Spring is in the air and I cannot wait for the return of the butterflies to my garden.  I made use of my Big Shot Die Cut system and the swirly die.  This die would be great for scrap-bookers due to it’s length.  This card finished measures 9″ x 4″ and fits well in a #10 business size envelope.

Let’s get started so I can get out in my garden and start clearing away the dead stuff from last fall, lol.

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Stamp the butterfly by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black dye based ink before stamping it on a 2 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the Butterfly with Deco Yellow Prismacolor Marker.

Added Deco Orange marker.

Added Parma Violet marker.

Went over the entire butterfly again with Deco Yellow to blend the color together.

Added Light Olive Green to the body of the butterfly.

Colored over the entire butterfly with Versamark marker and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged Bashful Blue ink over the card stock.

Sponged on some Brocade Blue ink.

Got darker yet by sponging on Night of Navy ink around the outside edge of the card stock.

Used my Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Swirly die with Basic Black Card stock.

Stamped The Embrace Life stamp a few times at the bottom of a Lovely Lilac card stock panel.

Sponged Night of Navy at the left side of the panel.

Sponged Black at the right bottom corner of the panel.

Colored the leaves in with Parma Violet marker.

Highlighted a few of the leaves with a white gel pen.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 4″ x 9″.

I hope Spring weather has reach you where ever you are.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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