Perennial Lavender, Sketched Butterflies, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I set it aside.

Next I cut the strips. The Highland Heather strips are cut as follows, 4-7/8" x 5/8", 4-1/8" x 5/8", and 3" x 5/8".

The DSP is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. It was cut at 4-3/4" x 1/2", 4" x 1/2", and 2-7/8" x 1/2".  I taped the layers together and then they were glued to the textured piece. The tallest strip is about 1/4" from the edge of the textured piece. The next piece was glued about 1/8" from the first strip and the third strip was glued at 1/8" from the second strip.  I used the "Toothpick Method" to get them spaced equally. I used two round toothpicks between the strips. I forgot I used to use toothpicks to space my pieces. How the memory is failing! LOL  I just put the toothpicks down against the first strip and then butt the next one up to it and so on. Don't get glue on the toothpicks or they could stick to your card and then you'll have to figure out a clever way to incorporate them onto your card. LOL After I'm done with the toothpicks, if I didn't get any glue on them I put them back in my toothpick holder. Don't say YUCK!  These toothpicks are for crafting only. 

Once the strips were added, Dimensionals were added to the back of the embossed piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I cut a butterfly from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle using a piece of DSP from the same "Perennial Lavender" package. I set it in place using a small Dimensional. I added three tiny pearls down the center for the body. I was going to color it in with my Basic Black marker but the body was kind of oval and not straight and I thought it would look a bit odd so I went with the pearls. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink on a 3" x 5/8" strip of Basic White card stock. They were set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it, the card was done.  

This was a fun card to make and I really like this layout. It used up some pieces of scrap that I had almost tossed in recycling.  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda