle:

Inside:

Inside was once again pretty simple.  Scraps of AS and gold poster board form a border.  To this I've added a little butterfly die cut from the set that was matted on a scrap of the gold poster board.

Card #4:

This card base is made from a large piece of AS - which frankly I didn't care much for (too shabby chic for my tastes) - so only a narrow border of it shows around the edges of the matted focal.  One of the larger die cuts forms the basis of this card front.  I matted this first with a piece of teal card stock that was embossed with a Spellbinders M-Bossability folder called Venetian, then with a piece of gold poster board.  A greeting from the set finishes the card front.

Inside:

The inside is more of the same - embossed teal, scraps of AS, and gold poster board for the border.  Another die cut from the set adds interest to the inside of this one.

Card #5:

Once again I had trouble with photographing this card - it's so hard to photograph reflective surfaces!  It is the last card where the main portion of the card front is from the AS.  As you can see I chose to round the corners this time - of AS, mat, and card base.  The mat is once again gold poster board with a scrap of it forming a border at the top from which hang a butterfly die cut from the set and a sentiment from the little book.

Inside:

Inside we have more of the same - AS & gold poster board borders and a sentiment from the little book.

Card #6:

This set had two focals with separate frames.  I found I preferred to switch which focal went with which frame.  As you can see, this meant this focal was a bit smaller than the frame.  I added a touch of teal behind them (embossed with Darice Wood Grain folder), which I think helps make the focal pop.  The borders are from a strip included in the set.  The greeting is a leftover from a printed Debbie Moore sheet.

Inside:

This is one where I wish I'd made the border a little shorter, but it is what it is.  As you can see, it's scraps of AS, gold tag board and teal card stock.  The tag came from the set, but I added a ribbon from my stash.

Card #7:

This is a little A2 sized card, using up a leftover strip of AS.  I embossed the card front with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots folder.  The focal is a die cut from the set.  A tag from the essential book with a scrap of ribbon from my stash finishes this one.

Inside:

The inside of this one was pretty simple - just an added scrap of the AS for a border.

Card #8:

By this time I was looking for different ways to use the materials so the cards wouldn't feel so similar.  So, I made an acetate card front for this one - with a orchid card stock piece for the inside/card back.  Layers of die cuts from the set form the focal.  As you'll see in a minute, one of the layers is actually a die cut on the inside.  The borders are scraps from one of the die cut sheets (perhaps of the concept card?).  The frame is a piece left over from the framed focal from the previous card.

Inside:

You can't get much more simple than the inside of this card - simply a die cut glued to the card stock.

Card #9:

For this card, I cut out the inside of the frame to form a window (scrap cut out went on the inside of a card I showed earlier in this post).  This allows you to see through to the focal on the inside of the card. A border strip & sentiment from the set completes the card front.

Inside:

Once again, the inside is pretty straight forward.  It consists of the die cut which was glued in place behind the window, and the rest of the border strip.

Card #10:

This last card was made as an easel card.  The focal was a small butterfly die cut from the set - with multiple mats to make it more prominent.  The mats were cut using Spellbinder's dies - Labels One and Luscious Labels One.  The card front was scored in the center before being embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots folder.  The focal was glued only to the bottom half of the card front.  A greeting from the set & several "jewels" from my stash complete the front.

Easel:

Here you can see what the card looks like when set up as an easel.  The border is an AS scrap paired with a strip of gold poster board.  A dimensional butterfly from my stash (dollar store) completes the border which is raised up on foam tape so it holds the card front as an easel.

Inside:

The inside has a sentiment - probably left over from the concept card - matted on AS & gold poster board - cut with Spellbinders Labels One and Decorative Labels One.