Butterfly Reflections, Ink

 Hi crafty friends! Ahhh, it's that time of year again-- the smell of new crayons, the feel of a freshly sharpened Dixon Ticonderoga pencil gliding across wide ruled paper, and the morning rush to get out the door on time... it's back to school time!  I made this pop up box card to celebrate this glorious time of year using several Mama Elephant stamp sets and the Lawn Fawn box card pop up die. I colored the images with Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I tried to turn the bear image into a panda because pandas are a favorite animal here in my home.  For one of the side panels, I thought it would be fun to cut out one panel from actual lined notebook paper for the cat with the pencil and then I wrote on it with a pencil.  To create the background, I cut out a box panel from gray cardstock and used a brick stencil with Distress Oxide ink. For the floors, I used a woodgrain stamp with Versamark ink on kraft cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment on th

Hello my crafty friends!  It's Beata June here and I'm back on the Butterfly Reflections Ink. blog today sharing this wild party animal card I colored with copic markers featuring Clearly Besotted stamps. Time to Go Wild Party Animal! Supplies used: Clearly Besotted Jungle Corners stamp set Gina K. Amalgam Ink Pad - Obsidian I love the corner stamp set lines from Clearly Besotted because they are so easy to use without have to spend a lot of time planning your layout, and they are so cute and fun to color!  Vanessa carries a lot of these corner stamp sets and a ton of other cute Clearly Besotted stamps in her store so go check it out! Crafty hugs, Beata June 💚💚

 Hello friends!  Audrey here with one of my favorite kinds of card to create... ocean themed!  I love mixing and matching ocean and sea themed products from different companies to add to the scene creating possibilities! I just love this adorable little kitty and his balloons from the Clearly Besotted Balloon Bunch Sea stamp set!  There are not companion dies for this set, but I was able to easily cut them out with my Scan N Cut.  Read on to see what other products I used to create this card! :) Products used: Clearly Besotted Balloon Bunch Sea stamp set Lawn Fawn Say What? Pets stamp set (speech bubble) Lawn Fawn Ocean Waves Stencils Distress Oxide Ink in Salvaged Patina Diamond Stickles Bubble Embellishments (not exact but similar) That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

 Hi crafty friends! Today I am sharing a pop up card featuring the Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemons ! I love these lemons! I never knew lemons could be so cute! I stamped the gingham pattern on the inside of the card and on a separate panel for the front. (Tip: if you want something easier, use gingham paper ! That background took 4 tries to get right haha!) Then I die cut lots of lemons from colored cardstock and used some Distress oxides to add a hint of shading on the lemons and leaves. I used Copic markers to color the flower details and added a happy face on the lemon (those pink cheeks aren't showing up well in the picture, sorry!).  I made the pop up mechanism according to this Jennifer McGuire video  (link is time stamped to the exact spot for your convenience). The great thing about this pop up technique is that no special dies are required! I stamped the gingham pattern on both sides of my pop up piece to camouflage it against my background. For my card, I made the pop up piece 4&q

Hello crafty friends! Beata June here.  I'm back on the blog today sharing this candyland inspired card I made featuring some adorable Clearly Besotted stamps. You're Super Sweet! Supplies used: Clearly Besotted Sugar Rush Plushies stamp set Clearly Besotted Sugar Rush Scenes stamp set My Favorite Things Cloud Stencil Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink Pad Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink Pad Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink Pad Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink Pad Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink Pad Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink Pad Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink Pad Sakura Clear Glaze Gelly Roll Pen Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Gina K. Amalgam Ink Pad - Obsidian I stamped the lollipops background using a Gina K. Obsidian Amalgam Ink Pad and colored the lollipops using copic markers.  Then I blended various distress oxide ink pads for the clouds using the mftstamps cloud stencil and blended Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn distress oxides for the grass.  Then stamped on the "yo

Hello friends!  Audrey here with a bright and fun birthday card to share with you  using an older set from My Favorite Things called Mice Day to Celebrate !  This set is full of adorable partying mice, all of which are a nice size, which are perfect for filling the front of an A2 card.  I used a rectangular stencil to ground them and spotlight them, and added lots of sparkle, because what's a party without some glitter?!   Here's a close up of my party scene!  Be sure to get the full supply list below! Products used: My Favorite Things Mice Day to Celebrate stamps My Favorite Things Rectangle Extraordinaire Stencil Diamond Stickles Picked Raspberry Distress Ink Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Metallic Watercolors White Jelly Roll Gel Pen That's all for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

 Hi crafty friends! I have become a bit obsessed with making shrinky dink shaker bits for shaker cards! For today's card, I used some Clearly Besotted stamp sets from the July release. The colors are inspired by the August BRI mood board and are perfect for my underwater scene!  I colored with Copic markers and fussy cut all the images, then added Nuvo drops all over the swimming cat's helmet to give it shine. To create the background, I did some ink smooshing with Distress inks on watercolor paper. It was a lot of fun and I can't believe I don't ink smoosh more often!  Now for the super fun part, shrinky dinks! If you would like a quick tutorial on making shrinky dink shaker bits, check out this video I made for a different shrinky dink shaker card (I used the same technique for this card). And here is the non-video explanation: I used "frosted" or pre-sanded shrinky dink plastic and stamped the images on the sanded side. (For the shells, I masked off the

Hi friends! Beata June here, and today I'm back on the blog sharing this summer card featuring Avery Elle stamps.  " Don't Worry Beach Happy!" Supplies used: Avery Elle Beachy Stamp set mftstamps WaterColor Wash Free Form stencil Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink Pad Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Ink Pad Sakura Clear Glaze Gelly Roll Pen I love this adorable bear from the Avery Elle set and the sentiment is perfect for the summer.  And the mftstamps stencil with distress ink is great for a quick background.  Thanks for reading along! Crafty hugs, Beata June 💚

 Hello friends!  Audrey here with a fun reading themed card to share with you!  I go through phases in my adult life where I am loving reading, and I a currently in a reading phase!  I got a new Kindle e-reader for my birthday and going with that theme, I couldn't resist creating this card using two adorable coordinating stamp sets from Avery Elle, which are perfect for scene building! Along with the Avery Elle stamp sets, I also used several Lawn Fawn products to create this scene, all of which are available in the BRI store!  See below for a full supply list! :) To recreate this card, you will need: Avery Elle Feels Like Home Stamp Set Avery Elle Feels Like Home Dies Avery Elle Feels Like Home Additions Stamp Set Avery Elle Feels Like Home Additions Dies Lawn Fawn Simple Stripes Backdrop Landscape Lawn Fawn Skinny Stripes Stencils Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiments Banners Dies Lawn Fawn Woodgrain Cardstock Distress Oxide in Antique Linen Distress Ink in Vintage Photo That's all

 Hello there!  Audrey here with a happy birthday card to share with you today!  I love mixing and matching products across companies, and I love that you can find everything in one place at Butterfly Reflections Ink !  My card today features goodies from Lawn Fawn and Mama Elephant! :) Here's a list of all of the supplies that I used: Mama Elephant Celebration Hamsters Mama Elephant Celebration Hamsters Dies Lawn Fawn Simple Puffy Cloud Frames Dies Lawn Fawn Simply Sentiments Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow 6x6 paper pad Distress Ink in Broken China Pretty Pink Posh Pink Clay Hearts That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Hi crafty friends! It's Jenn and I am so excited and grateful to be back again designing for Butterfly Reflections Ink this term! Shameless plug for the store and Vanessa: I love how BRI carries SO. MANY. crafty brands and that Vanessa has been working her heart out through thick and thin... especially right now as she is working on regaining her health! So please remember Vanessa and check out BRI for all your crafty needs! Okay, onto my card for today! I love it when a new product is super versatile and can go with many of my already loved sets like the Mama Elephant In the Clouds cover die that was released back in May. I immediately thought of all the balloon/flying/airplane type of sets that I have that would work well with this cover die. **Add to cart!** 😂  I used distress oxides to ink up the sky ( tumbled glass ) and the MFT Ray of Light stencil for the sunburst (distress oxides: squeezed lemonade , dried marigold ). Then I splattered broken china distress ink to creat

Hi crafty friends!  It's Beata June here, and I'm so excited to be back designing for Vanessa and Butterfly Reflections Ink!   Today I'm sharing this card I made using Clearly Besotted stamps .   Wishing you brighter days!   Supplies used: Clearly Besotted Scene It Flowers Stamp Set Clearly Besotted Under My Umbrella Stamp Set Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink Pad Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink Pad Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink Pad I have been a huge Clearly Besotted fan for years and am so happy Vanessa is carrying it in her store now!  You can find all the supplies I used to make this card over at the Butterfly Reflections Ink store . Crafty Hugs, Beata June 💚

Hello there! Amanda here today to share this months mood board. For August I'm challenging you all with a somewhat monochromatic palette, but monochromatic doesn't mean boring! There's lots of umph and boldness with the bright teal and deep blue. Blue and gold is such a striking combo and I love that this pale gold doubles as a sandy brown to really play up the ocean vibes.  Ocean Mist, Tropical Teal, Deep Lagoon, Pale Gold Image Sources: Pinterest I can't wait to see all of your creations! Be sure to share on Instagram with #brimoodboard for a chance to win a $20 shop credit. And follow our @brimoodboardchallenge account to keep up with the monthly boards, entries and winners! Thanks for looking! ~Amanda