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I love various different types of crafts and have had a dabble at most over the years, some with greater success than others. I believe that apart from loving and giving, being creative is the next most important thing to do. There is something about being creative that taps into something deep within us that makes us feel good with the world. But then we were made in the image of God, God The Creator... so I guess being creative will be second nature to us if we allow. The problem is that many people will not have a go because they make the mistake of measuring themselves against others... and that is just not a good thing to do. I create because I like to create, not because I have to impress anyone else or be better than anyone else. I created this blog with a lot of help from my son-in-law, as a personal scrap book that I am happy to share with others if they wish to take a look.... Enjoy <><

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Emma's Butterfly Birthday Card

Emma loves butterflies... so I made her this easel birthday card in the shape of a butterfly.

My sister-in-law brought her butterfly die cutter with her on a recent visit and I asked her to cut out this lovely butterfly from a very heavy gold glitter paper.

I used the shape to draw around for the card and to mask the less than perfect edge... despite trying hard (I guess that is why die cutters are so popular!) went around the edge of the card smudging it with a lovely verso gold colour ink pad. I deliberately smudge the paper to give it an old fashioned sort of a look. It doesn't show up so well in this picture.

I added little purple stones and added a dragonfly off a birthday card Val had made for me to give extra layering and interest.
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