Another Butterfly Card!

Greetings! I was really inspired by Tuesday's card so here's another butterfly themed card created for Topflight Stamps. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tracy Scott 39 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp by Darkroom Door

Della Blue, Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, Confetti, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir

Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
184 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore
Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Silver Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Copic Markers:

 Butterfly Wings: B04, B06, B18, V15, V17, B52

 Butterfly Body: T0, T2, T4, YR20, YR31, Y000, Y00

 Flowers: B41, B45, B60, B63, B66, V09, V12, V15, V17; B11, BV13, BV17, BV34, YR12, YR16, YR18, Y15, Y35

 Leaves: YG25, YG41, YG45, YG67

Jewelry Pins

Stabby Tool

Red Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Acetate from packaging

Black Foam Adhesive Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Tape
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Raven cardstock to create an A6 card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the butterfly/flower from the Tracy Scott 39 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Se onto a small panel of white Copic-friendly cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the image.
4. Use Copic markers to color the butterfly. 
5. When done, use a dark marker to edge the image. Set the image aside.
6. Smoosh Della Blue Elements Ink onto a piece of acetate packaging, mist with water using using the Fine Spray Mister, then smoosh the inked acetate randomly onto a piece of mixed media paper.
7. Mist the panel with water to blend and mottle the inks. Heat set.
8. Clean and dry the piece of acetate.
9. Smoosh Dark Denim Elements Inks onto it, mist with water, and smoosh the inked acetate onto the mixed media paper.
10. Mist the panel with water to blend and mottle the inks. Heat set.
11. Clean and dry the piece of acetate.
12. Continue this process with Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, Confetti, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps until you're happy with the coverage. 
13. Heat set the panel thoroughly.
14. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp by Darkroom Door onto the inked mixed media panel. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to get a good impression.
15. The background was a bit boring and needed more blue,.
16. Smoosh Della Blue onto a craft mat, mist the ink with water to dilute it, and use a paintbrush to splatter the diluted ink onto the background panel. 
17. Repeat this process with Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon Elements Inks.
18. Trim the background panel and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks.
19. Cut a piece of silver metallic cardstock and adhere to the reserved black A6 card.
20. Retrieve the fussy-cut colored butterfly and place it onto a piece of craft foam or a foam mat.
21. Use the smallest stylus from the Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools to trace the butterfly's head and body,
22. Flip the butterfly onto its back and use the Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools  to shape the butterfly's head and body. 
23. Use a stabby tool to poke a hole in the butterfly's head and use a black fine line marker to edge the hole
24. Place a silver jewelry pin through the hole to become the antenna and secure the pin on the back of the butterfly with tape.
25. Position the second silver jewelry pin adhere and adhere it to the back of the butterfly to become the second antenna.
26. Use the red Stardust Glitter Pen to add sparkly eyes to the butterfly.
27. Adhere the buttefly's body and the flowers and leaves to the card front. 
28. Use dimensional foam squares to adhere the butterfly's wing to the card.

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