Butterfly Basics #2

Hello to all, I hope that you are all staying safe and warm, brrrr…I wish Spring would get here so that we can all warm up!

Today I want to share a Birthday card I made that is actually a Thank you card for someone who placed a Online order with me!  I like to send all different kinds of cards to customers and then just put a post-it note on the inside with my thanks, then they can use the card if they would like too.

I saw a card on someone else's blog and tried to make it from memory, epic fail for me but I also didn't want to waste the Watercolor paper I had used either.  So I got out my Aqua Painter and three different ink pads and color the butterfly in with that.  Then I stamped my background paper but felt that the butterfly was "lost" on it, so I took a piece of Vellum and traced out the image of the butterfly and hand cut it out.  I adhered it to the back of my butterfly image and that looked better to me.  For a "I don't have a plan or know what I'm doing" I think it turned out pretty well.

How did I choose my colors?  I have some of the free SAB ribbon sitting on my craft table and that is how I choose my colors!

Stamp set: Butterfly Basics and Gorgeous Grunge
Butterfly Thinlit Dies
Card stock: Coastal Cabana and Very Vanilla
Watercolor Paper
Inks: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake and Old Olive
Basic Pearls

Thank you for letting me share my creation with you, I hope you enjoy coming to my blog!  Mary

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