Better Get Better Butterfly - Get Well Card

*SNEAK PEEK ALERT*

When my friends sister was taken into hospital this week, she called on me for a card to cheer her up…

 eager to use the NEW IN-COLOURS that landed on my doorstep just the day before, here it is - What do you think?

The 'TIP TOP TAUPE' and 'MINT MACARON' make a beautiful trio with the 'VERY VANILLA'

Here's how I made it…

• Cut A4 'Tip Top Taupe' down to 11" x 5-1/2", then score at 5-1/2" to make square card base.
• Cut another piece of 'Tip Top Taupe' to a 5" square and gut (cut out the centre square, leaving a 'frame' approx. 3/4"/2cm - this way you don't waste card stock in matting layering, you keep the centre pieces for later use!)
• From 'Very Vanilla' card stock you will need a 5-1/4"square, gutted to make a 'frame' and 2, 4-3/4" squares left whole, finally 1 strip 1/2"x 3-1/4".
• With 'Multipurpose adhesive - Tombow' adhere the 'Very Vanilla' frame onto the front of the card blank, keeping margins equal. On top of that, adhere the 5" 'Tip Top Taupe' frame.  Apply 'Dimensionals' to the card blank at the inside corners of the taupe frame, and in the centre, to await the top, stamped, layer.
• From 'Mint Macaron' cardstock cut a strip 3/4" x 3-1/4" and trim the left edge to an inverted 'V', also, die cut the mid sized Butterfly from the Butterflies Thinlits Dies, curl gently with a bone folder to give 'life' to the wings. Lay butterfly on Silicone sheet, cover with glue stick and coat in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Set aside.
• Using 'Tip Top Taupe' Ink and the 'Butterfly Basics' stamp set, stamp fern image across bottom of 4-3/4" square of 'Very Vanilla' (remember to 'stamp-off' onto scrap to create the varying shades of the fern colour)  Also stamp the bottom left corner of the other 4-3/4" 'Very Vanilla' piece, for the insert panel.  With the same colour ink, at full strength, stamp the sentiment from 'A Dozen Thoughts' stamp set onto the 3/4" strip of 'Very Vanilla, trim the sentiment strip on the left side to an inverted 'V'.
• With 'Mint Macaron' Ink stamp, 'stamped-off' butterflies onto the card front panel and top left of the insert panel. Once the insert panel is dry adhere to inside of card with Tombow.
• Cut a 3" piece of 'Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim', trim the left edge to an inverted 'V'.  With Fast Fuse adhere the right edge of the trim to the rear of the 'Mint Macaron' banner at an angle (as photo of card) and where the sentiment banner to the top, again at an angle.  Attach the whole sentiment banner embellishment to the top right of the stamped front panel.
• Attach the front panel to the front of the card using the previously placed 'dimensionals'  Then with Tombow glue the 'body' of the Dazzling Butterfly, allowing the wings to 'fly'.  
• Finally, thread some 'Linen Thread' through the holes of a'Very Vintage Designer Button', tie in a bow and stick onto the right side of the sentiment banner with some 'Glue Dots® '

Actually…. NOT FINALLY… as with the NEW 'Envelope Paper' in 2015-17 In-Colours' I also went ahead and made a co-ordinating envelope, using the 'Envelope Punch Board' adding a finishing touch of stamping them 'fern' onto the front also!

Caroline is collecting it shortly, I hope it's to her liking!

Now i've to make another card for mum's neighbour, Freddie… he's going to be 3….mmmm now what to use…