Butterfly Brilliance Encouragement Card

If it is a butterfly stamp set, I have to have it!!! I just love the beauty of butterflies.

Today I am participating with Demonstrators from all around the world in Kylie and Bruno Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop. After you have visited my blog, be sure to hop along to view the blog's of the other Demonstrator's who are participating this month. You will find the list below. Just click on the next name after mine.

For this hop, we are focussing on the new Butterfly Bouquet products. These products are available as a special release promotion from 2nd March 2021. The Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set and Brilliant Wings Dies will be carrying over into the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue. However the 6" x 6" Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper and 12" x 12" Natural Touch Specialty Paper is only available while supplies last, so don't miss out.

For this Blog Hop, I created the card below during my weekly Facebook Live. I started with a vague idea of what I wanted to create, but it turned out a little different. Do you ever have that happen? Start with one idea and it turns into something quite different? I'm sure we all do.

If you would like to watch the video to see how I created this card and some tips and tricks on using these products, click HERE.

I stamped the large butterfly stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, using the Stamparatus. 

I then used Blending Brushes to colour my butterflies with Mango Melody, Magenta Madness and Bermuda Bay inks.

Next I used the Brilliant Wings Dies to die cut the butterflies. 

I love that the stamp is one large stamp and that the dies then cut out all the individual butterflies in one pass through the large Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

I also cut some of the detailed butterflies from Vellum to layer over the coloured butterflies.

The Natural Touch Specialty Paper looks like birch wood and has a textured feel to it. I added some extra texture by using one of the textured dies that comes in this die set.

I added some Wink of Stella to the vellum butterflies and the small butterfly, then added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels for added bling.

The Gold Metallic ribbon is from the Boho Indigo Product Medley.

The sentiment is from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set and I punched each end of the 3/4" sentiment label with the Treasured Tags Pick A Punch. 

I then used some Bermuda Bay ink around the edges of the sentiment label. 

Measurements - 

Base card - Coastal Cabana - 21cm x 14.85cm, scored and folded at 10.5cm

Mat layer - Basic White - 9.5cm x 13.85cm

Layer - Natural Touch Specialty Paper - 9.1cm x 13.45cm

Layer - Vellum - 8cm x 11.3cm

Basic White for stamping - 13cm x 14.5cm

Basic White for sentiment - 1.9cm x 7cm

Vellum scraps for die cut butterflies

Gold ribbon - 11cm

I hope you have enjoyed my project for today's Blog Hop.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. Be sure to visit the other blogs in today's Blog Hop.

SHOP in my online store by clicking HERE or on the SHOP button at the top of this page.

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Have a great day and Happy Crafting. 

Mandy Witherby 

Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator, Australia 

Email: mandyspapercraftcreations@gmail.com 

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