Before we get to Card #7, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is:  Denise who said, “I love this card. This will brighten someone’s day.”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Denise!

I hope you enjoy your card.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for today’s card. Remember each day you leave a comment, you are entered into the drawing for the Grand Giveaway for all 31 cards. Easy, peasy.

Card #7 –  “Just A Note” card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

Spoiler alert:  I’m a little enamored with my butterfly die cut.  It might show up a few times in the next 22 days ;-).

I’m also accumulating a nice big stack of scrap cardstock and am trying to work the pieces of paper into my cards.  Today’s card is an attempt to use my scraps.  I really don’t like to throw away scraps because so much can be done with them.  I’m thinking about doing a series later in the year where I make cards using only my scraps (except for the base).  Like I said, I’m thinking about it.

I used white cardstock (5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″) for my base and a selection of patterned cardstock (3/4″ X 4 1/4″) for the design.

I started by die cutting the butterflies from yellow patterned cardstock.  I used my Wink of Stella glitter pen to glitterize (not sure if that’s a word) the butterflies.  I set those aside to dry while I worked on the design of the card.

I cut the patterned paper strips for the card design.  I chose 5 different patterns that were from a similar color family.  I cut them into 3/4″ X 4 1/4″ strips and then inked the edges with my Distress Ink (tumbled glass) of each individual piece.  I then started at the top of the white cardstock base, on an angle, gluing down each piece.  After they were attached I took my scissors and cut off the bits that were hanging over the edge of the card.

I used my Fiskars Easy Stamp Press to position the sentiment in line with the last piece of patterned cardstock.  I used Distress Ink (salty ocean) to stamp the sentiment.

Assembling this card was really simple.  I glued the 3 butterflies to the front of the card and added pearl bead dots to each butterfly.

Here is the finished card.

I’m in a “sending cards just because” mood at the moment.  It’s always such a good feeling to be able to brighten someone’s day.

Remember to leave a comment below and be entered to win this card today and possibly the Grand Giveaway of all 31 cards on February 1, 2015.

Until tomorrow,

I’m in a “hang out on the bed” mood.