U Folds.

The beginning of March already and time for another Butterfly challenge.
#138 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with U for U.Fold Card.

Here are my inspiration cards for you. The tutorial for how to make the fold is as usual on the Butterfly Blog on the card shapes page which can be found at the top of the blog under the banner heading.
I have managed to use all seven elements on both of my cards.

First card.
I have used papers from The Works and various Dovecraft Butterfly dies to decorate with. The heart pearls are from my stash.

 Below is the card taken at an angle to show the U Shape. The sentiment is by Woodware from their 'Deco Sayings' along with the one on the back of the card and stamped using Distress ink 'Walnut Stain'.

 I have decorated the back panel and left a space for the greeting to go. Card is a nice one to be free standing for the recipient to display.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Make My Monday #117 In The Pink.
Use Your Stuff #393 Use your favourite embellishment (Butterflies).
Through The Craft Room Door #Anything goes.
Crafty Catz #495 Anything goes /pretty papers.
Get Creative #89 Bingo board. ( I have used Pearls/Shaped card/Use pattern paper.)
Creations In Pink #19 Anything goes.
Crafter's Castle #27 Anything goes.
A perfect Time To Craft. #3 Anything goes.
Shopping Our Stash #415 Is It Summer yet.

Second Card.
More papers from The works and Butterfly dies by Tonic called 'Butterfly Blooms' 293719.

 The sentiment is by Woodware from their 'Just To Say' collection. Stamped onto cream cards stock with Distress ink 'Walnut Stain' . Die cut using Crafts-Too Square dies Scalloped edge PCD 77 and then further distressed around the edges with the same ink pad.  The Butterfly dies were given the same treatment to give them an aged look.

 I like the papers from the Works as they are double sided and as I used one to make the base card you can see the other pattern on the back of the card which I have decorated using the cut out from the sentiment. Cream butterfly was left over form the first card and is by Dovecraft.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments # Anything goes.
Creative Knockouts #339 Die cuts/punches.
Creative Fingers #180 Anything goes.
Scrapping 4 Fun #161 Anything goes.
Crafty Friends Challenge #130 Animals/birds.
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper # Anything goes.
Classic Design Challenge #3 Anything goes.
Ally's Angels #31 Anything goes.


Hope you will come and play along. the challenge runs for the normal 2 weeks.