Ulysses Flutter - 3

For my third card today, I combined the Ulysses pre-coloured digital stamp from the Butterfly House digital stamp set from the Beccy's Place Store with the Life Wonderful digital sentiment Shabby Chic Roses digital stamp set, also from the Beccy's Place store.  Unfortunately this digital stamp set now discontinued but you can read more about it and see creations shared using the stamps and sentiments HERE on the Beccy’s Place Blog.

I sized the butterfly to 2" high (nearly 2 1/2" wide) and rotated it slightly to fit on a 4" square panel.  I added the sentiment then printed the image panel on textured white cardstock.  I also printed an extra copy of the 2" high butterfly, to fussy cut.  I trimmed the image panel, matted with black cardstock, trimmed to a 1/16" border, matted with Capri cardstock, then trimmed to a 1/16" border.  (My craft knife was at a bit of an angle when I trimmed the first side, making the mat slightly narrower than 1/16", so I trimmed the other sides to match.  It's narrow yet still gives a pop of colour, just like you see when these magnificent butterflies are fluttering their wings.)  I adhered the matted image panel to a 5 1/2" square panel of white textured cardstock then adhered the multi matted image panel on to a 5 1/2" square top folding card base made from 300gsm smooth white cardstock.

Next came some fun modifications.  I fussy cut the extra butterfly, added black ink to the edges then inked the back of the butterfly with the same black ink.  I added Wink of Stella sparkle to the coloured parts of the butterfly wings. Then I carefully added sparkle to the Capri matting layer, luckily the brush tip is so fine and easy to control.  The sparkle is so pretty but a challenge to capture with the camera, just like how difficult it is to photograph these beautiful butterflies out in the rainforest, don't ask how I know, all I can say is that our first visit to Cairns was before we had a digital camera, the olden days when you had to wait for films to be developed...

   

I adhered the body of the butterfly to the printed image panel

and gently folded up the wings for fluttery dimension.

   

~~~*~~~*~~~

I have made four cards same-but-different using this Ulysses Butterfly image.

~~~

This post is about my third card, it is matted with Capri cardstock, a shade that matches the light accents in the butterfly wings.  It has the added bonus of Wink of Stella sparkle and fluttering fussy cut dimension.

~~~

My first card was also matted with Capri cardstock,

a shade that matches the lighter accents in the butterfly wings.

You can read all about my first card HERE.

~~~

My fourth card is matted with the Mermaid cardstock,

a shade that matches the darkest accents in the butterfly wings.

It has the added bonus of Wink of Stella sparkle and fluttering fussy cut dimension.

You can read all about my fourth card HERE.

~~~*~~~*~~~

INGREDIENTS

Butterfly House digital set - from the Beccy's Place store

Ulysses pre-coloured digital stamp

 Shabby Chic Roses digital stamp set - from the Beccy's Place store

Life Wonderful digital sentiment

Unfortunately this digital stamp set now discontinued but you can read more about it and see creations shared using the stamps and sentiments HERE on the Beccy’s Place Blog.

textured cardstock - American Crafts - white & black

textured cardstock - Kaisercraft - Capri

300gsm smooth white cardstock - for card base

scoreboard & bone folder - to make card base

sharp craft knife + self healing cutting mat + steel ruler

- for cutting image panel and matting layers

Perfect Layers Rulers - for matting layers

Fiskars Micro Tip Scissors - for fussy cutting

Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip Marker

for inking fussy cut butterfly

Helmar 450 Quick Dry

liquid adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive

liquid adhesive - to adhere the fussy cut butterfly

~~~*~~~*~~~

I have entered my card in the following challenges:

October Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges