Butterfly Background Thank Yous - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a couple of cards featuring an embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp, paired with some pretty ink blending and die cut sentiments! Isn't this color combo fun?!?

I started off with the Confetti Butterflies embossing folder, and embossed one full A2 panel of white cardstock, and then one panel that I first die cut with one of the Modern Teardrops dies. I lightly misted them with water before embossing, which allows for a deeper impression on the cardstock that I love! Once those dried, I grabbed a fun color combo of Pawsitively Saturated inks - Butter, Clay, and Violet (using a search for ombre gradients on Pinterest to give me some color inspiration). I blended the full panel softly with the color for a more pastel background, then on the die cut panel, I blended deeper to get a slightly more bold effect. For both of them, I used the back side of the embossed panels, which gives a different effect that is super fun! I used the negative from the die cut frame to create a window to put my whole panel behind, and then adhered the die cut background with foam adhesive on my cardbase. Sentiments are the Showboat Thanks die, using black cardstock for the shadow layer, and white for the main layer. Finished off with some Dazzling Gems in Prism on both cards, and then some Black and White Baker's twine on the bolder card, and Iridescent cord on the softer toned card. Here is a closer look at these finished cards:

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