Bliss Butterfly Cards - One Fancy & One CAS

I absolutely loved the SU! Bliss Sale-a-bration set when I saw it and thanks to my wonderful friend Jan I now have it!  As soon as I received it I dashed upstairs to make a thank you card for Jan using the set.  I used the lovely Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive colour combo again as I like it so much. 

To start off I made a side opening Marina Mist A6 card and I repeatedly stamped the gorgeous damask flourish from the set as a background using Marina Mist ink.  I stamped the flourish in Razzleberry ink on Whisper White CS, die cut an oval and stamped a mesh background in Olive over the top.  I then sponged the edges of the oval and I've popped it up.  I stamped three butterflies in Marina Mist ink, stamping off once and then rock and rolling and I cut them out.  I've put half a dimensional with the backing paper still on behind one of the wings of each butterfly so that they will remain popped up.  I added clear gems to the bodies.

The thank you sentiment was cut out using a Labels Trio die.  I cut out the Razzleberry flower, added a bit of shaping and glued that to the label.  Next I added the ribbon.  I then embossed a scrap piece of Olive CS with the Victorian Fleur embossing folder and punched a small photo corner which I layered on a larger Razzleberry photo corner.

Then of course I had to decorate the envelope and stamp inside the card.  I love how the flourish can be used to add decorative corners!  Well, to be honest, I just am totally in love with that flourish!  I stamped the flourish in Marina Mist after stamping off a couple of times and then I added the 'from the heart' sentiment in Razzleberry.  I thought that sentiment was perfect 'cos this card is going to Jan with real heartfelt thanks.

 A bit later on I was browsing the Bliss gallery on Splitcoast Stampers while enjoying a cup of coffee and I saw a card that really caught my eye.  It's this one by rosigrld.  Having made quite a fancy card with the Bliss set I was taken with how fab the set works with a CAS style.  So off I dashed upstairs again to CASE the card.  I really loved everything about rosigrld's card so when I CASEd it I changed only a few things - I used different colours, a slightly different layout and I added some bling.  

Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla was my chosen colour combo.  I used my Tim Holtz 'Brackets' on the edge die to make the three fancy strips.  I ran an embossing stylus down both sides of the butterfly body and folded the wings back and added some gems.  A Labels Trio die was used to cut out the sentiment.  I glued the butterfly flat to the Vanilla panel as this card will be posted as a birthday RAK card in April.

I stamped a partial flourish on the envelope front and added a butterfly.  For the inside, I stamped the flourish in Crumb Cake ink and stamped the lovely birthday sentiment in Early Espresso ink over the top.  This sentiment is from an Inkadinkado clear set called Nostalgia - oh my word, it's such a fabulous set!  A BRAK card made with the set is coming to Flower Sparkle soon!

Supplies for thank you card:
Stamps: SU! Bliss set, thank you from Fresh Cuts set, from the heart from Seasonal Wishes set, Hero Arts Large Delicate Woven Fabric background stamp
CS: SU! Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Whisper White
Ink: SU! Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive
Tools: Petite oval Nestabilities dies, Labels Trio die, SU! Photo Corners punch, PaperMania Victorian Fleur embossing folder
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Rich Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon, clear gems, SU! Dimensionals

Supplies for birthday card:
Stamps: SU! Bliss set, just for you from Just Believe set, inside sentiment from Inkadinkado Nostalgia clear set
CS: SU! Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Ink: SU! Crumb Cake, Rose Red & Early Espresso
Tools: Tim Holtz 'Brackets' On the Edge Sizzix die, Labels Trio die, embossing stylus
Embellishments & accessories: Blue gems