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Birthday Butterflies

Posted on April 13, 2024 10:06 PM by Julie Comment

A birthday card sure to brighten a special someone’s day! All colors of the rainbow adorn the stenciled stripe strip & are continued in the trio of fancy butterflies. Touches of black make the colors pop!

A big congrats to Beth, the newest Featured Stamper (FS897)! She has a super gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the birthday & butterflies theme, but I used different images, colors & dies, stenciled the stripes instead of using designer paper, and added some narrow black framing.

My rainbow bright card started w/ the stenciled strip. I used almost every color of ink in the Color Fuse series, a distressed stripe stencil and some detail brushes. I used parts of a scallop rectangle frame die to border the strip & help it stand out. The fancy butterflies were colored & die cut w/ their coordinating dies. I used a little foam to pop them up. I liked this particular birthday greeting for its tall letters and graphic look. To me, it paired well w/ the stripes above it.

A narrow black layer was added behind the main panel to tie it all together.
Here are the Copics I used on the butterflies:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Butterfly Kisses set, Silhouette Wildflower set

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: VersaClair nocturne, Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse ink set #1, set #2, set #4, set #5, set #6, set #7, set #8, set #9, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Rectangles, Butterfly Kisses set, Outside Scallop Frames dies, Tattered Stripes Stencil, Detail Brushes, MISTI , Copic markers

Butterfly Kisses set 36026	Butterfly Kisses die set 36026D	Silhouette Wildflowers 36028	Deckle Rectangle dies 5176D	Outside Scallop Frame Rectangle die 5500-02D
Tattered Lines Stencil 4207	Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #2	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5
Color Fuse Ink set #6	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Color Fuse Ink set #8	Color Fuse Ink set #9	Color Fuse Ink set #11
Detail Blending Brushes	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG	Copic Sketch Markers
MISTI	AC color card stock	Memento Inks

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Sunshine Butterflies

Posted on March 22, 2024 10:34 PM by Julie Comment

A colorful, fun to make card for almost any occasion..birthday, friendship, Mother’s Day, Easter. Lots of color & sweet butterflies to brighten anyone’s day.

For the Inspiration Challenge (IC855), we are visiting Rent the Runway & their Pinterest Board. The bright colors in THIS dress inspired my card.

I had a small piece of glossy card that had the pinkish, orange colors brayered on it, so i stamped the butterflies & die cut them w/ their coordinating dies. The flowers were colored w/ Copics & die cut. For the colorful background, I used a lovely floral stencil & 2 colors of lt reds & 2 colors of yellows to sponge over the top of it. I added a couple of scallop frames to finish it off.

Here are the Copics I used for the flowers:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Butterfly Kisses set

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: VersaClair nocturne, Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse ink set #1 & set #4

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Rectangles, Stitched Rectangles, Butterfly Kisses set, Outside Scallop Frames dies, Poppy Bloom Stencil, MISTI , Copic markers

Butterfly Kisses set 36026	Butterfly Kisses die set 36026D	Rectangle Stitch Small dies 5013D	Poppy Bloom Stencil 4205	Color Fuse Ink set #1
Color Fuse Ink set #4	Large Blending Brushes	Outside Scallop Frame Rectangle die 5500-02D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG
Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI	AC color card stock	Memento Inks

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Best Butterfly

Posted on February 24, 2024 10:06 PM by Julie Comment

Looking for a little drama in a card? This may be just what you need. The colors pop & this card uses both heat embossing & dry embossing. Bright colored butterflies against a black background were created using an old technique but it is sure to be an attention grabber.

A big congrats to Sherri, the newest Featured Stamper (FS890). She has a really beautiful gallery & I was drawn to THIS dramatic card. I loved the bright colors surrounded by black, so I kept that & the layout, but I used a different technique, different images, embossing folder & dies.

I didn’t have the scratch off paper she used, so I used an old technique for the butterflies on black circle. It’s called Joseph’s Coat & there is a tutorial HERE. The original technique has a brayered background under the embossing & black, but I just sponged 4 colorful inks around the circle. After drying the area & tapping over it w/ an embossing buddy, I clear embossed the butterflies using Versamark & clear powder. Then comes the fun. I took black soot Distress ink & sponged it over the entire circle, trying to get it as dark as possible. Immediately, I used a soft paper towel to wipe the ink off of the embossing, In places where it seemed a little dull, I took a water brush, lightly went over the embossing, then wiped it again to bring back the brightness of the colors.

The greeting was stamped on a narrow strip then I cut the end using the tag die. I added a black tag behind it, just slightly wider. After using an embossing folder on the white panel, I put it all together.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Butterfly Flowers, BFF Phrases set #1

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Versamark, Distress ink black soot, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #5, set #7, set #9 & set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Stitched Circles, Offset Tags, Butterfly Flowers dies, clear embossing powder, Crossover II, Misti, Quickurz/Lifestyle Dainty embossing folder