Painted Butterfly Thank You Card
By: Teresa Welch


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Instructions:

  1. For the card front: Turn the card with the fold at the top and cover the front with black cardstock. Cut a 6¼"x4¾" Batik purple tapestry paper and glue centered on the card. Cut a 2½" length of the wide Dazzles™ border and place at the upper right, aligning the right end with the purple paper edge. Cut a 3¾" length of the same border and place at the lower left, aligning the left end with the paper edge.
  2. Cut a 3¾"x2¼" ivory cardstock and place the butterfly Dazzle™ on it. Use the Smooch inks to color the openings on the wings and body. Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders and glue at the upper left as shown. Cut a 2 5/8"x2" ivory cardstock and place the dragonfly Dazzle™ on it. Color and mat it as for the butterfly, then glue to the lower right. Stamp “a warm hello” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1 3/8"x¾". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then foam tape to the lower left border. Place the remaining Dazzles™ as shown.
  3. For the inside: Cut a 6½"x3" Batik purple circles paper and mat the long edges on black cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue across the center. Cut and place a 3½" circles border Dazzle™ as shown. Cut a 2½"x1¾" ivory cardstock and place the bee Dazzle™ on it. Color with Smooch inks, then mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue as shown. Stamp “thank you” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1½"x1". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then glue as shown. Place Dazzles™ as shown.
 

Supplies: (Find these supplies and more at www.paperwishes.com)

  • Batik Paper Pack (link)
  • Cardstock: black, ivory (link)
  • Labels & Frames stamp set (link)
  • Enchanted Moments Scrapbooking Dazzles™ (link)
  • Purple Jewel Dazzles™ (link)
  • Silver Pearl Flower Jewel Dazzles™ (link)
  • Smooch inks: Frosted Aqua (link), Sassy Pink (link), Lettuce (link), Grape Soda (link)
  • StazOn® Jet Black ink pad (link)
  • Foam tape (link)
  • Adhesive (link)
  • 5"x6½" blank white card (link)
 

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