Butterfly Trio
Butterfly Trio

Other Products: Altenew Watercolors, Brustro green gold brushes, Brustro watercolor cardstock, Cuttlebug Anna Griffin Poppy Embossing Folder, double sided foam tape and pearls.
Instructions: Die cut 2 pieces of white and 2 pieces of Luxe Gold Cardstock using the die from Palace Gateway Die. Trim them to create 1 3/4" wide border. Adhere the gold die cuts behind the white die cuts. Adhere them on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white card base as shown using double sided foam tape. Trim of the excess die cuts hanging off the edges.
Cut a 5 1/2" x 1 3/4" piece of cardstock and emboss it using Cuttlebug Anna Griffin Poppy Embossing Folder. Adhere it on a slightly wider piece of white cardstock and adhere 1mm gold strips on both sides. Adhere this on the card front in the center as shown.
Stamp the butterflies from Floral Butterfly Accents Cling Stamp Set and Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set on a piece of watercolor cardstock using Jet Black Archival ink. Die cut them using the matching dies from Floral Butterfly Accents Die and Small Floral Butterfly Die. Color them using Altenew watercolors. Curve the wings using the paint brush handle. Apply Ebony Black Nuvo drops to the eyes and antennas of the butterflies and Gloss white Nuvo drops to the wings. Let them dry and then adhere them on the card as shown. Add 2 pearls to the die cut border to add the finishing touch.