I love joy fold cards, but I rarely remember to do them because I forget how easy they are. Luckily, Mrs. A. asked us to make a joy fold for the current Butterfly Challenge, and I got reacquainted with this simple but lovely technique.
Because the Butterfly Challenge is also to make a monochromatic card this go-round, I started by collecting a bunch of blue snippets I thought would work well, from a Navy blue to several blue and white prints.(see photo to right) I ended up using the two large solid-colored snippets for the base card and the second folded element, and just two prints to cover some of the dark blue. (I think the lighter blue is lovely and wanted to keep it uncovered.)
My butterfly mage is actually a used postage stamp. I used to collect stamps off all the mail I got and recently looked at what I have stashed away. This stamp really stood out. I squared off the edges of the bit of envelope I'd saved and matted that on a small dark blue snippet. There's lace tape along the edge, and the sentiment "thinking of you" is stamped in navy.
This card is for these challenges:
Butterfly Challenge #188 (monochromatic blue, joy fold, lace)
Simon Says Stamp Monday -- thinking of you
Double Trouble #191-- something/anything (Thing 1 and thing 3, circles on lace)
Snippets Playground #466 -- use snippets
CRAFT #696 -- anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore #117-- anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #619 --anything goes
That is a great fold that I forget about too! Great use of a real postage stamp as the focal point, love that idea. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble!
ReplyDeleteReally brilliant joy food card in monochromatic blues and a pretty butterfly.
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Great card in a fold I rarely remember to use. Very pretty indeed!
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Di xx
This is so pretty in shades of blue. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteNice combination of blues and perfect for your beautiful butterfly, love this fun fold. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea to use the butterfly postage stamp and how well the joyfold card shape suits it too. Loving your blue monochrome. Thankyou for coming and playing in the butterfly garden with me. Hugs Mrs A.
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