brilliant wings pop through closure card

This fun closure card uses a butterfly die as the front closure – I did a card like this years ago with a great punch that we had but we discontinued it and we really have not had a great substitute until now! In the Something Fancy Die set we have a small thin die usually used to cut out smaller sentiment pieces but the shape and size is PERFECT for this past card idea – so I am redoing it with the Brilliant wings die set and the Fancy Flora DSP.

I had some left over supplies from the card I did for a recent library class and I used the cut card pieces for this sample.

Base: Fresh Freesia 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Fancy Flora DSP” 3″ x 6″ scored at 5 3/8″
scrap Pool Party for the Brilliant Wings die cut
scrap Basic white for a Stylish Shapes circle die

Die cut one of the smaller butterflies from Brilliant Wings die set and die cut the Something Fancy die in the upper middle of the 3″ x 6″ piece of Fancy Flora DSP closer to the Scored end.

Adhere tape to the inside of the scored portion of the DSP and adhere to the upper middle back of the Basic White layer.

Then add adhesive to the back of the Basic White layer and adhere to the Fresh Freesia base.

Add adhesive to the butterfly body only and adhere through the die cut with the card front flap closed and rub to adhere the butterfly to the inside Basic white layer. With the wings open the card will remain closed but as you lift the card flap up the wings will raise and release the card flap to open the card!

Stamp the circle die with a sentiment – here I am using the two sentiments from the Color and Contour stamp set “here for you now” on the circle die and adhere that to the bottom right side of the flap.

Then stamp the second sentiment “and in Better Days ahead” in the lower middle of the Basic White layer so that it is hidden under the flap when the card is closed. Adhere the dsp cut from the card flap above the inside sentiment for some contrast and color.