Pulled out my favorite Spellbinders "Delicate Butterflies" dies to make this fun birthday card twice for two very special friends. I used pearlescent cardstock for the butterfly wings, gold foil board for the bodies, and glitter cardstock for the shadows. Gold glittered flourish swirls were cut using a very old Quickutz "Flourish" die and hot foiled sentiment was created using Spellbinders "Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments" hot foil plates and dies. I also randomly glued on a few iridescent sequins for a teensy bit more sparkle.
Inside the card, I installed two of the mechanisms from Karen Burniston's Photo Fan Pop Up die for double the fun. I saw others doing this on Karen Burniston's Pop Up Peeps Facebook page and wanted to give it a try too.
Since the mechanism for this pop up consists of six spokes, adding a second one right below the first allowed me to add more than twelve butterflies to this pop up!
Of course the potential for catch points increased with this many butterflies but it wasn't too bad as long as I checked the positioning by opening and closing the card each time I added another butterfly. Both of the cards I made were for friends celebrating milestone birthdays so I diecut the numbers using Quickutz Studio Alphabet Set and adhered them to the base of the Fan Pop Up mechanism.
I also made a simple matching gift card holder by decorating with the same diecuts I had used for the front of the birthday card and the word "celebrate" using Lawn Fawn "Celebrate Border" die.
I'm really enjoying the versatility of the Photo Fan Pop Up die I used for this card and am looking forward to playing with it again.
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