Shop Your Stash - Big Butterflies

Today's card is a revisit of the same Gina K Multi-Color Inking that I used in this Techniques Used post and in this butterflies card.  I'm sharing the third look at this technique to share how different stamps will give you variations.  I have three cards in this post today.

I'm not ashamed to admit this was the first time I used this big butterfly.  It's from a Sixix & Tim Holtz exclusive for Michael's, that I've had for years.  When I say shop your stash, I want you to know that I practice what I preach.  I used the same butterfly stamp with its coordinating die on all three cards.  

The two yellow/orange blend butterflies were created with Distress Inks in Pumpkin spice, Fossilized Amber, and Black Soot.  I really love the way the Distress Inks work in this technique.  The blue butterfly was inked with Gina K. ink in Ocean Mist, Tranquil Teal, and In the Navy.

I wanted the butterfly to be the focal point of these cards so I kept the backgrounds simple.  I pulled some of my piercing dies from my stash and used the Taylored Expressions Dimond plate, the Concord and 9th Polka Dot and Stitched Hearts card front dies.  I paired the bold butterflies with clean black and white sentiments.  

To complete the cards, the yellow butterflies were popped up on foam tape, added to a white pierced panel, and matted with charcoal card stock.  There was a panel of blue card stock in my stash that perfectly matched the blue butterfly, so I opted to use it for the mat.  From there I finished all three cards similarly, adhering them to white card bases, sentiments were built with die cuts and a few word stickers from my stash, and a few gems were added for the finishing touches.

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Shopping Notes:

• The Sizzix Limitations Stamp & Die set was a Michaels exclusive, I've linked a couple of stamp sets with a similar butterfly below.  I think the Perspective set is the same size as the stamp I used, but there are no coordinating dies for that set.

Shop the Supplies:

Concord & 9th STITCHED HEARTS CARD FRONT Die Shop at: SSS | SBC	Concord & 9th STITCHED POLKA DOT CARD FRONT Die Shop at: SSS | SBC	Simon Says Stamp FRIENDS Wafer Thin Die Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp SCRIPT THANKS Shadow Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Taylored Expressions - DIAMONDS PIERCING PLATE Shop at: TE	Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits FLUTTER Wafer Thin Die Set Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Black Soot Shop at: SSS | SBC
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Shop at: SSS	Gina K Designs BLUE DENIM Color Companions Mini Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Gina K Designs OCEAN MIST Color Companions Mini Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Gina K Designs TRANQUIL TEAL Cube Premium Dye Ink Mini Pad Shop at: SSS	Memento TUXEDO BLACK MARKER Dual Tip Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps FLUTTER Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps PERSPECTIVE Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ
Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, Shop at: SSS | AZ	Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue Shop at: SSS | AZ	Scotch Indoor Mounting Tape, 0.75-inch x 350-inches, White, 1-Roll Shop at: AZ | MFT	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE Shop at: SSS
EK Success Mini Scoring Board Shop at: SSS | AZ	Fiskars - Razor Edge Easy Action Shears Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Lawn Fawn Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS
Sizzix - Sticky Grid Sheets - 6 x 8.5 - 5 Pack Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Stainless Steel Tweezers Shop at: AZ	The Ink Stand White MINI Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz 12.25 Inch Maxi Guillotine Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SBC
100 Clear A2+ Card Resealable Cello/Cellophane Bags (Fit One A2 Size Card w/Envelope) Shop at: AZ	250 Starbrite Opaque Select A2 Envelopes in White - Economy 24lb Bond Smooth Vellum Finish Shop at: AZ	Neenah Bright White Paper 65lb. Cover Stock Shop at: AZ