Sweet Peonies and Butterfly Dreams

I'm so excited to be part of the Heartfelt Creations Design team for the next year!  Many of you may already know that I'm a huge fan of Heartfelt and already use their beautiful stamps and dies in most of my cards, and love to use them when I play along with Splitcoaststampers challenges.
Be sure and head over to the Heartfelt Creations blog to see lots of beautiful inspiration.

For my card today, I'm combining the beautiful Butterfly Dreams Collection with an all-time favorite of mine, the Sweet Peony stamps and dies.  The background was created with designer paper from the Blushing Bride Paper Collection (aqua) and the Classic Petunia Paper Collection (magenta paper), and two strips were cut out of the aqua piece with the Butterfly Dreams Border Die, then the corresponding stamps were sponged and added on top.  I trimmed it out with the lovely lacy Fleur Border Basics Die.

Just between you and me, I looked at the card when it was complete and realized that I'd put the butterfly background panel on upside down, the words on the aqua designer paper were upside down, so I created two new corners with the words right side up.  I apparently needed another double espresso!

My floral spray was created with the Large and Small Sweet Peony stamps and dies and pretty gold stamens from the Assorted Bead Stamens - Medium.  If you'd like details on sculpting peonies, you can find a video here.  The tiny yellow flowers were created with the smallest flower in the Classic Rose stamp and die sets and yellow stamens from the Pasted Bead Stamens - Medium were added.  Lots of Crystal Clear glitter was added to the flowers.

The string of butterflies from the Butterfly Dreams Border set was sponged, cut out, and the butterflies cut apart to place among the spray of flowers. Stickles glitter glue was added to the butterflies.

Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707 Classic Rose Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3752 Classic Rose Die, HCD1-7110 Blushing Rose Paper Collection, HCDP1-271 Fleur Border Basics Die, HCD1-7120 Classic Petunia Paper Collection, HCDP1-278 Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015 Pastel Bead Stamens-Medium, HCS1-457-3 Assorted Bead Stamens-Medium, HCS1-459-3 3D Floral Basics Shaping Mold, HCFB1-464 Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3820 Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819 Large Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7174 Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Forget-Me-Not, RACP412 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Buttercup, RACP632 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Cactus Flower, RACP985 Butterfly Dreams Border Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3823 Butterfly Dreams Border Die, HCD1-7177 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Plum, RACP499 Other Supplies: floam tape, Stickles glitter glue