Painted Butterfly Thank You Card
For the card front: Turn the card with the fold at the top and cover the front with black cardstock. Cut a 6¼"x4¾" Batik purple tapestry paper and glue centered on the card. Cut a 2½" length of the wide Dazzles™ border and place at the upper right, aligning the right end with the purple paper edge. Cut a 3¾" length of the same border and place at the lower left, aligning the left end with the paper edge.
Cut a 3¾"x2¼" ivory cardstock and place the butterfly Dazzle™ on it. Use the Smooch inks to color the openings on the wings and body. Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders and glue at the upper left as shown. Cut a 2 5/8"x2" ivory cardstock and place the dragonfly Dazzle™ on it. Color and mat it as for the butterfly, then glue to the lower right. Stamp “a warm hello” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1 3/8"x¾". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then foam tape to the lower left border. Place the remaining Dazzles™ as shown.
For the inside: Cut a 6½"x3" Batik purple circles paper and mat the long edges on black cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue across the center. Cut and place a 3½" circles border Dazzle™ as shown. Cut a 2½"x1¾" ivory cardstock and place the bee Dazzle™ on it. Color with Smooch inks, then mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue as shown. Stamp “thank you” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1½"x1". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then glue as shown. Place Dazzles™ as shown.
Cut a 3¾"x2¼" ivory cardstock and place the butterfly Dazzle™ on it. Use the Smooch inks to color the openings on the wings and body. Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders and glue at the upper left as shown. Cut a 2 5/8"x2" ivory cardstock and place the dragonfly Dazzle™ on it. Color and mat it as for the butterfly, then glue to the lower right. Stamp “a warm hello” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1 3/8"x¾". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then foam tape to the lower left border. Place the remaining Dazzles™ as shown.
For the inside: Cut a 6½"x3" Batik purple circles paper and mat the long edges on black cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue across the center. Cut and place a 3½" circles border Dazzle™ as shown. Cut a 2½"x1¾" ivory cardstock and place the bee Dazzle™ on it. Color with Smooch inks, then mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue as shown. Stamp “thank you” on Batik pink plaid paper and trim to 1½"x1". Mat on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on Batik tiles paper with 1/8" borders. Mat again on black cardstock with 1/32" borders, then glue as shown. Place Dazzles™ as shown.