Products Used:
- Memory Box Sylvan Butterfly die set
- Memory Box Posh Hello Friend die set
- Zippy Laser Design Flower Garden laser cut (small)

I really did have fun playing with Distress Oxide sprays on one particular day – I sprayed a watercolour panel piece with various shades of Blue. You could use any inky medium you choose.
I also sprayed the laser cut piece with the Distress Oxide sprays, but this time with some more purple tones – I used Wilted Violet here.
I also sprayed it all with shimmer spray because, well, how could I not?
I glued the two pieces together, using spray adhesive into a cardboard box on the back of the mandala piece, and trimmed it down.
The butterfly and sentiment are both from Memory Box Co and come with two dies in each set.
I cut the base of the butterfly with silver holographic cardstock and added a couple of layers of the intricate butterfly in white – this gives the final piece dimension and a nice finish. I did the same with the sentiment – however this time I cute the base in white, plus a couple of layers of the fine wording, with the top layer in the silver holographic cardstock.
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