Thursday 5 April 2012

Play Date Butterfly


I just adore the colour combo at Play Date Cafe this week and as it happens I had already been playing with two of the colours for a new technique, so I decided to make it into a card with the addition of the avocado. http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/play-date-cafe-pdcc126.html


I started by covering the back of a strip of grey card with double-sided tape and die cut the butterfly from it.  I lightly adhered it to a sheet of paper and then carefully removed the positive shape, ensuring that all the negative shapes stayed in place on the backing paper.  I die cut the same butterfly from the blue mist card (this was actually an already sticky piece of card stock fro DCWV) and then I added the positive into the space left behind by the grey one so you end up with a flat surface a little like wood marquetry but with paper.  (I actually kept the negative blue bits and added them to the positive grey so I have another two tone butterfly but with no background)

I die cut a ring using two round nesties to create a frame for the butterfly from a lightly patterned DP and finished with a pair of PTI sentiments in versamagic oasis green which is the closest ink I had to the butterfly.  I really like the shape the ring and the strip created and might make a set like this with images in the centre of the strip.


9 comments:

  1. Just liove the butterfly die lovely card Tara

    Anne

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow - really awesome using the positive and the negative in this way. The card is just beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  3. OMG, that is so clever Tara! I totally love this, gotta give it a go!

    ReplyDelete
  4. That's a really lovely effect - so delicate;) Lovely colours and layout Tara. Great take on the PDCC challenge too x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Your butterfly effect (ha ha) is very impressive Tara. I wish I had the patience for fiddly crafting. Great take on the challenge colours too.
    Lynne xxx

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love that butterfly...I'd love for you to link up with me at 52 Card Pickup this week.

    http://www.oldbackporch.com/2012/04/52-card-pickup-week-14-giveaway-winner.html

    ReplyDelete
  7. Tara, this is so delicate and beautiful! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Very pretty card! I love how you've done the grey banner behind, it makes it pop! Thanks so much for joining us over at The Play Date Cafe!

    ReplyDelete
  9. This is such a great design! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting today - your comments are appreciated :-)

Blogging tips