Vintage Butterflies Aperture CardCompleted by Pamela Horton The whispering Platypus

Thank you Russ for another of your fabulous aperture cards. I love this set, and the challenge.

I used a cream card 29.5 x 21cm.

I printed out the sheet in C.B's matte copy paper twice. I cut out all the elements from one sheet. I covered the card front with a pale grey print 14.8 x 21cm using D.S tape. I cut away the aperture from the 1st topper. I had already printed onto Vellum a backing sheet( reduced to(13 x 9 cm portrait) "Waterfall" CUP #478125_730 and used vellum D.S tape to attach it to the 1st topper over the aperture space. This is backed by the cream card through the topper.I cut the main topper from the second sheet and cut away the tartan surround leaving the lace aperture intact. I traced this shape and the cut away aperture on to strong card. I cut this shape out slightly smaller than the original lace size.

I used D.s tape to attach these together and then D.S Foam strips to attach it to the card front. I finished the decoupage of flowers and butterflies and was very thrilled not to have to cut tiny feelers using D'S Small foam squares. I added the sentiment. I used the same backing sheet for the insert and the second sheet elements decoupaged in the RH top and RH Bottom corners.

What an amazing 3D effect this gave the card

Pamela Horton Wellington Point Qld