Monday, January 14, 2013

Glittering Butterflies with a Ginormous Bow

I've always loved lace butterflies and gold glittering butterflies just take the cake! I'm also a big fan of vellum. I love that translucent layer over a piece of solid card stock. I find when vellum is embossed, the effect is even prettier because the paper gets a bit discolored to a brighter white wherever the embossing occurs.  Which is why one of my favorite combinations is embossed vellum over white card stock. The end result is so very pretty.

That's how my card got started and with this backdrop, I decided to go for Gold! I cut out the butterflies with my Cameo, which is so fabulous because I can resize them to whatever I need. Then I covered the entire surface with Versamark before  adding gold embossing powder. Once I finished the heat embossing, the butterflies were glittering and almost brittle. Perfect for adhering to my card. Here's a close up of the large butterfly.
As a final touch I added some pearls in the center. They went marvelously with the white backdrop. And of course no card of mine is complete without a bow. And in this case a super massive bow it had to be! After many requests, I tried to do a video demonstrating how I tie a bow but unfortunately the camera angle was not right. You can still watch the video but look forward to another one very soon.

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34 comments:

  1. The butterfly is vying with the Bow cant decide which is more stunning but I have to be loyal and say what a stunning bow...I keep saying this again and again but you make the most amazing bows!!

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    1. Haha Sonia - you really never fail to appreciate my bows.Thanks so much, they are my fail safe card accessory :)

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  2. Aww.. I'm in love with your bow. Embossed vellum and butterflies are fantastic.. :)

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  3. Superlike this card....my daughters says "so simple n so nice"

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    1. how sweet - my daughter is just 15 months, when I show her a card, she just wants to destroy it. Looking forward to when she can give me her comments like yours :)

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  4. I don't like the color of the ribbon for some reason... it takes away the beauty of the butterflies but what a neat bow... I can never tie neat ones for some reason... Sorry if i am overtly critical... Just my opinion and you are very neat in your work Sunehra...!!

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    1. Hey Khushboo - thanks so much for sharing your opinion. We're all so super careful not to hurt anyone's feelings but its really refreshing to get some negative feedback. The color of this ribbon is a bit garish I have to admit, but the material is such that it sits very nicely which is why I use it. Please continue to share your honest feedback, it will certainly help my work!

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  5. Elegance with beauty...thats what I will say 4 this card..!!
    Bow is indeed perfect...looking forward for the tutorial.

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    1. I think I have to get my husband to hold the camera while I tie it as there is no other camera angle that works. Will def do that for you :)

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  6. I soooo sooo love the color combo on this card. Something i can never try on my own!! Love the butterflies!!

    I absolutely love your work.. Been through a LOT of pages just a while ago! :)

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    1. Thanks so much Kishley! Happy to have you over :)

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  7. OMG this looks so royal and elegant, those butterflies are gorgeous.
    PS: Congrats on your big win at Play Date Cafe girlie!

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    1. I know!!! Like Yay!!!! I was so so so kicked!!! My daughter woke me up at 6:30 that morning and I was so annoyed but then I saw the winners post and all my annoyance just dissipated!! All the best for your entry this week, don't think I'll get a chance to make anything :(

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  8. Superb card Sunehra!
    I think you have done a fabulous job with the butterflies and the pearls add such an elegant touch to it.
    So love your work!

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  9. OMG this is awesome .Another winning creation.Love the gold and the white .I kept scrolling up and down this page and couldn't decide which one is better the Bow or the flutter.a very elegant creation.well done

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  10. Loved the Butterflies :) They give you this happy bubbly feeling..... please start taking craft classes and I'm sure to send my 3 kids .....

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  11. Well I can see why you get requests for a video on how to tie your bows, that's a stunning bow indeed! I love your gold butterflies too, such a wonderful card. Thank you for sharing with us at The Squirrel and The Fox and good luck in the draw.
    Tracey
    x

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  12. the butterflies look magical...love the gold and pearl combination!!!

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  13. Wow...So Royal butterflies!!!! As usual great bow, Sunehra!

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  14. Yes the bow is amazing and looking forward to tutorial ! I liked the butterflies too !

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  15. Your bows are becoming legendary now Sunhera:) each one is more beautiful than the other ...this card looks so lovely with this wide lovely bow!!! and those glittery butterflies are the perfect touch!!

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  16. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the bow and the glittery butterflies with pearls :)

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  17. Pretty gorgeous. Love all that golden touch.

    Sudha
    sudha-kalra.blogspot.in

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  18. Gorgeous, I love the golden butterflies. Thanks for playing with us at Brown Sugar Challenge blog.

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  19. Wow!!! I love your card with all those pretty gold butterflies!! Thanks so much for joining us at Brown Sugar, we hope you play along with us again!!
    Good Luck,
    Alice B.

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  20. This is so pretty! I love how you embossed the vellum, it looked stunning. I also agree that gold and butterflies go very well together! Thanks for playing along with us at Brown Sugar. Good luck!

    Nick

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  21. Thank you so much Sunehra for your lovely comments.. really means a lot to me.. :)

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  22. This is absolutely stunning,the gold butterflies on the white background and the pearl embellishments all add to the magic. Simply beautiful!!

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  23. Lovely card Sunehra! The glittery butterflies look awesome!

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  24. A pretty colourful card, thanks for joining in the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge
    Janet

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  25. What a truly gorgeous creation!

    Thank you so much for joining our Anything Goes challenge at The Squirrel & The Fox... and good luck!

    Hugs,
    Karen -DT.xx

    http://kraftykarens.blogspot.com/

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  26. OMG! This is a beauty!! Stunning work...

    Wonder how I never knew about your blog.. You sure have a new follower.. :)

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