Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hello crafty friends! Davina here on the blog with some BRI Moodboard color inspiration. The cool toned August colors are super dreamy consisting of pistachio, sky, magenta, and eggplant. At first I felt a little hesitant until I realized that that these are colors I use on their own all the time. I have a pile of super adorable  Paperie Ink Stamps  that are unused so I flipped through looking for something that I would color light green and the cute froggies from  Oh Hoppy Day  caught my eye.  I stamped several of the super cute frogs, lotus flowers, and lily pads onto my Neenah solar bright cardstock, and got to work. I colored the images with copic markers, using colors from the Moodboard, then I carefully fussy cut out each image. Once they were cut out I added my white dot highlights.  Next I used the new Lawn Fawn  Simple Stripe Portrait die  to cut a piece of white and black cardstock. I assembled the alternating colors onto a trimmed A2 panel with liquid glue. I cut a smaller s

Hi there! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a card full of some winter-y magic and whimsy! I used the beautiful Winter Magic Stamp Set by Evelin T Designs ! I love how this came out! And I can just imagine how happy those critters are, jumping for joy for this holiday season! I colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out! I popped up the critters with foam tape ! For that beautiful night sky, I used Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, to ink blend the sky. Then I used white embossing paste and a star stencil for the sky! I also die cut some snowy hills using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Border Die Set and Puffy Cloud Borders Die Set ! Hopefully this card made you smile and start feeling that Christmas feeling! Enjoy! ~ Samantha

Hello, hello, hello!  It's been awhile but I'm thrilled to be on the BRI blog today! I'm sharing a card made using products from Waffle Flower which I ordered quite some time ago and have never used! The Jar of Happiness stamps and dies are so whimsical and pretty and I'm not sure why it's taken me this long to use them! This card also features embossing paste which, let's be honest, hasn't seen a whole lotta love from me lately.  On a panel of watercolour paper, I applied the paste through the Floral Lace Stencil from Newton's Nook. This is one of the prettiest stencils! After the paste was dry, I added Worn Lipstick , Speckled Egg and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks to the top right of the panel. I added quite a bit of water for the inks to flow down. Before mounting the panel, I used the Just Stitching Double Rectangle Dies from Lawn Fawn on a kraft card base. I love these dies to add details without adding dimension! Anoth

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a card that's perfect for this cool weather we FINALLY have (for a few days! ha!)! I used the adorable Stay Cool stamp set from Neat and Tangled! and good news people - it's currently on sale!! Now, I fussy cut my images, but there are also coordinating dies , so be sure to grab those, too! I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I also added a little bit of Frosted Lace Stickles to the puffy parts of the coat and the tops of the mountains! I love that super subtle touch of glitter! For the background, I did was watercoloring with Seedless Preserves , Picked Raspberries and Dried Marigold Distress Inks! Once it was dry, I used some white embossing paste and the most perfect star stencil to add texture to the background! Hope this card makes you feel alllll the warm and fuzzies! (and I hope this cool weather stays for me! ha!!) Enjoy! ~ Samantha

Hello!! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a cute, halloween card that I made using the AWESOME mood board created for World Card Making Day ! Be sure to check it out and play along for your chance to win $20 to the Butterfly Reflections Ink store !! holllaa!!!! check out the blog post for all the details, here ! there's also a suuuuuuper cool sketch that you can use, too!!! so many FUN ways to celebrate card making and increase your chances of winning! let's get to my card then, shall we? eeeeeep! Those ghosts in costumes have my heart! I used Lawn Fawn's Booyah stamp set to create this card! I mean...need I say more?! Totally adorable! There are also coordinating dies which make this card just SO easy to throw together! I stamped and colored all of the images with Zig Clean Clear Real Brush Markers, then added foam tape to the background for some POP! lol! For the background I used some white embossing paste with the Newton's

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing this adorable, rainbow-shaped card for with you today! I used lots of Avery Elle products and loooooove this shaped card! It's so cute and fun! I stamped and colored the images from the Rainbows and Pool Party stamp sets and then fussy cut them out! I also stamped the cloud part of the  image twice, so that I could layer the clouds for the little float!  Then I used the Rainbow Elle-ments Die Set to create the shaped card! I added some Stickles glitter to the rainbow for some shine!  I then I used some white embossing paste and a star stencil from Echo Park to add some texture! The sentiment was heat embossed in white from the Peek-A-Boo Summer Pals stamp set ! Be sure to check out all the latest goodies and products at the shop ! ~ Samantha

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a cute, whimsical thank you card! Love that little bear with those wings!! The bear and sentiment are from the So Fairy Cute Stamp Set and the clouds are from the super adorable Sunnyville Stamp Set , both are from Paper Smooches !! I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Clear Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out! I ink blended the background with Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry and Dried Marigold! Love that whimsical, magical looking sky! I added some details by dropping water on top of it! Once it was dry, I used some white embossing paste and the Adventure Awaits Night Sky Stencil from Echo Park ! I finished the card off with a little glitter with Crystal Stickles , on the tiara, wand and wings!! Soooo sweet! Thanks so much for sticking around! Be sure to shop 'til you drop this weekend...there a sale ! ~ Samantha

Hello there! Samantha here, and today I'm ushering in this new month with a fun card using older Paper Smooches stamps! How much do you love it? Does it make you smile? I hope so! I was giggling the whole time I was making this card! Ha! I started by stamping and coloring in the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! Then I fussy cut out the bee from the Giddy Bugs Stamp Set . Those itty bitty bugs are so adorable!  Then I made the custom sentiment with some sweet mini alphas from Paper Smooches ! I made the background by ink blending with Blueprint Sketch , Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks! Then I sprinkled some white acrylic paint onto the background.  I finished off the background with some white embossing paste and the Cloudy Sky Stencil from Newton's Nook Designs! Thanks again for stopping by! ~ Samantha

Hello and happy weekend! Samantha here with you today, and I'm happy share my card with you today! Isn't that cute little duo of critters the cutest best friends ever? I just love them! They're from the new Slow and Steady stamp set from Neat and Tangled ! There are also c oordinating dies , here - don't forget the dies!! The sentiment is a combination of phrases from the So Many Sentiments stamp set and the cute Flamingo Floatie set !  I heat embossed the phrases with white embossing powder onto black cardstock! The background was ink blended with Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch and Peacock Feathers! Then I splattered some white acrylic paint on the background! And once that was dry, I used white embossing paste and the cute as can be Knight Sky Stencil from Echo Park ! Hope this card made you smile and got you all excited to create! ~ Samantha

Good Morning! It is  Dana  here today with a Valentine's Day card using a stencil and stamp set from  MFT Stamps. Let's get started, shall we? I started my card by ink blending my background with  Ranger Distress Oxide Ink.  I used  Candied Apple,   Picked Raspberry,  and  Wilted Violet.   Next, I layed the  MFT Stamps: Lots of Heart Stencil  over my ink blended background.  Then, I added the same three colors of ink over the stencil, adding my hearts to my background. Next, I misted my background with water. I let my background dry for a few minutes, and then I added  Translucent Embossing Pastel  over my stencil.  While my background was still wet, I removed the stencil and added  Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter in Ice White . This gave my background amazing sparkle and shine!! Perfect for Valentine's Day.  For my sentiment, I used the  MFT Stamps: Valentine Wishes Stamp Set . I kept my sentiment rather simple, letting my background be

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a card using some Neat and Tangled products! I just love these little eskimos! And since it's been in the low 70s all week where I live...I thought maybe someone else could use some warm wishes! Ha! I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut them out! I combined images from the Snow Fun  and Stay Cool stamp sets ! I popped them all up with foam tape, on those snowy hills! The hills were created with white cardstock and the the Stitched Hillside Borders from Lawn Fawn ! And guys...how pretty is that background!!!! No!! I didn't ink blend it...I used some of the Altenew Watercolor Nebula Washi Tape !! IT'S SO PRETTY!! I finished off the card with some white embossing paste , and my favorite star stencil ever! be sure to check out all of these goodies in the Butterfly Reflections Ink shop ! Happy shopping! ~ Samantha

  Hey friends...Happy Tuesday!  Heather here to share a fun and bright summer scrapbook layout.  The picture is of my daughter and nephew about five years ago and I still hadn't scrapped it....crazy huh? because it is soo cute!  My daughters shirt has a little pineapple and flamingo on it and worked so well with the Simple Stories Hello Summer Collection .   Per usual, I started with a piece of white cardstock and added a layer of clear gesso .  I love using white cardstock because of the way the bright colors pop!  To add some color behind my photos and embellishments, I used Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Ink , Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink , Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink , and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink mixed with some water  by smooshing on the paper with some plastic packaging and a paint brush.  Once dry, I added some platters with the same colors.       Since this collection has a pineapple theme, I decided to use this cute pineapple cut file,

   Hello crafty friends! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Gladys here and I'm sharing this two scene in one card today. I have quite a few steps to cover so let's get started shall we.   So the weather where I live has been bonkers lately. In one week we've had rain, wind, sunshine, and winter temperature...I'm so confused sometimes I don't know what to wear for the day. (Ok I lied that's pretty much everyday for me, the struggle is real people!) Well today my card is all about weather and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is ready for warmer temps and to see all the pretty flowers in full bloom.Yes bring on the sunshine because I sure need some Vitamin D.    For my card I used a lot of MFT products. I adore their new stamp set called Rain or Shine from the amazing Birdie Brown collection. The stamp set come with two girl images, four adorable little ducklings, sun, clouds and a puddle to create the perfect rain or shine scene

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a FUN layout about our super BRIEF encounter with 'snow' here in South Carolina, last winter! It was SOOOO quick, it melted before touching the ground, and if you blinked, you would miss it! Ha! But it still counts, right?! Ha! I started by using gesso on my background, and then went crazy with the watercolor and paints in peaches, pinks, purples and black! SO FUN! Super loving that color combination! :) The gesso protects the white cardstock from deteriorating from all of the water and paints!  Once it was all dry, I used some white embossing paste and this AMAZING Knight Sky Stencil by Echo Park to add some stars and texture! After attaching those fabbie wood veneer chevrons, I covered them in clear glitter Stickles !! LOOOOOOVE that look!  And even though this is a winter layout, I used LOTS of ephemera from the Pink Paislee Summer Lights collection!! The pinks and purples were perfect matches! I also added

Hi everyone, It's Jenny here and I'm back with another fall/autumn themed card, despite the fact that the weather here in New York is glorious and super hot!  (Seems like we are getting another last gasp of summer!) The card I'm showing today uses a very versatile design, and is so quick and easy.  Several of the new Carta Bella stencils in stock, or many of the repeating pattern stencils could be used for this technique, and with so many Nuvo Mousse colors and glitter colours, the sky is the limit!! The stencil I used today is the Carta Bella Fall Leaves stencil.  I love the all over pattern this creates, and the detail in the leaves is fabulous.  Stencils are one of my favorite card making supplies as there are so many ways to use them and they're great on the wallet. To create this card I took a white card panel (I used sturdier cardstock 110lb) trimmed to slightly smaller than an A2 size card.  I taped it down to a craft mat and then lay the stencil ove