Butterfly Reflections, Ink

  Hi Friends!  I'm back with a super fun and colorful fall card using a few new sets from Lawn Fawn .  This adorable bear family is spending the day enjoying the fall leaves and pumpkin carving.  The colors on this slimline card were inspired by the October mood board.  To start, I cut a large rectangle piece from Bristol smooth cardstock using the large slimline dies .  Next, I used mustard seed and squeezed lemonade distress oxide ink to create a yellow sky.   Seedless preserves , picked raspberry, carved pumpkin and peeled paint inks used to create a tree border.  To create the forest border, I first cut a piece of acetate using the tree dies from various Lawn Fawn sets.  Then I used this piece as a stencil and ink blended the various trees in the background.  I also stenciled in the green hills and leaves.   The stenciled background adds a lot of interest to the background and additional pops of color!   Next, I stamp...

Hi Friends!  I'm back sharing more mood board inspiration using a mix of products from Avery Elle.  I pulled out my "stash" and decided to use some products that had been sitting in my craft room for quite a long time.  Do you raid your "stash" from time to time and use your older stamps and dies on cards?  To start this card, I ink blended a background using distress oxide inks evergreen bough , peacock feathers and antique linen .  The panel was splattered with water and left to dry. Next, lavender cardstock was cut using the  Cloud mat die .  A few of the cloud pieces were inked in green to look like foliage and the rest were inked in purple.  Next, a piece of white cardstock was used to cut the wonky square frame.  Woodgrain backdrop stamp used to stamp a piece of brown cardstock to create the "log," I used the Avery elements dot border die set to add a dotted pattern to the top of the log.  I stamped the imag...

Hi everyone!  So happy to be sharing another fun slimline card using the June mood board for inspiration!  All the stamps and dies I used to create this card can be found at Butterfly Reflections Ink!   To start, I cut a piece of Bristol smooth card stock using the small slimline dies by Lawn Fawn.  Then, I masked and ink blended a sky and the background mountains using the following distress oxide inks: shaded lilac , milled lavender  and white pigment ink (for the sky) and a mix of peacock feathers and lucky clover (for the background mountains).  Lawn Fawn cloudy stencil used for the white clouds and I created my own stencil using the stitched mountain die for the mountains. Using brown cardstock , a road was cut using the hillside dies . The slider was cut down the middle using the large slimline dies  and pieced together using foam tape and slider elements .  I also cut some mountains from the stitched mountain die and inked ...

Hi everyone!  I'm sharing this May mood board inspired card featuring stamps from Hello Blue Bird Stamps.  The deep blue sky is paired with a teal background with stenciling to create a magical scene!   To start, I used the slimline dies from Trinity stamps to cut the background panel from Bristol smooth cardstock.   Distress oxide inks in black soot , chipped sapphire and peacock feathers used to create the sky.   Tropical background stencil added to the bottom of card to add interest.  The panel was splattered with liquid stardust , white paint and water to create the night sky. Images from fairy garden stamped using Versafine Clair ink in nocturne on Bristol cardstock.  The images were colored using zig clean color brush markers.  White gel pen added for details. Images were cut using coordinating dies and adhered to the background.   Magical die cut from white cardstock three times and stacked to create a 3D...

Happy Thursday! I’m sharing this magic iris card inspired by the May BRI  mood board! The background was created using alcohol inks splatted with alcohol to create the bubbles! Magic iris die and add-on used to create the interactive element. Lawn Fawn stamp sets used: you are sublime and mermaid for you .  I added chunky teal glitter (from Martha Stewart) to the coral for sparkle! The sentiment letters are from cole’s ABC die set by Lawn Fawn. All of the products used to create this card can be purchased at Butterfly Reflections Ink !  Hope you all join in for the mood board  challenge this month! Have a lovely rest of your day! 

Hi Everyone!  I'm sharing this Mother's Day card using inspiration from this month's gorgeous mood board!  To start, I die cut a long piece of Bristol cardstock for my background using the slimline dies from Trinity stamps.  For the sky, I ink blended the following distress oxide colors (top to bottom): wilted violet , seedless preserves , picked raspberry , victorian velvet .  I splattered some water to create some interest to the background.  The background was then cut using the stitched cloud backdrop die.   The clouds were cut from vellum and white cardstock using the cloud die from the foursquare backdrop set .  I used the forest border die , stitched hillsides and stitched waves to create the rest of my scene.   Images from the following sets were used: mom and me , swan soiree,   oh gnome , butterfly kisses ,  gleeful gardens , and a bug deal .  The images were stamped using black ink and co...

Happy Sunday!  I'm sharing this fun watercolor card using inspiration from the April mood board.  I pulled out my die sets and decided to make a card using only dies and watercolor!  Thick white acrylic paint and fun sprinkles add a bit of realism to this card.  Scroll down for a list of supplies and see how I created this card. Supplies used: Scripty words: sweet I scream, you scream die Stitched cloud frames die Fancy scalloped rectangle stackables Coaster critters Studio Katia clay speckled sprinkles Water color paper   Water colors - I used white nights water colors Black cardstock Pixie dust cardstock Chocolate bar cardstock Thick white acrylic paint To start, I used a piece of water color paper and mixed purples, pinks, yellows and orange shades to create a background.  After the panel was dry, white acrylic paint was mixed with water and splatted on the bottom half of the painted panel.  Then the b...

I'm back sharing this mood board- inspired card with you today using a mix of old and new products from Pretty Pink Posh !  The blues, yellows and pinks were inspired by the mood board below. To start, an A2 piece of Bristol cardstock was cut using the smallest scallop ovals die which is available from Pretty Pink Posh website.  The panel was then ink blended using distress oxide inks: black soot , blueprint sketch and salty ocean for the night sky.   Hillside stencil used to create a grassy hill using distress oxide colors pine needles and mowed lawn .  After the background was dry, I splattered white acrylic paint and added white gel pen to fill in the stars for the night sky. After using a powder tool,  the sentiment from thoughtful greetings  was stamped using Versamark ink  and white heat embossed.   Images from bunny friends , baby, and spring days stamp set were stamped using potting soil archival ink. ...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Sunday!  I'm sharing with you this card I created using color inspiration from the February mood board.   Below are a list of supplies I used to create this card. Ballet slipper cardstock MFT mixed heart pieces Outside in stitched rectangle stackables Large Stitched 4 bar rectangles Bicycle built for you stamp and coordinating die Slide on over die Slider elements MFT lots of heart stencil Wavy sayings stamp Fancy wavy banners Catherine pooler inks: samba , be mine, it's a girl White pigment ink - I used unicorn white from hero arts Blender brushes Purple tape Scor tape Glossy accents To start, I used an A2 size Bristol smooth white card stock and masked the bottom portion using purple tape.  Then using the darkest to lightest inks, I ink blended the colors to create an ombre gradient.  I then applied the stencil and dabbed on some white pigment ink to create the heart pattern.  After the panel was dr...

Hi Everyone!  I'm sharing this card using a few colors from the February BRI mood board.  I used Hello Bluebird products which can all be purchased at Butterfly Reflections Ink !   To start, I created the background on a piece of A2 Bristol cardstock and ink blending the following distress oxide ink colors (top to bottom): picked raspberry , worn lipstick and spun sugar .  The panel was then splatted with some water to add fun details to the background.   Gallery frame 2 die was used to cut the border from white cardstock.  The grass was ink blended using distress oxide ink mowed lawn and spattered with a mix of water and distress oxide ink.  The grass was then cut using grassy knoll dies . Images from the bee happy stamp set  and autumn gatherings set were stamped using versafine Clair ink and colored with zig clean color brush pens.  Images were then cut using the coordinating dies .  Sentiment from the autumn gathe...

Hi Everyone!  Today, I'm sharing a colorful card using a few Lawn Fawn stamps and die sets .  Check out the Butterfly Reflections Ink store to pre-order the new Lawn Fawn release ! The January mood board colors were my inspiration for this card, although I veered off a bit and went bold! To start, I cut a piece of Bazzill cardstock to an A2 size.  The background was then ink blended with the following distress oxide inks: dried marigold , wild honey , worn lipstick , tattered rose , seedless preserves , and wilted violet . Stitched scalloped frame dies used in the largest size and smaller size to cut white cardstock for the border frame and center frame which was glued to the card front.  Images from butterfly kisses stamp set were colored using copics and cut using the coordinating dies.   For the "love" sentiment, I used Finley's ABC's die and mermaid cardstock .   Glossy accents added to the letters for some shine and a white gel p...

Hi Everyone!  I'm so excited to be back and sharing with you some inspiration for the BRI January 2020 Mood Board!  Make sure to tag your projects using #BRImoodboard on Instagram and on the Facebook group for a chance to win $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink ! The colors for this month are soft pastels with added texture.  My scene shows some girlfriends chatting and drinking coffee near a frozen river/lake.  Friends and coffee do make everything better right?!!  The card was inspired by the mood board image on the top left showing the frozen lake. This card was created using products from Pretty Pink Posh and a snow marker for added dimension/texture. See product list below: Pretty Pink Posh Picket fence die Pretty Pink Posh Christmas friends Pretty Pink Posh Encouraging greetings  Pretty Pink Posh Stacked edges 1 Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle frames Snow marker Ink White gel pen Vellum Distress Oxide colors: dr...

Hi, hi, hello!  Erica here with my first blog post as part of the Butterfly Reflection Inks design team! I’m so thrilled to be part of this team and hope to be a great source of inspiration and enabling you a lot along the way. A big thank you to Vanessa for giving me this chance!  I’m going to dive right in with my post as it’s a rather big one. Sorry about that, but when you get excited in the craft room and are on a roll, there is no reason for stopping it. Or at least that’s my motto.  One thing I really like doing, and I will mostly definitely be guilty of this for my BRI blog posts, is using the same stamp set but make very different cards. I think it is so much fun to see just how different a few cards can look just by changing the colour scheme, the medium with which we colour an image with or a few different techniques used to make the actual cards. I personally LOVE heat embossing and use it a lot. Like a lot-a lot. In fact, I have done it on a...