Create!

This is my entry for the Cricut Circle Monthly challenge to create a layout or wall hanging describing what Create means to you, using shadows, patterned paper and bling.  I did not take many photos while I created this which was probably a good thing.  This turned out so different than I imagined it would and changed my mind a dozen times!!!

The first thing I came up with was my saying.  I used Songbird for the "share a piece of yourself" and welded the letters together.  I used Nursery Rhymes for the font and shadow for the word Create.

I used my search feature to find just the right butterfly.  I ended up using Wall Decor and More.  I made a border with six butterflies.  First I used Hide Contour to hide all of the inner cuts.  I copied five more, rotated them back and forth and welded them together.  I copied the border.

I put another butterfly on the mat (without the inner cuts hidden) and sized it to match the butterflies in the border.  I copied eleven more.

It was after I did all of this work that I noticed there is a border feature on this cart....but I liked mine better for what I had in mind. 

I put the letters "CREATE" on their own Layer to help me organize my cuts.  I opened another Layer and  hid the first Layer so I could see the word CREATE behind my layer.  I put another butterfly on my mat and sized it to fit inside the R.  I copied two more butterflies (because I try to do things in 3s) and cut them out the same color as the other butterflies.

The yellow paper I had did not really go with the color scheme, so I inked it with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo distress ink and a sponge.

I bent the wings out and glued just the center of the butterflies down.  I put some bling on the butterfly bodies. 

I added some ribbon behind the word Create and here it is!!  Now I need to find the perfect place to hang it!