As promised, here are the last 6 cards made from the HD Flight of the Butterflies Jeweled Edition card kit - bringing the total to more than 47 - probably about 60 in total when you count the cards I had made before starting on this Flight of the Butterflies marathon. I know I had made 9 concept cards and there were several pieces missing from the sheets indicating individual cards made at other times. If I made 4 cards in addition to the concept cards before starting on this set in earnest, those, added to the 47 I've made this go-round brings the total to 60!!!! That's a lot of cards from one set (of course I supplement with my own supplies).
Card #1: Anyway, for this first card I decided to do an inlaid panel. Using the Scroll Panel from the Leaf and Scroll Panel die set by Simply Made Crafts, I simply cut into the front edge of the card front. I backed this with a piece of card stock that was blue-green on the front & white on the back (so it doesn't look out of place from the inside - card stock from an 8" x 8" pad from HOTP). On the front, I added a strip of AS ("Adorable Scoreable coordinating card stock from the set) backed with gold poster board. Next I added a couple of die cuts from the set, a butterfly sticker from my stash, and a die-cut button (Nellies Multi-Flower die set) "sewed" on with gold thread.
Inside:
Inside I have more of the AS, a thin border of gold poster board, and another die cut from the set.
Card #2:
This card started out with much promise, but didn't turn our quite as nice as I envisioned. The side borders are card stock coated with Lavender Blue Opal Polish (by Cosmic Shimmer). The darker teal is plain paper - which turned out to be too plain, so I added a bit of interest with some Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) and a Stampscapes stamp (Pearly Everlasting). I added Border Dazzles, a couple of die cuts from the set, and a couple of butterflies from my stash.
Inside:
Inside I have more of the opal polish covered card stock & a die cut.
Card #3:
By this time I guess I was getting a bit bored as I put together this unusual card. The background is a piece of AS with a butterfly border & black inked edges. I took a round frame from the set & cut it in half. Overlapping the two pieces gave me a perfect place for this butterfly focal. The butterfly is from my stash but came in orange - which didn't go well. So, I took some Sharpie pens and colored in some teal & red on its wings. The sentiment was from the Little Book of Essential Greetings (Pearl 2016). I modified it as well. It was too white - stood out on the card more than looked good. So I added some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to it to tone it down a tad.
Inside:
Inside I have more of the AS & a couple more die cuts.
Card #4:
When I got ready to make this card, I pulled in a background I had created with alcohol inks. It looks like it was MADE to go with this set! (It's the lighter colored background on the right-hand side - both on the card front & on the inside.) I started with a small piece of AS with three pretty butterflies on the left - then finished with the hand made background. Though the join looked really good, I thought it looked even better with a Border Dazzles on it. The focal & sentiment are die cuts from the kit, but I matted the sentiment on a tag-shaped piece of gold poster board (die cut with Spellbinders Renaissance Jeweled Frame die set). A few Jewel Dazzles completed the card front.
Inside:
Inside I have more of the AS on the left & my hand-made background on the right. A strip of gold poster board & a die cut sentiment complete the left side. On the right I added a butterfly from my stash.
Card #5:
This card again uses that hand-made alcohol ink background - paired with another piece of the AS from the kit. After inking the edges, I used a see-through black ribbon, thin strip of teal paper, and narrow Border Dazzzle to create a border to which I added my sentiment die cut. The focal was matted on another piece of the teal paper - die cut with a Spellbinder's die (Picot Edge Circle). Two little tails of black ribbon complete the focal & card front.
Inside:
I decided to use the scrap of teal paper as it was - with the hole left from cutting out the mat for the card front. I glued this to more of the hand-made background, and attached a piece of the AS at the bottom - inking the edges before gluing. The hole created the perfect framed effect for the die cut sentiment (from the kit).
Card #6:
This last card was made using a craft colored card base. I cut a frame from gold poster board to frame the background AS. Then I added a round frame to highlight the die cut focal. The tag is from the essential book of sentiments (Hunkydory) and had a small gold bow tied to it. A few Jewel Dazzles in the lower right corner complete the card front.
Inside:
Here you see the craft colored card base - a strip of AS backed with gold poster board for a border, and a little butterfly made from die cut scraps from the kit & gold Jewel Dazzles for the body.
So, there are the last 6 cards from this kit. I did a good job of using up scraps & have a LOT of butterfly cards now. They should last me awhile!
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