An Authentique Butterfly Valentine

• Dies –
  • Hero Arts Nesting Butterflies Infinity Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Hearts
• Patterned papers – Authentique Romance collection: Romance Three, Romance Five, Romance Seven
• Stamp – Avery Elle – Love Puffin
• Red gems – Mark Richards – Red Dots 3mm
• Cardstock –
  • Bazzill Basics Pink
  • Paper Accents Red Glitter

I love these Authentique Valentine papers and layering them is right up my alley. I created a multi-layered butterfly by cutting three butterflies from three different patterns and stacking them. I edged the wings with red ink and then stitched the butterflies in the center (for the body) with embroidery floss, making the head with a french knot. See the photo below for the stitched detail.

I mounted the triple butterfly onto the die-cut heart at an angle with dimensional adhesive and bent the wings up from the center to make the wings look as though the butterfly might take flight.

I then adhered the heart with the butterfly onto the background and in turn, onto the card base. I added the stamped sentiment in the lower-right, peeking out from behind the heart. I finished accenting the card with three red gems vertically down the upper-right side.

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