Nancy Endwright - Imastamping: Butterfly Brilliance

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Butterfly Brilliance - Pop-Up and Flip Card

I love butterflies, don't you? I was surprised that most of them live only 14 days except for the Monarch Butterfly. This is a Pop-up and Flip card which I've had fun making several so I may post more in the next few days. I did one with the dragonfly on March 10. This 6"x6" DSP Butterfly Bijou is just beautiful but it's only available while supplies last. The second picture shows the card open and I glued down some of the butterflies that were leftover from the DSP I cut out. Here are the instructions for my card:

1. The base of the card is So Saffron cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 4-1/4” in the middle.

2. The second layer is Butterfly Bijou DSP cut at 4” x 5-1/4”. Adhere to the card front with Stampin’ Seal only along the four sides of the DSP.

3. Now, insert the card into the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. Use the largest stitched oval to die-cut the center out. Set aside the So Saffron oval.

4. Inside: Cut Basic White at 4” x 5-1/4” and adhere with adhesive.

5. Use the Brilliant Wing Dies to die-cut the butterflies on the DSP that it fits perfectly using Plate 1, 2, and 3’s. Set butterflies aside.

6. Die-cut a Basic White oval which is next to the largest die so it is smaller. Ink up the sentiment with Memento Black ink at the bottom of the oval leaving room for the butterfly later.

7. Mechanism: Cut 3” x 4” So Saffron cardstock and score at 1”, 2”, and 3”. Fold in half and glue one 1” end with Stampin’ Seal and adhere to the inside center up to the scoreline, but not on the scoreline or the card won’t close.

8. On the other 1” end, apply Stampin’ Seal and fold the card down on top of it to adhere. Now, it should pop up!

9. Cut ¾” x 2-1/4” of So Saffron cardstock and score at 1-1/4”. Put adhesive on half of the long side. Adhere right up against the center just below the oval. On the other end, apply adhesive completely on that end. Close card and put your So Saffron oval inside your open oval so that it adheres to the mechanism.

10. Put Dimensionals on the back of the Basic White oval and adhere to the So Saffron oval.

11. Take your butterfly and put two Dimensionals on the back of his body but not on his wings, but above the sentiment. Adhere Wink of Stella. You can also use the Paper Snips to fussy cut out the butterflies from the DSP oval and glue inside.

Products I used:

tams# 58022

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