Butterfly Reflections, Ink

 Hey there, crafty friends!  Are you getting all of your holiday cards done!?  It's Amanda here with this colorful holiday card! I love using non-traditional colors on holiday cards!  I feel like it keeps things interesting!   To create this bright and happy card, I started with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Die . For my background, I blended Mustard Seed and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides. I made some houses using Catherine Pooler's Alpine Village Stamp Set.   I used Catherine Pooler inks and Memento inks to stamp the images. To create snow, I used Simon Says Stamp's Falling Snow Stamp and Wow!  Embossing Powder. I stamped my little critters from the Waffle Flower Pumpkin House Stamp Set .  I colored them with Copic markers. For my sentiments, I used Heffy Doodle Whatcha Sayin' and Whatcha Saying Now Stamp Sets . I put everything together using 3D foam squares and strips!  I love how bright and colorful it turned out! Thank you so much...

Hello Crafty Friends & Happy Thanksgiving! This is Tiffany and I hope this post finds you doing well and that you were able to spend quality time with family and friends during this holiday week. I know for me, this time of year gets busy and I'm always on the lookout for simple holiday treats to make and hand out. I love that this hot cocoa treat is simple to make and can be used with any theme. I used several items from the Butterfly Reflections, Ink. online store to make my project. I began by cutting the red and kraft card stock. The measurement for the red card stock is 7 1/2  inches x 4 inches, scored at 2 1/2 inches. The measurement for the kraft card stock is 3 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches. I used Catherine Pooler's 'Tis the Season stamp set and Distress Oxide inks in Candied Apple , Evergreen Bough , Pine Needles , and Mustard Seed . Once I stamped the images and cut them out, I spritzed them with water and splattered them with gold and white paint. On the kr...

Hi Everyone! It's Jenny here, and I'm so thrilled to be returned to the BRI blog - and I have LOTS of cards for you today - SEVEN!  I'm focusing on using stencils with Color Burst watercolor powders.    I'm using the just released Catherine Pooler Color Burst collection, and Butterfly Reflections Ink carries tons of other gorgeous colors in the store . For all my cards I'm using cold press watercolor cardstock .   You can check out the full video over on  YouTube .   My first two cards use the Catherine Pooler Designs (CPD) Perfect Vine stencil.  I laid out two sheets of cold press cardstock and on one I laid down the stencil, and then spritzed clear water  over the top with a Mini Mister .  I then quickly picked up the stencil and flipped it over onto the other piece of cardstock, pushed down to press the water remaining on the stencil into the cardstock and then lifted it up. Now for the fun part! ...

Hey there, my stamping friends! It's Kelly Martin here! Hope you all are having a fantastic weekend and getting lots of opportunities for crafting! Today, I'm sharing 2 different cards that were really simple to put together. Sometimes, I just really enjoy getting back to the one-layer cards and simple stamping. I can easily mass produce these and I also get to use a bunch of different color inks, which is one of my favorite things! The process behind these cards was extremely simple. I used the WPlus9 Rose Builder  stamp set and my Catherine Pooler inks and just stamped away! Although this is a layering set, the images are EXTREMELY easy to line up--just line up the centers, as the center "swirl" is in the same place on every single individual layer stamp! Here are some tips for doing one layer floral stamping like this: 1. Incorporate multiple shades of green for your leaves. This will add some visual interest and cause your eye to travel all over...

Hey, BRI fans - Kathy here!  I have a confession - plants are doomed if they depend on me to flourish.  It's a fact.  At least these lovely cactus plants have the promise of being around for a long time! For my card, I created a background using Concord & 9th To The Point Turnabout stamp - a cinch with the MISTI - and Catherine Pooler inks .  These fun, big cactus die cuts are from Concord & 9th Stuck On You dies. The 'happy birthday' sentiment is from Concord & 9th Birthday Basics Turnabout stamps. Hope you'll follow us via email/blog , Facebook and/or Instagram so you won't miss any projects the design team shares...not to mention, you'll be among the first to hear about deals and specials!

Good day, BRI fans! Toni here today sharing a warm and cozy friendship card. I first sponged Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber and Wilted Violet over the Newton's Nook Plaid Stencil on the card base. This is a two-part stencil that allows you to position the two different grid patterns however you like for endless pattern and color possibilities. Love it! I next diecut the white panel using one of the Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders ; it seemed a bit too white to me so I spattered it with the Distress Oxide Wilted Violet . Next I stamped the cute and whimsical Hero Arts Warm Animals with Catherine Pooler Midnight Ink . Be warned the CP Midnight leaves black on your stamps but it's such a crisp, lovely black on paper. I colored the critters with Copics .  Finally I stamped the sentiment in Catherine Pooler Flirty Fuschia . I LOVE that color! I also love the contrast of the Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders curves against the straight lines of the Newton's ...

Hello, BRI fans! Toni here with you sharing a couple of cards using  MFT Cute Chemists . I studied chemistry for a couple of years in college and worked in the field later in life so this set immediately caught my eye. So cute! For this card I embossed the background using Versamark and Ranger white and red embossing powder.  I used Copic Opaque White to fill in the hearts. The sentiment is also embossed. The chalkboard effect is very cool, right? Next I stamped the girl in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her up using the below Copics . I had made another card using  MFT Cute Chemists  set; this one with a bit more of a masculine feel. The  MFT Hearts Entwined Die  (using a small piece of Doodlebug Cream and Sugar Paper ) is the perfect backdrop for this cutie.  I colored him with the below Copics and used Versafine Onyx Black for the sentiment. The tiny hearts are stamped in Catherine Pooler Party Dress . Feel fre...

Hi, crafty friends! It's Cassie from Creatively Cass, and I'm here to share a non traditional holiday card with you all. Sometimes I get a little sick of the typical holiday color combos, so today I went with pastels and I ended up really liking it! Let's jump right in. I started by stamping the two ladies from Right at Home's Cuppa Friendship stamp set at the bottom of an A2 size card panel. I used my Copic markers to color them in, and added a straight line using my ruler across the bottom to look like they sitting at a table together. I loved coloring these two in! There is a lot of detail you could go into with all the lines in these images, but I kept it somewhat simple, only using a few different colors for each girl. I added detail with my white gel pen to each image.  Then I created masks for the two girls and ink blended some Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink that faded towards the top. It's really subtle, but looks lovely in real life.  ...