Butterfly Buttons

Sandie Bachand has created such a delightful card of yellows. When Dee and Warren opened the package the color just lit up the room. The actual card and the card you will make looks infinitely better than the scanned picture you see here. What you will make effuses both light and joy. It invites you to jump right in!

When you make any card, make two or three at the same time to have them to share. If you have questions or get stuck, ask Sandie or a moderator in Club Posh. Sandie is a club member and club moderators are available and eager to help. We are amazed at their patience with members, their support and their knowledge.

While you are in Club Posh, go to the discussion forum and share what you did with this card or any card. Tell how it brightened the day of a dear friend or someone needing some cheer.

You might even modify it a bit to make it truly your own and then enter it in a birthday card contest. This makes it available to send to 4,000 members or any other contest in Club Posh or in any other club. You can also put it into your own gallery within the club and even email it as an e-card from there. Or just let others admire it and compliment you.

• Cut pieces: From bright yellow cardstock: 5 ½” x 11” (folded for a 5 1/2” square card). From white cardstock: 3 ½” square and 2” x 2 1/4”. From navy cardstock: 3 5/8” square and 2 1/8” x 2 3/8”. Cut two small square of Magic Mesh, each 1” square.

• Create background on edge of card front by randomly stamping solid butterfly image using Orange Blending Blox. Repeat process on white square. Using Orange Blending Blox, stamp two solid background squares on white square. Stamp one butterfly image on small white piece and overstamp outline using navy brush marker. Mat pieces with navy cardstock.

• Stamp two solid butterflies on shrink plastic using Blue Blending Blox. Overstamp outline with Midnight Blue ink. Carefully cut close to edges, punch two holes on bodies of butterflies. Shrink with heat tool, bending wings upward while still warm. Sew embroidery floss through holes and tie in knots. Cut close to ends. Keep the ends from raveling with a drop of clear liquid adhesive.

• Assemble finished card: Adhere Magic Mesh over solid background squares. Adhere butterflies on Magic Mesh. Using mounting tape, attach single butterfly element to corner of white square. Mount entire element to front of card. Tie a ribbon bow and attach underneath butterflies.