I was on
the hunt. It was my husband's grandmother's 90th birthday, and I was
going to make a very special card for her. So I was frantically
searching for that "perfect" piece- something that would work great...
for a woman who is totally sweet, but I have seen her three times in my
life, and don't know much about her- except that she liked birds.
No
offense to you old ladies out there, but there's just something about
glittery birds and butterflies that makes me think of some of the sweet
older ladies I know. So I came across this set of water colored,
glittery butterfly and bird sticker set (K & Company), and I
thought, "hey, I can make a bunch of cards out of that" and so I did.
I
wish I would have photographed the card I made for grandmother- it was
pretty- bird with a sunflower in its beak, and I thought- sunflower,
Kansas- perfect- score!
This first one I liked because the metallic teal background really makes the butterfly pop off the front of the card, and I liked how the butterfly sort of invades the space of the sentiment- like it's resting there in approval of the greeting.
Here are some others I made from the set:
This one is intentionally simple because I designed it for my dear, no nonsense friend, Edith, who is a bit of pioneer woman, yet elegant, so I think it suits her rather well.
Ah yes, another butterfly. I like the simplicity of this one as well. The sticker itself is pretty flashy, so I thought a subtle pattern along the back, with just a little shine would work well.
This one is for my aunt. She has red hair, and I can't seem to avoid using copper whenever I make cards for her. This gorgeous red copper embossed paper was the exact color of the wire on the butterfly, and I do like to match!
Side note: I put a tiny bumblebee sticker on this inside of the card,which tied the outside with the inside, and that is something I'd like to do more. I'm usually out of time working on the outside of the card to finish decorating the inside or the envelope, but I really enjoy decorating the whole thing when I can... I think I liked this one the best of the series...
I still have several more stickers left yet, and would like to make a card using each one! Have you ever made a series of cards using a sticker set or some other common element? I'd love to hear from you!