Butterfly Garden Hugs Card

A crafty friend fell and injured herself recently, so I created this card to lift her spirits. I used Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Butterfly Garden project kit to create the card. I started by making a top-folding white A2 card base. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock to 4 by 5 1/4 inches and ink blended peachy tones from Altenew's Sun-Kissed Delights Fresh Dye Ink Collection. I then ran the panel through my embossing machine using the 3D embossing folder included in the Butterfly Garden kit.

Next, I ink blended through the stencils included in the Butterfly Garden kit using the same ink collection along with Peachy Keen Fresh Dye Ink to create the butterflies. I die cut them with the unique die that die cuts all the elements in the stenciled background at once (see photo below). 

I die cut a piece of vellum using the smaller die in Altenew's Labels and Tags 1 Die set and stamped "hugs" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Magnificent Magnolias kit and die cut it with the coordinating die in the kit. I then ink blended an ombré effect on the sentiment and added a few other die cuts to give it a bit of dimension (I just used the sentiment die to die cut cardstock without stamping anything on it and then stacked the die cuts after adhering them with liquid glue). I adhered the vellum with the sentiment using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape placed only behind the sentiment so it would be hidden from view. 

I chose 3 butterflies from the background I had ink blended and die cut earlier and adhered just their bodies to the card panel so that I could bend their wings up a little for dimension. 

To finish the card front, I added a few of Altenew's Antique Gold Sequins. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped and die cut the "feel better soon" sentiment from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Grand Carnations set and ink blended an ombré effect on that sentiment as well. I added another butterfly from the butterflies I ink blended and die cut from the same set as the ones on the front of the card. 

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A look at the inside:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with something in or from a garden (1/5; ends 3/9/26)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, butterflies and/or blooms (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends2/26/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 3/1/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Ally's Angels: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

Crafty Gals Corner: ATG with twist of Heart (3/3; ends 3/10/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG (ends 3/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something you love: I love butterflies! They are so beautiful! (1/5; ends 3/16/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of Animal Magic (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 2/28/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (4/4; ends 2/25/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Embossing or ATG (3/5; ends 2/26/26)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 2/26/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of Small Critters (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 3/1/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or pastels (4/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 3/4/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Cute or elegant and why? I love both and tend to choose which style to use according to my intended recipient (cute for my grandchildren for example and elegant for my friends), but my own preference is to create elegant cards like this one for my adult friends (3/3; ends 2/26/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 3/8/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Dies and/or Love, Anniversary, Wedding + a sentiment (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?:ATG with a twist of die cuts (1/3; ends 2/25/26)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Use dies or punches (ends 3/3/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26