Monday, May 2, 2022

Big Beautiful Butterfly, who's your mama?

My friend Nancy sent me a wonderful gift and kindly named me the butterfly Mama!  I'm so pleased by both!  

This gorgeous Picket Fence Big Beautiful Butterfly die takes up a lot of real estate on a card - all I had to do was add a bit of interest to my card panel, and a few pretty blooms to tempt her to stick around! lol

Reverse Confetti cover plate, Pinkfresh Hydrangea and Rose washi/die combo, 
& Fancy Script hot foiled words/dies

My 2-piece butterfly was cut from white and vellum, and even though I snipped one of its wings, she looks perfectly happy here on this buttery yellow!

Thank you, Nancy for this beautiful gift - I'm definitely looking forward to blooming more butterflies on my front porch soon!  Wish you could join me!   I'm fluttering over to see how your butterfly bloomed...

=] Michele

19 comments:

Marcia Hill said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL...LOVE that butterfly in the white and vellum!! Lovely card my friend!! Hugs and happy Monday!! :0)

Maureen Morton said...

Ah......so delicate and beautiful! This is a heart-grabber. Butterfly Mamma....does that mean you can wing it if you have to?! Thanks for sharing.

Mac Mable said...

What a stunning butterfly and I love the scale of it. Amazing card, so very pretty and the addition of the blooms is beautiful Michele ...butterfly Mama x.

Nancy Thomas said...

I received this card on Saturday and I literally gasped when I saw it. So very beautifully done! And our cards couldn't be more different! Thank you for the collaboration! And yes, you are definitely the butterfly mama.

LeAnne said...

Wow....that is a big butterfly, but it is gorgeous for sure! I love the butter background and those flowers are so pretty, I can smell them from here!

donna mikasa said...

Now that is ONE GORGEOUS BUTTERFLY!! Good choice of vellum and white--makes it look so elegant!

Pauline said...

Michele, your card is absolutely gorgeous! Wow! I love how you added the florals in behind to make her stick around! lol!

Linda Callahan said...

Wow this butterfly is totally glam……the Greta Garbo of butterflies! No blending in with the flowers for this gal……she’s a star!

Lisa Elton said...

This is a gorgeous butterfly, love the fancy details it has! Well done, butterfly Mama!

Jeanne said...

Oh you lucky, lucky lady and so well deserved to receive such a lovely gift. This card is gorgeous. My goodness, what a pretty and unique butterfly! I adore how you invited it to hang out on the card. So many lovely details. Thanks so much for sharing! And the nickname fits for sure! :)

TK said...

Another stunning make, Michele! This beauty is a showstopper indeed

Cat Craig said...

this is stunning, wow.

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, my, this is one big beautiful butterfly! She's so pretty with the vellum underneath and the Pinkfresh flowers and the happy scalloped background. My heart is full!

Bonnie said...

Ooh, I love this gorgeous butterfly with it's vellum underlay! I can see why this beautiful yellow background and pink flowers attracted her! Awesome card, my friend!

conil said...

That gorgeous big butterfly really suits you well since your always are flitting from one important task to another. What's so impressive is you do them so well plus you make such generous friends a long the way. Nancy knew you'd create something as fabulous as this card from her gift.

Ida said...

What an amazing die. This card is so elegant.

HilaryJane said...

That butterfly is pretty special and looks fabulous on the vellum. I love the white with the flowers behind and that lovely yellow base. A beautiful card and what a fabulous present xx

Papercraft Boutique said...

Wow, your butterfly is stunning, Michele! Love the elegant combination of the white and vellum! The way you placed the big butterfly, the flowers, and the sentiment is very well-balanced. What amazed me is that the card doesn't look busy at all even with the de-bossed background. I would not have the courage to add flowers, the patterned background, or the gems to the delicate butterfly. You are so good at combining and arranging many elements!
Hideko xx

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Woah! That butterfly is the queen of all butterflies. What a gorgeous combination of fabulous elements. Love the touch of foiling and that wonderful stitched background.