Butterfly Card

I spent Friday night and all day Saturday at Scraptopia, the scrapbook store in Ada, OK, participating in the Scrap-Pink Crop!  What a wonderful time I had meeting new friends who also enjoy being creative with scrapbooking, cards, and other crafts!  I spent most of my time working on my scrapbook for my trip to Scotland and Ireland this summer, but also took a little time to make a few cards. 

I unpacked my stuff today and then decided to make a card to share on the blog.  When I was looking for inspiration for card designs at the crop, I decided to search for card sketches instead of just looking at completed cards.  This really helps me to think outside of the box and not feel like I have to create the exact same thing!  I pinned the idea for this card when looking for ideas on Saturday. 

This inspiration came from Vicki Burdick's sketch challenge #179. 

• I used the Cuddlebug to emboss the white paper used on the top of the card.  The paper was cut 2 1/2 inches X 4 inches.
• A simple pink squiggly line paper was used for the bottom.  Dimensions are 3 1/2 inches by 4 inches.  Overlap the pink on top of the white to cover the whole front of the card.
• A variety of pink and brown ribbons were used to create the little ribbon strips.  I used adhesive to glue the three strips down.
• Cut a 3/4 inch X 4 inch dark brown card stock strip and add a 1/8 inch ribbon to decorate.
• I used a circle template to cut the 2 inch pink circle and 1 1/2 inch white circle. 
• I chose a cute butterfly to stamp on the white circle, but you can use a sentiment, candles, or any other stamp of your choice. 
• I wanted the circles to have dimension so I used think pop
  
  dots to attach the circle over the brown strip. 

That's it!  Very simple and didn't take long at all to create (especially when you can scraplift the idea!)  I hope you enjoy this post and I'll try to post more consistently!  Have a great Halloween week!