Butterfly Lullaby Filigree Frame Card

Materials and equipment used to make this card:

* 2.5 sheets of A4 White 300gsm Card
* 1.5 sheets of A4 Black 240gsm Card
* 1 sheet of A4 Buff 240gsm Card
* Butterfly Lullaby Filigree Frame Embossing Folder
* Butterfly Lullaby Oval 3D Butterfly Die
* Butterfly Lullaby Stamp Set
* 3mm Black Satin Ribbon
* Brown Dye-based Ink Pad
* 2mm Silver Gems

Instructions:

1. Take a sheet of A4 White Card and fold in half to make the card base.

2. Cut a sheet of A4 Black Card to 14.5cm x 20.5cm.

3. Cut a sheet of A4 White Card to 14cm x 20cm.

4. Cut a sheet of A4 Brown Card to 13.5cm x 19.5cm.

5. Cut the leftover White Card to 12.5cm x 17.5cm

6. Cut the leftover Black Card to 12cm x 17cm.

7. Cut the leftover Brown Card to 11.5cm x 16.5cm.  Emboss this piece with the Filigree Frame Embossing Folder and then gently rub a brown inkpad over the embossed pattern to make it stand out more.

8. Matt and layer the brown, black and white sheets (from steps 5-7 above) and wrap the black ribbon around the bottom twice, crossing in the middle.

9. Using the half sheet of black card, cut the Oval 3D Butterfly die out, together with a small matt for the sentiment (4.5cm x 3.5cm)

10. Cut a second 3D butterfly out of the half sheet of white card and carefully snip the top and bottom of the butterfly to release it from the oval.  Out of the same card, cut a rectangle (4cm x 3cm) to matt and layer onto the black matt (step 9) and stick together.  Stamp your sentiment onto the white and use foam pads or 3D glue gel to stick onto the card.

11. Glue the centre of the white butterfly directly on top of the black butterfly to add dimension and make it stand out more.

12. Use the black, white and brown sheets cut out in steps 2-4 to make the base matt which is glued to the base card.  Use foam pads or 3D glue gel to glue the butterfly matt on top and then embellish with gems.