As I have previously mentioned, I find the Designer Series Paper (DSP) challenging to put on a card. I also struggle a little with texture. I really like the embossing folders that produce the texture (and I have created quite a few Christmas cards using the Northern Flurry folder) but find that they can also overpower the card unless I’m careful. So I’m rather pleased with today’s offering – I have both DSP AND texture!

Base: 8.5″ by 5.5″ in crushed curry

Top layer: 5.25″ by 2.5″ in very vanilla

DSP: Flowerpot

No inks or stamp sets – I think that’s a first!

Other: Elegant Butterfly punch, decorative dots embossing folder

This is a straightforward card to put together – the hardest part is the spacing of the punches. I ran the very vanilla card through the big shot in the decorative dots TIEF and then marked the centre on the back of it. I then punched out the centre butterfly lining up the centre mark with the middle of the punch and making the punch go as far up the paper as possible to ensure that I had the butterflies all in a row. I guesstimated the positions of the outside butterflies – a pencil and ruler would have been less nerve wracking but it worked out okay! Then I adhered the dsp on the back of the very vanilla rather than trying to position it onto the base. Then it was a simple matter of putting the very vanilla piece on the card.

I lined the envelope, using the envelope liner framelits and more of the flowerpot paper to tie the card and envelope together. I find it’s easiest to score the liner and then use snail glue and just glue down the paper onto the flap. A quick swipe of the bone folder over the crease makes the envelope fold crisp.