K3a - A card that just flowed nicely

I have to wonder how sometimes - a card design just flows - inspiration just rushes out of my mind and I see the card as I create the pieces, and it just comes together so nicely.  

And then at the end you look for the mistake..... or the flaw or the not quite right. (Another post for another time)

This card - worked so smoothly - flowed so easily, and I love it.

K3a - had only one real direction - having worked with me in the past = A Thinking of You card.  Free reign, open territory. 

I make card bodies all the time - basic card with some type of base paper, design or edging.  I have about 50 of them sitting off to the side just waiting. This one I covered with Mini Graphics English Rose paper and then used my Fiskars border punch - Sunburst and staggered the pattern slightly.

This one I knew as soon as I pulled it out of the pile was going to be fun.  I had die cuts and edging pieces left over from other cards, just eager to be used and within seconds I had pretty much the layout of what I wanted to do.

The little note card on the center was a piece of card stock left over from my Recollections Floral Foliage cardstock. I trimmed out the edges and then colored the corner flower with my Pebbles pearlescent chalk.   The upper edge is also from Recollections Floral Foliage.

I added the remaining Cheery Lynn Tiny flowers left over from my spring candle box (another post).  And then stamped the sentiment from Rubber Stampede - Elegant Sentiments - Thinking of You A861e.  I was so happy it turned out, so crisp.  I've been practicing on scraps of white card stock my stamping.  And yes if you don't practice daily it seems to become harder and harder.  Though I am definitely considering getting a block stamp alignment tool and a MISTI.  I know it would definitely make life a lot easier.  I have seen some DIY versions - might do... but I have a lot of wood stamps and its very hard to line those up sometimes. And no I don't plan on transitioning them into non-block stamps.  Too much work.

I used my new 4mm pearls, 2mm fuchsia and sapphire crystals finished the front, flowers and butterfly

The butterfly I cut out using the HOTP 5323 Butterflies die set out of the Recollections Floral Foliage. 

Inside I used Spellbinders S5-201 A2 Curved Borders Two to create the edging on the dark cream 32lb parchment paper and hand cut out little butterflies from the Reflection floral cardstock I had left over. The far back paper is just some random antique pink paper. I added the same pattern that the front has on the bottom and to the sides from the Reflection floral cardstock.

Added to the envelop another die cut butterfly.