Welcome back to my blog today…this Memory Box Silver Springs Butterfly has intrigued me since the first time I saw it! I keep thinking it has a bit of a patriotic feel to it! My first idea I had for it, I haven’t tried yet but I still want to and now I feel a little patriotic thing coming on… hmmmm…. do you think?
I love all the stripes I’m seeing on stamping blogs these days, so I had to make a stripe pattern paper! I cut strips of the Memory Box Mocha cardstock in ⅝ inch strips and white cardstock in ¼ inch strips…ATG tape on the A2 card-base and just stuck the strips on.
I love MB cardstock colors but it’s hard to find unless you have a local stamp store that carries it. Good news though… Birch Press Design is carrying the Memory Box notecards which are the same colors! Tons of other fabulous items in the store too. Birch Press Design is part of the Memory Box family of products.
I popped the die up with mounting tape…leaving a few bits in the cut so I could hide the mounting tape easier.
I stamped the sentiment from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set with my MISTI and Versafine Black Onyx ink. If you haven’t tried the Stamp Shammy for stamp cleaning yet…you need it! I love the crazy thing! It cleans off Versafine ink with just the wet shammy! I do clean it right away.
A few Doodlebug Enamel Dots to finish it off. Kinda unusual but kinda trendy, I like it! Hope you do too!
Linking to some challenges…
Dies R Us Challenge – Butterflies
Card and Scrap Challenge – dies
Die Cut Divas Challenge – anything goes
Bunny Zoe’s Crafts Challenge – Summer
Addicted to Stamps and More – CAS
Happy Little Stampers Challenge – Anything Goes with Dies
Thanks for stopping by! Flowers next time!
Shopping Links for the products I used to make this card…
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This is lovely, Pam. Definitely blog worthy (BIG wink)!!!
I like the trick of hiding the tape behind some left in die cut. Very clever. The card is simple but looks patriotic to me.
Trendy and spectacular!! Love the stripes and how you did this Pam!!!!
First i’d like to thank you for the kind words you left on my blog!!
I’ve had you on my side bar of blogs I love to vist for years and enjoy looking and seeing all the cleaver ways you come up with use things I have…
Just like this simple but Lovely card today, So, so simple now that I see it but your the one who thought how to lay it out and make it look Lovely!
Very nice and I can see a patriotic use for this die – red/white/blue. Love your creativity.
Looks great. Smart idea to leave some of the die pieces in to hide the pop up tape. The colors are great too.
Cool idea to do the stripes! It looks a little like snowflakes, too. I like how you left some bits in to cover the foam tape. That’s thinking ahead, ’cause I usually just poke them right out, but I love it popped up. Yup, it’s trendy and immediately eye catching and way fabulous!
Add me to the list of those who love this card! I never would have thought to leave the bits in to cover the tape! Awesome idea, Pam!
Oh that’s gorgeous! And yes, first thing I thought when I saw it was it’s kind of 4th of July-ish! I love the stripes for the background and I really like how you left some of the die cut pieces in! Super awesome card!!
Yep…of course you thought to leave those tiny pieces in! You are amazing 🙂 What a great idea, and your card turned out so beautifully! Thanks for ALWAYS inspiring me to try something new (and to need new dies…lol). Hugs!
This is a very clever way to hide the pop dots-note to self to remember this cool little trick! Lovely, simple design! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Diva’s this month!
Gorgeous card, Pam. Love how you left some of the pieces on the card. You clever lady.
I love that butterfly die and it looks great on your striped paper. Thanks for sharing you talent with us at Dies R Us Challenge Blog.
Kathy
DRU DT A
Such a neat card-I will be stealing that idea for sure!!! I need to get my butterfly’s out!!!
Beautiful card Pam, I love that die you have used. It looks stunning with the stripped pattern background.
Such an amazing, pretty die! And you used it to perfection! LOVE this!!! Thanks for playing along with us at HLS!!!
Oh what a cute card! I love the stripes! Such a pretty die cut! How clever to leave some of the “cut outs” in to hide the tape! 🙂
Such a clever way to use the Silver Springs Butterfly. The stripes really add to the card giving it a bit of dimension. Love the enamel dots for the finishing touch. Nicely done Pam!
Gorgeous card, now I have to add that die to MY list…lol…thank you for joining our challenge at Dies R Us.
Diane DRU DT
Memory Box does have the best dies – how you come up with so many fabulous ideas I will never know!!
Sandy xx
Graet Design! I love the stripes, the die you used and loved that you left some pieces in it to give it more character. Thanks for playing with us at HLS Anything Goes with Dies!
Lovely as always, Pam! Super idea for the dimensionals. Can’t wait for your patriotic take – now you’ve mentioned it I can see what you might do but imagine it from that die alone? I never could have!
Gorgeous card, Pam! I love the mocha cardstock with all the pretty white elements…so modern and elegant! So happy you played along with us this week at ATSM!
Gorgeous, I just love this background and great tip for hiding the foam tape, love the design of these butterflies!
wawwww så super flot ♥
10000 tak for at du deltager på Card and scraps udfordring.
knuzzzz ♥
How lovely. The die-cuts soften the background to create a dramatic card.
So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.