The dark purple background paper featured here is a piece that I had completely forgotten I had so when I unearthed it the other day I just had to use it. I believe I got this paper from Hot off the Press a long time ago and in my inexperience of those days didn’t really have any ideas on how to use it. The paper is actually more like fabric as it has a soft velvety finish. I wondered what it would look like if I embossed it and this is the result. I used a 3D folder by Spellbinders which is also one of the first 3D type that came out. I did cut my piece down and still have a leftover second piece to play with. I also used the same folder on a piece of shimmery pale violet paper which also looks pretty. The butterfly and sentiment (IttyBitty Basics by MFT) strip use a small piece of this paper. The die used for the butterfly is from MFT, but I don’t have the matching stamps for these dies. Instead I used another die that cuts tiny holes and used it to emboss the shape. Taking the photo was another issue. The velvet finish picks up tiny bits that are invisible to the naked eye but glaringly obvious in a photo. In the end I used a small brush to clean off the card front and managed a half decent picture. The challenge twist of adding a butterfly has been met and I also created another card for the CYHTP challenge which I’ll upload in a minute or two.
Have a great day and thanks for looking.
Lavender House Creations 
Awesome colors and you create a wonderful background for your embossed butterfly.
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It was interesting to see how the paper took the embossing. Thanks a lot Gayle.
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Lovely card! I like the colors.
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Purples are my favorites and go to colours in many cases.
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Simply beautiful! Thank you for joining our fun at Can You Handle The Pressure!
Diane CYHTP DT
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Thanks I appreciate the comment and the challenge.
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This is quite pretty! I love your purples, especially in the bling.
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A few of us in this group are partial to purples. I love them and this dark purple looks like velvet and is gorgeous.
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That purple paper is so rich and beautiful. Wonderful card. Thanks for playing with us at Can You Handle The Pressure?.
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OMG this is such an awesome card and you know how much I love purple! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure … we appreciate your support and hope to see you again next challenge!
Darlene
CAN YOU HANDLE THE PRESSURE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
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