Monday, October 3, 2011

for Joan's Gardens challenge

The criteria at Joan's Gardens this week is to use something from nature, layers, glitter, and a border.  Here is my submission; this fleur de lis die has always been a snowflake to me:


supplies: white and blue card stock, cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, Hero Arts CL234 Winter's Butterfly, faded jeans distress ink, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die, Cheery Lynne butterfly die, Jelly Roll glue pen and Hero Arts prisma glitter, clear rhinestones

15 comments:

Bunnyfreak said...

Perfect sentiment for the design. Love the glitter.

Virginia L. said...

Love the intricate look of this glittery card! Beautiful! Just the perfect kind of blue,too! xo

Alice said...

love the glitters around the edges. lovely card, Lin!

Ann said...

Lovely - I didn't manage to get close to a single blue butterfly this summer - all butterflies have had a hard year here and I hope they will be able to recover next year. So its lovely to see your beautiful card Lin and I love that sentiment too.

CinnamonSally said...

Beautiful card Lin!!

Pam W Merwin said...

Another amazing card~ Love the shade of blue that you used. The Spellbinder die is perfect for this butterfly :-)

Sue McRae said...

So pretty Lin! Love the delicate feel of this card and the hint of shimmer!

Maureen Morton said...

Oh, my! I love blue for the holidays and this is so delicate and sweet! I can't believe how perfect that sentiment is! Another masterpiece!

joy said...

Love this so much. blue and white are my favorite combo.

Karen B. said...

This is gorgeous, I love the shade of blue and the embossing.

Dawn T said...

I too love the Fleur de lis as a snowflake ~ I did a big snowflake last year with a number stuck together. Your card is so beautiful

Brenda said...

Absolutely beautiful Lin! Love the blue and the butterfly!

Suzanne C said...

Stunning! Love the frosty feel!

Tiffany Ervin said...

This is a real stunner, Lin! Can definitely see your interpretation of a snowflake on that die! Gorgeous butterfly and all of that sparkle really makes this card shine!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Lin this caught my eye immediately - Beautiful!