8 Quick And Easy Butterfly Cards

I really like butterflies.

They are delicate and beautiful and magical.

They add a sweet touch to an art piece.

Here are 8 Quick and Easy butterfly cards.

Most use scraps and paper punches or die cuts.

Paper strips and some letter stickers make this card easy.

A little bit of twine and some embossed paper add interest to this card.

More embossed papers and a few rhinestones..

I love color blocked cards.

Some circle punches and a butterfly stamp get elevated to award status with the addition of some ribbon.

This technique layers several punched butterflies tied with twine.  

The twine ends become antennas.

The layers can be fanned out to give the card some dimension.

Here is a side view so you can see the layers.

This card has the embosed tree and a sweet quote.

It looks more time consuming than it is to create.

 And last but not least, another color blocked card.

I like the graphic appeal and the fact that they use up scraps.

Yay!

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Quick Winter Greeting Cards

I love making my own cards.

My designs are not usually complex.

I love simple and clean.

I wanted to share two cards that are perfect for this time of year.

Just simple winter greetings.

Start with your card base.

I usually just cut an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of card stock in half and fold it.

The bases I used here are prescored and a bit smaller.

I got them around 25 years ago at my favorite surplus store.

Does that make them vintage?

Next cut a piece of patterned paper the same size as the card.

Carefully rip out the bottom left corner.

Take out enough of a piece for your stamped greeting to show in its entirety. 

I like my tear to show the white under the design.

Glue the patterned paper to the front using your favorite adhesive.

Stamp your greeting.

I love Stazon inks. 

 They don't run if the card gets wet.

Punch a couple shapes using a paper punch.

Here I used a snowflake.

Glue on the centers.

I added a clear plastic half round on top.

You could do glitter, buttons, brads or anything else your heart desires.

This basic format can be used for any occasion.

You can make a couple dozen in an evening.

I still prefer a card in the mail to an email...

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