Riverbank Oval Cards with Wave Ribbon Collage, Floating Swan, and Birthday Jotted Script or Flitter Side Butterfly by Anne Thompson

Another gorgeous day today and new Memory Box dies to play with--what more could one ask for!  I made two cards that feature the RIVERBANK OVAL 94010 as a frame added on top of the WAVE RIBBON COLLAGE 94005 where the FLOATING SWAN 94012 rests.

Let's talk about the birthday card on the left first.  

• I started with a Pool notecard and die cut the WAVE RIBBON COLLAGE 94005 into the front of the card.  
• I die cut the RIVERBANK OVAL 94010 from dark brown cardstock and used a glue pen on the top and bottom edges to add it to the notecard.  
• I used white cardstock to cut out the FLOATING SWAN 94012.  I put a thin line of glue on its bottom front edge and slipped it behind one of the waves to adhere it to the card.  
• I then added a piece of Pool Gingham Paper cut 4 X 5 1/4 to the inside of the notecard on the righthand panel.  
• Using the BIRTHDAY JOTTED SCRIPT 94003,  I cut the solid greeting from the dark brown cardstock and used the smaller script die to cut into the pool gingham paper.  I layered them together using the glue pen and adhered it to the card front.
• When writing on the gingham paper inside, I'll need to remember not to write where the waves are as anything in that space will show when the card is closed.

I assembled the second card in the same way except I used the FLITTER SIDE BUTTERFLY 94002 instead of the birthday greeting.  I cut the solid wings part of the butterfly from the gingham paper and the more detailed outline from the dark brown cardstock.  I used a glue pen to adhere the two pieces together and then used a foam dot to add it to the card front.

These dies make great cards for me to send as reminders to others of this special place where I live.  We have Canada Geese and many varieties of ducks in our pond (though we've never had a swan) and eventually the cattails will grow on the banks.  There are lots of butterflies and dragonflies about during the day and fireflies in the evening now.  I know these dies are going to be used over and over again!

Happy Crafting!

 

Supplies

94010 Riverbank Oval craft die

94005 Wave Ribbon Collage craft die

94012 Floating Swan craft die

94003 Birthday Jotted Script craft die

94002 Flitter Side Butterfly craft die

Comments

[Debbie Gaetz]

Your mix and use of the various dies makes for a beautiful card set.

[Anne Thompson]

Thanks, Debbie. I love brown and turquoise together...a combination I wear and one I often use in quilting or sewing garments. And I like to mix dies together to see what the possibilities are. So many of the Memory Box dies play well together! Anne

[Cynthia D]

The Floating Swan and the Wave Ribbon work so well together. Nicely done!

[Anne Thompson]

Thanks, Cynthia. I'm playing around with other dies too to see what else works well with the Wave Ribbon Collage. Certainly all of the ocean-themed dies will work. But I'm thinking outside the box--wait til you see what I come up with! Anne

[Cynthia D]

looking forward to it!

[Christie Anderson]

Love this card. It is so serene.