Butterfly Reflections, Ink

  Hi Friends!  I'm so happy to share this Birthday card featuring colors inspirited by the July mood board (see below).   To create this card, I first ink blended the background on Bristol paper using the following distress oxide inks (top to bottom): mustard seed, dried marigold , abandoned coral , seedless preserves and dusty concord .  Then, I splatted the background using water and a thin paint brush.   The background was then cut using the scallop stackables die set to create a fun pattern on the edges of the paper.   Next, I stamped and colored the images using copic markers from the following Lawn Fawn stamp sets: Ocean shell-fie , fintastic friends , mermaid for you , you are sublime , keep on swimming and so jelly .   After the images were cut using the coordinating dies, I adhered them using foam tape, thin foam squares and liquid glue to the card front.   Next, I cut the scripty "birthday " and scripty "wishes " die using white cardstock.  The &quo

  Hi Friends!  I'm back with another mood board inspired card.  The card was inspired by the image of the palm trees to the far right and the sentiment was inspired by the coral lettering (see image below).   To create this card, I first die cut the background using the tropical backdrop die .  Then, I masked and ink blended the image using Catherine pooler inks chiffon for the yellows, cummerbund for the blue and shea butter for the sand.  Distress oxide gathered twigs and distress ink blueprint sketch used for the palm trees.  I cut the leaves of the tress from bazzill cardstock in candy necklace and inked them up with blueprint sketch distress ink.  The background sky was ink blended using chiffon and cummerbund inks.   The images were stamped using versafine black ink and colored using zig clean color brush pens and karin markers.  The following sets were used: On the Beach - fox on raft, beach ball, sunglasses Ocean Shell-Fie - rocks on the beach Butterfly Kisses - fox ru

  Happy Mother's Day!  I'm sharing this colorful Mother's Day card using a bunch of Lawn Fawn sets which can be purchased at Butterfly Reflections Ink !  Inspiration comes from the May mood board (below).  The phrase "Mama" is really is dear to me, as my three year old daughter calls me Mama.  I hope this card inspires you to use the mood board colors this month! To create this card, I first ink blended a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock using the following distress oxide inks (top to bottom): picked raspberry , kitsch flamingo , abandoned coral , scattered straw , twisted citron and peacock feathers .  Next, I used the large stitched rectangle die to cut the panel.  The bottom of the panel was then cut using the stitched simple wavy borders .  Next, the top portion was again die cut using the stitched cloudy backdrop die and splatted with some water.  Then, I adhered the bottom "water" portion to an A2 piece of white cardstock using liquid glue .  Th

  Happy Easter Everyone!  I'm sharing this fun and colorful Easter card with you today using several Lawn Fawn products which can be purchased at Butterfly Reflections Ink !  My colors were inspired by the April mood board (below).  I choose to use a gradient of greens, blues, purple and coral colors for my card.  Since this card is so colorful, I decided to add in some white in order to focus most of the attention to the critters in front of the card.  To start, I used the stitched rectangles to cut a piece of pattern paper .  Then, I cut another smaller rectangle using white card stock.  The pieces where then adhered together using liquid glue.  Next, I swiped the following Catherine Pooler inks onto scraps of white cardstock:   in the park , mint to be , cummerbund , its a boy , serenade , sweet sixteen , be mine , its a girl, do-si-do , bellini , tiara .  Then, each piece of cardstock was cut to 1/4 inch strips using a die (paper trimmer also works) and adhered to a piece o

  Happy Sunday!  Today, I'm sharing this super fun interactive card inspired by the March mood board!  Since St. Patrick's day is around the corner, I thought I'd create a fun interactive card using a mix of new and old Lawn Fawn products.  You'll find the products I used, as well as the new Lawn Fawn release at the Butterfly Reflections Ink store .   To start my card, I first ink blended an A2 piece of Bristol smooth cardstock using distress oxide inks kitsch flamingo and squeezed lemonade .  Then, I used the puffy cloud background to cut the cloudy background.  Next, using the stitched rainbow die, I cut a rainbow using various colored cardstock.  Then I used the swish 'n pop die to create a pull tab mechanism to allow the rainbow to move.  The stitched mountain border die , simple stitched hillside die and stitched hillside borders used to create the front panel of the card.  This panel is large enough for the rainbow to hide behind the grassy hills.   The i

  Hi Friends!  I'm sharing this February mood board inspired card using some cute stamps by MFT .  You can find these items at Butterfly Reflections Ink !   To start, I ink blended a background using the MFT cloud stencil and the following inks (bottom to top): black soot (I used distress ink, but I'm listing the oxide), rocky slope, misty coast (both by pinkfresh).  The top potion of the sky was blended using bubble gum and ballet slipper inks.  After the card was dry, the MFT wonky stitched rectangle die was used to cut the panel.   Images from the sky high friends stamp set were stamped using black ink .  The images were colored using copic markers and cut using the coordinating dies .  The images were adhered using a mix of foam squares and liquid glue.  The sentiment was stamped and white heat embossed for contrast.  The card was then adhered to an A2 white card base and that completes the card! Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure to tag #BRImoodboardchall

  Hi friends!  Today I'm sharing this cute mood board inspired Valentine's Day card.  Check out this month's gorgeous mood board created by Amanda!  I was inspired by the starry sky image and cool winter tones to create my card. To start, I first stamped my images using versafine clair ink in nocturne onto Bristol smooth cardstock.  Images are from the following sets:  yeti or not (scarves and hearts), special delivery (birds), a bug deal (branch), love letters (sentiment).  The images were colored using tombow dual brush pens and a number 2 paint brush with water to soften the colors.  Colors used: 403, 291, 910, 025, 803 (birds), 723 and 761 (scarves and hearts).  White gel pen used to add accents to the images and they were cut using the coordinating dies. To create the center sky, I swiped my stargazer ink pad on white cardstock then cut it using the star trail die (by Ellen Hutson).  The rectangle was cut using the stitched scalloped square frames die and I adher

  Hi Friends!  I'm sharing this adorable little axolotl holiday card using inspiration from the December mood board.  I focused on using variations of blue to create a fun ink blended background for this card. There are hints of pink, gold and green but the primary focus is blue.  I think this little guy is just adorable! To start, I ink blended a background using the hillside stencils and the following distress inks (you can also use oxide inks): tumbled glass, cracked pistachio, salty ocean, stormy sky and unicorn white.  Next, I cut a panel using the largest outside in rectangle stackables die .  Then, using the second largest reverse stitched scallop circle die , I cut the center of the card.   Using copic friendly black ink , the images from the following sets were stamped:   Christmas fishes , I like you (a lotl), Yeti or not  (hat),  Mermaid for you Copic colors used: B34, B32, B00, G28, G17, G05, R20, RV02, RV00 Next, I used an A2 piece of pink glitter cardstock  for the

Hi Friends!  I'm sharing this fun magic iris card featuring colors from the month's mood board.  To start, I lightly ink blended a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock using a large blending tool and ocean breeze ink from Pinkfresh Studio.  Next, using the snow globe add on die, I cut the outer portion of the snow globe.  The Magic iris die was used to assemble the rest of the pieces for the snow globe. Let it shine paper and gold metallic cardstock used to cut the bottom elements of the snow globe and then the assembled globe was set aside. The background was cut using the fancy scalloped rectangles die from  metallic gold cardstock.   Stitched windy backdrop die  was used to cut a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock inked with sparkling rose .  I then used the stitched rectangle die   to cut the piece for a more finished look.  The background pieces were adhered together using liquid glue. Next, images from frosty fairy friends were stamped using black copic friendly ink and

 Hi Friends!  I'm back again sharing some mood board inspiration for you!  Check out the beautiful colors on this month's mood board.   Honestly, I struggled with this one a bit.  These colors represent a tetradic color scheme, and are often difficult to put together without becoming overwhelming.  I choose to find balance by using an equal amount of each color on my card.  Everything was bound together by using gold highlights, since gold seemed to fit in nicely with each color on the mood board.   To start, I masked off an A2 size of Bristol smooth cardstock on top and bottom using post-it tape.  Next, I ink blended the following distress oxide inks (left to right): mustard seed , abandoned coral , evergreen bough , wilted violet .  Next, I used the happy trails stencil by simple stories to ink in the forest background.  Distress Inks used from left to right: fossilized amber, picked raspberry, lucky clover and seedless preserves.  Then, I removed the mask and adhered a small

  Hi Friends!  I'm back sharing a mood board inspired card with you today.  This month's board features both warm and cool colors, which are sometimes difficult to incorporate into cards.  I decided to keep the leaves vibrant and warm while keeping the background on the cooler side.  I thought the contrast in color as well as the white gave the card a nice look.  What do you think? To start, I ink blended crimson and sun kissed Altenew inks on white cardstock.  Next, I used the small stitched leaves die to cut the leaves.   Wonderful window die cut using white cardstock and stacked twice to create a dimension.  I traced the window die on a piece of white cardstock and cut it using scissors.  Next, I used emerald ink from Altenew to ink blend a soft teal behind the window.   I masked off the bottom panel of a white card base and ink blended a plaid background using the diamond plaid stencil by Pinkfresh studio .  Altenew inks in emerald and andromeda used for the plaid back

  Hi friends!  I’m back with another mood board inspired card!  This cute scene shows an adorable fox who dropped his broom and bag of candy because he was spooked by a ghost!   My card features a shaker window behind the word “boo” and a couple of jewels to look like candy.  The colors were inspired by the mood board below. To start, I first masked off the moon and then ink blended a sky using the following distress oxide inks (top to bottom): seedless preserves , ripe persimmon and mustard seed .  Next, I splatted the background with some water.  Then I used the grassy stencil and distress oxide ink colors in pine needles and peeled paint to blend the grass. The panel was cut using the outside in largest stitched rectangle die .  The word “boo” was cut using Finley’s ABC die .  I saved the inside pieces of the letters so I could glue them into the missing areas later.   Acetate sheet was glued to the back of the panel and double sided foam tape added to the edges to create a shak

  Hi Friends!  I'm back with a super fun and colorful fall card using a few new sets from Lawn Fawn .  This adorable bear family is spending the day enjoying the fall leaves and pumpkin carving.  The colors on this slimline card were inspired by the October mood board.  To start, I cut a large rectangle piece from Bristol smooth cardstock using the large slimline dies .  Next, I used mustard seed and squeezed lemonade distress oxide ink to create a yellow sky.   Seedless preserves , picked raspberry, carved pumpkin and peeled paint inks used to create a tree border.  To create the forest border, I first cut a piece of acetate using the tree dies from various Lawn Fawn sets.  Then I used this piece as a stencil and ink blended the various trees in the background.  I also stenciled in the green hills and leaves.   The stenciled background adds a lot of interest to the background and additional pops of color!   Next, I stamped and colored the bears from snow much fun and den sw

  Hi Friends!  I'm sharing this pretty fall card using inspiration from the September mood board.  This card uses products from Pretty Pink Posh which can be purchased at the Butterfly Reflections Ink store.   To start, I ink blended a background by using an oval stencil and some distress oxide inks.   Chipped sapphire , faded jeans and rusty hinge inks used from top to bottom.  Next, I splattered the background with some gold ink.  Then, I die cut images from the small stitched foliage dies and ink blended the leaves pink (spun sugar and picked raspberry) and pumpkins orange (crackling campfire and mustard seed).   The image of the cat was stamped from pumpkin patch critters and colored using copics.  I cut the image using the coordinating dies .  The images were then glued to the background.  For the sentiment, I used the "welcome" from the welcome little one die set  and stacked it three times to create dimension.  Next, I used the stamp from giving thanks for the