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Clean and Simple Big Butterfly Thank You Card
After I shot my Big Shot Die Brush how-to video, I had this Basic Gray butterfly on my desk and instead of letting it go to waste, I had to put together a card!
It is so quick and easy to do and I love how pretty it turns out!
Play with color by Watercoloring UNDER a die cut!
All you need is your card base and a piece of Watercolor Paper. My cardbase is 8-1/2” x 11” and my watercolor paper is 5 1/4” x 4”. To get started, I got my paper wet under where the coloring was going to happen by just running my Aqua Painter across the card front – this helps your colors go on more smoothly. Then I could start picking up my favorite colors from my ink pads (make sure you squeeze your ink pad so the ink gets on the LID of the ink pad and then use the Aqua Painter brush tip to pick up the ink from the LID not from the surface of your ink pad!).
Start with the middle color (Daffodil Delight) and color out a bit. Periodically place your butterfly die cut on top to gauge how far out to color. Then add a second color (Melon Mambo) on either side of the middle color. Then make it extra sparkly by brushing Clear wink of stella over where you watercolored. It is hard to see but oh so pretty!
Don’t forget the final touch of stamping your sentiment – I LOVE this font form the Apple of My Eye stamp set. And then adding a bit of the Melon Mambo/Basic Black baker’s twine from the Combo pack in the Occasions Catalog.
See… Quick, Easy, Cute!
What I Used to Make This project
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Apple Of My Eye Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
$8.00
Baker’s Twine Combo Pack
$6.50
Butterflies Thinlits Dies
$25.00
Big Shot Die Brush
$11.00
Precision Base Plate
$25.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Aqua Painters
$17.00
Watercolor Paper
$5.00
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
And if you didn’t see my video on making the Butterfly, you can check it out here to see how easy it is to cut the butterfly and knock out the little pieces of the butterfly in no time!
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February 23, 2016
Beautiful Backgrounds with Perfectly Artistic Paper & Wink of Stella
I’m back and continuing on sharing some of my favorite projects using the retiring Perfectly Artistic designer paper that you can get free during Sale-a-Bration. I’ve said many times, you don’t get a good feel for this paper pack in the catalog, but ooh boy is it pretty in person!
Today, I wanted to share a card I made for my Occasions Catalog kick off party. It was a make & take and we were playing with lots of new things. So many fun new things that make your projects really come together easily and have that wow factor, including:
- Perfectly Artistic designer paper (retiring 2/15)
- Gold Wink of Stella
- Big Shot Die Brush
Now, you can see where the Perfectly Artistic paper stands out on the card. It is the pretty grounding layer for the base of the card.
But then, I wanted to step it up a notch, so I cut out a Butterfly using the Butterflies die and swiped some Gold Wink of Stella behind it. The Gold brush has great color and of course the gorgeous shimmer!
Keep your colors simple to let your accents shine!
I loved the delicate butterfly, the shimmery Wink of Stella, and the elegant Perfectly Artistic paper…I wanted to let them really stand out, so I kept the colors of the card neutral and simple. Everything was a shade of Tip Top Taupe, Delightful Dijon/Gold, White, and Black.
So, when I went to add the last touches with the Sunburst Sayings stamp set, I kept in those colors. Archival Black for the rich ink for the sentiment, and then Delightful Dijon for the fun heart or “V” accents that I stamped diagonally across the card base.
Just a tip…. if you want the Wink of Stella to get the most shine, scribble back and forth a few times to lay down enough color. Then when you go to glue down the butterfly, only glue the center so the wings can stand up and add extra dimension.
And remember how I mentioned the Big Shot die brush? It makes getting all those pieces out a snap! I put together a video on how the die brush works with some tips earlier this week. So, check it out and I’ll show you how fabulous it is with this butterfly die!

What I Used to Make This project
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Sunburst Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 140722
Price: $25.00

Sunburst Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 140725
Price: $18.00

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush – 141898
Price: $8.00

Butterflies Thinlits Dies – 137360
Price: $25.00

Big Shot Die Brush – 140603
Price: $11.00

Big Shot – 113439
Price: $110.00

Precision Base Plate – 139684
Price: $25.00

Delightful Dijion Classic Stampin’ Pad – 138327
Price: $6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad – 140931
Price: $7.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen – 138309
Price: $7.00

Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper – 141021
Price: $0.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730
Price: $8.50

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045
Price: $7.00

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 138336
Price: $7.00

Delightful Dijon 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 138338
Price: $7.00
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So, I hope you enjoyed this card! I have one more for you that I’ll be back with to share on Monday! Until them, thanks for stopping by!
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February 13, 2016