Hi everyone! :o)
Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Blue Butterflies Birthday Card. :o)
How I made this card...
I stamped butterflies on a watercolor paper and loosely watercolored them with Distress Inks. After drying I fussy cut butterflies and traced edges with black marker.
Then I stamped two same butterflies on a white cardstock paper and colored them with grey marker. I fussy cut both butterflies, this time leaving thin white border around them. I glued watercolored butterflies over grey ones. I did this because the watercolor paper I used is thin and I needed thicker images. I could use a thicker watercolor paper, but I find it more difficult to fussy cut. Also, the thicker watercolor paper is way more expensive than the thinner one, so I don't like to waste any and prefer to use it for different types of cards and not for small images. I do love fussy cutting, so this is not a problem for me at all. :o)
Next up was card assembling. I stamped a sentiment with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers on a white cardstock paper panel and ink blended a white cardstock paper stripe with the same color. After drying, I glued the stripe and the panel on a white top folded card base.
Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam squares on butterflies, glued them on card and my card was finished. :o)
Then I stamped two same butterflies on a white cardstock paper and colored them with grey marker. I fussy cut both butterflies, this time leaving thin white border around them. I glued watercolored butterflies over grey ones. I did this because the watercolor paper I used is thin and I needed thicker images. I could use a thicker watercolor paper, but I find it more difficult to fussy cut. Also, the thicker watercolor paper is way more expensive than the thinner one, so I don't like to waste any and prefer to use it for different types of cards and not for small images. I do love fussy cutting, so this is not a problem for me at all. :o)
Next up was card assembling. I stamped a sentiment with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers on a white cardstock paper panel and ink blended a white cardstock paper stripe with the same color. After drying, I glued the stripe and the panel on a white top folded card base.
Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam squares on butterflies, glued them on card and my card was finished. :o)
Card measurements: 101 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")
List of supplies:
- Jane's Doodles 'Doodle Butterflies' stamp set
- white cardstock paper
- watercolor paper
- Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
- Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
- Salty Ocean
- Peacock Feathers
- Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
- Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker), Light Grey 68/94
- Mitsubishi Fine Liner, black 0.2
- UHU liquid glue
- 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 3 mm
- acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
- Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
- bone folder
- Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
- Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
- paper towels
- water
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