Sunday, 28 March 2010

A Butterfly Easel Tutorial

by Debbie Dolphin
Hello
I keep being asked how I made my Butterfly easel card,so I thought here would be a great place to do so.
Firstly you need a butterfly template. Draw one on a single white card and then draw another on a pre-folded card like in the picture. Note that the top of the wings are slighty hanging over the fold as this is where he card will open.

Carefully cut out and fold in half like the picture below.This is going to be the easel panel which will hold the main butterfly which we decorate.
The single butterfly will then be attached to the easel panel, but only at the bottom half. Personally, I prefer to decorate it first then attach it to the panel
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Then it should look something like this.



and decorate with papers,rubber stamps,flowers etc.




Here for the paper flowers I punched out three different sized blossom flowers,scrunched up and added embellishments for the centres.Then I distressed the edges used Victorian Velvet distress inks.

To see more easel cards please visit my BLOG

By Debbie
It would be lovely to read your comments
Thanks xx



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34 comments:

  1. Shastitko Galina28 March 2010 at 17:39

    Oh, it's so interesting!

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  2. Roz28 March 2010 at 17:42

    That has to be about the prettiest card I have ever seen!

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  3. Shelly @Crafty Creative Studio28 March 2010 at 18:24

    This is beautiful. I can see making one from my current favorite colors and keeping it displayed for inspiration! The flowers are awesome -thanks for sharing. Gonna pop over to your blog to see more. :)

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  4. Julie Allain28 March 2010 at 18:31

    WOW Your card is STUNNING and your tutorial is fabulous

    Thanks Debbie :)

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  5. Love crafts forever28 March 2010 at 18:46

    Thanks for tutorial. Card is beautiful.

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  6. Esther28 March 2010 at 19:24

    Debbie, thanks so much for this tutorial. I follow your blog and love each and every post! I made a very poor attempt at trying to work this one out but gave up, lol. Hugs from NZ, Esther

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  7. Cara Jane (surfingcat)28 March 2010 at 20:36

    Thanks for sharing this tutorial, can't wait to try it.

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  8. Michelle28 March 2010 at 21:07

    Thank you so much for your tutorial.

    Greetings Michelle

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  9. pinky28 March 2010 at 21:30

    Stunning work, thanks for that.
    Pinky

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  10. Debbie Pamment28 March 2010 at 22:01

    Your card took my breath away when I first saw it on your blog - thanx soo much for sharing this!
    xXx

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  11. Julie28 March 2010 at 22:16

    How fabulous- your card is stunning! Thanks for showing the process! Juliex

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  12. SusanBluerobot28 March 2010 at 22:24

    WOW that card is fantastic

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  13. Lynne K29 March 2010 at 00:54

    A work of art, Debbie. Thanks for showing us how to. x

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  14. Mary Director29 March 2010 at 03:26

    What a beautiful and unique card.

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  15. Margreet29 March 2010 at 07:18

    thanks for sharing your butterfly easel card as a tutorial!
    xxx Margreet

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  16. M@miogée29 March 2010 at 10:42

    Coucou !
    Un seul mot : MAGNIFIQUE !
    Merci pour ce tuto
    Bizz

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  17. Unknown29 March 2010 at 13:30

    This is just beautiful! Checked out your blog as well :) I am sharing this link with www.dixiepieces.com

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  18. Sudha29 March 2010 at 14:23

    Interestng,thanks for sharing.

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  19. Michelle30 March 2010 at 22:19

    Totally inspiring! Beautiful work - thanks for sharing!

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  20. Renee31 March 2010 at 02:56

    Wowzers!!! Just stunning. Blessings, Renee

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  21. JACKIE31 March 2010 at 03:53

    wow, wow, wow...its gorgeous, what a stunning card and fab idea.thanks for sharing...hugs Jackie xx

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  22. Stacey31 March 2010 at 06:53

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for sharing your stunning card with us, thank you for sharing this tutorial with us, and thank you for breaking down this wonderful card into steps that are simple enough to make me think that even I could create a masterpiece that will be close to yours. Your work is simply inspirational!!

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  23. Debby Brown31 March 2010 at 11:57

    That is so amazing - I love butterflies and I love the colour. The instructions are really clear too. It has got so much texture but it does not look cluttered or overdone. Thanks for sharing.

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  24. Unknown2 April 2010 at 05:57

    Simply stunning, gunna have to make this one. Thanks

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  25. Unknown2 April 2010 at 06:01

    Did you make the butterfly embellishment and the flowers, they are beautiful. If you did maybe you could do a post on how to.

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  26. Unknown12 April 2010 at 13:15

    That's a fabulous idea. Opens up lots of avenues for different shapes. TFS

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  27. Anonymous14 April 2010 at 09:20

    What a wonderfull butterfly, I would like to make such a nice butterfly myself. Thanks for the idea. Yvonne

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  28. Neeti27 May 2010 at 05:13

    Hi Debbie, the cards is so beautiful and you made it all the more easy for us by sharing the tutorial :)
    Cheers,
    Neeti

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  29. M@miogée25 September 2010 at 13:40

    Coucou !
    cette carte m'a beaucoup plu et je l'ai faite. Elle n'est pas aussi jolie que la tienne, mais je ferai mieux la prochaine fois!
    bizz
    http://mamiogee.kazeo.com/LA-CARTERIE/UNE-CARTE-PAPILLON,a1978227.html

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  30. Tracy4 June 2011 at 00:14

    This is one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen.
    I have a friend that love butterflies. I am making her a mini album and some dimensional art. I so have to make her this card.
    Thank you so much for the tutorial :)

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  31. Intruderlady25 September 2011 at 11:00

    Love this card. I made my own version. It's on my blog. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Greetz,
    Kitty

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  32. Maria31 January 2012 at 01:29

    I love your tutorials! Thank you!
    Big hug,

    Maria B.

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  33. Unknown13 March 2012 at 20:58

    Beautiful Easel, and thanks soooo much for the tutorial! :O) Hugs! Leah Ann

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  34. Inkypinkydelights14 March 2012 at 07:25

    Thanks for the Tutorial Debbie! So inspiring! Judy x

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