Butterflies, butterflies and more butterflies.....

As you know I am very fond of stitching butterflies, in fact in the computer folder where I store the things that catch my eye and inspire me, the section entitled butterflies is second only to my Christmas section!!!

So here today is another butterfly card, well two versions of the same card.

I prefer the pink one. It was the second one I stitched.

The sentiment is computer generated prior to stitching and I used artist pastel pencils to colour the smaller butterflies. I then smudged the pencil with an ear bud.

I rounded the corners of the top two layers with a corner punch.

I was inspired by this card.

Supplies:

Pattern: small butterflies: 101 ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

             big butterfly: ( reduced to 70%)   Stitching Cards. Free butterfly 
Thread: Yellow, blue and pink (no make or name available)

Pink and blue flat backed gems

Cardstock: 200gsm in blue, kraft and salmon pink

clear and blue glass beads

Corner punch

Derwent pastel pencils yellow: zinc yellow (light) deep cadmium (dark)

                                    blue: Spectrum blue

                                    pink: Terracotta