Wonderful Jotted Script and a trio of Flitter Side Butterflies create a colorful summer design today. Paint a vivid background of diluted Kaleidacolor dye ink refills, diecut the butterflies, add a layered greeting and gem stickers - and you're ready for any occasion.
Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a watercolored design in some of my favorite colors. It's a versatile design that would be beautiful in your favorite colors too!
Paint the rough side of watercolor paper with loose, watery layers of Kaleidacolor dye ink refills. Outline and define some areas with a waterbrush.
Add color variations, spots and splotches by lightly spritzing a large clean stamp block with water and pressing it firmly onto the watercolor paper. Lift it - it'll have a few inky bubbles - press it onto a section with a contrasting color. Let those little bubbles create some very cool spots and splotches. Dry the inks with a heat-tool by alternately heating both sides of the paper to prevent curling.
Cut the detailed Flitter Side Butterfly from green, purple and turquoise cardstock. Cut the background butterflies from the watercolored paper.
Cut the background Wonderful Jotted Script from natural cardstock. Cut the detailed "wonderful" from a slightly bluer shade of cardstock.
Attach the diecuts to an A-6 (4-½" x 6-¼") card of natural cardstock.
Print "you are" with a label maker. Attach them to the card with double-stick tape - the label adhesives aren't always secure on cardstock.
Add pale lavender gem stickers - I've colored clear stickers with a Sharpie.
Create a stash of watercolored backgrounds and they'll be ready - and dry (!) - when you need a quick card. Butterflies are always a great design element for watercoloring. Colors can be bright and splashy or soft and dreamy. View the collection of Memory Box Butterflies and pick your favorites!
Big thanks to everyone from last weekend's BUTTERFLIES + BLOSSOMS class at Impress. Hope you liked the colorful summer designs and techniques. Special thanks too - Ann, Cindi, Shari and Erin - for helping everyone fill their shopping baskets.
Be sure to stop by both Impress stores on Saturday July 21st. It's Impress' 31st Birthday and they're celebrating with a 25% shopping discount for everyone! Bring you Memory Box and Poppystamps wishlist - it's time to fill your collection with the stamps and dies you've been admiring!
Thanks for visiting...hope you like butterflies and watercolors as much as I do!
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