Two Spring Butterfly Cards + Video

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today. I’m going to be using the Stitched Butterflies dies from the newest release to make two cards. I knew I wanted my butterflies to have more than one color on their wings so a great way to achieve that look is to do some ink-blending.

If you would like to see how I made my cards, watch my video below or on YouTube.

Watch the video above  I  Watch the video in HD on YouTube

First, I die cut the Stitched Butterflies with Scrapbook.com Mixed Media White Smooth Cardstock. The smooth white cardstock, coupled with the Ranger Distress Oxide inks, made the ink-blending so effortless. The smooth and creamy texture of Distress Oxide ink allows for seamless blending, creating a beautiful gradient from one color to the next one.

The Distress Oxide inks I used for the butterflies in my first card include:

Top Butterfly: Tumbled Glass and Squeezed Lemonade
Middle Butterfly: Kitsch Flamingo and Squeezed Lemonade
Bottom Butterfly: Shaded Lilac and Kitsch Flamingo

I used the Layered Butterfly Floral Stencil for the background of my card. This stencil has a mix of butterflies and flowers which I inked in several different spring color Distress Oxide inks including Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo, Squeezed Lemonade, Saltwater Taffy, Cracked Pistachio, and Tumbled Glass. I even ink-blended two colors of ink for the butterflies in the stencil using a very detailed ink blending brush to get into the small areas of the stencil. 

I added the sentiment “Happy Spring” from the Sentiment Strips: Easter stamp set and die cut it with the coordinating dies.

For my next card, I used the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate for my card background. I die cut it with Scrapbook.com Mixed Media White Smooth Cardstock and added the following Distress Oxide inks: Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, and Tumbled Glass.

I added an Eyelet Rectangle die to the top and then added two ink-blended butterflies. I topped it off with a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Easter stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!
Lisa Mears