Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Leigh SB's Stay Crafty at Home Blog Hop (Aug 7 through Sept 25) #5

 

Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop 2020
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Join our 2 month "Anything Goes" hop & stay inspired, creative & safe while crafting to your hearts content @ home!
See HOP POST for details and rules!
Play fair and have lots of fun!
Stay Inspired & Stay Safe!



If you follow my blog you will know that I am fond of fancy fold cards. 
Mrs A at the Butterfly Challenge  is a good source of these.
The current challenge is B for Bow fronted card and Mrs A gives instructions for these here
The wheel associated with this challenge is as follows:




Here's my bow fronted card:


I used buttermilk - the card base and the buttons that latch the card in place.
I used Beau Blue and Burgundy in the narrow strips of washi. 
Butterflies appear in the patterned paper from Kaisercraft Mix and Match 12 by 12 pad.
I used the colourful butterfly buttons to link the colours of image and wash together.

I spent rather a long time looking for buttons - I had lots of pairs I liked, but threes no...



The image is the current progressive freebie at Outlawz so you will see this card there too...


The image is

It's Tea Time

from 

The Paper Shelter


I used it pre-coloured as I thought the colours would fit my card.


From above:


I will add this to Leigh's Linky.
and the Butterfly Challenge


Happy Crafting!

PS... Angela asked in the comments if it will lie flat - yes it will but it will be as thick as the buttons...




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7 comments:

  1. My Side of Oz11 August 2020 at 17:36

    I like this folded card, too! It seems to match the steampunk feel of the image! Great job!

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  2. Jacq12 August 2020 at 02:51

    Great card, Susan! I've not come across a bow fronted fold before, looks fabulous! Can't wait to see what September brings in the Progressive Freebie.
    Jacqui
    DT for The Outlawz

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  3. Crafting With Jack12 August 2020 at 03:18

    This is brilliant! A great fold, does it lie flat?

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    1. Susan Renshaw12 August 2020 at 12:17

      Yes it does Angela...it is held in place by the three star buttons. Un-tuck it and it will lie down to 5.5 by 4.25 inches. I will add a photo above... However it will still be as fat as the buttons...so could be folded as second photo but then about 7.5 inches long

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  4. Mrs A.13 August 2020 at 09:02

    Love this card you have made using version I. You could always add faux buttons if you have a button die and they would lie flater as in my card. thankyou for coming and spinning the butterfly wheel with me this week. Hugs Mrs A.

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  5. Leigh S-B - The Sharpie Domino Queen13 August 2020 at 09:32

    Fabulous card, so pretty!
    So happy to have you playing in my Stay Crafty @ Home blog hop!
    Stay Safe!
    Leigh
    www.LeighSBDesigns.com

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  6. My Paper Epiphany20 August 2020 at 22:13

    Hi Susan. Gorgeous card and so well done! I hope you are coping ok with ISO in Melb!

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