Butterfly Tag **Paper House & Die~Namites Dies & Xyron**

Who does not love purple?  It has such a presence of softness that works perfectly with black to give it a hard edge.  This is the feeling I wanted creating this tag, soft but hard, a wonderful juxtaposition of feelings and tones.

I added lots of layers here in paper, pearls, rhinestones, mesh, ink, stickers, and die-cuts to create the complexity but simpleness of this fun tag.  This could be used on a present, instead of a card, on a gift bag, or  just something pretty to sit on my work table.

I used the wonderful Die~Namites Die "Swirly Butterfly" cut out of Paper House purple paper and inked the edges in black.  I then ran it through my Xyron 1.5 Create-a-Sticker to make it sticky.

Paper House Purple Paper

 

I cut out a second butterfly in white cardstock and layered the purple butterfly on top of the white one.

I then ran the layered butterfly through the Xyron again to stick it to the tag.

For the background of the tag I used strips from the 12x12 paper from Paper House and layered them on the tag using all the varying color of purple and the fun metallic swirly parts.

Paper House Paper used for base of tag

Here are some close up shots of the tag in various angles, you can just see the wonderful delicateness of the butterfly die.

Die~Namites Dies Sketch Challenge and Dare.

This month's dare is create something "manly"

Here are the rules to play along!

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TO ENTER the Die~Namites Dies May Sketch Challenge YOU MUST:

1. Use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.
2. Use the SKETCH! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly) as a card, layout, or altered piece!
3. Incorporate the DARE into your creation.
4. Mention the Die~Namites Die you used in your blog post.
5. Link back to the Die~Namites Die.
6. You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog and link up to this post.  **PLEASE add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog.**

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing

for each entry into the challenge.

 A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a

$25 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies.

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Supplies Used

Papers - Paper House

Sticker - Paper House

Die - Die~Namites Dies

Gems - Prima

Mesh - Other

Twine - American Crafts

Punch/Trimmer - Fiskars

Ink - Prima

Adhesive - Xyron

 Enjoy!!