RIBBON BUTTERFLY

To anyone who will listen, I always comment that my house is extra full because I see nearly everything as a potential art supply.

I save things that "normal" people would throw away without a thought. Not me. To my husband's and daughters' chagrin. But I love it because I have so many art supplies at hand. Case in point: this lovely wire-edged ribbon that came on a plant my husband gave to me. Who could possibly throw this away? Certainly not yours truly.

Follow along to discover what you can do on a card with ribbon that is just too beautiful to throw away.

SUPPLIES:

White cardstock

Pink cardstock

Thinking of You stamp

Pink ink

Big Shot

Embossing folder

Dies for labels and butterfly

Green rhinestone

Wired floral ribbon

Dimensionals

DIRECTIONS:

Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of white cardstock in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.

Add to this white card base another piece of white cardstock, this one measuring 4" x 5 1/4".

Cut a piece of bright pink cardstock (or a color that coordinates with the ribbon you have chosen) to 2" x 5 1/4". Adhere the strip of ribbon, cut to 5 1/4",  to this. The ribbon I used was 1 1/2" wide.

Add the ribbon strip to the card front, centered.

Use white cardstock to cut the label shape and emboss the label with a suitable embossing folder.

From the same pink cardstock, die cut the butterfly.

Put adhesive on the outer edges of the butterfly and add it to the embossed label. Use Dimensionals to adhere it to the flowered strip so it is a bit more than 1" from the top of the card.

On white cardstock, stamp your sentiment in a coordinating ink.

Die cut the sentiment with a label die that fits the sentiment.

With Dimensionals, add the sentiment to the center strip, about 1/2" down from the bottom of the embossed label.

Add a green gemstone to the center of the butterfly body.

Ribbon

Smiles.