Inspired Designs: Simple Butterfly Hinge Card

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Simple Butterfly Hinge Card

Sorry for my lack of posts this month. Things have been majorally busy here. DH has been gone most of the time - so between the responsibilities of single parenting, daily activites, subbing and prepping for my technique classes and a 10-15-20 there hasn't been alot of extra time for me to do any challenges. On the few days when I could have participated I was in a bit of a stamping slump and just couldn't produce anything. I just hate when that happens!

I am so happy I finally found time to do a technique challenge. Lynn had an awesome one this week - hinge cards! I decided to make a circular card for this challenge instead of a standard or square size. I have also been dying to use my Simple Friendship set that I ordered last month.

The butterfly is inked with baja breeze ink and then I used a sponge dauber to apply pacific point ink around the edges. I stamped it on whisper white cardstock and cut it out, leaving a white border around the edges.

The large pacific point scallop circle base was made with the big shot and scallop circle die. I cut a small whisper white circle and a baja breeze dp circle. I cut the dp circle in half and I cut and bottom 1/3 of the whisper white circle off. I randomly stamped the flourish image from the Simple Friendship set in baja breeze ink on the small whisper white circle. I randomly stamped the small solid flower image from the same set in pacific point ink over the flourishes. I positioned the stamped smaller whisper white circle on the larger whisper white circle. I positioned the 1/2 circle of dp over the bottom portion of the stamped whisper white circle and added a length of whisper white taffeta ribbon over the centerline of the smaller circles. A clear rhinestone brad was positioned on the left side to create the hinge for my card. I added a small bit of adhesive to the back side of the dp and adhered it in place. I used dimensionals in the upper corners of the wings to adhere the butterfly on the stamped top of the small circle. When you open the hinge card the butterfly moves with the top half of the small circle. I inked the "thanks" portion of one of the Thank You Kindly sentiments with pacific point ink and stamped it in the hinged area. You only see it when you open the hinge card. Hopefully I will be able to share more things I have been working on later this week.