Tutorial: Butterfly Notecards

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here to share a couple watercolor Butterfly cards that are not only super easy to make, but perfect for using up pattern paper scraps! I’m using some of the newly released stamps and dies from Pretty Pink Posh – it was such a fabulous one!

Next, I used my MISTI to stamp my sentiment and little butterfly with it’s trail from Blissful Butterflies Stamp Set. The little “friend” is from the Birdie Friends Stamp Set. My favorite watercolor ink is Versafine, and by using my MISTI I was able to stamp twice to get a nice crisp, dark image. I stamped the sentiment first on all 3 pieces of watercolor paper, then added the butterfly, and finally the tail. This allowed me to place the butterfly as if it landed on the “l” in “hello” – I love that effect!

Next, I used a waterbrush and some watercolors to add a simple watercolor wash, and once that dried a bit, a few splatters in the same colors. Then, once that dried again, I taped on my scallop strips, centering the scallops, and using a paper trimmer to remove the excess on the top and bottom.

And finally – of course there HAD to be some sequins too, right? I love how versatile the Sparkling Clear Sequin Mix is – you can pretty much use them on anything, and you have every size you need! I use Glossy Accents with a fine tip applicator, and reverse action tweezers to adhere my sequins. I usually squirt a little Glossy Accents on a non-stick mat, pick up the sequins with my tweezers, dip them just a bit in the glue, then attach them to my card. Sometimes I dot the Glossy right where I want the sequins and then just set them in place.

• Scallop Borders die set
• Blissful Butterflies stamp set
• Sparkling Clear Sequin Mix
• Mini Misti: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
• Gansai Tambi Watercolors:  Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp