Butterfly Mini Cards

I am always digging around looking for a quick birthday card.  My girls are constantly running off to birthday parties for friends and usually come in at the last minute.  When I saw the new Simple Sayings from Darkroom door my mind started thinking about a series of cards featuring the new Eclectic Butterfly and a variety of of the simple sayings.

I decided to try a few different ideas when stamping my butterflies.  My first one focused on pastel chalks.  I started with stamping the butterfly using Versamark on white cardstock.  I used STAEDTLER Pastel Chalks to smear color over the surface.   I love how it makes a soft glow to the butterfly.  I decided to use my shadow and enhance it with a line of yellow STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell watercolor pencil around the edge. I softened the line with a touch of water from the water brush. I stamped the sweet sentiment using Ranger Distress Ink Picked Raspberry over the center. 

My next butterfly was embossed:

I stamped the butterfly using Ranger Archival Ink - Veridian and sprinkled Stampendous - Aged Teal embossing enamel over the surface. I purposely only sprinkled in areas to give the uneven effect of stamped areas versus the embossed areas. I added the sentiment and followed the same creative process.

I decided to create a card with just using the pretty colors from the dye inks.

Quickest card ever! Perfect size for a pocket on the inside for the gift cards the girls are always giving their friends. I used Ranger Distress Inks - Seedless Preserves and Ripe Persimmons.

I decided to play with paint on the beautiful butterfly:

I inked up the butterfly using a  Ranger Distress Paint dauber.  I stamped it  and heat embossed  with Stampendous Crystal Embossing Powder. The background is stamped using the Darkroom Door Word Stamp - Creativity and the Ripe Persimmons.  I coated the background with the crystal embossing powder as well.

I had fun using a variety of inks and techniques to create a series of cards and now I  have on hand a handful of mini cards for my daughters to use.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz