For the corrugated cardboard butterfly, I misted the cardboard with water, let it sit for a few minutes and then peeled off one side to reveal the ridges inside. Then I used my SU butterflies die in my cuttlebug to cut out the butterfly. I spritzed it with bronze glimmer mist, dried it and then sponged the edges with chocolate chip and the ridges with melon mambo ink and added some pearls for the body.
The flower is made by stamping French script in chocolate on melon mambo and then punching with a Fiskars punch, sponging the edges and using a stylus to give some form to the 3-layer flower. The center is a large brad.
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009 GMT Views: 1566
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Registered: November 5, 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada Posts: 13629
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 @ 5:08 AM
How pretty - your butterfly is wonderful! and I love all the details in your card from the flower with the script stamped on it to the bg to the colours - lovely!
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Registered: February 20, 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 5672
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 @ 5:12 AM
Love this! Really appreciate the tip on how to separate the layers. The recyclers come once a month in our township. I had just hauled the bundle of cardboard out to the curb. Dashing now to retrieve a piece!
Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 9080
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 @ 5:41 AM
Wow Melody! What a great idea! I would never in a million years have thought of this! And what's more, I love the fact that you used the "box" to make a butterfly. It's so beautiful! This is a great challenge and thanks for filling in for Julia!