I've used the die two ways, both as a cut out & an embossed background on the base card.
Here's a shot of the components before I assembled the card:-
I embossed the butterfly on Xpress It cardstock (which is actually for Copic colouring, but it is a nice heavyweight paper). I sprayed the paper with Isocol before I embossed, to give a nice deep impression & then sprayed the sheet with a white shimmer paint/alcohol mix to give the lovely sparkle. Here's a tip for you - I taped the embossed sheet to the back of my cutting mat while it was drying to stretch it out & prevent it from warping too much.
Here's the card before I attached the die-cut butterfly:-
& the completed card from above, so you can see both butterflies:-
A big thank you to the lovely Bronwyn Eastley for sharing her love of butterflies & "enabling" me with this purchase, lol!
Card Components
Cardstock: SU Real Red, Xpress It
Stamps: SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: SU Real Red
Other: SU White Shimmer Paint, Isocol, Marianne Designs Butterfly Die, Kaiser Grosgrain Ribbon
