I have a quick post for today in honor of Memorial Day in the US. I have a few more cards for Operation Write Home using the SSS Butterfly Drift die. I just got an older Verve stamp set, Always on My Mind, and it has the best fonts and sentiments for missing you cards--so I made a few more butterfly missing you cards.
These cards were inspired by a color blocked ombre pattern I saw on a bag at the gym the other day. I sponged distress ink on to a piece of white card stock--yellow through orange to red. Then, I cut with the butterfly drift die twice, flipping the die over so one cut started dark and went to light and the other cut started light and went to dark. I was able to make two cards with each die cut by using the border and butterflies separately.
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Oh you are having fun with that butterfly die, you don't need too buy anything more! LOL Beautiful ombre effect!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these cards. They are so fun. I also like how you used the negative of the die cuts too. The colored edge on the white butterflies looks so cool!! I really love your ombre technique too. It came out so cool!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Joyce! Love the font and those sentiments are perfect for OWH cards. Happy Memorial Day!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful and I am sure all who receive your cards to send out will be so excited. They are amazing. I think you and that butterfly die are new BFF's...love the ways you have been using it.
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely, Joyce ... your butterfly cards are all awesome! I love the warm ombre colours here! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteLove how you used the butterfly die. So pretty!
ReplyDeletePretty cards Joyce, love the colors!
ReplyDeleteThat butterfly die was just made for you, Joyce! Your ombre shading before die cutting is a great touch.
ReplyDeleteThese are perfect for the occasion Joyce and I love that ombre effect.
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Carol x
Beautiful cards
ReplyDeleteGorgeous butterflies! And for such a great cause. I did it, I ordered that die after seeing all you've done with it. Thanks for inspiring (enabling?) me Joyce!
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely cards, Joyce. I know that the troops who see these will be thoroughly delighted. Great use of that SSS butterfly die. Awesome ombre too. Have a great week. Bev
ReplyDeleteThese will be loved Joyce! I love OWH ! Love everything you are making with the butterfly die.
ReplyDeleteThere you go again with that awesome butterfly die. LOVE your cards! Gonna have to get that die now.
ReplyDeleteLove the perfection in ombré !!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous and such a brilliant way to get a bunch of cards out of a few products! I'm diggin' those sentiments too.
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