Swing fold card

I'd seen some examples of these swing fold cards and wanted to have a go, and decided to try it out on a card I was making for my friend for her Mum's 60th birthday.  I looked on YouTube for some guidance on how to do it, and found a few different styles.  I think I want to try one with more of a 'swing' action next time, but I still think this one works well!

Products used:

Stamps: Elementary Elegance (Sale-a-Bration set)

Inks: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake for edgeing

Card Stock: Pool Party, So Saffron, Soft Suede

Papers: Attic Boutique

Embellishments: Pearls, Linen Thread

Equipment: Number dies, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Beautiful Butterflies die, Framelits

Beautiful wings

I have used lots of butterflies on cards lately and these cards seem to be among the most popular with the people I show them to.  So I really feel justified in purchasing the Beautiful Wings butterfly die!

So here is the first of what will probably be many butterfly cards!!

I stamped the background with the Fresh Vintage stamp (sale-a-bration set) which I coloured in with stampin' write markers - quite time consuming but I love the effect!  I also finally worked out how to ruffle the seam binding ribbon!  My favourite bit though, which I copied from a picture I saw online, was using linen thread for the butterfly's body!

Stamps: Elementary Elegance (SAB), Fresh Vintage (SAB)

Card stock: Crumb cake, regal rose, very vanilla

Inks/markers: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake

Equipment: Beautiful Wings die, Perfect Polka Dots and Vintage Wallpaper embossing folders, Curly Label punch

Others: Linen thread, Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon