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Butterfly Frame Birthday Card Video

Birthday Cards· Fancy Fold Cards· Masculine Cards· Videos

21 Mar

Hello, Crafters.

Today’s video shows how to make the Butterfly Frame card which I shared with you recently. My blog card was the regular A6 size but I stepped it up to 5.75″ x 5.75″ card for the video. Before I started thinking about the video I made a masculine square card to see how it worked out and to get a feel for it.

The only real conclusion I came to was that the biggest problem with making this card is choosing a suitable sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP). It’s a question of getting one fairly plain design and one fairly busy design on the reverse. I found it difficult finding that happy balance! Out of the four cards I’ve made including my blog card, my favourite is the purple card! I think it’s the striking background that does it!

I love the masculine card but it would have looked better – I think – if I’d used the Terracotta Tile side of the DSP as the top layer. Unfortunately, I don’t have a big enough piece to try to repair it but never mind, it’s all part of the learning curve. I may come up with an idea where I can make the card look less clean and simple! If I do I’ll bring it back to share!

Inside the masculine card, I put the top layer as a piece of Terracotta CS and decorated the bottom right-hand corner with a bow tile stamped with Black Memento Ink on Whisper White CS which is the reverse of the bow tie on the front of the card. The bow tie on the front of the card is double-layered and I added a Mini Dimensional between the two bow ties so the top bow tie will never be totally flat.

Apart from being a masculine card, another big difference is that the two square butterfly cards have three layers of Dimensionals. If you don’t like any of the layers, you can easily miss one or all of them out. The three are: a). adhering the frame to the card front, b). under the outer part of frame, i.e. the plainer DSP, c). under the top triangle layer of the frame. The masculine card has layers b). and c).

Starting with today’s video, I’m experimenting with providing a list of measurements and products used to create the video project, i.e. the list I post under each video, below the (today’s) post. When I first starting making videos I was determined I would not force my subscribers to visit my blog to get these details. However, the other day I did a copy and paste of them from the box under the video and was shocked to see how user-unfriendly the list was!

The only way I’m going to find out if this is a sensible way of making the list more easily accessible and user-friendly is to try it! If you have any feedback or have an opinion you’d like to share, please leave a comment below. That’s about it from me today. I hope you enjoy a very blessed Sunday. Please take good care and stay safe and I look forward to being back with you on Tuesday. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Measurements

Petal Pink Cardstock – 5¾” x 11½” (14.5cm x 29cm) NA 5½” x 11”

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper – 3 pieces for frame & 2 middle layers, 5½” x 5½” (13.9cm x 13.9cm) NA 5¼”x 5¼”

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper – top layer 5¼” x 5¼” (13.3cm x 13.3cm) NA 5” x 5”

Basic White Cardstock – 5¼” x 5¼” (13.3cm x 13.3cm) NA 5” x 5”

Basic White Cardstock – inner square 3 13/16” x 3 13/16” (9.7cm x 9.7cm) NA 3 5/8” x 3 5/8”

Basic White Cardstock – scraps for images

NOTE: 5″ x 5″ frame has 3½” x 3½” base and 6″ x 6″ has 4¼” x 4¼” base

Product List

Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for MARCH 2021 is R329BMNW Thank you. xx

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock
[147009]
£8.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
£9.00

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper
[152483]
£10.75

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle
[155821]
£51.25

Oval Occasions Bundle (English)

Oval Occasions Bundle (English)
[156261]
£31.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill
[133456]
£4.75

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[154893]
£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
£8.50

Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon

Petal Pink 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon
[149441]
£7.50

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[151193]
£5.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
£112.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
[150673]
£56.00

Stamparatus

Stamparatus
[148187]
£46.00

Simply Shammy

Simply Shammy
[147042]
£7.50

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

Small Grid Paper

Small Grid Paper
[149621]
£6.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silicone Craft Sheet
[127853]
£5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
£3.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75

Foam Adhesive Sheets

Foam Adhesive Sheets
[152815]
£7.50


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  1. Helen Hicks says

    March 21, 2021 at 7:14 am

    Ohhh absolutely love this butterfly card and will be watching the video soon. Like the masculine one too. Thanks for showing us this.
    Thank you too for my catalogues too that came yesterday, love the Thank You card aswell, and my order is on the way too yayy.
    Wishing you both a blessed Sunday and stay safe. xx

    Reply
    • Jan says

      March 22, 2021 at 3:32 pm

      Many thanks, Helen. I’m pleased to hear your catalogues have arrived and enjoy your goodies when they arrive. xx

      Reply
  2. Helen Milne says

    March 21, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    Two beautiful cards my favorite one is the butterfly one the colours are stunning.

    Reply
    • Jan says

      March 22, 2021 at 3:23 pm

      Many thanks, Helen. I’m so pleased you like this project. xx

      Reply
  3. sheron B. egolf says

    March 21, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    Oh, I’m so glad you have made a video of this card. When you posted this card the other day I was so hoping you would show us how to do it. I never would have figured it out on my own. Have a great day. Sheron

    Reply
    • Jan says

      March 22, 2021 at 3:20 pm

      Hi, Sheron. I’m so pleased you like this project. I hope you give it a go. xx

      Reply
  4. LYNDA RUSSELL says

    March 21, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    Love this card and would probably use the dimensional strips from SU.

    Reply
    • Jan says

      March 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm

      Many thanks, Lynda. I often use the sheets cut into strips especially for one-line sentiments. xx

      Reply
  5. Mary-Ann (Mal) Lynch says

    March 21, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Morning Jan. Cant wait to have the time today to watch how to make your stunning card. I like them all and I absolutely like the masculine card. Will have to think of something to put as the feature as I do not have that particular stamp and die set. Just lovely cards. XX M

    Reply
    • Jan says

      March 22, 2021 at 3:16 pm

      Hi, Mal. I’m so pleased you like Sunday’s project. For feminine cards you can always use a flower/butterfly/bird or of course an animal. Whatever you choose, enjoy! Love to the gang! xx

      Reply

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