Dazzling Butterflies

In the summer, you can see dazzling butterflies fluttering by. They are so incredibly graceful in all their beautiful colors.

I always have this question, why don’t they call them flutterbys? Would make more sense as they are not made of butter and I have never seen butter flying. Ok, maybe when someone gets carried away with a food fight. That’s a mess for sure.

Because I am curious and the internet is always right, right, I decided to do some research.

Apparently at one time Butterflies were called Flutterbys and as in any language, words morph (no pun intended). It is also believed in the colonies that witches would turn into winged creatures and steal butter.

However we got to the word butterfly is not really important. I like to think of them as dazzling butterflies.

Recipe

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, I Love Lace.

Ink/Markers: Blackberry Bliss, VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Painted Blooms DSP.

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Artisan Embellishment Kit, Tea Lace Doily, Heat and Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Clear Embossing Powder.

A few items about this card:

the card base was stamped using the I Love Lace Stamp and VersaMark and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.
after the butterfly was die cut, it was dabbed with the VersaMark pad and sprinkled with Heat and Stick powder and heated.
the butterfly was then sprinkled with the Dazzling Diamond and heat set.
the pink flower from the Artisan Embellishment Kit was attached to gold button and attached to the “Happy” banner.

What type of dazzling butterflies you do like? Leave me a comment.