Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hey friends! It's Jess and I'm back with a totally non-traditional Christmas card for you today. This card contains a ton of products from different companies - It was so fun mixing and matching to come up with my final design! To get started, I used my Wreath Builder bundle from Gina K. I stamped a few of the different floral images in Hero Arts Shadow Inks (Soft Granite, Navy, and Dusty Blue). This template is SO easy to use and I was impressed with how quickly and simply my wreath came together. Once I stamped my images, I dusted a little color around the wreath in Faded Jeans Distress ink just so the paper wouldn't be solid white. Next, I grabbed the Plaid Background stamp from Concord & 9th and stamped the large image in Soft Granite. I added the lines with Raven Detail Ink from Brutus Monroe. I blended on Faded Jeans Distress Ink and I cut a circle from this background, but I did this in a place that wouldn't show when I layered my cardstock with ...

Hi everyone! Lindsay here on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog today. Now I know, it's normally Christmas in July, but I just recently got some of the cutest sets from  Pinkfresh Studios  and I just have to share them. I mean, it's never too early for cardmakers to get started on Christmas cards, right!? For my first Christmas card of the season, I used  Pinkfresh Studio's   Merry and Bright Toy Shop Stamp Set  and the coordinating  Merry and Bright Toy Shop Die.  This die creates an adorable store front in which you can place all of the wonderful elements from the stamp set. It also leaves you with a great space for a bold sentiment, also included in the stamp set. Before die cutting, I inked up a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white card stock with  Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink  using a  Mini Ink Blending Tool  over the entire panel. After die cutting the  Merry and Bright Toy Shop Die , I used a  Detaile...