Butterfly Dress

The dress to the left was my inspiration for my card for today's challenge. It is from the Spunky Sprout site, and its colors caught my eye. I tried to use butterflies, but it just wouldn't work. This was a sympathy card, and the butterflies I was using seemed a bit too perky.

So, instead, I used the Top Nitch Sizzix die from SU! I have to ask... what is up with the perforated frame for this die? There must be something I am missing. When used alone, it looks like a piece is missing from the cutout. When you try to cut around it, it is a difficult task. Perhaps there's something REALLY easy that I am missing with this. Otherwise, it seems to defeat the purpose of die cutting if my lame freehand cutting has to match up with it. So, I cut and I sanded the yellow layer onto the gray. It doesn't look too bad, but the perfectionist in my gets a bit uncomfortable when I look close. :)

I have to say that the Hope for Comfort SU! set has gotten a lot of use from me. Alas, that means I have made a lot of cards for grieving friends and family. However, I like how smoothly it stamps and the phrases are just right.

Card size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches

Cardstock: white, black, SU! Yo-Yo Yellow and Basic Gray

Stamp: SU! Hope for Comfort

Ribbon: Oriental Trading velvet yellow and SU! Basic Gray taffeta

Die: Sizzix Top Notch die for SU!

Ink: SU! Basic Gray