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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Yellow Butterfly Birthday Card

One of my favorite parts about summer is seeing the butterflies flutter around the yard. We typically have several little yellow/orange butterflies called Orange Sulfur in late summer. I've seen monarchs, black swallowtails and red admirals but the Orange Sulfur are one of the easiest to spot.

The butterfly was my inspiration for this Yellow Butterfly Birthday Card. It gave me another opportunity to use two of my favorite stamp sets: Watercolor Wings and Butterfly Basics both by Stampin' Up!. The dsp is retired but it's still one of my favorites,  Affectionately Yours by Stampin' Up!. Colors used on the butterfly include: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake. Then I heat embossed the Crumb Cake area with retired Iridescent Ice embossing powder. Other colors match the dsp and include: Watermelon Wonder, Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush and Crumb Cake. That's it! Thanks for stopping by my blog and enjoy the rest of your day!

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9 comments:

  1. Heidi WeaverAugust 2, 2017 at 6:15 PM

    Hi Andrea, what a gorgeous card! Summer is a wonderful time to watch those beautiful butterflies, isn't it? This year the smoke in the area seems to be keeping the numbers down. Love the colours you've used and that bright and cheerful DSP in the background. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

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  2. Judy WoodlandAugust 2, 2017 at 7:10 PM

    Love how you have used those Stampin Up stamps here, and I also really like that you have picked up the colors in the patterned paper for the butterfly and other embellishments. The fern is stamped in the perfect place and that background texture just makes this card pop! Great take on the challenge, thanks so much for playing along with us this week over at The Mod Squad!
    Judy~ Challenge Host
    {Judy's Happy Place}

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  3. megAugust 3, 2017 at 1:48 AM

    Gorgeous card Andrea, love the background paper and the use of it's colours in the topper and butterfly.

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  4. MAugust 3, 2017 at 12:38 PM

    This is a beautiful card!! Love the butterfly image :) Thanks for joining the girlfriends this week at Little Red Wagon!! :)

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  5. Penny HanuszakAugust 5, 2017 at 10:45 PM

    The dsp is a perfect backdrop for this bright and cheery card summer birthday card. You can almost see your sulpher butterfly fluttering about in the fern garden. Great choice in your stamp sets and layout and thanks for sharing at the Watercooler Wednesday challenge this week.

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  6. Marsha ReedAugust 6, 2017 at 9:57 AM

    Beautiful card, Andrea! Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

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  7. Judy MarkowitzAugust 7, 2017 at 11:29 PM

    What a pretty feminine card! So pretty! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday!

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  8. JuliaAugust 13, 2017 at 2:00 AM

    How pretty - this is a wonderful combination of stamps!! Great project, and totally awesome for our birthday challenge. I'm so glad you joined the fun with us at SUO Challenges!!

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  9. Cindee WilkinsonAugust 13, 2017 at 5:18 PM

    Awesome card! I love the butterfly being the center of attention. Thanks for playing along with the SUO Challenge.

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Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Wishing you a crafty day! 😊