For the August workshops we made butterfly altered frames...

Framed Butterflies

I was creating a couple of cards as gifts to thank my lovely hostesses in Cambridge and Te Awamutu and the "negative" or piece left over from die-cutting the butterflies from the DSP-covered balsa wood inspired this...

Hostess Thank You Card

Stamps: Elements of Style (wood: 121504, clear: 120045), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (wood: 119185, clear: 120024). Card/Paper: Crumb Cake (121685), Early Espresso (121686), Real Red DSP (Brights DSP Patterns Stack: 117155). Ink: Real Red (103133), Crumb Cake (121030). Accessories: 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109034), Linen Thread (104199), Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker (119680). Tools: Big Shot (113439), Beatiful Butterflies Bigz Die (114507), Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963), Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch (101227), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Sponge Daubers (102892), Tombo Multi-Purpose Glue (110755), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Non-SU!: Balsa Wood.

This the negative die-cut of the butterfly...

Hostess Thank You Card

And the lovely Finial Press Embossing Folder along the bottom...

Hostess Thank You Card