I don’t think it’s a secret that I love butterflies. In my garden, in my craft room, anywhere I can find them. It’s been like this my entire life. I remember a shirt my dad bought me for my birthday when I was six or seven. the butterfly on the front was filled with an iridescent liquid that would change color from purple to blue to green. If I hadn’t outgrown it, I’d still be wearing it.
I sort of fell in love with the Butterfly Gala stamp set and matching Butterfly Duet punch. The first thing is that there are four butterfly patterns from natural to stained glass. Second, the stamps for the little butterfly and the big butterfly are one stamp and line up perfectly with the punch. Zero waste. And there are extra stamps for shading the wings and adding details. And then Stampin’ Up! added some great bold sentiments. Love. Completely in love with this set. Because of that, I have three cards for you this Thursday. The stamp set and punch are current. Many of the products I used, in addition, are throwbacks.
Garden Butterfly
The first card used the butterflies that look like leaves. Perfect for a flowery card in Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green. After I stamped and punched the butterflies, I frosted them with a touch of Frost White shimmer paint.
The card base is retired, but Balmy Blue would be a good choice, perhaps with some monochromatic stamping for visual interest. The next layer is Daffodil Delight with some of my DIY DSP that I colored in with Stampin’ Blends.
I used Balmy Blue for the sentiment and the Tailored Tag punch. Pearls and a bit of retired Daffodil Delight ribbon finished up this card.
Stained Glass Butterflies
The next two cards are notecard sized. Starting with a base of Whisper White, I used retired vellum DSP to compliment the patters on the stamped butterflies. For the first card, I sponged the base with a variety of pink shades including the retired Powder Pink and Berry Burst. Then I layered on the vellum. Coloring in the butterflies is a breeze using the stamps. I didn’t get out my Stamparatus, and they still came out pretty good. The embellishments are a combination of Artisan pearls and enamel dots.
Lastly, I used the Painted Glass stamp set (current in the annual catalog). The Thank You sentiment and medallion are both included in this set. I heat embossed the medallion stamp on a scrap of pink paper (most likely Powder Pink or Pink Pirouette. It’s easily punched out with the 2″ Circle punch. I added some Rose Metallic Thread behind the sentiment and circle. My advice on this thin wire is to use a lot and don’t fuss with it too much. It adds a nice touch of texture and bling.
I colored the vellum and the butterfly using the retired Stampin Blends in Pink Pirouette. A few silver pearls finished this boldly feminine card.