flowers and butterflies

This finished card may look complicated and difficult to make, but looks are deceiving and it was very easy and quick to complete.

I used a pretty rose and stripe regency style backing sheet to print onto 120 gsm gloss photo paper and cut it at 28 x 14 cm.

I made 2 pink backing sheets, cut at 12 x 5.5 cm and 2 dark blue backing sheets cut at 12.5 x 6 cm and a further pink backing sheet cut at 12.5 x 7.5cm.

I used 3 doilies which measure 9cm and cut them in half. I printed the sheet supplied twice and each time onto CB Matte 120gsm white photo copy card.

I measured and marked at the top and bottom of the underside of the main card the score lines at 7cm intervals.

The first fold is a mountain, the next is a valley and the third a mountain fold. This makes 4 equal panels for the card front. The back of the card will not be seen when the card is standing. Each panel is completed in a slightly different method.

Panel 1 has the 2 backing sheets attached with half a doily and the simple element attached in 1.5cm from the very left hand front edge of the card.

The ribbon is attached after all panels are in place.

Panel 2 has the half of the doily attached first so that it matches and backs onto the half of the doily on panel 1, and the main element with the rose background is trimmed slightly to fit and then attached using D.S. tape.

Panel 3, has the backing sheets attached, the 2 doily halves attached back to back and then attached to the back of the simple element, so that it is extended exactly the same as on panel 1, and the blue edge of the simple element is in from the valley fold by 2.75 cm.

This makes the pink backing sheet more exposed to the eye than the other panels.

Panel 4 has the larger pink backing sheet attached, with the right hand edge overhanging by a little more than 0.5cm and then the half doily overhanging by the same 0.5cm, with the main element attached using D.S. tape.

I attached the extra elements using D.S. padded tape tiny dots and squares. The ribbon is very pale mauve 1cm wide satin ribbon. I folded the raw ends under before attaching each length vertically to panels 1 and 3 using D.S tape.

I made 3 small simple bows and attached them to panels 1, 3 and 4. The main decoupage elements I attached to panels 1 and 3, and added the butterflies, and the extra daisies randomly.

I haven’t used the sentiment element, as I don’t have a home for this card as yet.

I have included one photograph with card standing and one with the card lying down, so that you can view all 4 panels.

It has made a delightful happy card with a sunny spring ambience. I can see this card will be very suitable for many celebrations. The back can be used for the verse and special greeting.

Thank you, Terri for this very pretty feminine design, which offers so many ways to present a finished greeting card.

Pamela Horton.

This finished card may look complicated and difficult to make, but looks are deceiving and it was very easy and quick to complete.

I used a pretty rose and stripe regency style backing sheet to print onto 120 gsm gloss photo paper and cut it at 28 x 14 cm.

I made 2 pink backing sheets, cut at 12 x 5.5 cm and 2 dark blue backing sheets cut at 12.5 x 6 cm and a further pink backing sheet cut at 12.5 x 7.5cm.

I used 3 doilies which measure 9cm and cut them in half. I printed the sheet supplied twice and each time onto CB Matte 120gsm white photo copy card.

I measured and marked at the top and bottom of the underside of the main card the score lines at 7cm intervals.

The first fold is a mountain, the next is a valley and the third a mountain fold. This makes 4 equal panels for the card front. The back of the card will not be seen when the card is standing. Each panel is completed in a slightly different method.

Panel 1 has the 2 backing sheets attached with half a doily and the simple element attached in 1.5cm from the very left hand front edge of the card.

The ribbon is attached after all panels are in place.

Panel 2 has the half of the doily attached first so that it matches and backs onto the half of the doily on panel 1, and the main element with the rose background is trimmed slightly to fit and then attached using D.S. tape.

Panel 3, has the backing sheets attached, the 2 doily halves attached back to back and then attached to the back of the simple element, so that it is extended exactly the same as on panel 1, and the blue edge of the simple element is in from the valley fold by 2.75 cm.

This makes the pink backing sheet more exposed to the eye than the other panels.

Panel 4 has the larger pink backing sheet attached, with the right hand edge overhanging by a little more than 0.5cm and then the half doily overhanging by the same 0.5cm, with the main element attached using D.S. tape.

I attached the extra elements using D.S. padded tape tiny dots and squares. The ribbon is very pale mauve 1cm wide satin ribbon. I folded the raw ends under before attaching each length vertically to panels 1 and 3 using D.S tape.

I made 3 small simple bows and attached them to panels 1, 3 and 4. The main decoupage elements I attached to panels 1 and 3, and added the butterflies, and the extra daisies randomly.

I haven’t used the sentiment element, as I don’t have a home for this card as yet.

I have included one photograph with card standing and one with the card lying down, so that you can view all 4 panels.

It has made a delightful happy card with a sunny spring ambience. I can see this card will be very suitable for many celebrations. The back can be used for the verse and special greeting.

Thank you, Terri for this very pretty feminine design, which offers so many ways to present a finished greeting card.

Pamela Horton.