Flight of the Butterflies - Sky Blue Topaz Flutter & Sky Blue Wonder Part 2

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!