Blue Butterfly Brutus Birthday card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! 'B is for...' is this weeks challenge. We're also showcasing Brutus Monroe Products.

Actually it's time for making Christmas cards, and I'm behind with those, but there are also need birthday cards to be made. This week I made a Blue Butterfly Brutus Birthday card. I started with the Brutus Butterfly Garden Paper Pad. It's not actually a Pad, it's a Paper Pack. I already thought that this could possibly be used with a laminating machine (or a Minc) because it looked like it had been printed black with toner, and that was the case. I used blue foil to make the black butterflies blue ones.




 

With Distress Oxide Broken China and Peeled Paint I gave the background a first layer of color. But that is still a bit plain, and so I created more depth with Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Infusions. The edges could also use some definition and so I made them brown with Distress Ink Ground Espresso and then darkened them with Distress Crayon Black Soot. I wanted to use Dylusions Spray to add a bit more blue, but that didn't work as I expected, the ink sucked immediately into the paper. Too bad...

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Brutus Monroe MIXED ELEMENTS BUTTERFLY GARDEN 6x6 Paper Pad BRU4189	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Vibrant Turquiose	Dylusions White Linen Ink Spray	Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Tonic ATLANTIS BURST Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1213n
Tonic STORM CLOUD Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1211n	Tonic GREEN PARADE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1214n	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps SIMPLE SAYINGS	Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Doodlebug BEETLE BLACK SWISS DOT Washi Tape	Distress Crayon Black Soot	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Distress Marker - Broken China	Idea-ology Paper Dolls
Ranger TEXTURE PASTE	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	49 and Market CAPTURED ADVENTURES STAMP SET 1 Clear Stamp	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Tim Holtz Collection Stencil in School House	Couture Creations IRIDESCENT SPARKS CYAN Heat Activated Foil co726049

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

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Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra